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I T- 1 f. 7. i 7 16 THE DAILY PICAYUNE NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1891. t. i JU.

JOHN M'DONOGH. The Old GraT Across the Elver. Eeminiscencea of the lliser-PIiilan- Jnst opposite New Orleans, In the tear of the little town of McDonogh. in lonely spot which more than half a century ago served as a burying ground for slaves, there is an old fashioned oven-shaped grave, whose history is identified with one of the most unique and realistic romances in the ancient annals of New Orleans. No drooping willow bends caressingly over this grave; ho marble colnmn rises in stately grandeur above it, and save the sinj gular inscription at the head and upon the sides of.

the vault, there would be naught to tell the passer-by that this was once the resting place of ohn McDonogh. the millionaire-miser of New was an oddity all his life, and at his death a still greater surprise to the community. It was in the hush of the early morn-lngtnat we turned the rusty old key tnat unlocks the gate loading up to this out-of-the-way tomb. A deep fog rose from the river beyond ana enveloped the sleepy, old town of Mc-Douo(h, the ancient plantation site of the eccentric philanthropist, within whose gloomy isolation he spent tne best years of his life, apparently at war with himself and all mankind. Fur off in the distance lay the ruins of dilapidated fences, and a few ne pro cabin, relics of the old plantation life; aud skirting the boundary ot the graveyard lay the dense growth of cypress that iuajcated the swamp lands beyond.

w-arer by the river flowed tnniuitoousiy ot. and the momentary of a great ship, seemed out of place in the old-fashioned vista. A few stacks of new mown hay were thrown carelessly up in an open field near 4 nud a man turning up the fresh earth with an ancient-looking plow were the only signs of human life aronnd. Yet it was dreamy and picturesque In the quiet old graveyard, the autumn leaves were withering upon the few trees scattered arontui. ttie cruns rati riot in jonscious freedom over the graves of the.

ancient slaves, and picking our way through the dense growth of weeds and brmnbies we soiiht the tomb that posses.sed nvh Muscular uttr.ictin for student of rise ohleu lore of New Orleans, aiui retvil npou the simply larved marble slab at he head; Sacred tie Air mury Of JOilN McUOSOOa, Born In Bslrrniiire, nte Maryland, leeeut er 2. Died lie 1'owu of iletiotiosb, State of liaiaiia, October 26, laSO. Wrtueu by illuist-lf. it. On either side of the.

'vault are in-. iCTibed the rules which wrote in r. JM for the guidance ot his life. in ltfcw. in with MeUon- itb's request, the -antuttririm of New and amiertook to reinave ttie remains latter city.

where they utw repose, beside titosu of "is'fether and mot tier, beneath a Ueati- isfTiX inwKtjHient in Oreetiwood ceme- eT. Tttid lor more than thirty years. 1 this $nmbie grave in the old-. unrying gruUiid over tiie? river Uas been neglect-'i- ed i'tr. but for the efforts of two of the miser's old slaves, Jim thorn ton hu-I Jus eon Ed ward.

i in Thornton has loi4 since passed away, and hi son. with a iidelity beautiful to I chronicle in these prosaic days, has L. taktMi care of the little plot, Holely out iil- or the memory of his old i Ke'ntlv tliftffcr'ejient bo.ird of Mr. i.Ehmcitii ornniissionrrs nudertook, with 3ifvtiietirtUie Huirit, to repair the rave. The uM-ietm fence about it was reji.tinteSI.

the sliruftbery clearel away hd theV vault renewed in different Believing that this spot ehonld al hj-h piss-ikt a peculiar it.ter.-st for tii children of New Orleans, they con-j item plated erecting a monnmental shaft of niarble above beautif.i ing the grounds, and. iu couipiiauce with a touching requettiin his will, have "liitlw children of "the pulic. hools eonie once a year and implant ana water a few flowers above the grave." But a secret, known only to a tew, was accidentally dis-l covered by the coutuiiseiouers and put an end, for the time being, to their laud-' able design. John McDonogh had a slave named Fauuy whom he brought out with him ii- from Baltimore, and wbo served him with unswerving Iilelity from childhood. In consideration of ber many services, he set her free, but with tears In her eyea she refused to accept the gift, and only asked in return for ber fidelity that she should be allowed to remain in her master's household and him forever, Touched by her re- luest MoDouogb complied.

