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. Letters From The People.

Letters From The People.
st. Martinville. La. June 10Th 1899.
OBSERVER" AGAIN OBSERVING.
Mr.. Editor:
promised in your last Issue to say
something more in connection with the
Industrial School question that is being
discussed by the contestants for the
prize sought, know absolutely nothing
Of what the people Of st. Martin Parish
have done, are doing or contemplate do
ing to obtain II, all that expect to &C.
complish by these communications is to
help In an humble way, to keep the sub
ject prominently before the minds Of the
people who ought to be deeply interested
In any enterprise the success of which
would bring incalculable benefit both
pecuniarily and Intellectually. l know
Of no section anywhere else In POSI-
ton to reap such handsome reward as
would st. Martin Parish by the esta-
blishment Of an Industrial School In It.
This fact is due principally to what has
been its isolated position and to the her
NIT like existence Of its people. Now
that the iron steed Is running through
the secluded portions of the parish. pro-
baby the Rip Van Wrinkles will be
aroused from their long protrscded slum-
Der and be induced to make amends for
their prolonged blighting inactivity.
st. Martinville has commenced to quit
her old way of waiting for something
to turn up, and gone to work Ito turn
up" something. as witnessed in her tear
ing down some Of her dilapidated and
moss-cOvered buildings and supplanting
them with new structures. This shows
that the spirit Of progress is beginning
to manifest itself-hence now seems an
opportune time to stimulate 1t to great
or exertions. OF one thing We are as
sured-thst we will not get the school
located here unless we make persistent
efforts to do 60.
This h an age Of energy and perseve'
rance. We have to think quickly and
act promptly to secure any Of the good
things that are offered, for the world
does not lack in people quick to see and
grasp valuable gift when it Is presen-
ted for their acceptance or rejection
We must throw aside the policy Of Mo.
Misunderstanding for the mountain to
come TO him, and pursue that inculcated
in the instructions of Cromwell to bis
soldiers. pray to God and keep the
powder dry. He knew that prayers
would avail little with wet powders Oh
hand. Talk without something more
substantial will accomplish no more to-
wards securing the school than prayers
and wet powder would towards winning
q battle. We should not let our oppo
nents get too far ahead Of US In theiI
offer of inducements, for il they should
get a good start in the race there is M
danger Of them acting like the fOolisf
rabbit mentioned In the fable, which
took nap when 1t got safe distance
ahead of the tortoise, thereby lost the ract
from over confidence. There Is no pro
liability of New Iberia and Lafayette
oyersleeping from IDEAS Of false securi
ty; yet doubtless their faces are relaxed
with Sardonic grin at what they re
gard as our presumption. for they pro-
baby consider US as still asleep II
everything relating to progress, that In
consequence Of our past modest ambi
tion that we intend to drift aimlessly
through life without making any foot
prints on the sands Of time, and meat
to die oblivious of oblivion We purpose
doing no such thing, but shall write OuI
name on posterity's front. there to b.
seen and remembered by all coming
generations; then let US
"Be wise to-day; tits madness TO defer;
Next day the fatal precedent will plead"
OBSERVER.
was seriously afflicted with a c0ugl