The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-12-19
FaAnsttN. De-. 18th. 1862,

~ TINS region ~ The w0iiu put hit'st '"'-
iess that this part 81 NJ, Mary's sufpasses
IN beauty, fertility and agricultural richness
any part Of Louisiana from the Mississippi
10 Texas
II have Tod on ont.soep aud pounded
corn, and slept on shuek matlrasses aud
horse blankets, have felt amply repaid IN
The continual beautiful and varied scenery
that meets me in this portion Of The state.
The first object that meets the eye as one
energies from tho Buol, and COMES upon
I,erwieka Bay, IL large shell mound, on
the West side Of the Bay, and standing near
the bank Near this mound old MI, Bet
wick from whom tho Bay was named set
tied and built bis dwelling, and here he
recently died, by his own request, bis
body was buried upon the monnd which
Is about hIiy feet higl, and about The salne
diameter ut tbs base aud from lis position,
ovetlookn one III the most beautiful views
IN Louisiana Just below tho mound the
bay meets the l'uni coming from the East
and both widening out into fms sheet oi
water, about nlc across but turning IT,
the Southwest little, tho widti, Ia Sudden.
" contracted into less than bali thai distance
and forms the head ri The Atcbaialaya Bay,
and here tho Opelonsas Railroad will pro
baby cross Above the mound the Bay Is
about $50 yards sctoss, Of great depth aud q
solid shell boiiem.
The grave Of Berwick, IA a fit resting
place for one who spent So much OF long
life in It's immediate vicinity, and now
seems 10 stand srntty over the beautiful
valley that formerly echoed the crack 81
his rifle OF bore his light eanoe upon IT.
glass, surface From the bsy 10 FranRin
ia one Of the beat roads in tho Slate, and
nm told 1t ia equally es good 10 Alexandra.
There are many fine plantations, sonie
fine dwelling and for handsome mansions
built with taste and surrounded with baau-
iilpi trres and shrubbefy. franklin is
fine little town Of some 1900 inhabitants.
A count house, three church, several stores,
- cu#ionhouse and Que newspaper, tho
Planters Banner, Capt Gates formerly Of
Baton Rouge, naa large lumber mil here
and has lnst completed dwelling house,
that Is superior IN external appearance 70
any other houae in the town. There 10
tide from tho sen which sells NJ The 'lcehe
as iar ~ st. Martin, rendering u oi ample
depth for navigation most Of The year round
1bia Parish tesently voted iot The Railroad
tax by large mn orly, bu, many who op-
poaed the lax avow their determination to
Test the conqitu'ionally Of tho law.=though
most OF those who voted no ou the question,
say they did SO FROM po'fipif. and not iiorn
81 feeling of opposition to tho Railroad. --
While writing this, who should come up
but Col Heburt, the worthy democratic
candidate ipr Governor aud Major Heron
ol our ety. II industry aud activity are
gallani Col and our worthy noighbor are
bound to win the day, for they eeein deter.
mined to do thei, duty at all eycnta While
walking along The Bayou yesterday, ! met
n person " hose iaee struck me u. somewhat
iarn,lier, yet IL attempting 10 recall the
featutcn, tho indisluct and vague, tecolloe-
ton ! hll of thcu1 ljaillrd the rndehvor. 49,
There was something however about the
man, his tHapnors, his air his look, which
made me feel certain ! had seen mud known
him before, but where and when / could not
remember, until heard lis name called
a nd then II all flushed upon my mind nj
once He waa an old playmate Of boy
hoods days and aehoolielow times and we
had been aeparated fifteen years from out
homes, near the HUDSON, IN New York, 10
meet again for the Grst litoe in 30 long, here
upon the banks Of the Teehc, two thousand
miles from orr native land He had forgot
ten me IA of him. though like me, he re-
membered our youthful days on aports and
loyom recollectiong The giecn bills and
anowclad mountains OF the far north, It's
bright streams and glorious rivcrg, ia rocks
and valics mlngIing IN thousand memories
OF earlier life, came back upon my heart
with all their thrilling freshness as gazed
upon one who was thus early associated
with all my earliest and fondcst inpres IONS
of lie Forgetting for moment the boau-
tllul acencrY around nc | could not but re-