She sub-tequently became the wife of Jim' Thorntou and through the course. of a long and laborious life she aud ber hus- band continued to servo their master, 1" ae as a slave, sha and her children is freedmen. It, was she- and her husband who stiod by the miser's ieathbed and closed, his eyes when the end came. For years afterwards, honih he did not even member her in his will, merely stipulat- lug that Jim Thornton should be given bis freedom, she cherished ber master's memory with sacred reverence.and when old age cameinpon her aud death drew nigh, she begged of her son as a dying favor, that wherever her old master's body had reposed ven for a half hour she should bs allowed to A rest Sorever. r-1 BhA died fonr years ago at the ad-i vaitfjd age of 105 years, true to his rTfrowiee, and heedless.

of subsequent MXsequenees, unknown to the eorumis-noners of the estate. Edward Thorn-; -vjn, self-constitnted sexton and gnar-, dt an of the deserted graveyard, caused UcPenogh's vault to opened and his body to be placed within. 7 1 lint the secret leaked out, and the commissioners, touched "by this simple act of fidelity of the poor negress to the memory of ber master, con id not nnd it in their heart's to cause the removal of the body. But the fact that the old woman's remains reposed in the vault presented an insuperable barrier to the magnificent scheme they bad formed for its embellishment. It wonld never do to have the ehildren of the pnblie schools go there and decorate the grave of the slave, instead of that of the mas-ter.

Other means must be devised for perpetuating the memory of Mc- Donoga's noble benefactions in the minds of these little ones, without wounding the 'ffelings of a poor negro who saw no harm in snperstitioasly carrying out his mother's dying request. -SoACity Comptroller Thoman. on be half of the commissioners, and 8nper intendent Warren as ton, ou behalf of the school board, rose to the occasion, and, representing that each public 5uhslnildiug erected with the money "that bequeathed was a monument grander tfehe proudest mausoleum, recommended tfia, ja, t)arm1 in each n.1 th sehsola. "Jfou der's day" indiirurated and the cnil- -dren reqaestfed to bring flowers ta 'decorate ttj.fe hrine. And thus, forty years aftefr hi death, the memory ef MclonogJJ oas begun to honored in tha institutions which his beneficence has a fact highly creditable to the record of the present administration.

Jtd 1 Thornton is quite an autnoriiv I r- in th-Told town of McDonogh, peopledlt ivi w-LsTT is. with uegroes who are. ojr Jh7 V' 'most part, the descendants of e.itiiit miser's slaves. A graveyard, with its were once the i4u. miser, and told 1 bad destined them for.udjaveunesiU the mscrniticent plaii iauf formed in his wul for the tayii und building ox the town of rwhen theraiU road would comeVii i ihnust auu wife, tuu.

1 wove for the siea the isolated oui wore 1 JOHN M'DONOGH. town to which, in a fit of brokenhearted paion," he gve bis name; however wild the dream he harbored that this desolate spot would one day brcome a city, rivaling in splendor the Ealmiest days of old New Orleans, bis opes were destined to prove as ephemeral as the mitt- that a roan from the cy press swiunp Itevoiui his ancient habitation and rosted for an instant above tiio dim. gray tomb as it slowly faded from our view in the distance. The railroad has come to McDonogh-ville and left it as it was fifty ears ago, be bind the age; and there is no sign in the lazy, restful air which pervades the place of the stupendous trd and commercial importance its fonn' predicted for it. All that remains, the once well cultivated plantation is a barren held and a few negro cabins scattered here and there, and the present condition of the towu is a sad commentary ou the fabled dream of tne enthusiastic visionary.

As New Orleans niis progressed, has retrograded. Loug tto the Mississippi river chose the town for the scene of its special fantastic diversion. Washiutou, Adams and ettersou streets, the pride of the old millionaire iu his dar, now lie in the midst of the The old bouse, in which for more than thirty-five years he lived, aud the quaint wharf at which his nt.l-fashioned skiff could be seen, have luntr since yielded to the encroach-men is of the merciless waters; even the great brick yard, which her built in I anchauiauuerhethought.it would he limpregnable against the winds and the destructive elemeute; the hundreds of negroes who were employed as mechanics, master mason, to keep iu repair the great landed 'estate, are dead, or scattered far and wide, and only -Edward Thorntou and the humble grave iu the old cemetery remain as connecting links in the life history of tne of the most eccentric men the world has ever known. John McDonogh was of Scotch-Irish Earentage and was born in Baltimore, let a. 177a.

He was liberally educated, and the influence of bis early home-life must have been sweet and tender, to have made through the course of a long, unhappy life, an indelible impression upon a natnre ap-paremly so strong and rugged; from mdoxogh's fragments of his will Ule picture of that home seemed to have abided with him, and influenced him at time to soft and gentle Hs early embarked iu commercial pursuits, and in 1800 he eame to New Orleans, where he opened business in few years on his own account, and was soon regarded as one of the most successful ana wealthy men. In 1806, gay, dashing and a general favorite, not only in the highest bnsinesa ciroles, but also in tbe most exclusive homes of tbe proud Creole "noblesse." he retired from commercial life and devoted himself to the management of his large estate. He set up a handsome and expensive establishment, at the comer of Char-tree and Touloas streets, kept numerous retinue of servants, tine horse and splendid equipages, and was one ef the most desirable matches in the aristocrat! o-French quarter. But young MeDonogh aspired- hizh. and in privileged circle in which he moved none- ox the tamons beauties pleased im so well as the beautiful daughter fit Dob Andres Aimonaater iipxaa, wta hadvbeen intendant ox finances under the Bpanish administration in Louisiana.

