THE DONALDSONVILLE CHIEF.OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE PARISH OF ASCENSION AND TOWN OF DONALDSONVILLE.

VOLUME XI. DONALDSONVILLE, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1882.B

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A Wide-Awake Home NewspaperPublished Every Saturday,at

Donaldsonville,Ascension Parish,La.,-BY-

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of correspondents.Address: ChIEF. Donaldsonville.La. I

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Dr. P. J. Friedrichs,

WITH DR. W. S CHANDLER.142......C.... iondelet street ........... 142

New Orleans.R. J. B. VANDEGRIFF, CORONER,

OFFICE:

Lafourche street, between Attakapas andOpelousas streets,

DIonaldsonville.

I W. IV. MI. cGA.LLIRD

otIcc cor. HIounas and Iberville streets,Donaldsonville. In.

D. 1). HANSON, M. D.

OFFICE:

Coruer Itoumas and Iberville streets, nearC. Kliu's store,

Donandsonville, La.

LAW AND NOTARIAL OFFICE.

R. N. Sinus,

ATTORNEY AT LAW,Donaldsonville, La.

Practice in Ascension. Assumption and St.James. mch2t2-1 i

F. I;. EARIIART,

ATTORIBY AT LAW,Office: Opposite the Court-IIouse.

l)onatldsonville, La.Practices in the Twenty-Second JuJicial

Dii'trict (comprising St. James and Ascen-timn Iarishtesl anll in the Supre:te anrd

United Sta:ltes Courts. tula

M. .IeCILI.OH,

ATTORNEY AT LAW,Donaldsonville. La.

.)ice on Attakapas street, opposite theoutrt-HIotse.

II. N. StIs. J. E. POCHE.

SI1MS & POCLHE,

ATTORNEYS AT LAW,St. James. La.

Ot.,ice at F. P. P,.h's. Address: ConventP. O. LP Mr. Simts will be in St. Jamesevery Monday. ap24

OHN H. ILSLEY,

ATTORNEY AT LAW,Oftie : Olpposite the Court-House,

Dona:ldsonville, Ia.Practice- in the Twenty-Second Judicial

District tiinprising the parishes St. Jamesand Asenusion). and in the Supreme andUnited States Courts.

HAS. A. IRIAQUIE,

ATTORNEY AT LAW,Hlahnville. l.a.

Practices in the -•nd a 6tl 26th Judit,ialDistricts. comprising the parishes of Jctfr-ona. St. Charles. St. Jon!:. St. James and

.\Ascnsion. andt before the Federal andSunirmc: e Courts in New Orleaus.

,pecial attention paid to the collection ofcoulmmercial claims.

AXd.ress : lHahinville P. 0.. St. Charles. Ia.

RS. I. t PAM .I

DRESSMAKIER,I,.tiltoad tvenu,. inar Claiborne srreet.

Donaldsonville.':.il. and fatnc sewing of all kinds doneit style and on reasonable terms. A

.::i ,licited and eatiisfactiton guaranteed.

DONALDSONVILLEBUSINESS DIRECTORY.

SEWING MACHINES.

VTi A. KINGSTON, dealer in all kinds ofT"_ New and Second Hand Sewing Ma-chines, 170 Canal street, New Orleans, La.Needles, Oil. Attachments and everythingbelonging to the sewing machine. Ma-chines sold, exchanged or rented.on easymonthly payments. Machines given on trial.Repairing a specialty.

DIY GOODS, GROCERIES. Etc.

R LANDMAN, dealer in Dry Goods,it Groceries, Plantation Supplies.Wines,

Liquors. Cigars, Tobacco, and GeneralMerchandise. corner R. R. Avenue andTaylor Streets, one block from RailroadDepot.

JNO. F. PARK, dealer in Staple and Fan-cy Groceries. Provisions. Plantation and

Steainmbat Supplies. Canned Goods, `Wines,Liquors. Bottled Beer, Ale, etc., Dry Goodsand Notions, corner ofilissiasippiand Chet-imaches streets, opp. River Ferry.

A D. VEGA, Agent,. dealer in Dry Goods.A Notions, Clothing, Boots and Shoes,fHats, Groceries. Liquors. Furniture, Hard-ware, Tobacco, Paints, Oils, Glass. Lumber,Bricks. Carts and Wagons: Loeb's corner,Railroad Avenue and Mississippi street.

