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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-01-02

And who sat down and wrote to tho judge
then and there.
Tho judge sent on money and wrote and
=. inpiored
Her. to leave and come on to the home
And to leave De Lisle there. She refused
the request
And wrote sho would stick by Dc Lislo In
tho wrst.
But the Judge was aroused Though no
sent no rcbuke,
He took tho first train, and he went to Du
buquc, e See
And he brought her back home, Was poor
Helen wrong-maybc--
When she left DC Lislc there? But she
thought of the baby
And the life 1t would lead in home such
as theirs.
So she left him behind. Since that day
she declares
She's been filled with rcmorse. Was she
right? Was she wrong?
You know what we women arc dear. We
arc strong
So strong in some things and SO weak in
others
was Blu WAN NucA euo ACAO 1liiuy VI wa
1t a mothers
Great love for her child that had come in
between
Her duty toward Sidney do LisleS Had
you seen
| Tho little ones face as she cried for papa
You would know just the struggle In Hell.
ems breast All!
| My dear, when the market Of marriage
| you scan
Don't forget what l say and look out for
q man
Who has earned his own bread and has
proved beyond doubt
He can stand on his feet by himself and
!. without
Any prop but his head and his hands and
himself,
| Or else you would better remain ON the
shelf
And live by yourself, for the man, my
dear friend,
Who's idle, although he have wealth with
out end,
May be good for some things In this life's
giddy whirl,
But he won't make husband for every
good girl
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ALEXANDRIA LA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1894