The old story of his proposal and the Bcofnful rejection of his Suit by tbs pron i rnish den is com-mon tradiwo! the Creoles. MeDoiioghw. r.ot of Vnoble birth, and js' 1 marry 4 Li." A Imotl. i i -my be. ifo ofNt irou da itlbaand MeDononh Jfohit- Lunt and BerunoMu.

'i heavily, would laooj uui -than the Almonasters and Pout ind that -hit name Uve when tbe.ir proud ii ouldhiv Mink intoollmon. Is babitsand nature chr i.i,,- Knirerhe sold tt ma im OUt- Ot 09 Chnrt fomture, mil rs, u-i se; carnages teie -a I i that apparled the auctioneer himself. The next day Mri'-Miogh moved to a mall, painly furnished bona upon his plantation on the other side of the river, where, for nearlv nan a century, ne led a lonely, penurious life, with only one desire, one ambition th amassing of mouey. Ha bought a skiff and was never known to cross the river in a ferry but on one occasion, when a stonn raged so fiercely that it was the height of madness for him to attempt to cross in his fragile craft. After several unsuccessful attempts be bearded the ferry, aud so extraordinary an event was it considered that the next morutng one of (he daily papers contained a paragraph to the effect that John McDonogh had spent the enormous sum of nve cents in crossing the river, lit gradually isolated himself entirely from his fellow beings, and bis peculiarities and seclusion deepened with advauciug years.

On of his hobbies was the purchasing of real estate, and he made it a rule never ta sell a piece of land once acquired. 1 baye referred." he said, "as a revenue, the earth as a part of the solid globe. Oue thine is certain, it will not take wings aud fly away as silver, aud government bonds and stocks often do. It is the only thing in this world that approaches to anything like permaneucy." The prejudice in New Orleans against tbe close, penurious life the old miser led in those days was very great: he was never known to smile, to crack a joke, to give in charity, or to respond to the most heart-rending appeal. Tbe prejudice was increased by a suit which prosecuted against a widow and hei orphan children.

So bitter and constrained were the feelings engendered that the plaintiff, in his will, felt himself "bound to explsin in a few words, having seen and felt." as he says, "that my conduct, views and objects in life were not understood by my fellow-men; have much, very much, to complain of the world, rich as well as poor; it has harrassed me in a thousand different ways;" and then he cites this case in articular and complains of tbe aw vers for the defeuse, who repeatedly enjoin the jurors: 'Hold, gentlemeu of the jury, we pray you. John McDonogh is a man of unbounded wealth, who does not stand in need of the grave. amount of this note, and the defendant, who is a poor wid, and her orphan children are ruined, if yOQ give him a verdict for the amonnt I again sav I have much to complain of the world and of men in general. Elsewhere he adds: "They said of me. is-iCtl ne j9 old, withput wife or childet U8 tske from blnv what he nl fnfatuated men! They knew not that tbt was an attempt to take fromlthemselk-ea fOT had been laboring all my for myself, bat for them and thei children." -v There' is something pathetle inSthe will of this old man.

interlined with passages here and there, aa if iu a hut aud heart-breaking attempt after dearth to justify himself before a world wbfaae opinion in life, he seemed to value. little. Bat whatever his faults ot character, be was, at least, kind to bis slaves. He housed and fed them, built a church for them to worship in and often read the Bible and preached to them himself. He, at length, intro-ru a svstem of jrradua.lv'! maoamissiou by which each slave allowed in the space ef fifteen years to purchase bis own freedom, on coerat-tion that upon so doing be wouTd aj ouca return to his nativev Africa.

The plan worked so well upon tbe Mutation that chastisement of the sla, became unnecessary after that, Me-Doooah explains, "they bad sonVthiug 1 to look forward ta a spark Wowed in I their bosoms. Take hope frtuj a man's heart, aud life is not r(rth living." The first cargo of free uegioes left Al- fliers in Jane, ISil. They were eighty number and were boo id for Free own, Liberia. According tha pro-fl-' -me of his wjli a second erg0 i6fj Koilontbe steamer 'KebecC. It W(t AieDonogh'e theory that the Vetf negi -i ud the white mau could not lire side by side.

and. as parting couOstd to th colored, race, he enjoined fueui, 'a thuir friend, sha freedom to them, that thev aenarate fhamuivu iiqw iui woiw win; vuBf tHey takj- 9 1 1 I their wives, their children and their snbetanoe, and depart to the great and ancient land of their ftnt he made no man bis confidant, and the world never knew that there were soft and tender chords in the heart of John McDonogh. And so the year rolled on. To the astonishment of the ancient qasrter. another New Orleans rose above Canal street, thriffv.

