The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-03-06
inlngs Hereabouts the Past Week.

| mere has been considerable stir in
Opelousas during the past week and we
| oplne lt must be productive of mucI,
good.
The ladies, heaven bless them, have
oeen very active in purifying move
ment, the salutary tendencies Of which
no candid and fair thinking person will
deny. We freely concede that ohiec-
IONS nave been uttered, but they came
rom se tnose who were not altogether nn-
aHected by the elevating purposes which
moved and stimulated the ladies. No
rient thinking man who is not the slave
| ol us degrading passions, can or will
ueny that woman can look for no real
happiness where he forgets or despises
/ the respectful consideration he owes
| her. She knows, and man can not deny
| it, That her sovereign power is felt only
"heh Virtuous love is appreciated and
respected. Destroy her sOvereiynty i'm
the Kingdom of love aud man becomes
brute. Shakespeare tells us truthfu;ly
| -, lis virtue that doth make her most admired.
ihe contrary doth make man wonder at it."
Engaged in a righteous cause, woman
| is invincible and
| He's a fool who thinks by force or skill
70 turn the current OF womans will"
The sweet. attractive grace with
| which the Almighty endows her when
| acting within the sphere of her blessed
mission on this earth, can never lose it's
power to charm or cease to command
the ready support and cooperation of
appreclatlve man. Consequently it WAS
| not surprising that on Saturday last
quite a number of our trne men united
and turned out to add their indo, sement,
in a practical and dignitied way, of the
| ladies' worthy purpose.
We trust that the pr0priety of the
| ladies' course, and of the gentlemen's a
corporation, may receive the sanction
| OF all our people, and that we may have
a purer atmosphere about the entire
base of our social and domestic circles.
III.
There has been an Ut, usually great
| number of visitors to our town during
| the last week and, to their credit he it
added, there were no serious disturb
ances. A considerable quantity of
whisky and beer was used, but the bib
| bers laughed its effects off in nearly ev-
cry instance.
We have few men in our parish who
often see much to complain of and de-
| n0unee, but as the laws vOuchsafe to all
men the right to the freedom of indi-
| vidual opinion, they do no harm. If
| they were more respectful they might,
| in some instances, deserve IL share of the
public admiration.
III.
The District Court ceased its labnrs
un Monday last, making II pretty fair
business record. Our criminal docket
is stili lengthy, but Judge DupEe and
District Attorney Garland are indefati-
| gable in their efforts to reach and try
the cases.
IT the lawyers who conduct the de-
| fenses could be made to ask fewer use
| less questions of witnesses on the stand,
and to confine them to such as, being
answered, might have some bearing on
the case, we think the expedition Of the
criminal business might be very greatly
fpromoted. We often think senseless
and almost endless questions asked in
dictate lack of understanding of the
| law of the case and of tho facts. The
public would be greatly benefited if
such lawyers would learn to abbreviate.
".
The. weather has been cool. but not
really cold. The late frequent rains
have kept the farmers back and COM
parativeiy little plowing has been done.
We are not aware that any corn has
been planted, and are pretty certain
that il there has the seed will be lost.
There is little cotton coming in.
With the exception of severe colds
and cases of pneumonia, health appears
to he fairly good.
Young people are getting married and
we hope every couple may live becom-
ingly, be happy, and keep on getting
married,