New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-15

might have been the revenge Of the skull at the
sea shore
g C'fst CeIq = exclaimed L'Amiran1, eager
". 81 You have discovered the secret | will
give you twenty dollars; my good friend, to take
70 opeieusas, where you viii have masses said
ior the goul Of that paurre diabie !"
me apaniaTd willingly departed, and it is
nee !csa to add that from thai day tie whole
'aiNiiy were freed from the prosecutors but
9reat chahge had taken place in the cherished
pfe1udSea 81 l. A'nirand lie lad been fairly
driven irnfn his stronghold Of -kepticism Nv 4
! sad experience, ard he now rp.htJ n the ex
IRENE Of crciuhty. At the most cytrayaoaut
and atsIrd propositions ne w0nId o,i, g6akL
til- head and say rnournfuiiy "IdiI uot enca
hciicyc thosc things but ! was punfshsd for nv
- II + fr.th now doubt nothing for vould
not willingly renew the rniseries II launted
ncu-s.
CHAPTER VII
There are hut few remarks to % made upon
the face oF the country, or natural productions
If Calclaeu. the soil is, in most places, sterile
although there can be found prospect more
pleasing 10 the ey2 than the vast Prairies WHICH
order on the lake.
In the sprine or summer their green md un-
dulatng surface, divers ned BY flowers Of every
hue from the brilliant PIlox 70 the modest Yer
bena convey TO the mind refreshing sense O.
eu9lness and yerdure Here and there little
oasls Of trees remove the monotOny inseparable
from p level and uniform surface, while large
herds II cattle, grazing n every direction, are
the animated accesstfias 20 this landscape oi
quiet an dreamy l0yeilnezs
= The Acacia FarEIalana Is generally found
| on the banKs Of streams Liz most Of the
species, it i. ot a gnalisI and crooked growth,
| 1ut when in bloom its pendant branches, with
| It's feathery leaves anu e lden balls Of rich
and ppngent odor give il the first place among
the Indigenous productions Of the country An
| acquatic plant, the Lotus, is also remarka Bile
| for its beauty and singularity. The name Lotus
has occaaioned such diversity Of opinion, and
has been applied to such a variety Of plants,
that it is necessary to specify the one to which
| have reference belongs TO that class of plant
mentioned by Herodotus; to describe it, it is
only necessary to transcribe his words:
There Is species Of the Lotus. which grows
in the Nile, resembling rose. The fruit which
grows from the bottom Of the root is like a wa-p's
nest, and it is found TO contain a number OF ker
nels, the size Of an olive stone, which very
grateful either fresh dried"
The snowy chalice and graceful growth oil
this singular flower fully Justify the poetical
idea of the Egyptians, who represented the dawn
Of day by young boy sitting or sleeping " on
the flushed bosom Of Lotus flower"
The kernels of the fruit are, in Calcasieu,
employed for medicinal purposes, and are con
sidered sovereign remedy for nausea, heart
burn, etc
The Marsh Mallow (Althea Offcinalis) is
und here in great quantities, covering miles
in extent with its snowy blossom; and the Tar
ragon (Solidago 0dora) with its spicy odor and
aromatic taste, form no iuconsiderable part Of
the luxuriant vegetation which borders on the
lake.
Further in the interior the natural prcduc-
! tions become scanty, and the country assumes a
: wilder and sterner aspect. Towards the East
la grand prairie stretches out its desolate
7 and arid waste, unenlivened, for thirty or forty
miles, by single tree, or even shrub, TO form
landmark to guide the bewildered traveller
Surrounded on every side by interminabl,
0 marshes, he is compelled to follow narrow an,
! winding ridge, SO low as to be hardly discern
Il BILE from the adjacent bog. The slightest deyi
e alton from this course will leave him in a mo
/ rass, over which, in wet weather, might well b
" inscribed the " "Lasciate ogni esperanza q
e Dante
o never traverse this desert without ceasn,
e to wonder at the little intercourse kept up b,
the Cacasen with his naghbors The few NcI
Eng andels who have found their way to thi
e "unltima thUie" seem 10 regard impassahl
l. roads MS mere trfe, but they would carry t
N the Deserts of Arabia the same go-ahead an
n energetic spirit which would care nothing 70
4 any difficulty that would not impose an insur
erable barrier to their further progress Til
in shy nnl udolent Creole, however, feels little
c, no inclination TO oyerstep the limits which woul
OF bring him in contact with race distinct j
n language, manners and habits, from himself
us He could not live contentelly out of Calcasieu
to and in fact resembles many of the plants OF hi
lis native prairies, to which the scorchipg ray
IS an unclouded sun are necessary to pruduc
at DEVELOPMENT, and even to ensure vitality.
nd cannot take tinal leave of Calcasieu an
nd its Inhabitants without expressing an earne.
4 hope that when the Catholic or Protestant Pr