progressive, and slowly, but surely adsorbing the the commerce and lands of the old Creole population. Swamp districts were reclaimed, streets were handsomely laid oat. and the swift tide of intelligent and wealthy emigration continued to pour in. One by one those who had built tbe early fortunes of the city had passed away and in this new world on tbe Mississippi there seemed little need of the old man who need to go about the streets of the faubourgs withvray locks and solemn mien, looking neither to the right uor to the left, but always witu his eyes fixed upon some imaginary goal what its definite object no one knew', or eared to inquire. Small sympathy was felt for him, for it seemed somehow an understood fact that be had piles and piles of gold hidden away some whore, that be deprived himself of every comfort that helped to make life aweet and interesting, and that in bis greed for the accumulation of riches he had been known to live on a 6-cent eoup boue three days, and the old dealer in St.

Mary's market said it was only every third day be could make five cents profit upon his sale of Irish potatoes to the penurious old man. "There goes the stinry old miser," the boys would ery after him. "Say. old manyou wouldn't give a fellow a nickel "You are tosiinsy to live!" wer the taunts that greeted him whenever he appeared ou tbe street a No one would have ever believed that be had once been young and handsome aud merry as the merriest: that hopes and ambitions snce proudly swelled iu his bosom: that there bad been a lost ebord in his life; a girl, with the dark and dreamy eyes of Spain, had played upon it. aud snapped the striug aud the melody thenceforth was forever bushed: that gold tbeu becama the sols aim of his existence; it dauced before bis eyes night and day like an elfin fay; in dreams he saw his coders tilled with tbe shining metal, and each morning he torn from his bed with an increased ardor for the treasure he coveted.

No oue knew that in this one all-absorbing passion of his life he believed he bad found the power for the life-long revenge be fought for; and all because a woman had ceased to smile and her Croud aristocratic father had taunted im with his lack of noble blood. The records of disappointed love hate no more striking iucident than this iu their anuals of proud hearts pierced to the quick, but too proud to complain. Une morning in lo-xi aicuonogn was seeu at the corner of Canal street, eagerly clutching a bundle of papers in bis bands. Every one stopped to look, for suddenly tbe old miser had paused aud raised his hand to his forehead, as if seized with a sudden faint ness. Then to the astonishment of the street, for the first time in forty years, he hailed an omnibus aud spent 10 cents to be driven to bis destination.

The boys shouted after him. the business men smiled significantly, but tbe old man graspod his papers more tightly and biids the driver hasten on to the courthouse. He alighted there and deposited a document, and no one Knew that it was tbe mighty testament bequeathing a priceless heritage to the children of New Orleans. For the last time that evening Mr. crossed the river In his ancient skiff; bis old slaves gathered around the bedside in the little room at and Jim Thornton, on-known to his master, sent for a physician.

The next day tbe lawyer. Christian Roselius. was summoned, and tbe Picayune of the ensuing morning. 27, coutaiued the following notice "The announcement yesterday evening of the death of Johu McDonogh took our city be snpnse and formed the sole subject of conversation wherever ha was known. His long residence among us, his immense wealth, bis peculiar babitsand appearance, had made bis name familiar la every household.

He seemed to be a man apart from his feilow-men. While youth and health and beauty year after year were struck down beside him. he moved on, tall, spare, erect, with sprightly step and look. Every school urchin recognized at. first glance tbe thin, sharp, intelligent face; the small, keen, brown eyes; the long, white hair; the prim, white eravat and high shirt collar the well-preserved old hat and blue umbrella; the old-fashioned, tight-fitting, blue cloth dress coat and threadbare and worn, though well-polished, hoes.

We had gradually become impressed with the idea that he would uerer die. He appeared as mnch an indestructible relic of our city's ancient History as tbe old statehouse or the old cathedral. One of these antiqne monu ments has been razed to 'the ground; the other has thrown off its old vesture tor a new oue: and the third. John McDonogh. now lies ready for his last journey and last restiug-piace the tomb." Mr.

McDonogh was buried very qui-ttly the next evening in the old graveyard at MeDonoghvilie, which he had laid out for his slaves, and where he requested to lie till the final removal of his body to Baltimore. A few white "persons attended tbe funeral out of curiosity, and tbe only mourners were his old and faithful servants. The next day his will was opened in court, and an inventory made of his estate. Among the old miser's papers, carefully hidden away, were found a woman's faded slipper and a knot of perfumed ribbon. The unexpected disposition which -he made of his vast wealth tended to modify the prejudice ynicfnad.

