The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-06-29
NEW ORLEANS LETTER
BACK from tha Exposition : Faalstl tliar
Scene in sole vErgiany.'-A FOai
Crime Exposed-Advent OF.
sutn1nery Weakaaer.

The Chisf I have traversed the con.
seerated ground Of 'tOle Virginny, =
gazed upon the beauties OF It's ter.cen.
tennfal exposition, toasted my eyes
upon the 6am.crestsd loyelinsss OF
Hampton Roads, and speeded beck to
the level lands of cur own Louisiansl
with heart brimful of content and q.
mind stored with fruitful memories.
[ have returned from chill breezes end
bracfng weather to temperatur right
of the grtddle, and to the land whsre
the song Of the mosquito is heard In
the dusk. But it's home, sweet home
for a that and a. that, and agter ailyIs
said and done, there isn't g. spot on
Gods green earth that could wi1my
heart from our own cid New Orleans
for even the most leaAiag memen6.
En- route from Richmond to Gin.
cinnati Monday before last, our train
pulled up for a fiye-minute stop at q
Virginia station. Fat black mammies
bearing on their turbaned heads vide
trays heaped with fried chicken and
fragrant homemade bread, trotted
back and forth On either side OF the
traiG1lR ing passengers In honeyed
accens Des try soma o. dis Fir
ginny chicken, honey, 'csse hit
sho' kde fllir est grub ei 70, wuz
hongrym while swarms OF little black
pickaninnies 'beseiged the windows OF
the varioas coaches with the announcs-
ment that they could be induced to
'ssing liz chune'' for the paltry con.
sideration OF penny.
In moment of weakness confded
to one exceedingly small, exceedingly
black imp that I didn't happen to
have penny In my purse. His mouth
in benevolent grin, HE
china eyes twinkled with delight and
he burst forth magnanimously ssL4ori,
Missy, dat ain, autffn. Ef yo' aih,
gotter penny J'lEdo hit To- nicklo,
bein's hits you'll" ended by fishing
out dime and holding it out to his
view. "All right, = I said, s'Let 'ar<
go. Give me dimes worth OF nu-
sic.o His shiny eyss snapped, and
he started cI singing s'What ron
gwine :sr do when the rent comes
round" in such way that found
great difficulty in recognizing that old
rag. time friend OF mine. | finally man
aged to make myself heard above She
nproar be was making. "What do
you charge TO quit?' / demanded.
The cascade OF melody came to q sud.
den halt. Don charge nuttin to
quit, he piped, so dropped the dime
into his grimy, black palm and upon
'he instant the space under my window
was alive as if by magic with dozen
Or more clamoring little co0ns esch
protesting that be could render
much finer selection for one-ha.f the
amount fdat no.count III nigger, had
Theedled from me. I was cen1pslled
10 pull down my window shade and
'etire into seclusion In order to escape
heir noisy protestations. There was
plenty OF Virginia atmosphere at that
station, all right
New Orleanshss been greatly stirred
lp this week over the foul murder OF
title Waiter Lamana, the 8.year.old
Italian boy who was kidnspped from
he home OF his parents In ST. Philin
street, and whose dead body was dis.
covered last Sunday morning In q
iense swamp near st. Rose station On
he Valley Railroad In st. Charles
parish. The terrible deed wss the
work OF the Black Hand, and was the.
;limax OF the murdered boy's fathers
inability TO produce $1,000, the sum lsg
handed for the ransom of the chila.
Excitement was rampant here Sunda
md early in the morning neMsboHw
illed the streets of the city with sleif
1ortentious cries of Extra! Extra1,t
q the tone which invariably sends a
'hiu to the heart of the listener. A
iozen men and women are In the rass
sh jail charged with completely in tls
lideous crime. and several have con.
essed their guilty knowledee OF tlset
'evolting details.
Real summer weather Is upon us,
and in consequence vacationists sre
oeginning to fit from the city to pss.
'ures new and cooler cIimes, The
parks are thronged daily With CREST
sroWds Of fresh-air seekers, and On
Saturdays and Sundays the big play.
grounds are the meccss for picniekera
and hoHday-makera. An unusuallr
pig crowd gathered under the 0aka
hat faux the entrance to AuailS5dn
park last Sunday to enjoy the ooalinegk
oreezes and listen to the band conceYe
E. II.
Visitors TO Donaldsonyille srri4ina
via she steamer Virgie or ferryEoas
w ashington ars respectfully inYies
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