Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1910-02-12
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The Carnival with its mernmenf ended
on Mardi Gras and Lent vas usheIed III
on Ash Wednesday. with Its gray
thoughts and Wholesome warnings. ASH
Wednesday. the first day OF lent. Is so
called because. Oh this day the priest
ruhs the forehead of the faithful with
ashes TO remind them that they coaie
from dust and to dust they must revert.
Ash Wednesday. in the first ages OF the
church was the day set apart Tor the I'm
position OF penance upon sinners. me
penances were very severe ones. ana IN
some cases were of.vears' duration. On
this day it was customary Tor the bishops
to put upon the heads OF sinners the
ashes that had been blessed that day.
With the foot of the cross the penltents
were then driven from the church a. God
had driven Adam aud Eve from the gar
den of e ten.
While the rigorrof canonical penance
has been materially changed, still the
obligation of devont Catholics to abstain
from worldly amusement and to observe
1 the fasts and abstinences of the churcSi
u mains Even the fasting has bee.
ed to suit conditions. parti.a
sor. -e~.,
,nt bank. this
Ter is valuable
furnishes game for
eaveral hunters FROM
trips there and al
"a the limit provided by
Fly five birds.
gard In vehicle. one trav-
I roads for a distance Of
rles, reaching the portage,
lnting boats or dug outs
5cked, more or less under
Bxperien hunter is at home IN
rogue. as these hunting boats are
a1ed here. and with paddle, he glldes
along smoothly and speedily towards the
lake The amateur. lacking experien ce,
is possessed with certain feeling akin
to fear when he is seated IN the rollick-
ing little affair. Here, he Is brought face
to face with the stubborn realization that
he must paddle his own canoe
Through shallow canals filled with water
lilies or hyacmths. and here and there. a
fallen hmb obstrncang his course, the
amateur. now exhausted with fatigue,
and then enthused with wild antlcipa-
tions, slowly winds his weary way to the
lake.
After having made his way through
the swamp, and failing to admire the
stately cypress. entwined with beautiful
moss. be reaches the prairie. wide in its
unlimited expanse of overgrown weeds.
stripped of their verdure by the icy Winds
which sweep over them.
Here another problem awaits aim. 4
narrow ehannel has been dug through
~se prairie Through this. the pirogue
pass to reach the goal 4 thought
nllsss1 .,realizing the situation. comes
-s1ai irie,as..- ,aoSs n a stiinulant to the
slt1Ward ana os.ts4 fseagerlyand watts
sit EtsktsAs W. " ~ y ssa aEag9f smile.
! sAss thaaks With spie,. onr TREND USES
she padd e fes as ssa't and finally. when
about % give Il d s,sees aaeasd q vide
bayou which he. lnnoestasffs :. pIfssailses
must be the lake Here agaln he ls-Salss
appointed. foF Bayans Eglize Or hnreh
Bayou is a Tributary some two miles u
length. and through .shis tortuons water
way he paddies ear fully for fearof cap
sizing. for he is told here that still water
runs deep
Wild dos sris gracefully sports
shesasl sat 10 attentson is bestowed upon
its,-ss-ls.l fsssg something may hsppen.
After hazsssw~4au ssl.aitiesss ducks and
eoats. 81 s fazssi hssi9es ssssass Lhe camp.
where be can ssss slai sss,sssEsr asssT ssittss
lie has had 70 centend with q sssaas y
tie lake.
His appetite i now most acute and be
openly asserts his prppenslties inthlssdi-
. rechon, and offers his services as helpen
n the @commissary