The regional marbles tournament is fast approaching, but without your help, New Toulouse Parish may go unrepresented. That’s because Boudreaux, the local star “mibster,” recently misplaced his lucky marbles.
Apparently trusting in a bag whose structural integrity is less than ideal is a good way to scatter one’s prized possessions all over town. The heartbroken Boudreaux told us, “Maybe I’ll just give up playing marbles forever, me.”
But Boudreaux’s friends aren’t giving up so easily. The Boudreaux Spotters Illiance (“Yeah, we spell it with an ‘I’—what are you, the dictionary police?”) formed recently with the goal of finding every one of the missing marbles in time for the June tournament. Headed by Boudreaux’s pals Thibodeaux and Robicheaux, the BSI is calling on the public to assist in the hunt.
According to Thibodeaux, the good people of New Toulouse have stepped up to offer rewards for the marbles’ return. (Turn to page 7 for the current list.) Said Robicheaux, “Boudreaux, he loves them marbles. He even gave them all names, like they was people. Please help us get them back!”
Mayor Henri Godenot added, “That Boudreaux was the best marble player in the world, but he can’t be the best if he lost his marbles. We need to help him so he can go on to marble fame and glory.”
If you would like to help find the marbles, go to the New Toulouse land office to obtain a marble hunter’s kit. The Missing Marbles hunt runs through May 30.
Gigi Lapin lives in New Toulouse Bayou with her pet crawfish, Jimbo.