takes root in the popular mind, and in the passage of years the unselfish labors of his Vtfe have appeared in their true light, and Ipukiug around on all sides upon tbe noM structures which bear his name, aud to which the little children of New Orleans go to imbibe the knowledge that will make them honored and useful citizens, each heart concedes that John McDonogh has won, lasting claim upon the gratitudeyof the oity that once ridiculed him. 1 The undercurrent ot gentleness in his the aud tender feelings that were smothered during so many years of isolation, misconoeption and misanthropy, are now by that great vindicator, the tribunal out of his real character appear in various passages in bis will, tne last clause 01 wbiou reads as follows! "The love of singing given me in my youth has been the delight and charm of my life throughout all its subsequent periods and trials. Still has its love and charm pervaded my existence and gilded my path to comparative bappi-uess below, aud I firmly believe led me to what tittle virtue I have practised." The man who could feel this seutimsnt. who could cherish a faded slipper and a knot ribbons, who could request, "as a small favor, that the little children should sometimes come aud plant a few flowers above his grave," must have possessed an extremely tender aud sensitive natnre. aud bis sufferings during his long and misunderstood career must have been Drumirtinnutrlr irreat.

As the ages roll away, and generation alto, generation receives ths benefits that jr through bis uiaenuicent bequest i'a tha broad light of knowledge which will be diffused through the laud, it is a grateful thought that at leugth, after mauy years, a day has been ectasias wben tbe littleones will gather with flowers to crown his bust, and be taught tc bless the name aed the memory of their benefactor. The old don lies mouldering away beueath the great altar of the cathedral, aud at stated intervals chimes are rung out in bis memory from the ancient bell tower. But few tbere are who do not tuiuk it is only the eustc.mary signal cailius the faithful to eburtfh. jb.u McDouogb's -on. its fruits are sweet.

MA RIB i JSliie 1829. 1 Balsainle 8ymv 'asaeertaia etitv -is, nd sOoojiu. bold by druggist. eoae8 i iu pnblie i IS. Colds, bi i' i threat a -J JEA3 BAPTISTE Hl'dAS THE HERMIT OF TERREBOXNK.

The subject of this brief sketch, says the Houma Courier, was born in a small farmhouse, four miles above Thibodaux. parish of Lafourche, in the year 1812. At the age of 19 he removed to Terrebonne and, engsging in farming, be soon acquired considerable property, and while on the road to prosperity he practically lost his reason. The real cause of his insauity is still unknown, but it is said that it was brought about by' tbe fickleness of his lady love a young and handsome Creole girl of this parish, who jilted him almoSf at the altar order to marry his rivaL It was a sad blow to his brave and sensitive heart, and be became despoudent to a degree bordering on insanity. On the day that his fiauoee walked to the altar to become the wife of his rival Dugas swore that never more would ho live in a world where bis dearest hopes had been ruined aud shattered to atoms by the faithlessness of woman whom he loved and trusted.

He was true to bis word. He built himself a hut in a dense strip of trees and briars aud wild flowers, aud there he has remained in solitude for the past fifty years. Though of an unbalanced mind, the characteristic life of this lonely hermit is exceedingly interesting. His wearing apparel at all seasons of tbe year consisted of a common gray blanket tiirown loosely around his body, and, although be owned a trunafull of clothing, be could never be persuaded to exchange them for his blanket. His bed consisted of gray moss heaped up la a comer of his nut.

In tbe early days of. his retirement Into the woods, his food eousiated of snakes, wild hogs, rats, eto This mannerof liviug coutinned until persuaded by the administrators of his estate to use more palatable food. Of the meats brought to him he always reserved a portion to be distributed atuoug the small insects which inhabited his hut, even goiug so far as to place syrup in oyster shells to feed the ante, aud he allowed no one to injure or kill his little pets. Two years ago his home was destroyed by tire, aud auother of similar dimeu-siousand of the aame primitive style of arcbiteoture was built by neighbors. He paid very little attention to ths mosquitoes which, during the summer, swarmed around his little Lome like dark clouds on a rainy day.

To his visitors he iuvariably and sadly pointed to "old grandfather's clock" on the rough mantelpiece. It was the only oruameut in his home, but it no longer kept the -record of time of the years of it master's onbappiness and misery. The presence of visitors and their was always aunoying to him, and his auswers to all questions were curt and short. Children, however, were always given a krndly. welcome.

He frequently joined Lh8 Jn crayfish parties. Unless aggravate others, he was as harmless as JK" but when angry ha wasdaugero. he was supposed to have at all n-V hnntingkuife concealed in the folds his blanket to be used in case of necessity tla a weapon of defense. He had iugeniously constructed a press for tbe purpose of extracting the juice out of his favorite Creole cane. His little cane mill was simplicity itself, but it auswered tha purpose for which it was designed.

His daily walks were confined strictly to the limits of his valuable property, and no oue remembers of ever having seen him go a step beyond, except once, mauy years ago, when he was taken before the district court in Houma to answer the charge of having attempted to demolish tne Catholio church ou lower Terrebonne. At the trial it was shown that Dugas, having donated tbe site fur the church, objected to the dancing at a fair given for tin. purpose of raisjug sufficient uuds to complete the building, saying to those who arrested bim wbile in the act of tearing down tbe edifice that the place was intended for a house of worship, and not for the purpose of amusements. He was acquitted, He was a descendant of the original Acadiaus, wbo came to Louisiana years ago to avoid the persecution? of English tyranny. On Wednesday, JXov.

