New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-29
FR0sa MOBILE BAY.


| Correspondence of the New Or!ean8 Creseent.l
sHoRT's HOTEL, Mobile Bay, June &c.
Ten years Is it possible Ten years-long
weary years since sat in this room How
everything is changed, and yet how like its old
self almost everything isl The waves still break
on the sandy beach, with their murmur eternal
The wind tghs through the magnolia trees as it
used to do; the magnolias look just the same
perhaps the pendant MOSES are trihe longer, or
the leaves have assumed slightly darker hue
| The mocking birds sing the same old airs in the
same old trees. By JoVe, I almost fancy they are
the game birds But the old familiar faces? Gone,
| all gone. True, the proprietor, our most excel
| lent host and his worthy lady are the same--a
| trife older; he thinner, perhaps, and not hand
somer; she shade more stout and enl0Onpoi7lE,
But where is the gay, roicking set that ten years
agone made the woody shores Of Baldwin resonant
| with song and laughter? Aye, where +? Each bat
te-feld from the Potomac to the Rio Bravo, might
| answer the question had it tongue. Their bones
moulder On every hard fought field, from Manassas
to Spanish Fort.
| took stroll yesterday afternoon in the woods.
alone; fer in revisting these scenes Of our youth,
emotions are arouaed that We are never willing
Hoy the world to see. Tears viii spring uabiddea
| to the eyes. Solitude Is like night. Hearts draw
nsarer to each o.ier, and friends grow dearer,
| calmed in Me silent center Of night, aud We can
tEen utter thoughts ana speak Words that daY
| would mock and jesr at. So, il solitude, we may
rcvsl in our own emotions, and as We think Of
old times, old fr,euds, old joys, We can open our
hearts and confess the truth, and cease to make
believe and seem.
found an old magnolia, in whose rind party
Of US had cut our names, some twelve years since.
Most Of the names were iIlegibie but one stared
at me like specter frcm tie far.oG shore. Twas
that of a. B. Meek, Z" the sweet singer" The
letters were large, porty as he used to be; and as
| sat On the ground and read them, thought ]
once again heard Lis sweet, persuasive tones, and
saw his mild, benevolent face beaming wit! friend
ship and goodness. Alas d" the golden bowl is
broken that held lLle's rosy winei
But weary you. As my father used to say
when we children got to quarrelng, " Let's talk OF
something good to eatW
Shade of Frar Jphn, das Eait0qneuTs! Oh! mJ
. right monking monk, how would your face slime
your chaps water, your jolly paunch shake ant
yearn, could you bat look in on our dining table
Not Theleme, or the feast Of the Homenas offer
such bill Of fare. know net to whom Epiouru
left the mantle of his memory, but am sure tina
Short has if not the whole Of that garment, a
least the largest share.
| Hyperbole aside, have never seen such a tabl
at any hotel in this country or in Europe. 1t is
miracle of cookery and sklful arrangement.
As a summer retreat, this place combines ever
advantage that could be desired. The bathing
fishing and boating facilities are fratrate. TIL
table, as I said, is unsurpassed; the house largt
airy aad extremely cool; the water delicious, an
the woods around furnish the most beautiful prom
enades In additio& to this, the society is exec
lent, and he house as quiet as gentleman
country residence. Give it o trial, you toWnwear
Oheanoa.
; The only objection to be made to the place o
this side of the bay is, the wharves are 50 Gwfl
long. Many of them are half and one or tive
three quarters Of mile long indeed, it is sal
of one of them, that it is a mile long On accouI
of the tremendous freshets in the upper rivers til
water is unusually fresh on this side, and, cons
, quently fishing is not so good at present. How
ever fish, and some fine ones too, are caught,
quantities sufficient to supply the tables ar
furnish considerable sport to the disciples OF Isaa
Walton. Col. Tom Taylor caught large red iis
off the wharf yesterday. The colonel looks
blooming and looming as when he led his regimel
, into Kentucky.
1ebterQay Was 0L JOuu CdSi anu lue le
brethren Of the mystic tie, that were on this sid
went over to the city to unite in the ceremonies
your humble servant among the number. Owl
to a severe palpitation of the heart l was, hoy
ever, unable to take an active part, and cou
only be locker on. You will no doubt, see
the papers an account of the whole affair, SO
detailed description would be superluous.
Among the boarders here is Mr.. Caldwell, pre-
dent of the gas company, who is one of the fine
musicians that it has ever been my good fortune
listen TO. HIS flute solos are marvellous. Amol
the lady boarders are some fine musicians, and !
have elegant parlor concerts almost every night.
The weather has been intensely warm for fe
days past, but the shower of yesterday cooled
the atmosphere, and this morning is deciot
There are no mosquitoes or gnats here, and t
ladies do not keep poodes-so there are no fet
saw Eph. Tolly and the sheriff of - coun
taking drink together yesterday in town. Th
both say that " eff old Bob did tell that newspap
man them facts in regard to that ar little airs
affair, he is the durndest, meanest, onTcnlitttm
old liar 'twixt Nobel and HI" ...
AS Tolly wanted to fight, and had been drink
uit some of Asa Holts lightning, kept dark; but
more kept my mouth shut the more he roared,
had to leave the couple without finding out wi
they were doing in town together
Truly yours, p. L. j