St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1894-05-19

ed,' said young man to a gray haired
friend who was advising him to study
Gods word if he would learn how to
live. There are plenty of books written
nowadays that are moral enough in
their teaching, and which do not bind
one down as the Bible does.n
The old man turned to his desk and
took out a couple of rulers, one OF which
was slightly bent. With each of these
he ruled line, and silently handed the
ruled paper to his companion. aWell,
said the lad-What do you mean?D
9One line is not straight and true is
it?
When you mark out your path In life,
don't use a crooked ruler
INDIANS.
Indians were the aboriginal inhabi-
tants of America, and were SO called by
Columbus and the early nayigators,
from the supposed identity of America
with India.
When the first settlers came to this
country, they found the Indians quiet
and peaceable; but the white men tres
passed upon their rights too much, their
friendship was turned to hatred, and
nothing was too bad for them to do.
They attacked the "pale faces' as tho
Indians called the white people, when
ever and wherever they could. Espe-
cially was this the case in the New
England colonies. They would tear up,
or otherwise destroy, the newly planted
showers of arrows after those who tried
to escape from the burning dwellings.
Often the men of the settlements, re-
turning at night from hunting expe-
dition, found their crops and buildings
consumed by fire, and their wives and
children either carried away into cap
tiyity, or cruelty murdered by the toma-
n Rnf
dians Were not alone to blame. They
did not always receive kindness from
the hands of the white men. Once they
We're yirtuous and happy; their lakes
were full Of fish, their woods alive with
deer and elk, their prairies covered with
buffalo. There was always plenty In
the hunters wigwam and he wanted for
nothing.
A GOOD PROOF.
AS the topic of our debate this even
ing was vanity think it would abe a
propos" to relate good joke on the
contested question. It was at a ball
and the subject of discussion was yani-
ty. A lady maintained that men were
also somewhat given to vanity. .The
men are ten times yainer than women"
she remarked. "That Is impossible"
said several gentlemen. The subject
changed and few minutes later the
lady remarked: the handsomest man in
the room has spot on his white vestg
Whereupon, every gentleman glanced
down with frightened expression of
countenance at his vest. "Goodp' ex-
claimed the lady, athat settles the ques-
tion Of male vanity"
One of the High School girls wrote
an essay on Rip Van Winkie, not long
since, and in her description of Rips
guide, said that he wore q alouse" jacket.
Now various have been the conjectures
as to exactly what kind Of jacket that
was.
Mrs. Hoffman, brilliant Temperance
lecturer, OF Kansas City, Mo-, delivered
beautiful and instructive address at
the court house, on last Friday and Sat
urday nights. The meeting was well
attended, and the audience very atten-
tive.
Mr.. Henry Irinn. accompanied by
Prof. Jack, visited Eola Friday last.
Miss Birdie Harmanson, teacher of
the Intermediate Department, departed
on Friday last for Huntington, Penn,
to take normal course. Her position
will be filled by Miss Lou Madd.