St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-08-31

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The little negro hung his head {
moment and answered as though
in shame: ITO tell you the truth
pa, Ills and | amt; / just tuck III
with dat niger gal, that's all. I
! Now, that's just about what has
happened to Mr.. Lewis and some
of his recruits, they just
tuck up" and there being no tie
to bind the alliance may we'll be
dissolved ere electionl day comes
around.
Now, my friends, you will
pardon me if | become just a
trifie sentimental. You all know
! the pardonable pride a mother
bears for her boy, and the love
and affection she so lavishly
showers upon him; you know the
bright dreams she has for his
future and how she yearns to
have him become a man and grow
great and do big things. In the
silent watches of the night she
bends over her baby boy and
wonders: what shall his future
be?" Perhaps keeping vigil over
his little sick form until dawn
comes all pearl and primrose
glowing, waiting for that faint
smile which she welcomes with
the radiance of her own: What
shall his future be?" And ever
through the day, with its rains
and storms and it's sunshine and
its laughter, the question re-
ours. What shall his future
be-" And still at the mystic
hour oi eventide, when the tWi-
light gently ushers the day
through the portals of darkness
and then silently draws the sable
curtains Of night: What shall
his future be"
Suppose that boy becomes a
man, and Is fired with the laud-
able desire of serving his people
and his state in public life, what
incentive has he to enter politi-
cal life under such conditions as
exist here, and elsewhere, for
that matter? Talk about reform,
yes, we want reform, but we
don't want the kind Of reform
that tends to perpetuate office
holding, or, if these be a change,
swap one worn out political horse
for another worn out political
horse. / have no faith in a re-
form movements that tends only
to oust one political gang for the
mere purpose of substituting
them with another equally as
bad or worse. AS between
that kind of reform and the
ring, " give me the ring every
time. But the era is not far dis
tant when the men land parti-
cularly the young men of this
parish and state will rise up with
all their vigor and strength and
Wrest from the grasp Of schemers
the helm Of government and
steer this good old ship of state
to a safe haven where one will
not have to sell his soul or barter
his birth-right for Office, but will
be allowed to achieve success on
his own individual merits.
There's going to be a politi-
cal wedding on next Tuesday,
but I am afraid DR.. Lazaro's op-
ponents will find themselves IN
the predicament of the colored
servant girl who came to her
mistress and asked for week s
vacation, giving as ground for
her request the excuse that she
was to be married. Having al
ways been dutiful servant her
readily granted the re-
quest and besides. gave her al
fine white wedding dress, and
long white veil, and also donated
a cake toward making the we'd
ding feast a success. Promptly
at the end Of the week Mary re-
ported for work and at once be-
gan to tell her employer of the
great event. t declare, Miss
Annie, = she said, Dat dress
sure did make me q pretty bride,
and dat veil, it Was just too love-
ly! and the cake was delicious,
and the dancing and singing and
the eating, Oh, it was too grand!
But, said her mistress. you
have left out the most important
part Of your story, did you get a
grand husband too?' The coon
looked up at her with something
Of an air of indignation and said: |
"Shucks, Miss Annie, don't you
know dat fool niger never didl
show up for dat Weddin ?'
L am afraid for one of Mr..
Isazaro's opponents at least, the |
political groom and several of his
attendants, will not meet the
bride at the politicala alter on cleo
ton day.
Now, my friends, / shall con