The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-16
Dnn,t Hang Him. Boys.

The folloging letter is supposed 10
be from a reformed reprobate OF TINS ,
town. He appears tn have been
afraid to publish his screed at home.
As it seems to I've a general reflection
on the good looks of n number Oh our
most prominent citizens, We republlsn
it. in the hope that after due cons'd-
GRAFTON of the unimportance OF tie
writer the mob will conclude not To
hang him. The letter is asfollows:
LETTER FROM cooNvILLE.
Editor Boyee Advertiser:
Thinking your readers might take
take up the idea that l had gone TO
the boneyard, ! thought wonld re-
lieye their anxiety by setting forth
the fact that | do exist ana u
ALWAYS feel as well as do to-day
will never meet the Summertieid ag-
gregation is the happy landof Canaan
CoouvilIe still booms, as VIII I've seen
by passing here on the tram. Inc
town council after taking 1rieht
from the great moral wave now
sweeping over the country, ana the
fear of a free trip to Baton Rouge,
have at last ceased the habit of put
ting the town funds in their pockets
aud are now putting some oil them
| ON the streets, and have built a nice
ssconsecrated'' walk from the depot
to the main front street. also a gIave'
walk from the railroad track to the
Duncan Co. store ON Ginger street.
There will be High Mass said next
Sunday for the salvation of their
| souls. as we expect them soon to de
J from an enlargement OF the gizzard.
The population is still fast lncreas-
4 ing. as will be- noted by the Tact that
! our Georgia mayor and our sHnet'tie''
:, marshnl both ha We SONS born to Them
q during the month, both Democrats
and both handsome babies, some
thing unusual, for their fathers have
. the appearance of being closely con
uected to the cut th-oats Ut Idaho
nevertheless there il sometimes. al
Exception to the rule, and in this cas-
lis very marked.
The candidates here are as thick "a
,e fiddlers in Sabine parish, each ON
u saguine of success; but oh, LORD
ID what lofty tumble some will tax
m when the voters will inform them tina
70 they over rate themselves and unde
rate honest people. / know abou
two-thirds of them as only being b
to drive "Old Beck" up and down
u corn row, and he other third hardl
'n competent to rrud the ''Declapeht
". ence of Indignation at d Fourth
g. July hill billy congregation. IL IL
nd mocrucy can't turn any better set
We candidates than we have here, the
al we had better turn the whole thin
49, over to Booker and his sun-burl
va citizens and we white folkspray unit
Jesus to take us unto bis bosom Wit
- out delay.
: Suppose you drop in to sre Coo
:. vile sone day while you have II
S' tie leisure time. 1t might impro'
'er your morals, and ut the saline tin
ne you will see some OF the handsome
he brides and prettiest babies that ev
Gle lived, while you will also see the ug
est and most ordinary officials TIL
ar ever misruled over reputable COZ
10 munity. Another exception presen
Try itself at this junction. the lady III Z
MI Central is a real beauty and the pun
TO master-well he amt anybody's col
' mon, ugly Democrat. Handso'
once, horrible now. FLUTE
thaI p. S.-Will there be any Norm
tho candidates on the local tickets