13, lyi, sjrtTHEi was. mortal of Jean Baptists: Dugas passed away. At his death bedtod many of his relatives ana iriends. 9 died at tbe ripe old age of 79 years. His estate is valued at 84000 and wili be distributed among his leKal heirs.

Thus euded the career of the "wild man of lerre bonne." IBM JA T8 Do thy day's work, mr dear, Tuouicn fast and dark the clouds are drlft- lng near, ThoutcU time has little left for hops ut very much for fear. bo thy day's work, tbougb now Tbe band must falter and ths bead snast bow. Aird far above ths failing foot shows las bold mountain brow. Tt there is left for ns. Wbo on (be valley's verge stand, trembling thus.

A llgbt that lies far in the west-sort, slat, but luiulnoua. Ws can give ktndly speeolu And ready belpiug bauds ta an aud aea And patieuee to tne young around, by smiling sileuoe teacb. We ean give centle thought. And charity, by life's iute And wisdom from old faul toll and failure 1XB taught. fc- 'own, tv X' We cau rive loverT" By se.nsh suatos at 1 iiy tbe kn aiuj -r; inaxe routu 00.

1 u.t. Aad if ray hearts rejset Tbe ciris -are bold would raic isrs 0 or ebecked I Da tbe briirht roads that scarteli yield Vll Thr, dotby day's work stilt he eaiui dseo founts of ion are sUwi to caul; I i I beavea may yet tbe Bsrvs. 1 orkworu bauds to all. I Ji lAUthsXs: i AFTER fOUTT. After forty, looks ctw thinner.

We gr-'w stouter there the rue I linger loafer o'er eoX dinner, Shirk thstaatutinalfcUO fter forty we set lasy To tbs isfls the re1?" Tbev may flirt with Dot Whilst ye loiter o'er ssrw After forty, we discover Acnes ana psias eistinctiy Ones a lobster salad lover. How wi court tns homely Stew! Afr miry, niireta and us, Bad to (ell. an sasr nrev: jjeaTlngUchUonieness behind US grow graver cay oy aay After forty, sancy misses Treat ss like tbeu- own nanaa. jfo fear sow of atolsa kisxes. Billets doux irat mtunmasl But.

tbetr white ann oaiioly resting On oarsboalders, if you please, Xhey will ssic (I aoi not jesting) Atter oar rheouatie knees 1 After forty, we're approaching Fosydom so Ktuel tbtnfc; And ws vrvwl at atwht Ob our preeiocis forty winks. O'er tbe stUa we crawl wttb caution, We. once sjnls as roe; For life's astuma is our portion, And its spring went long ago 1 1 After forty, rraybeards elaim us Quite as one of tUero ah me I Men of sixty thus defanis us Ws are only forty-three I Old Jlut Crow. tov scrawls with, plsasore After forty, ou our Hiis 1 Time who picks our locks at leisure, Winks at wigs the borrid quia I What's the moral of the matter This, and lay it well to heart; After fortr, eeaa UUt ebatter, Aet mo mors tba striplings part Let as take with resignation. In old rogies ranks a place; TIs aa art worth eultiTsttnu.

That of growing ol with erace: (8b James Gazette. BABY ONE- SCUD Trie BverytMnr without KeUe Ko Kest Night or Day, Cored by Catlcora Remedies, My basv. when tw months otA, had a break. Inm out with what tbe doetor called ecsema. Her bead, arms, feet and hands were each one soiid sura.

1 tried sveryUdns, but neither tbe doctors nor anything else did ber any good. Ws eoulil ret no rest day or nlg-ht with her. la sty ex tremity I tried the Co-ticcka BSManics. but I run less 1 had no faith In them, for I had never seen them tried. To my great surprise, in ons week's Uve after begia-lnrtousethe Ccncuaa REMEDIES.

the sores ware well, but I continued to use the Rksol-vknt for a lit Us while, and now she Is as fat a baby as you would like te see, and as sound as a dollar. I believs my baby would have died if I had not tried CuTtcCBA Remedies. I write this that errj mother with a baby like mine can feei eonfldrnt that there is a meaiclns that will cure the worst eecema, and that medicine is the Ccticvka Remedies. alas. XixB bisoeb, Lockbart, Texas.