Yet many who've G;a.ricd would count
t,>sln quite lucky
rhe man with G:is start and the woman
So pluGky ~
How weak was Do Llslol DECLARE, It Is
strange,
And I'm thankful I haven't u man with
In range.
Young Sidney dc I.isle was tho man Of
all mon
Who would win u girls hoart without
trouble, and then
40 came OF good family In all respects
striking,
Ho was Just such fellow you couldn't
help liking.
lie wns handsome and Witty, II man OF
good parts,
And thoy say l,o played havoc with many
girls hearts
And 10 lie met Helen and lov.;l her My
friend,
You doubt this And yet you must wait
When a man, my tlcar girl. with no train
ing in lifo
starts out with some cash and sweet lit
tie wife,
They say that hts wife viii stick by hin,
much longer
Than thu cash. aud she'll prove in the end
ca hos tr)nErr. :.
So Helen. With patience. began 10 disscm
! bic ASA
| And put on o smile when. her hcnrt all
a-tcmblc,
Sho felt moro like crying, while Sidney
began
To 60 down tho hill And yet. still like q
man.
He bucklei with fate, and think he did
we'll
When we think Of his training And now
I must toll
Tho satldest Of all Of this tragedy, dear,
For enc cannot expect to correct in n
year
Tho mistakes Of rearing that always
was wrong
Unless we are born with will doubly
strong
And whom wo turn back, all, how little
we know
OF tho dragons who've followed us OH
wnfd! And SO
When the little bHln came ind the mother
grew sick.
And bills of all shapes and oil sizes grow
thick.
lie began 10 loso nervo till tho fntal do,
came
Whom he lost his position lIc was not tx
blamo,
~ Helen declares Times were dull, &
they said
SO tho head Of his Office just cut off hi
head
Then it wns that DC 1.is'c lost his hcs or
the brink
And thought he could drown oil lis trou
blcs In drink
That elbows TINT tho fellow WINS weak o.
was lacking
In Just the right friend to secure him {
backing.
do not know which. but tho facts mus
remain
lie hud failed With his lifo. Though Il
may give us pain
To admit this was SO. yet 1t was, all thu
same,
For the fault was Do Lislp's, and with hin
l,os tho blame.
Too proud TO writc home, she'd have diet
In the end
II by chance she had not been observer
by q friend ~
From tho east. who took in at glance Le
despair,
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For even in sorrows golie by. as VIC look,
We get the same pleasure as reading
book
That, always familiar. still makes our
hearts burn
As over its pages at New Years we turn
So Arthur Munroe. ns he trud,,ed down
the street,
Wrapped up In his groatcoat. his fnoe to
tho slect,
And SO, to be brief, will mcrciy remark
That the boys carly lifo was Indeed I'LL q
lark
He ran In the fields. and he grew stout and
tall,
With skating and swimming and playing
baseball,
And his mother. dear woman. wns proud
OF her boy
And hailed him hlessing-in fact. her
one joy.
But, alns for our story. the truth must be
told,
She was not oyerstockcd with tho metal
called gold,
And tho time came when Arthur, by ma
ture no shirk,
Was obliged to stop playing and go right
to work.
Which no did with WILL though the pay
was quito small
On The Herald, weekly sheet tIken by
all
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From exposure. Ny God. you're the frat
one to speak
A kind word to me for o tf1ne-wcll 1t
seems
An eternity. s8ch as we dream Of In
dreams
Since shs"-- At tho mcmillan Of this worl
Munroe
Grow stern, and his voice slipped his soft
tone And ~,
Flo burst out. "you have left her, you cur!'
The Other man s eyes flushed lie did NOS
denur rae ~
For an instant Of time Then his face
quickly flushed
With the insult upon II Not utterly
crushed.
He drew hiu,eeh y and sasd; ''Nover'
DSnt 4sro
To repeas what you've said. for. Munue
will swear
Thas did not do this" 'Wul you
swear" said MuHr,e,
THAT you never Ill treated heTs II not
then 50!
You arc worthless a. such. Nov. De
IAsIe, demand
No word CT your past. AZ tho past let it
stand
But l ask Do you love herr And where
10 she nows
l do not esquire thai you tell me just
hnrw
Yeu hs.xe brought yourself down, We arc
al 4 as week,
But hsse you Ill treated your wife, De
Liste7 Speak,"
De Lisle pauscd moment and looked in
the eaoe
OF his mentor. "Munroc," he replied.
my disgrace !.
IL not Of that sort, and swear, sir, to
| you
That my vito has como home Do love
hcrs l d.
swear that she left me hcrself-well, IN
-. short,
IfFor no other reason then this--nonsup
IT,, port
NBinco them But Munroe, with ges
ture, said: "Stopl
You must tell me no more Come De
Lisle you will drop
II we stand here much longer. Your word
Is enough. -
ask for no more You're no longer
t,siieve you I'll help you to make, i
YOU con.
From the wreck Of yourself respectable
man
And under his breath he said softly, III
make
A man Of this vagabond, just for he
sake"
ONE YEAR LATER.
Miss Percy Of Clay to 6 friend out q
town
Some Hrses from hor letter are hero jottc
down:
"MY DEAl-I'vo strange bit Of romano
to toll
It's about Hclon Green You relncmbe
hcrf Well,
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THE ROMANCE OF A CARRIER BOY

