St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-10-14

ESAND BEGAN TO SELL THINGS TO DAD
could give the sultan OF Turkey cardt
and spades and little casino ia the haren
game.
You will go along, won't you, bub?'
and he gave my thumb another twist
and said: You bet your life. but
won't do 4 thing to you and Leopold
before we get out OF the Belgian hare
belt, !" and SO here we are, looking fol
trouble
It Is strange we never hear more about
Belgium II America, but actually,
never heard Of Belgian settling in thu
United States. There are Irish, and
Germans, and Norwegians, and Italians
and men of all other countries, but
never saw Belgian until to-day, and i
does you good to see people who don't
do anything but work. There is not 9
loafer IN Belgium, and every man has
smut on his nose, and his hands are
black with handling iron. or something.
There is no law against people going
away from Belgium. but they all like
1T here, ana seem to think there is NO
8pthGr country, and they are happy and
Ework from choice.
] i always knew the Belgian guns that
Eseli III America for IL shillings and Kill
Ia both ends, but / never knew they
Emade things here that were worth any
Ething, but dad says they are better liked
there for making everything used BY
Ecivilized people than any country on
earth. and l am glad to be here, cause
I you get notice when you are going % De
be robbed. They ring bell here every
4 minute to give you notice that some
Zone Is after the coin, 80 when you near
Ea bell ring, IL you hang on % your
4 pocketbook, YOU don't lose.
This Is the place where There was
I sound Of revelry at night, and Bel
Kiun's capital had gathered there &
! You remember the night before the Dat
4 he Of waterloo, when Napoleon Bona
parte got his. You must remember
Eabout it, old nan, just when they were
fright in the midst of the dance, ana
Es.soft eyes looked love to eyes Wnicn
{spake again., and they were taking 9
|champagne bath, inside and out, wnen
|suddenly the opening guns OF Waterloo.
|xwelve miles away, began 70 boom. ana
tthe poet, who was present, said, ~ ~.
hush. hark,-a deep sound ike rislng
{knell." and everybody turned pale ana
Ehegan to stampede, when the moor man
Eaxer said. .,Tis but the wind, or the
~ on the stony street, On Win ne
6ance: let 10y be unconiined; NO sleep
fill morn. when youth ana pieasuas
neet. to chase the glowing hours Win
lying feet" =. Z.
We'll. sir. this is the place where maj
III took place. which Is described y
"a peace / used to speak In school. Du.
never thought would be here. riens
Ephere the dancers got It u tne nscA !.
when dad found that the Da!tlenslu :.
waterloo was ckly few miles aMay'
~ hired a wagon and we went out tnere.
Well. sir. Of all the frauds We nsye
I'm across On this trip the battlenelo q
{sWaterloo is the wornt When the larM.
~ who are raising barley ana p:le1
hay on the battlefield, saw Y culu..'e.
They dropped their work ana 49,
fush for us. and one fellow yeileu 49, 49, ].
Thing in the Belgian lansuaee sL -
sounded like II saw them frst. anu ~
lot hold Of dad and me, ana tne 81.
TODD off like a lot Of hack drivers sn ss
ave seen a customer fall into tns $3.50
= smother driver. and made up lsoss "a !.
and called the farmer 49, -,
&nght us the yilest names. Tney 49,
e would be skinned to ! finish p ~
kker who got is, and they wele b., - ~
lie showed us from high hiA Nns.s
different portions o. the bsttie ~ ,so,;
Sht, and where they caue ns 49, $3.50 n
paparte, and where BlucneI 49,. 81. q
made things hum ~ tas 81