Cuticura Remedies Cure every hnmor ef tba akin and scalp of infancy and ohihuiood, whether torturing, diaHrunnir, itohbig, bnrninr, scaly. crustedT pimply, er blotchy, with lot ef hair, and every impurity ef the blood, whether simple, sorofuioua, or hereditary, wben tba beet phyaioiaaa and aU oilier remedies talL Parents, aero year children years ef mental and phyaioal Bevis new. Cares mads in cuildbood are pmnanen OOTlCOKA Remedies are tbe areeteet skta eurea, blood pnriQers, and hnmor reanedlea ef modern times, are abaolately pure, and may be saed the yoaaxest infant with tbe most gratifying success. Sold everywhere. Prtoe, 60c-i Soap, 25c: RasoLVKNT, 1.

Prepared by the POTTEa Dkua ano oaaMiCAi. ooapoaaTioa, Boston. taend tor "How te Cera Skla Diseases, 64 pages, 60 muttra liana, and 100 PIH PLE. black-heads, chapped and oily skla eurea utkps ba js kdicatso bOAi. FREE FROM RHEUMATISM.

la ene minute tne CaUrsrw Antl-Patn PlaaterrelleTes rheu-matie, aciatio, hip, kidney, chest, and muscular pains and weaknesses. Tbe Ontt and omlr in. Stantaneeoa paln-kHllng plaater. EVERY I0M Owes It to Herself to bo Are yea troubled wita any Otsool oration or discaia ef the akla, or Is year eotsplexiaa not entirely aaUstaetory 1 If so, then use FACE BLEACH. rr wxivii cure you.

If yon have ae blamiah liwm txaprore and preserve your eomplexlon. Kadama RupparTs Face Bleach sells at $3 par. alnda betUa, which win always shew bav prereaeat. er bettlas, naoaUy to dear the eomplexlos perfectly, sawareeriailtaanna. The eri final and only gxaohke -aee amah always bears alnsrsra and pbetegraph of at adams A.

Kopptrt, the ertxlBAtex, on label. Call er send 6 eente postage tor book. -Hw to be BeauUXul." Mme.A.RTJPPERT, llOOH BUILELI3, NEW ORI.KANS, LA. frffll-ouTIy JAPeVhcSl: mm v-iire ioc rxies ei whatever Kina Blind or a Zr FH boxes for S3 OO; tr r''ynP 01 price. A written iraLe PoaiUvely rlr.n each purcLaaerof i bexT when nurciiasnlat on.

7 cMuiuia pack. ratraa jey i xiuanuisw Beaut! as Possible 1 1 im Beg to Asuoufi. to tie PubUe 1)0 unAMi TOOK PLArit ntn-. And say peraoe. A 1 can et any of mj Tea am Jl' vri ta.

aw AAa Sjf, Ta, CcITgssr Spiaes 'ui bi ir y-fpnt tie lt ot Jaanary 1 a-ui enKUleme to lh- o'ee or ra iu. of BEAUTIFUL prit To all. parSoo wishing to ftircaaaa VUlt rcy Th and Crffee JSurs dani -wjas week and got a Beaotifui clwidr J0H5 T. SHAr 4 Cam S9 mml 4 Hagailaa a a sua hiiiut rvifvlE. GOILARDl Hp.

17 BOURBON STHEr NEAR CANAX, Annonnoes to Her Knmerona Cestoaf tst the Public in General Ttat Sha Gaa it 'Beeslreaalrgs Aaaurtmantof ht Prom the Lea (Ting Parisias Eooa-i Culldren'a Uau and French Coraataa Cr nl6 SuTuThlm L0TTEHT. KOTICK. Woe- 803. 1237. tl0 and 3163 assured 1 gift at 8." Anna's Fair.

Picture tu ebttL by Mrs. W. Bothick. Call for Jewelry and tor any ether Inform Hon desired upon K. a.

BRAY. S5 Boertos 8tret O. 247 won ths Bracelete atKaslw El-i street. ttdBV Ww VM WAT A Is tA WMAaVdA OisV, i fa au, con 01 -i LOT1TCBT. BATURDAT.

Deo. lSOass 5S tat 1SS1 78i5SI 8 23 27 Ths sbere drawtnea are nnbliahed la aU V. 1 principal ptpera, and are draws la public OAiv itina n-wni 01 niutmrur. Witaesa mir handa at Ktw Orleaha, Lav. thla ln iay ef lieoomiier, is 1.

at ciOCE s. aa. Plans of enr Uaily Drawing eaa alwaS seea at all tuaea at oor branch oftoes. J. A.

A. BOI S6EAU, -DAS A. WILSON, Commit! on era. MTKY I TO BUY i 1 TiiM iimr, iripit M.iu mmi sen siYimi I Mm that FL J. IAtXTM Mmi Year Ticket, aa be has a Ll'ORV HAND.