copyright, 1904, by American Press Assco!a-
toni
There's time of the year when we pause
on the brink
or the new one to conc, and the pause
makes us think
or the past and the ycars that we've lived
through before
And wonder just what in the futures In
When we cast up accounts with dubious
eye,
Resolving hereafter much better to try,
And then when we've settled this point
In our mind
We turn with our thoughts retrospective
to find
Some solace In scenes thai we've lived
through before,
Though the joy may DO less and the grief
muy be more,
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With crowds oil around him ana yee all
alone,
Dwelt on scenes Of the past and the years
that had flown.
And So my dear reader, you Will Draw
near,
III give you glimpse Of Munroe's past
career.
RETROSPECTIVE
II you'll travel all night in the fast mail
express
On the A. and B. road to point con.
fess
I've forgotten the name It's junction.
you see,
And it's down in some maps just as plain
as can be,
And then, changing oars II you'll ride
half day
You will come to the beautiful village
Of Clay.
It was here in a quaint little cottage one
morn
That Arthur Monroe, our young hero. was
born.
They say, and with truth, that the coun.
try's the place
Where man In the years that come after
can trace
The rich drafts of health that have been
such blessing
To help In his life work. But AM al.
crossing
In the village of Clay, and, It's needless TO
state,
More popular paper 'twould be hard to
rate,
And 50 our young hero, to whom type was
Greek,
Began on Tho Herald at SO much a week.
A sum SO dlminutive, must allow,
'Twould be quite too petty to mention 1t
now,
And his duty was this-to deliver. each
week
The Herald to all of the lowly and meek
And those who were not so-in brief,
may say
To all the subscribers who paid up In
Clay.
Among these subscribers was one named
Judge Green,
Who upon certain days in the week might
be seen
Riding out with his daughter, dark eyed
yonng maid,
With face chat was sweet, an expression
as staid
As the dearest young grandmother pietuS
ed in books
There was no other girl who excelied her
in looks.
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His clothes hung around him in tatssra
His face
Had written In language quito plainly
''hufd casa,
And yet thcro was something--de1ne 1t
who CHI
To show that It's owner had once been a
: Peg pe~lon." no nuttered Like some
migsinQ link
Of tho past, M,nroo heard, and he felt his
heart sink
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) MO-. -.


Aui now have catitc to Il part. lcon'css
That's the best of 1t all, und I'm sure
you could guess
If you haven't already the story alscrrn:t
The truth is, my dear, that ne l.l>lc has
rcturncdl
He has como back to Helen wish y"u
could SEQ
How he looks, how he ncts. believe N.u
would DO
Convinced that the man has improved.
had YOU known
Young De I.is}e rs l know him before lie
has grown
Much older, his mind and his soul better
shaped.
Ho looks like man who's been soorchrd
and escaped
p S.-Sincc I've written this Helen has
told
Nc tho pltiful story her husband unro''ed
Since tho night that they parted He docs
not know how,
But on to New York he came after Sons.
how
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DIR. j. p. JONES,

GRADUATE OF THE MEHARRY
~ Medical College. Tenders his pro-
hSs'oual services to the public of Alex
andria aud vicinity. Answers calls at all
h"nrs, The color"d population especially
attended to. Office on Tenth street. on-
pn'slte Anderson Blacks, Duke House.
Alexandria, La.
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A HAPPY f!bsiE.

In ending n tale tits n privilege quito
To show to tho reader q picture that's
bright,
Not far from the town, but away fromthd
riot,
Where things arc moro peaceful aud rest
full and quiet x
Twas hero tho De Lislcs settled down.
and twas hero
That NO find them again on happy New
Year.
"Here'sa book by Munroe," said De Lislo
~ no e,.,ne ,.---
And sat by lis Riiie III the iisshato ., .nu
funo
OF the fire. Its good book to read.
What Success nc mas fiua!' ics, nr noo
had indeed"
Said Helen II often remember. che
unused,
1.-THE way that hc looked On tho day ! 10.
fused
HIS offer Of marriage. httle thouRht
then
That Arthur Munroe would be great
among men.
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He beat his way on Then for days and
for nights
IIe wandered around in tho worst Of I'LL
plights.
Ashamed to go homo in tho state he WAS
In,
And all the time sinking still deeper In
SIM
Until ho was seen Ey friend Who ID
was
Or lust when he knew him we don't know
because
Tho friend n,ado him promise 10 never
would tell.
But he took him straight homo. gave him
shelter, nnd--wcll, ~
He braccd up Dc Lisle, and he got him .
place
And practically saved him from deeper
Disgrace.
Do I.islo since that time has been gninS
up hill
And worked to q place that 'twouh bc
hard To I'LL,
And now nfter waiting for nearly q year
Hos returned tor tho C,,cs that lO holds
the .;Ns;t dear.
They arc going hack soon to their homo
What think you
OF tho romance Eve writteny It's every
And know you'll bo glad when you hear
IN tho end
That tho husband was rescued by means
Of q friend"
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TIE HAND OF A rElssn q /