EIRNARD LEMANN, dealer in WesternB Produce, fancy and staple Groceries,Liquors. Hardware, Iron, Paints, Oils, Carts,Plows, Saddleiy, Stoves and Tinware, Fur-niture, Crockery. Wall Paper and HouseFurnishing Goods, Mississippi street, cornerCrescent Place.

SOSiPH GONDRAN, dealer in Clothing,t4 Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Groceries,Wines. Liquors, Boots. Shoes. Hardware,Paints. Oils. Saddlery, Crockery. Furnitureand n•l kinds of House Furnishing Goods,Blue Store, Mississippi street.

AA TOBIAS, dealer in Groceries, Dry_U. Goods. Clothing, Notions, Boots and

Shoes, Hate, Furniture, Hardware, Crock-ery. Trunks, etc., corner Mississippi and St.Patrick streets and No. 24 Railroad Avenue.Everything at lowest fr ures.

(• KLINE, corner Crescent Place andJo Houinas street. dealer in Dry Goods,

Notions. Boots and Shoes, Groceries, Pro-visions. Corn, Oats and Bran.

SISRAEL & CO., dealers in Dry Goods,* Clothing. Boots, Shoes, Saddlery,

Buggies. etc., corner Mississippi street andRailroad Avenue.

M LEVY, dealer in Dry Goods, Cloth-. ing, Boots, Shoes, Hats. Groceries,

Furniture. Hardware and Plantation Sup-plies, at Leonann's old stand, Mississippistreet. G. FEITEL. Agent.

J-NO. SOLOZANO, dealer in Groceries,eJ Wines and Liquors. Crockery, Tinware,Notions, etc. No. 21 Railroad Avenue, be-tween Conway and St. Michael streets,Donaldsonville.

INSURANCE AGENCIES.

V MAURIN. General Fire InsuranceV. Agent. Mississippi street. over For-andlz's barber shop. Represents first-classcompanies with over' $EO.00•0,00 of capital.Policies issued directly from agency with-

out delay.

HOTELS AND BOARDING-HOUSES.

R-ORT. E. LEE HOTEL. at Marx IssaetaSold, stand, corner Mississippi and Les-

sard streets. Jos. Lafargue, proprietor. liarand billiard room attached. First-class en-tertainment and accommodations.

CITY HOTEL, P. Lefevre. Proprietor,Railroad Avenue, cor. Iberville street.

Bar supplied with best Liquors.

CONFECTIONERIES.

O)NALDSONV'LE CONFECTIONERY,i byr A. Grilhe, Mississippi street, nearSt. Pai;ek. Branch on Railroad Avenue.near Opelol

'ga s

street. Cakes. Fruits, Nuts.Soda Water, Ice Cream. Cakes. Ice Creamtand Srrups for weddangs and parties fur-nisheel on short notice.

LIQUOR AND BILLIARD SALO.TOS.

TT IE PLACE. Gus. Israel, manager,Corner Lessard and Mississippi streets.

Billiards, Lager Beer. Best Wines andLiquors. Fine Cigars. etc.

TINSMITH.

L OUIS J. RIACKE. Tinsmith. Mississippistreet. at Lemann's old stand. Orders

attended to with dispatch and satisfactioninsured.

BARBER SHOP.

T L. FERNANDEZ, Barber Shop. Mis-•1. sissipli Street. near corner Lessard.Shaving. hair-cutting, shampooing, etc.. inmost an istic st!le

ATTORNEYS AT LAW.

-1REDERICK DUFFEL.Attorney at lawSand Notary Public, office on Cheti-

mailheC street. opposite the Court-House.

IEDWARD N. PUGH, Attorney at Law,E Attakapas street. opposite LouisianaSquare. Visits Napoleonville on Mondays.

PAUL LFCHE. Attorney at Law and No-Start Public, Donaldsonville. Office:

One bionk below the Court-House, on At-tkapas street. je:25

HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING.

INGRY. THE PAINTER. Crescent Place.G opposite the Market-House. House.Signu and Ornamental Painting in all theirbranches. Best work at lowest price.s.

BLACKSMITH.

SWAL TER. Blacksmith and Carriage. " Shop. Mississippi street. near Lessard.

Carriage. buggy and wagon making, trim-uming. decorating and repairing. Horse-shoeing and all kinds of blacksmith workin iirst class style.

LIVERY STABLES & UNDERTAKING.

