The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-01-30
A GUEST
Of the Hotel De Stafford
Prefers a Modest
Request.
A Vein Of IumOr Pervades the
Communication.
"HoTEL, De JAIL" J
Jan. %, 1895.

"HoTEL, De JAIL" !
Jan. %, 1895. !
Sheriff Stafford:
Dear Sir:-"As cleanliness is
next to Goodness" and as that is
about as near to the Supreme Be.
ing and the realms above as l can
possibly expect to attain, as long
as am incarcerated here in this
place, l want to possess myself of
the necessary PARTICLES de Toilet"
which will enable me to attain that
end, being ignorant of the rights
of a parsonage in a place of this
kind or whether he has any at all,
| Will not make demand, but sim
ply request you to look over the
following list Of articles generally
considered necessary, in order to
attain the aforesaid cleanliness.
OF course, the list being a "full
one," will possibly land in all prob.
ability be abridged. You having
more experience regarding a place
of this kind, being probably bet
judge. Nevertheless, I hope you
will begenerous, "being the VICTOR"
There is a quotation something
like this: "Ask aud ye shall re.
ceive," aud acting through the die.
tates of self:preservation, l obey
it, and as self preservation is the
first law of nature, l simply obey
that law by making this request,
but there is also another quotation,
which perhaps is applicable to
this request, to-wit: "That chart
ty begiDneth at home,7 consequent
ly, if yon should decide that the
parish stands more in need of the
"fillhy lncre," than I do of the ar.
ticles de Toilet,7 why of course,
you will, in justice to said parish,
so decide, not taking into consid.
Grafton my wants, which are Sec
ondary to the welfare of the par.
ish. Following is the list:
One uudershirt, one pair draw
ers, one pair socks. These are &C.
tually necessities. The others are
Injuries and can possibly be dispens-
ed with, as follows: One hair brush,
one comb, one mirror, ono razor,
one razor strop, one stick MUS
tache wax, one shoe brush, ono
box backing, Que tooth brush, one
finger nail brush, one white shirt
(by the vulgar called boiled) one
collar, (celluloid.) l have a tie in
transit, by mail. One shaving mug,
one shaving soap, one bottle bay
rum, one bottle hair oil.
Now, sir, Mr.. Stafford, you know
that old saying, to.wi:: "That a
little fun, now and then, is relish
ed by the best Of men," wish in
reading and considering this re.
quest of mine, you will take into
consideration, this fact, and not
get on "your ear"
Hero lie upon my cot,
The "mice" making it pretty hot,
as I dictate to yoa my woes,
am patiently awaiting those clothes.
Yours Respectfully,
W. =. H1RsT.
Through the courtesy of Sheriff
Stafford, we have been permitted
to publish the foregoing epistle
addressed to him by an inmate of
The parish prison, who was sen.
fenced to sixty days imprisonment
n that cheerless and austere build;
ng, for appropriating to his own.
1se and benefit, a lot of tools be.
onging to the Alexandria foun.
Try, while he vas a trusted EN-.
'loyee of that establishment. AS
here were some extenuating cir.
In favor of the accus.
ID, showing that he was not an
bsolutely incorrigible and unre.
laimable thief, Judge Andrews
ave him the fall benefit, by i'm
losing upon him very light sen.
ence, III comparison withthe gray. |
y Of the ofense.
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