The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-04-13
LOCHPORT ITEMS.
Lockport, La April Sth, 1895

Mr.. Et.irer:-l see you left out some
OF my last letter, but no difference. |
am going to write ag,n' any how.
Perhaps You We're ateerd that the par.
you left ont was the lies refelr red to,
hnt You We're mistaken. You left out
the most truthful part. In fact every.
thing is true down this wa EXCEPT out
best girls and they are true souar-
times. and we have learned 10 love
them even when they do encourage
the other feller when we are not there.
Speaking of hest girls" rpmlatls
me Of a girl Uncle Roy had when he
Was ,vonng and long before be met
Aunt Liz. He says she was a puzzle !:
ne never could understand her. III.
first met her at y country bran dance
up in Mississippi. She was tall (aS all
true MlSsiSslppians are, l!ght haired
and blue eyed. wore a large wart on
her left ear and il number seven shoe
on each foot. Ga. she was charming.
Cncle Roy SAYS when she danced. Il
Was worth going miles to see her. He
says When the p,ompter called out
SWING your partners, she always
"sWang' aud ''swang' with IA ven
geance too. Bat poor Uncle Roy :,
She married another Teller and he had
to take Aunt Liz. But Aunt Liz was
not ii Dad catch after all. True she is
not |ornamented b.: any warts and the
number Of her shoe is not quite so
but her tongue is longer. which
IN Il measure makes up Tor these de-
tects
a certain old bachelor from the vi
of Raeeiand was in Lockport
last Wednesday night and the talk is.
that one of our young ladies' was very
much impressed.
Uncle Roy informs me that .Messrs.
X. Bairios, DR.. n. p. kuobloch. j.
IL. Wiener, Gus. Wallace, Philip
IonpS, and others went to the lake
Monday morning for the purpose of
us many Of the iinny tribe
from their element us possible. They
had io success, and some one doubt
whether there were any fish in the
lake OF net, Mr.. Toups was unani-
'nuusly appointed IL committee of one
investigate the mater and report as
o as possible. He was then seni
With fali authority to act. by the re-
naming members of the expedition,
long into the midsf of their
homes IN the water. However when
he returned to make his report, the
meeting had adjourned and he has not
yet made known the result OF his in
Uncle Roy SAYS he is
he went to the bottom of the
subject. for he caBle out with mud on
nose.
The new livery stable just erected
by Nh. &. d. BarlioS is receiving the
the finishing touches. With the I'M
gallery in front and its bright
coat Of paint it looks just too nice for
any body's horses. Lockpo,t is coming
to the nont.
Mess,S. VIM. Raglan aud Enos Bar
kcr Of Your little city were III Lock-
port to day.
Amt Liz says we had frost here this
morning. | told her | thought she
mistaken as it was not cold
enough. 60" said she, ''you can't
Fetch on, ! meal onr deputy Sheriff
Rich. Frost"
told her that | would give it up
'iie was better on puns than the La
Comet.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Patin of New
iberia are still visiting in Lockport.
Aunt Liz is busy making out IL list
ii ti.e weddings that are to tale place
Il the near future. q hope to be able
o report them soon. As a matrimo-
lial market. Lockport caa't be beat.
Uncle Roy handed me il piece of his
poetry the other day, and asked me to
rave 1t printed. I may send it in next
week, so, ST you haze tear to shed,
Prepare to shed them.' MIKE.