SCHIONBERG'S Livery. Feed and SaleStable and Undertaker's Establishnment,

Railroad Avenue. between Iberville and At-takap:is streets. Competition defied.

DRUGS AND MEDICINES.

B RYBISKI. Apothecary and Druggist," Mississippistreet, between St. Patrick

and St. Vincent streets, adjoining Gondran'sstor

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MILLINERY.

•A RS. M. BLUM. Milliner, MississippiiTL st:eet, between Lessard and St. Pat-Irick. Latest styles of Bonnets. Hats. FrenchFlowers. etc.; also, all kinds of Ladies' Un-terwear.

SOI) WA-.TER MANUFACTORY.

CODA WATER MANUFACTORY. HIt.S Iletter. proprrietor. No. 11 Mississippistreet. uoda. Mineral. Seltzer and all kindsof aerated waters manufactured, and soldat lowest prices... . .. . -- =•- =- _ •- . . .. . . . . . . .

MA-TTrESE MAKER.

PETER WAGNER, Sprint and MossS Mattress Manufactory, Mississippi St.Repairirng and cleaning furniture a special-ty. All orders promptly attended to.

IRA3 HII. CARVER,

ATTORNEY AT LAW,Donaldon nville, La.

W•ill prIa tice in all the Courts of the State

Succession Sale.State of Louisiana-Parish of Ascension-

Twenty Second:Judicial District Court.No. 37.

Succession of Mrs. Theresa Chapman.BY virtue of and acting in obedience to

an order of sale issued by the Hon.Twenty-Second Judicial District Court,parish of Ascension, in the matter of thesuccession of Mrs. Theresa Chapman, to medirected, I will offer for sale at public anction, to the last and highest bidder, on thepremises, on

Saturday, the 1st day of April, 1882,at 11 o'clock A. M., the following describedproperty, to-wit:

1. A certain TRACT OF LAND situatedin the parish of Ascension, on the left bankof the Mississippi river, about four milesabove the town of Donaldsonville, contain-ing about forty-three 211100 arpents, boun-ded above by lands of Isidore Landry,below by lands of Leufroy Brasset, and inthe rear by the Point Canal, running be-tween parallel lines, together with all thebuildings and improvements thereon andthereunto attached, being the same propertyacquired by David Barland, deceased hus-band by first marriage of the late TheresaLandry, from Eloi Dicharry and AndrewJackson Landry by an act of partitionpassed before R. N. Sims. a Notary Publicin and for the parish of Ascension, underdate of the 31stiof January, 1874, representedon a plan of survey annexed to said act ofpartition made by Samuel C. Hepburn,Deputy United States Surveyor, as lot No.5, and subsequently adjudicated to thewidow of said David Bariand, the saidTheresa Landry, under article 343 of thecivil code of Louisiana, at the price of esti-mation by judgment of homologation of thelate Parish Court of Ascension bearing datethe-day of--i877.

2. Movable property, consisting of house-hold furniture, kitchen utensils, etc., as perinventory taken by Frederick Duffel, NotaryPublic, on the 15th day of October, 1881, onfile and of record in the office of the Clerkof Court for the parish of Ascension.

o erms aCnd Conditions:The movables--Cash on the spot, in Uni-

ted States currency.The immovable property in four instal-

ments, viz : one-third cash, and the balancein one, two and three years, the purchasergiving his notes bearing eight per cent. perannum interest from date until fall andfinal payment, with special mortgage andvendor's privilege retained, and the obliga-tion of paying ten per cent. attorney's fees,in case of legal proceedings, on the amountsued for, and the assumption of the taxesfor 1882 over and above the price of adjudi-cation. Act of sale before Frederick Dliffel.Notary Public. at expense of purchaser.

Parish of Ascension, February 25, 1882.P. A. JONES. Sheriff.

Partition Sale.State of Louisiana-Parish of Aseension-

Twenty-Second Judicial District Court.Edward Bourdier, et al.,

vs. No. 179,Elizabeth Bourdier, widow of P. L.

Maillette, Interdict;Paul Lefevre,

Curator.B Y virtue of and acting in obedience to

an order of sale issued by the Hon.

