New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-08-14
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ents on all sides, who post you up SO fully upon all
matters connected with all sorts of places, that but
little is left for any outsider to write about but not
having seen anything from this point in your truly
welcome (when we can get hold Of it) and readable
paper for some time back, ! thought would drop |
you few lines just to let you know how the world Is
waggng in this quarter and also to give such intor-
nation to any of your numerous readers who may,
like u.s. feel disposed to start out and travel IN the
same track.
We started for Bladen from Mobile. Lett Mobile |
ut 4 o'clock P. NJ, on the steamboat Jeanette,
sternwheeer, but g0od g0er-carred us there III
about fifteen hours without accident or damage III
| fact, we had a lovely time. Captain Stone is q
trump, and all hands good to fall back upon in case
/ of difficulty Toa person long accustomed toalow,
level and swampy land, with no prospect beyond
but a continuoas marsh the sight Of rolling hills,
deep valleys, lofty trees preeiptous rocks, etc, is
wonderful relief, particularly when accompanied Gas
it was in our case) with the rolling of mighty thun.
der and the red glare of the Iightnings vivid FASH
that lit up the whole country for miles around while
the sound of Heavens artillery, reyerberating from
cliff to cliff, presented at once scene both mlgnf
cent and sublime.
But commenced to tell you about Baden We
arrived there early on Tuesday morning, and found
stages and omnibusses waiting to receive us [one Of
Them mean one of the BUSES, protested to 60 to
| Common and Claiborne streets.l
The distance from the river Tombigbce to the
Springs is about five miles, through a rolling, billy
country with pretty good road most Of tile way
! We made the trip in about one hour and quarter
with two rather ordinary horses to Jersey wagon
But what shall we say about the house and grounds
of the springs, (Cuum's) rs it first burst upon
view. Upon ascending small hill in the road it was
altogether lovely and put me very much in mind Of
one OF those elegant country seats the picture OF
which you sometimes see in Harpers Weekly and
other periodicals the house is large and c0mmodi0us
Chat the main buding) situated on the summit Of
a small eminenee surrounded ~ a number Of fine
shade trees long gallery extending the whole
| length of the building, both above and below fine
walks in all directions around the house, with hand
some summcrhouses, bridges bath and spring houses
together with the cluster of cottages scattered about
here and there, form scene at once picturesque and
very pleasing.
The waters are very fine, particularly the yichy,
which we use for all purposes drinking al table and
at the spring, washing, battling and in fact on every
occasion; it is soft pleasant water with little OF no
taste, but of yelowish tnge in color What its ne
olliar merit consists in do not know but we hear of
astonishing results from its use. almost miraculous
indeed
It is generally supposed by the residents and the
old stagers who come here 10 get rGiuyeuated that
every person who does come, comes in bad health to
be set up agan-conseGuent we took advantage of
this idea to represent ourselves in the same category
and the remarks which followed our presentation
were very funny. Anybody arrived today said a
fat old dowager to tall thin lady in curls aud six
honnces, while seated on the gallery in front Of the