Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-04-09
"A Trip to the Marangouin.

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Those of our citizens who desire, at this de-
lightful spring time of the year, to take a trip
in the country, to see the green leaves that have
recently given life to a sombre forest, hear the
warbling birds, breathe the pure and scented
air from the wild flowers that deck the streams,
and sit beneath the shades upon their banks to
angle for the delightful fish with which they
abound, could not take a direction more pleas
ing than that which leads to Crosse Tete and
the Marangouin.
With this view, we got on board a few days
since, that swift running little packet the Mary
Jane, Capt. SHORT, and at the appointed hour
sped away on our voyage down the rapid cur
rent of Bayou Plaquemine at the rate oftwelve
knots an hour. Though small, and of neces~
sity being cramped in her cabin, cooking and
bar-room facilities, yet we never saw any one
| that had travelled on this little boat but who
boosted of a better appetite, and Of having en-
| joyed a heartier meal than they would had
| they been on board one of our finest packets.
When opposite DARDENNE's, We rounded too
for Dr.. F. r., a genuine philosopher and a true
| disciple Of Isaac Walton he had been amusing
himself during the morning in catching fish
with a dip nett, and now came on board with a
bag full, composed of white shad and other
precious qualities, which made many a mouth
water before the cook had got them prepared
for the table.
A little farther down, we came to the Indian
Village-what was once an Indian village in
reality Of a tribe in this vicinity now nearly
extinct-when we changed our course and en-
tered what is called Crosse Tete Bay, which
at this season overaows the Crosse Tete road,
caused by the back water flowing up from bay
GU PlaQuemine, and which prevents travelling
| by land in this direction during several months
every year. This Bay is about a quarter Of a
mile in width and three in length, and at low
water affords excellent fishing, and is a great
resort for the lovers of this sport from our
town and vicinity. At the head of this bay,
Crosse Tete bayou enters, a beautiful stream
| but the hanks of which are overlooked at high
water season for three or four miles up from
its mouth. Were a levee to be made from
the ferry many fue plantations would doubtless
be opened; but now, the first one Of any note
that we see in ascending, is that of URs1s
DA1GRE, about ten miles up, followed immedi-
ately by those of DAN'L. HOLIDAY, CHARLES
BooKsN and Dr.. GARRETT, when we come to
| what is quito q village in appearances frame
| and very handsome school house, the dwelling
and farm Of Capt. GELLEssEAu, the stores of
JAMES P. LoNGLEY, JAS. H. JOHNSTON and II.
DELEGRAvE, the commodious hotel of U. L.
TRoxcLER, and the "Mezodion," kept by our
old friend SAM'L. REA, Esq. Here we left the
steamer, which, after discharging her freight,
kept on her way up the bayou.
Next day-it was a bright and beautiful
morn-we got in a buggy, and, with fishing
tackle in pocket, started for the Marangouin,
on a road nearly as level and as good as the
shell road in New Orleans. We passed in sue
csssion the fine sugar estates of KEEP g. GRE
AUD, CHAs. A. SLACK, (near which is a beauti-
full little church and parsonage,) OTARD & La
BAuvx, Zone on each side of the Bayou SUGe
& WARDEN, THEo. JOHNSTON, DR.. CAMPBELL,
Mrs. DICKINSON e. w. J. Began, ISAAC Err
WIN and Mrs. WooLFoLK-1e latter having a
front Of about three miles in cultivation. We
observed several Indian mounds along the bay
on, on 8 beautiful one, some twelve feet high,
is built the residence of Mrs. Voolfolk.
A short distance farther up we left the bank
Of bayou Crosse Tete, and turning directly
into the forest, reached The Marangouin, about
a mile from the former bayou. Here we met
a cavalcade Of ladies and gentlemen, in buggies
and on horseback, going on a fishing excursion,
snd presenting a delightful picture of content.
ment and happiness.
We had now reached the Marangouin, at the
plantation of Mr.. JACKSON, a point about forty
miles from P~laquemine, and a short distance
from the boundary line between Iberville and
Point Coupe. Here we unharnessed-amus-
ed ourself fishing, and in assisting to rear the
frame for the first store in this vicinity-got a
fine venison dinner-and in the afternoon left
for the place we started from in the morning,
with q furious appetite for supper, and delight
ed with our ride, with the scenery and the beau-
tiful plantations, with the generous counte-
laapces Of the sterner sex and the lovely ones
u theHeaker-and altogether, enraptured with
our trip to the Marangouin.
Mutual Forbearance.-That house will be
kept in turmoil where there is no tolerance of
each others errors, no lenity shown to failings,
no meek submission to injuries, no soft answer