Twenty-Second Judicial District Court,

parish of Ascension, in the above entitled

and numbered suit, dated March 10, 18b2,

and to me directed, I will offer for sale atpublic auction, to the last and highest

bidder, at the Court-House door of the

parish of Ascension, onSaturday, the 15th day of April, 1882,

at 1 o'clock, A. x., the following described

property, to-wit:

A certain LOT OF GROUNDI situated at

the northeast corner of Chetimaches andIberville streets, in the town of Dona!dson-

ville, parish of Ascension, and designatedon the plan of said town as being lotnumber sixty-two (•i), bounded on one sideby lot number sixty-one (61), and on theother side and in the rear by lot number

sixty-three (63), being the same propertynow held in common by the parties to this

suit, by inheritance from their father, LouisBourdier.

Termis and conditions: Cash in United

States currency.Parish of Ascension, March 11. 1882.

P. A. JONES,Sheritf.

Removed from Railroad Avenue to corner ofChetimaches and Attakapas streets,

Opposite the Court-House,

DONALDSONVILLE, LA.Fresh Staple and Family Groceries, etc.,

at lowest prices.

JOHN P. FORCHA.

Cistern Maker,RailroadAvenue, opposite the Post-office,

Donaldsonville. La.All work guaranteed and satisfaction

warranted. Prices lower than the lowest.

Re-Established at the Old Stand.

D. OHLMEYER,

SADDLER & HARNESS MAKERRailroad Avenue,

Announces to his friends and the public thathe has purchased and fitted up a new shopto take the place of the one recently burnedand is again in readiness to do all work inhis line at short notice and on the most rea-sonable terms. All kinds of leather work,buggy, carriage and coach trimming and re-pairing, saddlery and harness work in alltheir branches.

P. SCH LLER,

ISuccessor to the late Joseph Icard)

BLACKSMITH.

Carriage & Wagon MakeHORSE-SHOK R, ETC.,

Railroad Avenue. near cor. Iberville strert.

DON-L DSON FILLE.Being now installed in his new shop at

the old stand, is at all times ready to re-ceive and execute all orders promptly andsatisfactorily. Respectfully solicits a con-tinuance of patronage on the part of oldcustomers and a trial from new ones. prom-ising satisfaction in work and prices.

STOLEN KISSES.C. G. DINGHAM.

In silence and a hush of a dream,With never a sound to be heard,

But a touch of lips in the gleamOf the fire, and never a word,

The echo will never repeat,Breaking the silence in twain,

"Stolen kisses are always sweet,And love is never in vain !"

For a kiss would a maiden wakeFrom the charm of a dreamful sleep.

And a touch of true love would breakThe peace that the blue eyes keep.

Forever the echo shall greet,Like song of a ripening rain.

"Stolen kisses are always sweet,And love is never in vain!"

When hearts and lips have grown cold,And love lives but for an hour;

When life's romance has been told,And kisses have lost their power,

Then sha:1 soft memory fleet,No more a dream to ernchain:

Yet stolen kisses are always sweet,And love is never in vain !

A CRYSTAL WEDDING." 'Tis time for our crystal wedding,"

Said Mr. Frost to his wife,With a suddenly sharp expression

That cut like a two-edged knife." The North Wind must be Invited

To bring his friend from the East,And n'one of our friends must be slighted

Or fail to appear at the feast."

So then they began to make readyWith speed, regardless of cost,

For the beautiful crystal weddingOf Mr. and Mrs. Frost.

The North and the East Wind called forMiss Snow and old Mr. Sicet,

And all of that party togetherWere sure to have things complete.

In honor of the occasionThe houses with fringe they drape,

Rich beads and bugles of crystalSuspended in every shape.

While all th:e poles and the chimneysWere dressed in transparent-suits,

And the trees were overloadedWith loveliest glaeed fruits.

The Telegraphs were invited,So out of town couldn't go,

Andl the Telephones faiied to answerWhen any one cried ' Hello! "

The magnates were not forgotten,Who stand in serene repose.

And Franklin made his appearanceWith an icicle on his nose.

There were acres on acres of icing,And wonderful rivers and lakes;

Most beautiful caves and grottoes,And delicate frosted cakes;

While cobweb curtains suspendedAbove the scene, in mid-air,

Lent a charm to the crystal wedding,That proved such a grand affair.

Decanters and tumblers, engravenWith initials of old Jack Frost,

Were scattered about in profusion-No telling just what they cost ;

And I couldn't begin to numberHow many from out of town

Came in to this crystal wedding,And at the banquet sat down.