XII, &. 70 sS2 ,e@fs
TIE HAND OF A rElshn q f~II
There are some who aver. and with truth
be 1t Ratd,
That the 1nan who Is weak might much
better b. dead
You n,ny curb strong nature OF prune tt
at Will,
Blu. you can't make river gush forth
from raii
You may nurture a seed With care quite
compiese.
But you cent make an oak from . small
grain Of wheat
And yet II this riddle you'll solve. SO to
speak,
You have FIRST got to know II the mans
really weak
In every mans life there's time when
bell fall
II he hasn't tbs strength Of friend with
in call,
But once over this by himself he may
To q much higher plane II be hns bat .
show
There's o weak spot In all Of US. Think
Of ct
A. you see poor De Lfsie in the cold and
tho wet
Was be hopolessly weak' Was his soul
6hriven bare
BY tho curse pus upon IT, OF was 10 d.
spalr
That brongbs him % bows Did be need
now ..e hand
OF friend to return him his own self
commando
These thoughts through Munroe's mind
came s,lrstng quito fast ~
| As he stared At De Lisle, and he thought
OF the past
Meanwhile there had come through The
| wet and the cold
A fash from the eye Of his rival Of old,
| A fash that was full of complete reaogni.
| tion
And freighted with meaning. He knew
his position,
And with quick intuition took In at .
glance
The whole situation. Munroc, IN tranoa
Recovered move slowly De Lisle. with a
slight
shrus Of shoulders, turned away In the
night
Than it was that Munros, with quick.
hearty srn.lo,
Laid his hand on tho shoulder u sidney
! do Lisls
"Colne, De Lisle," he said briefly. This
mover will do.
I'm not such fellow as that. As for 700,
II evor a man was In need Of friend,
! You certainly are, But you never can
I uend
Yourself on the wheel Of falsifed pride
Tho other nssn stopped. shook, then trem
blcd and cried,
| With HIS hands TO his face, and he sobbed
/ II AIN week
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TINE TABLE.

