Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28

part Vi u.s. must De the actors, or we
would never have any such entertain
ments. 1t is a part of Colony life that
each must do his or her part in every
thing. Here a person can ride hob
by to death if he likes, and no one
will interfere. If you like to garden,
you will find all kinds of land to gar
den on, and you can garden all you
want to on your own time.
Life here is what the individual
makes it; but | would not exchange
nv place in the Colony for any place
| know on the outside.
We are idealists and aim to make
Newllano an IDEAL place to live. We
have set our mark high and hope to
reach it.
My advice to my friends and ac-
quaintances is: COME AND SEE FOR
YOURSELF.
MARCUS L. DE VINE
3 s = *
On my visit to the Colony last De-
cember, the K. c. S. train was only a
few miles from my destination when
it stopped at station whose village or
lumber camp was hardly in sight ex-
cept for the general store building.
There on the PLACE counted in line
more than row of 'flivvers' with
their chauffers yelling at the passen-
gers (only five got off "CabI cabI
cab!" 1t reminded me once more of
that wonderful and greedy success"
that there is in competition-if there
is any.
Many time and again by myself
have meditated and became convinced
that under the strife of the "grab-it-all
,ystem" a wage-worker has one chance
n thousand to emancipate himself
even for little time. Yet | thought
that some sort Of work-quick plan
other than the book and paper-read-
ing" theories ought to be adopted
something handy" for any human be-
ing fond of courage and good will.
Is cooperation the thing? If not,
why? Maybe because it looks reform
istic, tending to get rich, and so on?
Shall we wait until the last apple is
ripe in order to do away with the
parasitic trees?
Many good energies are lost in the
slums of the cities in the hope of
better tomorrow. If the system is
rotten. get out-if you don't want to
become rotten yourself! Even if you
are protesting, you are there to con-
tribute to it and help to keep it up.
Get out Be the master of no one else.
but be the master of your own very
self
| shall say it's hard job to get
yourself out of dirty competitive habits
and don the overalls of an honest CO.
operator. This the Llano Colony is
trying to do and hopes to carry out
and demonstrate the truth of its prin-
ciples and ideals.
To you outside dreamers | say:
Watch us close, be interested, boost
the Colony, if you think it right.
WE'RE HERE TO STAY!"
L QUERO.
NewlIano, La, March %,
Dear Friend Bots:-Just few lines !
to let you know how everybody is
down here. 1t has been grand wealth
er here for the last month: it was a
little cool yesterday, but is much warm
er to-day. We were out at the swim
ming nool Sunday and gathered some
wild flowers. Oh Bots! they are
most beautiful flowers
you could want to lay eyes on! Just |
think of picking mulberries in March |
back thereI The blackberries are all
done blooming. suppose they will
be ripe next month. We had straw
berries for our supper Sunday Just
think of going into your garden and
picking berries! 1t sure is grand here.
| am commencing to feel more content
ed now since things are coming on
the garden and berries. We are going
to pack basket and go out all day |
Sunday the Bird of April and pick null
berries. They are grand. We had
about 3 pints last Sunday. We have
all the lettuce and radishes we can use
out of our own garden. am going
to send and get some good strawber-
ries and some raspberries this fall and
plant them in our garden. Our peas
are in bloom. Corn and beans are up.
You folks will not be thinking of plant
ing yet. Our MELONS are up. and if |
you come down this summer in your
machine, will give you a load. OIL
heck! if | only have a nice lot of can