Old 8.! -,ot v' .f fhe matterJus' i-, ..- go&,ag to bed.

Arnd out fr .. I-twee the curtains

H ,,.a.k ) •t• by- t:e .trs.An; icosnc " ;lh ,- I-!s and -lumonds,

That stlaight'.y dissolvedin tears.

Soon faded the lovely picture,The limpid and sparkling sheen.

'That senmed to our raptured visionLike unto a fairy scene;

And some will remember the beauty,And some will remember the cost

Of the wonderful crystal weddingOf Mr. and Mrs. Frost.

THE CRESCENT CITY.THE C`RESCENT CITY.'

Newsboy goes to Church and MoralizesAccordingly-The Fire Boys and the Daythey Celebrate-The Donaldsonuville Band-Minor Mention.

E NEw ORLEA..S, M arch 6, 1882.EDITOR CnHEF :

Now, L. E.. rm going to tell you

something! Remember, it's a profound

secret and mum is the word, because if

my friends were to get hold of it they

would think that Guitean had got loose

or that Newsboy is alter idem-a crank.

Well, this is it: I went to church on

Sunday last. Now, dou't let that makeyou turn white, for I'll tell you some-

thing else that will perhaps startle you

more than e'er, and that is that I

listened attentively during the entire

service. The iermon was splendid, and

I tell you while I sat there and heard

that good mantell about the bright and

beautiful "New Jerusalem," and what

indulgence ard forgiveness we might

expect from Him who rules. I could feela great big tiinp creep up into my

throat and I think my whole past came

up before me done up in a smalt volume,

bound in calf. I wanted to creep out of

that holy temple and go somewhere,

where nobody would even look at me.

It made a feeling of awe creep over me

at the concicusness of how sinful we

mortals are, Snd if we were dealt with

according to our deserts how little of

happiness we ought to expect in the

hereafter. Tlis matter never struck me

with full forcebefore, and as I sat there

after the sernon. and the deep, rich

tones of the organ seemed to creep out

and shed a hoiness all about, I resolved

to turn a leaf in my life's leldger and

commence a new entry on the cleaner

page. I wish some of you could have

heard that sermon and that it would

have done yeu as much good as it did

me.

I have realved to bury the dead

things of life deep in good honest soil

and to plant flowers over them so that

the place where they lie may not be

barren or di4ignred; to make of each

sad mistake, each bitter experience a

means for oittre good, beauty and

truth, and g) on. always on, until theend shall have been reached, when I

shall be numbered anmong the dead and

buried, some of my deeds, perhaps,

remaining as beautiful remembrances,

ever enshrind in honor and glory.

I tell you tiat minister just got next

to me, and I tl: as if I'd give something

if I had seen iefore how big a nothing I

am, and what a small showing I'rve gotof ever ~ealiig the battlements of the

" Sweet bye ad bye."L.;st S.•..-u ua witnessed something

cxe-ea&.gll; it the way of the

-Y tiNS PAitADE,

w" h t was a-prrttily gotten up and as

successfully carried out as it has everbeen in the annals of the Crescent City.I looked at them as they passed, eachman bedecked with a bright red, whiteor blue shirt, black pants and theattractive fire-hat, and thought whatnoble hearts beat beneath. I have heardfolks say that it wasn't consideredrespectable to "run with the machine,"but when you come right down to hardpan and look at it' well, folkswho wouldtalk that way about our fire boys-rwellthey ain't people God made at all. Justto think! Without renumeration orreward, other than the satisfaction ofknowing that they are doing a good partby their fellow man, they are ever readyto face the roaring flames and do thembattle unflinchingly, untiringly. In thedeep, still hours of night, when olddame Nature is shrouded in darknessand silence, (the fireman sleeps with oneeye and both ears open) at the slightestintimation of danger to life or propertyfrom the fire-fiend, they fly to the scene,wage the war, generally conquer andretire with the sweet satisfaction ofknowing that the world does not considerthem respectable because they run withthe machine.!

Alas, you cold, uncharitable people;'tis ever thus you turn your backs upontrue merit and never give honor wherehonor is due. Have you considered howmany times you would have been house-less, homeless, and perhaps compelled tostand by and see your dear ones perish inthe roaring flames had it not been for thekindly hands, the nndaunted courage ofIthe brave boys who wear the red shirts?Fie upon you for your disrespect to them.I say, let us rear in our hearts a monu-ment to their memory, plant beanti-fill flowers of gratefulness about it andkeep them constantly fresh with thesweet waters of remembrance.