Cor. Csme A Girod '1'prln, A TTHPKEC03IMIJ 1TTB1CTICX om two mmoss iisixibijtil Lonislaiia Stats Lottery Cqpsi TneorporateA by tbo LegleUtBrs fur Xdac Sienal and Charitable purpnaea, and Its fra chlea aiad a part at tha State Coaawx tioa, ta 187S, by aa vsaraauiuia rorciu VOTsV To Coattaae ratfl Janwery 1, 1S93. Ita GRAND DAT SS take place (Ju aa4 I seen ber). aai lie GRAND SINeLX NUMB DiUWlKui take vlaoe la each ef thee lea mon tha la the year, and are all drawn ta lie, at Uis Acadamy ef hi aai hi aw Orlsaiu, i Famed for Twenty Tears, for Integrity Its Drawiass aad PraaiBt Payaaaat a Frlxes. Aueered aa follewsi "We da hereby eertlry that wa tapervtM tv arraafremaata far ail tha Monthly as4 Anaaal Drawinini ef The Xoulaiaaa 6iau I tery Cekad la person menace asd eeaarai Irawiaaa theraaelvea.

aad tXat the aaiae a eondueted with heaeaty, Sairaeea, aad 1 faith toward all parUea. aad we aatherlu 1 ConipAsy to aae thia eertiflcata, with tae-airr ef ecu signatures ashed, in its adrei. 'Ws, the anderMrned Banks sad Baskan, -w" Pay all Prises drawn la the Loaiaiaaa 6U Lotteries, which may be nraseated st soontera. K. BLWlLaiSLTT.

Frawh. lVaw Kat. Eaak V. LANirX. Preau State Kat.

Bank. A. BALD WIS. Prael. H.

O. Kat. Bank, CAB.L. KOHK, Presc Union Kab Bank. WTX1.

TAXS PIAOI AT TXM Icademy ef HbsIc, Kw Orlear' dec is, capital PBizs 100.000 NUMBER3 IM THE Eli, T.TST OV PRTZ3. 1 PBIZB I PBiZR 1 FRiZS 1 PP.IZS op tsoo.ooo ta OP OP 100. WOO is lWi fcO, 000 is J. are 10,000 are o.poa are 8.600 are PR12F.3 OP 40.C tO.i 6 PR1ZMOP 10 PRlZKdOP S5 PRIZSOP 1(H) PRIZKSOP 800 PRizrSop tO.i 1 t(x are eoo are 400 are SOO PRXZASOP iH.nTwiwiM vitrei 100 Prizes ef C1.CO0 are 10-J Prizee ef 00 are. 100 Prlxes ef 0O are TT8M1.VAI.

raizca. 999 Prizes ef $200 are. 1 89 Prises of 200 1 S.144 Prizes, amcrantiac to $iZ3-l FRICB TICKET. Wliele Tickets at Forty Balres hl0t Quarters 910 Eighi t- TweaUeths i Fortieths tU c- CN eth Ldat Leaal. cinU Eats.

55 FrM IlcIits it 1 1 1 SPECIAL RATES TO AaXXTS. aqzxts waktso eveststsi import ant. fjeed Tear Blener by Sxpreaa ponse ia lmmm aa Lm Uiu Fin I en which ioai we will pay aU ehsrr- will slao prep ty Kitnw L'liaros TiC and LIS i OF PJlsi festdsa ieikiu.rnt. AUdrees PATJI CONRAD- Ifgwoau- Girs fall address end saaks aigaa Cnntresa baring lately passed laic ttie nae of tan niaus te A IX. La.it Pm tbe kxpresa Ooaipaaiea la asae' 1 aoondt-ata nt Liate tne 1 eurta abaTl lii-ticntloa.

The Poaial author iii evuuuue te ocllTer all Otw 4 4. h-ra aiiUrefMd to r.ul Obarao. 1 deiiier tl.liKK0 letter T- erucial prises will iit'V wad Lfcal Agenta after "pn 5T ant. 0' JUpraaa, i- people ef ihia uia at ki tits I j- AprUiSjJ, as Seaut las: year. la tlie e.eeuon to he b.

th orasr ai.d aecl-iia ci-n April of Doit vear nivra''ar Ue i.o:tery aiiall ceae to dr'ant C- Jasuxry. 16D5, or alill crj-fi tlie l.t of Jantury, lfJ9. 4XCT? TNDtR A PIHi-nifSl inut-r tery will euatinoe to a raw autu ar aere are ao anaoy achviuea eo the nariet for ti.tr T.n-i.r. rtT ur-niit u-n, rfj Iniver. inn.t see te 11 aud -brlriit Lxvim i'Al.

'i qJ uune o'-urrt, saTexuaaa cbaatt lursyriia, 6 a ff 01 lAsltc I FFir L. I 14 LSLiLiL.L Oowlaaiacra iior Jwas nlec ncl 1. era I lies era 'he: ar; II' ii: ie i at iat J- 3 Ii' 1 ei ia -D -it -ea tier Etra I. 1 0 --tt Im lie; via I re -ta Vas 1 on -r. bo '-ei; "-s a Jt -e, the: tot iau 'ov, nio; lala and 0h -tt 1 I 5 mi.