The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1870-11-09

feet high. and sat creeks like the biyuIs n,
the marshes of Louisiana. thread their wav
through them. AT the proper season til. v
haul this hay to their barns TO he useI as
winter feed for their cattle. The supply is
immense and the cattle ARE fond Of the d,,av
The farming country on this road is gen
orally poor. Som" of the land would -hirLlv
sustain rabbit. yet there are some pret,v
good farms in thi.> section of the Sat
There is considerable swamp g,c,s,h. 5w..i.e
pine. ana rocky land. .-fo-..y.--.-
\ -nuny Trury,--1 17u""unrs fTiiS w';7Er ''say--
fka." H4e, NsjnA people prsapvace 1t
F.s..-tl :: r
Sacd vss settled in the r,r I63l:s 6he
town. in 1860. cnntainel 62a6 in..asl,au
and the property wns estiinated at laboat
$4,000. 900. ---
| The house in which the wri.tr was 6orn
is situated about two miles from the citvssof
Saco. And the old castle stands there yet,
and locks hett-r than Il dhSsforty or fifty
years hgo. % ga n 5sisw
At Saco W. put up With an old an j va .u4d
friend AMI distant relation of our fathers
family. Mr.. Tristan Jordan. Jr.. who knows
more abaut the history of Saco. and it's old
iihabitnnts than any other man in that cify
We listened to his narrative Of the events
aad families in the past history Of this Place
With much interest. is1j'f'su
TRIP TO OLD ORCHARD BEACH.
ION the 18th Of September, our good friend
Mr, Jordan. took US to Old Orchard Beach.
about f-ur miles from the city of Saco. In
the entire trip. We were never out of the vi
cipity Of sand. gravel. porr land and pine
trees.
On our way to the bach we passed into
the Saco cemetery. and spent n Brief period
among the tnuibs of the Departed. A SUN
not less than hundred and fifty thousaod
dollars must have been scent in beau,ifying
this resting. place of the dead. Tie mar
BILE sasbss cutting. steps, images and 'psni,-
ments, are fine specimens of art. aud. good
taste. The deal are here we'll cared. ,f4s. 4,
and ample respcc, shown to theft meperss
And still they are improving the grounds,
and monthly aiding new charms to this de-
Ightful spot. .f- r.y, L...,.4w
As We arrived at Ola Orchard Beach, we
witnessed the 'cl"sing ode" of storm., This
beach i. in the form Of horse shoe. several
.niles in length, s,eur faes.su.1th. .ef the. SAco
river. The waves Of the Atlantic ocean
here roll in .nd break upon the shore. -
When We arrived at the beach it was
about half tide. the tide going out. The
wind from the South east had been high aud
at Hood tide the breakers roIed in, foamipg
and roaring. like Niagara itself. These
breakers still rolled in prandly while .xe
we're there. In the distance the sweIls aad
crests could he seen app proaching the sL4Axe
in regular waves high and unbrpk.n; sbu, as
they approached the shallow water OF. taes
smooth hard beach. wich extends vul ..,ase
than hundred ysrJs above log ,.wstsr
mark.the crests Of the wavss begin to whitcii.
aud oil Mt once the whois wave brenk,f On
The beach. aud looks like a sheet Of ufns
Dnow. And the roar aud th.iadrr sSothew
'cesm waves extend slUn, the beaoia1 sfGir
miles to the right aud to theIlrft., .ssE. .ls
We rode down in buggy on the hard sand
peach. then fifty yards wide. to The sdessf
he water where the waves had speat.~thsir
"rce, to pick up sea shells, AMI cultigaHS
aore friendly rNlntions with tne4idsSsiue
1svss. Weriek~d up clam shells ssehs sr
ZEN incbes in length. These are called hsn
Sims. They are fine dish, and o.s rsr
lwO Of them make gsod ,msai. .b=bua--
This 10 u fine place for sea bnthing. Itas
\ great resort for pleasure and hsalth h,,k-
ers in the summer months. They have gsol
hotels and accommodations here right ohshe
mnrgin of the beach, and plenty Of fish -
CLAIMS for the hungry. There are fino ksuvs
'f pines and evsrgresus peculisr 10 this ~
md high lasitudrs, and fine walks for Vboy~
hat desire them. = af -siissr5esa SIS Asss
The immense bank Of loose clean aid,
ust in the rear of the hard bss,cI. snl atsk
wesn the beach anil the green forest, is not
unpleasant to those VII come here for en-
pyment or health. Hs.s
the Old HoxEsrEA6.-
The same evening that we visited. The
each our kind frisal took Us. up to the ala
where We we're born. Apl there r.
tood.ihe same old cast.e.ao old fashion chim-
ey in the center of two story. .house.. .tha
re lace formerly large enough to hold half
cord of wool, including . back log. Tbsx
ave modernized it a little inside, .bst "a
ell remember the old Crane. and .ssnsls.
ugr pots and kettles before thss dAyAS
'odern cooking stoves. the old trick. oven
here pork aud bsaas. and rye. .snd
indian breal were bskedsoa Saturday. for
unday's 'epsst. and where, in baking daxs~.
gh'bread. buiscuit, cskes and ginger bSsads
nd other food we're set aside sad eaten.. 81
cold victosls." These were, tI,s ,sustoms
{ New England farmers wives. 6fty years
ca. And well do we .reuember, q, old
pinning wheel. and aax wheel. AMI tho .ald :.
ashton !"om and shuttle, aud ho~, the od
'dy kept "Nory's Ark u moyin', :. .sbaat
nat old house from early .da-p.a till ten
CLOCK. and sometimes. latsr, Mss and
''"en- we're workers. in those dsy.. And.
bere was vast denl more enioymsat and
ociability than We end in cqs,oms Of t.
fear 1870. -.......,, ,---..---..-.
Colonel Susan B. Anthony has been speak.
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