Allow me to doff my hat and congrat-ulate Donaldsonville upon

HER BRASS BAND,which would do credit to a much largercity. I had heard that the boys werecoming down to play for one of ourcompanies and expected to hear somevery good music, perhaps, but when theystruck up I was utterly surprised. Themusic was really excellent and the boysdeserve credit.

Last week was one of the most uninter.esting in the

THEATRICAL LINE

that we have experienced for some time.f At the Academy, Joe Emmett, as Fritz,

played to very good houses. His com-pany is about as poor a s I have everseen appear before a metropolitan audi-e•tce. Josie-he same old EImmaett, withthe exception that he has been distress-ingly sober during his engagement-infact, painfully sober.

At the St. Charles, Oliver Dond Byronwent

ACROSS THE CONTINENTeach evening, in company with some mis-erable performers and poor audiences.O!iver has been " across the continent,"and "10,000 miles away " for a good longtime now, and it's about time he was"catching on" to something new.

At the Grand Hermann, the famousprestidigitateur, gave the most attrac-tive entertainment of the week, but thatis not saying much for Hermann's oldtricks and stale sayings.

This week nothing worth attending isthe boards, with the exception of " OldShipmates," which is a very good apologyfor a drama.

Yours. NEWSBOY.

To be beautiful, buoyant and healthy,the whole female' constitution must main-tain regular action during a certain periodof life. Otherwise, no female can possibly

remain healthy, and she who does not knowthis acknowledged fact, is quite unfortu-

nate. But should you by some exposure,become irregular and suffer with manytroubles, what do you propose to do ? Aswe have experience in that line, let us saythat English Female Bitters is the mostwonderful female regulator in use. It don'tfail.

Dr. Mary Walker is clerk of the special

Congressional committee appointed to

cousider :he question of woman suffrage.

A Foolish Mistake.Don't make the mistake of confounding a

remedy of merit with quack m.xlicines.

We speak from experience when we saythat Parker's Ginger Tonic is a sterling

health restorative which will do all that isc:aimed for it. We have used it ourselveswith the happiest results for Rheumatismand when worn out by overwork. See adv.-Times.

Dink Birdwell, who murdered Britt

Leamingham in Sabine parish, was shot

and killed by the Sheriff of that parishwhile resisting arrest.

English Female Bitters is not a beverage,but is a powerful and unmistakable femaletonic, imparting iron to impoverished bb,od.tgives a keen appetite, aids digestion andproper assimilation of food. strengthens thetfeble,. invigorates the chronic, and isprompt and reliable in its etlects.

Win. Gilliam was shot and killed byT. W. Holmes in B•sier parish. The

young men were friends and companions

and were playing with a revolver they

thought was not loaded.

How do you like the effects of a dose ofsix pills which you took last night ? Quitesickening and debilitating, were they not ?Try a dose of Bailey's Saline Aperient nexttime, it costs less than pills, never fails inreiieving constipation. headache and bilious-ness and is very pleasant.

John M. Walker and Winm. Pierce were

shot in Bossier parish, and nearly killed,in fact. Pierce's wound is believed to be

fatal. H. M. Underwood is under arrest.

charged with the attempted assassination.10 10-- ON

Grateful to Invalids.Floreston Cologne is grateful to invalids.

hecause it is refreshing without the sicken-ing effect of most perfumes.

VILLETTE'S VIVACITIES.

Fabrics of Fact and Fancy Fashioned bythe Facile Faber of a FairFeliclaalso.

WEST FEuc•CTAA. Feb. 27, 1882.EDrroR CrTEF:

At last the Carnival is over. Rex, theKing, Comus and Momuns with their at-tendatt "Krewes" have departed forother realms. The masquers, the dancersand singers have laid aside their gay at-tire for sack-cloth and ashes, and withour mouths in the dust we cry aloud," unclean, unclean." It is well that thereis at least one season in the year whereinour pomps and vanties, so gorgeous anddazzling to the sight, may be shown-like the glittering jewels of the fairytale, which by the wand of the fairy,Truth, were stripped of their delusivebrilliancy and changed into worthlessbaubles-to us in their true light, thatwe may see how empty and unsatisfyingare the tempting pleasures of the world.Folly shakes his bells and sings hisluring songs to us from Easter-tide toShrove Tuesday and finds us all hiswilling votaries. Lent is the "still smallvoice," which warningly whispers"memento mori;" happy those who findthe season of self-abnegaticn and humil-iation a stepping stone to higher aims,

} a nobler life whose lowly beginning shallbe perfected in a glorious Easter.

