The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-27

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~wHAT THESE AEoRTALs Be"
strength, power, pathos and tenderness
in every thought that was given by
him to the people who loved him in life
and who venerate him because of his
works.
But John G. Sake never dreamed that
American aristocracy and aristocrats
could leap all bounds and barriers of
common sense as they are hopping over
them now. He could not foresee the
Daughters OF the American Revolution.
He could not anticipate the Colonial
Danes. He could not telepathically
and clarivoyantly prognosticate the De-
ecendants of the Mayfower. Oh! il
SAKE could only have known that these
great American faddists would ever
spring into existence, what a eridiron-
ing he would have given them. How he
would have basted them. How he would
have roasted them. But, Fortunately
for the jumpingjacks of modern society,
SAKE has dropped his pen forever, aud
mel of less ~pretentious literary acquire
ments must pay some attention to them
in q tender, loving and Christian spirit.
That is one Of my missions, and the
American aristocracy Of the national
capital shall have the benefit Of some
time and tuneful mention ia these col
aa plain people Of this
" thousands Of
Fines
ties
pro
Geenings are nec1 hety.
They can hope that society wi prove
rs the Gospel takes possession Of the
hearts ana souls Of society women, but
they viii not be able to understand why
At is necessary for these people to
demonstrate their antiquity CT ances-
try, nor their kinship with men and
Eomen who did something for the
world.
0fcourses everybody is glad that John
Randolph. Of Roanoke, was such an
3 Drator and statesman; but nobody can
understand why the entire Randolph
family of to-day should strut and plume
Atself on the work Of the said John Ran
dolph, Of Roanoke.
! Ihadan ancestor on the star CT George
Washington; but that does not make
my newspaper writing valuable. The
old man was a good soldier. He fought
for his country. He served the repub-
lic. He drew up his feet and was gath
cred unto his fathers. He did his duty
while on earth, and that is all there is
.Df IL I do not see why / should join
an a~ristocratic society OF Sons of the
American Revolution on account of
what that good man did. There is no
bread and butter in 1t for me; and the
ancestry business win not pass current
at the butchers, the bakers OF any
other business place where supplies are
50 be had for the table.
While Alfred Tennyson was in the
Rigor Of manhood, he wrote manly
things, but when he approached his
Motare he became effeminate and lapsri
into q Iordship. 1t was he who wrote:
p From yon blue heavens above us bent
The gardener. Adam. and his wife,
Smile at the claims oflong descent"
Adam and Eve were, not sent forth
from the womb Of the universe to found
: race OF a~ristocrats. They who look
back to an ancestry Of 100, 200 or 300
years, might as wen trace their lineage
back 10 the families Of the old world,
end then keep on tracing it back to the
gardener, Adam, whence all of us came
When these proud Sons Of the American
Revolution get back to Adam, they win
ind that they are descended from q
coward, who tried to hide his faults hy
laying them upon a woman. No wonder
Adam should be pictured as smiling al
the claims Of long descent. He must
zee from his present abode that better
men than he have come upon the scene
OF action and passed away, for tho
Ngorld is growing bettex all the time.
We have IN Washington q society Of
Colonial Dances. These ladies know
nothing Of the kitchen piano. common
AZ called q washb0ard. They never
ehurned butter or MIXED cows. Prob
ably the original colonial DANES, who
suffered during the revolution while
their husbands and sons were with
Washington, MIXED the COWS and
churned butter and spun hax and wOye
cloth. But these gentle ladies would
be shocked Ii such facts were now pre-
scented TO them.
We have a society Of Daughters Of the
Revolution. and thoy are forming an
exclusive arisi0cratic set IN this capital
city 81 the republic; right here at the
ne8t nf the government of the people,
for tie people and by the people. Are
&hey better, more refined. more vitfu.