:+-H~aa...s taffe -, ~
TEXAS AND PACIFIC
For Marshall
Leaves Alexandria,. ............ l:3o ?. III
For New Orleans:
r. Leaves Alexandria. ........... .IO:5o A. III
Arrives in New Orleans. ...... ZOO p. III
Leaves New Orleans .......... S:oo Il. III
MORGAN'S LOUISIANA AND TEXAS:
Leaves Alexandria ............ .9alo Il. III
Arrives ut Alexandria ......... .1:43 p. nj
sg- First class FIRE from Alexandria to
New Orleans by either of above named
roads costs $3.50.
HOUSTON, CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND
NORrHERN:
SOUTH.
No. g2l-Arrives ..ll:O5 p. m
NORTH.
No. 222-Leayes. .............. 4:l3 a. III
.YANs.s cir, WATKINS AND GULF
Passenger No l.
Arrives ut Alexandria. 1913 III
Freight No s.
Arrives ut Alexandria..... 5:O0 p M
Passenger No 2
Leaves Alexandria. ............1l;4o u m
Freight No A.
Leaves Alexandria. .......... $3.50 a. H.
Nos 3. and 1 carry passengers. All
trains daily, except Sunday.
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Ard Helen Green's eyes and her nose, and
her hair,
And her old fashioned ways were beyond
all compare.
Twas natural, then, when Munroe every
week
Left his paper at Green's he should linger
to speak
just word or receive just wonderful
smile
From the sweet little girl with tho old
fashioned style,
And twas perfectly plain-it is nature
not art-
That In timc young Munroe should find
lacking his henri
And then came the offer from New York
one day,
And Arthur Munroe and his mother left
Clay,
And the boy found himself. with his youth
and ambition,
A rising young man with an envied posi-
ton
Reporter and eslitor-thus had he grown
TO be quite power In the time that had
Since he loved Helen Green, yet he felt an
odd thrill
When he pictured her face. for he iovad
tho girl still.
And so on ono summer he sought oo1npen
sation
For years OF hard work, and he took his
vacation
In Clay, where the love Of his lifo might
DO seen,
And he sent up his card If you please. to
Miss Grcon
She was 80 glad to see him Twas strlk
ing how tall
He'd grown In the years thnt bad passed!
That was NIL
And then the door opened She turned,
With smile,
My friend from New York-Mp. Sidney
do Lisle."
The two men both bowed They tnstino-
lively knew
! 1t was WEI to the death. and their faces
both grew
Quite set and determined Few men can
conceal
Lake women so suddenly Just what they
feel
The fat4h day came when Munroe must re-
! turn
tie resolved Co 6t{sFe GIL. ON, OCAf EeiSu
| or, discern
Why It Is that the heart Of nlaiden's SC
Eighty
And clinss to the weak when she could
bave tho mighty.
And SO 1t oaIne out, rs you may have ex
! psctcd,
That Munroe turned his faco back &c
work, crushed. rejected
To have such setback was not ligsa
| blow
To man OF the stamp Of young Arthur
Munroe
But work helped him greatly Then afse1
awhile t.,.
He learned Of her marriage to Sidney d
Isle.
Though his face turned quite pale, he 70
solved to fnrgrt
And harbor no feelings Of hopeless regret
So now that Two shown you the past OF ht
life,
Dear r.,1er, you'll know why he lsasn t 4
wiz,
And you'll know why Il is that bis head
slightly bowed
As Ls walks In deep thought through tn
Now Years owe crowd.
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de must have worked hard. A man who
would let
No obstacle stand In his way" "You ~
gret!"
Said her husband as, drawing quite near,
He clasped her hand gently. Say, DO
you, my dear''
Regret she replied, with her face all
aglow,
As she smiled such smile - wife can
bestow.
no, never, my dear" TAB, low little
she knew!)
"For Munroe could not lore half 80 much
as you dei'
TOM MASON.
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THE MEETING.


Have you ever walked Broadway OF night
when tho SHOW
Has turned into sieet and tho winter WINDS
From all quarters ct once in frenzy Of
And cus of the breaths Of the passersby
shogN
Have you seen the lights giimlncr, as 1t
thpoagb fog
On night when you'd gather IN oven
dog,
Thouga the sorriest pup that you over be-
held,
Or the worst looking tramp that, by hun
ger compelled,
Asks food as he crtnges in front Of your
door
While tho storm bowls around him as nev
or lNfores
Have you seen tho shop windows all gilt
ter with glory
On the night before New Year'ss II So
then my story
VIII bring back the soene Have you gone
with tbs throng
OF bundlad up humans, the weak and the
strong
Tho rich and the poor. the sad and the
! guy,
As they hurry along in the night on
Broadway
Have you noticed tho bessgar, whose acted
| despair
| Gives color at night to that great thor
oughfrres
So Arthur Munroe walked along in the
| night,
But absorbed, so that little appealed to biz
sight
And his cars were quito deaf to the beg
CARS faint CRY :,
As thcy touched his greatooat or In vair
caught his eye
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Until meath the gaslight's faint glow he
was stopped
py man In his way He mechanically
dropped
His hand in his pocket, and then he look
ell down
With curious eye on this tramp OF the
town
Who'd jostled against him This creature
for SO
He seemed to the vision Of Arthur Mum
roe.
Was . man who appeared to have shHunB
by some law
That applies to all victims Of poverty 8
NAV
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You remember her marriage to Sidney do
Lisle
And how we'll ahe looked as she walked
down the aisle.
They began In Dubuque. A position he
got,
And with love ON their side and small
house and lot
They started In life True, his clerkship
was small,
And he had few hundreds behind hinl.
That's all
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SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE TUESDAY.
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