It actually seems impossible to writewithout some allusion to the weather.To leave the elements unnoticed is toplay Hamlet with the Prince left out.I am glad to be able to say, though, thatwe are becoming accustomed to the rain.'Some one says there is nothing that man(and woman too,) may not becomehabituated to, and I am a convert to thebelief. Even eels, you know, afterrepeated inflictions, grow used to theprocess of flaying. As a matter ofcourse we have a prejudice in favor ofsunshine and blue skies; but since the" Weather Department " in Washingtonhas decreed otherwise, we accept ourfate with a becoming resignation, hopingthat meekness and a christian-like for-bearance may propitiate Old Probabili-ties.

I took advantage of a momentary lullin the almost incessant drip, drip, toventure out into theflower garden this

morning. A Northerner would be as-tonished to see the forwardness of ourflowers and shrubs at this season. Roses,pansies, violets, jessamines, hyacinthsand a host of other floral favorites arebl.ooming, and not only are in perfectflower, but actually have the audacityto be fragrant as such a time, in suchhorrible weather!

Although St. Valentine's has come andgone, the fact seems to have been un-noted by the " feathered choristers." Itwould take a strong-minded bird indeedto brave the inclemency of this month,unless clad in some kind of water-proofulster and goloshes, peculiar to bird-nature. I can not imagine any creature,feathered or otherwise, venturing outless suitably protected. There is a poor,disconsolate looking Shanghai fowl,perched upon the fence, for whom I havea fellow-feeling; the picture of drearyforlornness, I can well fancy what histhoughts are. He looks with a half-closed and meditative eye up toward thegray dripping expanse, as if wonderingwhy it was that he had not been hatcheda goose or a puddle-d•ck. Alas! lone

bird, thou hast yet to learn that passingstrange and iucomprehensible are thedecrees of Providence alike to man andShanghnghai fowls.

_I.I see by the papers that the bi-centen-

nial anniversary of I-:Salle's discoveryof the Mississippi is to be celebrated inApril in New Orleans. It was once myfortune to visit the very spot in Texaswhere theadventnrousFrenchmau landedduring his last disastrons voyage. Theplace, too small to be even dignified bythe appellation of village, is made mem-rmorable by bearing the name of LaSalle. {A lonely, sandy strip bf sea-beath, it isalmost encircled by the Mexican gulfand the bright waters of Matagordal Bay.The few inhabitants, weather-beaten andhardy, gain their liveli:•oods from thewaters around them, either as fishermen,or as sailors in the small craft whichdare the shoals and bars of the manybays and lagoons. It was here that thedisappointed Chevalier lad;ed, afterhaving missed the moth of the greatMississippi. What emotions must have

agitated his breast as he stepped ashoreupon the desolate beach, the first step inthat expedition which w:.s so soon tohave for him a fatal termination. Somany, many years had passed since thateventful day, and yet as I stood uponthe very aspot I fancied that I almostknew what his thoughts must have beenas he 1ra"ed ti:e beach in his lourlywatch with oi;ly the sound of the in-coming tide nlpon his ear, a:d above himthe silent -" sentinel ,tars' which gazeddtown upon him a::d his treacherouscompanions. WVhat thoughts of baffledambition, of growing de.pair-the cul-(uin.tion of that "t h,.e deferred w•ichnmaketh the heart sick;" the weight ofre ponsibility; the dread of failure, andperhaps. too, memories of that home, the-" pleasant land of Fnce," which hewas never again to behold in the flesh.SOr. if hope painted a more dazziin, scenebefore him, his heart may have s.uelledwith pride as he thiougt of the vastterritory fhiti-h he was additig to thecrown of France. and saw iiin fancy the'honors and wealth a gra'tidid King andcountry iwould slhower upon him. Andvet his wildest dreams could not haveforetoid that in coming years a greatand beatniful city wrnid arise on theIbanks of his lost river, and that from themany c.: tes and tow-in. ,httig its wind-ing length, there shunlt as-etile a citlkm-

p:any to dri, him honor as the discavereii of the great Missi-sippi. VILLETTIE.

