The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-03-02
A Trip 10 New Orleans.

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With somewhat shadowy iorebo
dings, incident to departure from
home and friends, we left Sardis, on
the eve of Feb. 10. for New Orleans
the city Of gay festivities. Our spir.
, its rose as we proceeded, and. after
i enjoying to its fullest extent, all the
pleasures and profit to be derived
from nights journey in crowded
coach, obliged to listen to the witt.
cisms of the most renowned wags Of
the Mississippi Legislature, who got
aboard at jackson, full of spirits and
humor, particularly the former, day
light brought us to the quiet village
of Summit, surrounded by tall pine,
through which we whirled at the
rapid rate of forty miles an hour,
more or less. On and on, past Tan>
gipahoa, Beauregard, &C., we came
to the long stretch of swamp in lower
Mississippi and Louisiana, beautiful
only in its rich verdue of palmetto,
laurels and other varieties of ever
greens, SO prettily set off with rich
garniture OF scarlet berries in great
est abundance. Next came a long
stretch of prairie, interesting because
new, to as. Afterpassing lake Man.
shac and pass, we had a glimpse of
lake Pontchatrain glitterlng 10 the
sunlight on our lett. We arrived in
the city at / o'clock ?. M, and, af
ter being sumptuously served at the
City Hotel, commenced sketching
our programme. Our first visit was
to the Catholic Cathedral, a magnif.
cent edifice, opposite jackson Square,
thence to Christ Church, on Canal
street, a structure less grand and
spacious, but 'dearer, because cmbody-
ing our own Protestant faith.
Arising early on Monday morning
to have the full benefit of visit to
the French market, we arrived there
at 81 o'clock, where we gazed with
wonder and amazement upon the va
'lety and promiscuosity of edibles
offered to the throng of customers, =,
md listen to the mixed gibberish of :
many tongues. Thence to wharf. G
lose at hand, to see the shipping,
where we were politely invited on 7
oard an English ship lading with :
otton for Liverpool. =
We then crossed over, on the steam
erry boat, to Algiers, a large town l.
n the Eastern shore, where orange I
rees were abundant, laden with =
heir golden fruit, so tempting, SO q
lmost irresistible. The beautiful r,
leander grew tall and stately; mag "
olias, date trees, and many we knew eI
OF the names of, greeted our won> .e .''
ering, delighted eyes, and charmed +; 4
J with the land which produced te
lem. bl
Returning at 81 o'clock to our u
otel and breakfast, we planned an i !,
zcursion to lake Pontchatrain, de, t;
rmined to make the most of our r
nited time in the city. The day ,
as glorious; the lake calmly beauti- al
] in the sunlight, and all we leaked 81
make our pleasure complete was d'
sai ! on the blue billows. " n
Returning to the city in the even- to
G, we did ourselves the pleasure of th
Illing upon that sweet and gifted in
dy, "Pearl Rivers" now a resident 6.
that city, who Welcomed us with ~ =.
'rdial greeting, and whose sunny Il, i,
nile and genial warmth of manners er
on our hearts, already prepared th
rough the medium of her poetic in DC
irations. ye
The French Opera wound up the ii
ogramme of the day, which we no
joyed, if not fully appreciated, tic
d where we had a good view Of the ~
and Duke Alexis, who was pres ~ y.
t with his lordly suite. The Hall 4
As filed with the elite OF the city III.
well as many distinguished stran- tio
RS, visi~ tors, from all parte. -
The memorable 18th dawned up - ~
US clear and cloud!essly beautiful m,
Mardi Gras, Of which we had pa
ard and read 80 much. Soon tho pI,
|tivities commenced. and the dav a.