GENERAL NEWS SUMtI[ARY.

Domestic.Vanderbilt's house-warming cost $20,-

000.Rosedale, Miss., is ten feet under

water.A woman of 80 committed suicide at

Akron, Ohio.A Pawtucket hen picked the $700 dia-

mond out of a pin.Nine people were poisoned at Atlanta

from using cotton seed oil in lien oflard.

Beecher was taken suddenly ill whilelecturing to a Chicago audience lastweek.

Max Maretzek has severed his con-nection with the,_Cincinnati Music.ilCollege.

Philadelphia capitalists propose in-troducing electrical underground cablesin that city.

A Philadelphia magistrate has beenfined $54) for making an excessive chargeof 35 cents in a fee.

The cold snap has killed two camels,six monkeys, and some snakes in a Phil-adelphia menagerie.

A young man has just died in Phila-delphia of hydrophobia caused by a bite

received three years ago.

The number of people suffering fromthe Mississippi flood and in need of Gor-ernment aid is estimated at 43,000.

The sufferers from the overflow nearLittle Rock, Ark., subsisted for several

lays on the carcasses of drowned cattle.A black man and white woman atLogansport, Ind., are advertising for a

clergyman or Justice who will marrythem.

In the recent walking match at Newfork, all previous records were beaten.

lazael, the winner, received over $18, 00prize money.

A Chicago father whose child waskilled by a railroad engine attempted to

wreck an express train by placing tin,-

bars on the track.Mrs. Scoville addressed a letter to the

Senate protesting against the confirm:a-tion of Conkling and severely reflectingupon the President.

The fat boy who has been on exhil.i-tion in different museums throughout thecountry died at Pittsburg, March 7. lieweighed 700 pounds.

A Boston clothing firm gives awaywith each garment sold a book of out-line drawings, and offers prizes for themost artistic coloring of the pictures.

S Foreign.Marie Taglioni,-the famous dancer, is

dead.

Gambetta intends going to Englandvery shortly.

Prince Milan will shortly be proclaims dking of Servia.

Russia intends increasing the duty onimported goods.

An Italian has invented a process firsolidifying wine.

Skobeloff has been challenged by anumber of Germans.

The Sultan has expressed a desire tovisit Western Europe.

Portrnsh, Ireland, can boast the firstelectri:al street railroad.

Thurkey is is preparing for war be-tween Austria and Russia.

The attempt to light Liverpool by elec-tricity has proved a failure.

Skcbeloff's speeches are said to have

been prearranged with Iguatieff.

At the approaching consistory the Popewill create seven new cardinals.

The Qneen's monument to Beacons-

field has been erected in Hughendetl

church.

The dome of the colossal Palais, de Jat.-

tice in Brns.-e!l, i. to be constructed ofpapier tatelh.

Since the recent attempt upon thI

Qneen's Eife the garrison at Vt:indsor h;.

been reinf.rced.

A hill has been intrleiced in tih

Eungh•iSI Prliataent excluding atheia:

from both houses.

A church ad.joiting that of the " Holy

Stairs," at Rmne, is used by the Italian

Goverr;mm:It as a stable.

The attempted assassination of Queern

Victuria on th 2 ~d inst., was the fourth

that has nccurred during her reign.

The Prsiau Chanimtber of Deputi-•s

has voted the sltlm required for t!o,

establisi:rne:.t of the Prussian legation at

the Vatican.

A petition is about to be presented t.,

the French Chambers praying for the d.s-

mantlitng of the well-known fortifica-

tions around Paris.A London paper announces that the

Irish Revolutionary party in America lh;,

been collecting Colorado beetles, whitch

are intended for exportation to England!.The Czar will avaii himself of the ap-

proachi:ug birthday of the Emperi-rWiiliam to publicly give manifestati.,,a

of the cot tin::ance of the friendly fe.:-

iig betceen the two emniires.

Bailey's Saline Aperient is a eooiiag w:refreshing summer drink fur dyspepti.

It don't taste like medicine. Everybeo.

home or abroad, should keep it.

The Chicago grand jury has intdicted

the keepers of gasmb:,g hbuses '..

ownirs of pr!operty on whict lthey:-;;.hl~tar.tl. Among the lattr jar. ntui:,weaithey a:ld prominetnt citizen•,.

i" you are su•1ering from inudge~tion •t-any co mpin t of the Stoma-ix or Bown!.

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