The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-11-28
LITTER FROM THE HON. A. W
FAULKNER.
AT HONS, Nov. 20, 1873,

five months, 1 was promptly taken down
confined to a bed 81 illness Sos tho space cot Of
four weeks. but was restored again to health
and strength by tho intervention of con-
Upon my restoration was surprised at a
slip of paper cut out as an extract from q
northern paper, giving M account of u mar
trip homo from St. Louis to New Orleans.
On account OF which. that tho facts were
misrepresented or all the truth not told, is
my excuse for writing, YOU now. The mat-
tor complained Of by me was not the giving
an account Of our voyage. but was repre-
acknowledging the Intervention of Divine
providence III tho preservation of myself
ticular point that desire to direct YOUR At
tention. and further to clear up all doubts
i'll relation to the same, to mako this public
cere gratitude to the Almighty "giver OF
every good and perfect gih, so that the
ms before S,s Fatbar aS aho 1Ssan M
and that you might give publicity through
y%Hr widely spread paper to the same.
last, on route for Now Orleans. found but
two steamhoats in port bound for Now Or
ng on tho s epiae nj IN the
up for Now Orleans. At once Interviewer we'd
aud passage for myself and family. was
informed that his boat was loaded and
eioe and thas he oaia aG ny s &c At
Memphis, then u plaSsue-stricl1on city. I at
once engaged passage for myself and family
chose this vossol rather than the Scudder, a
now boat OF great capacity and unsurpassed
at precisely the Same hour, but was bound
to mako II stop ut Memphis. 1t is true
there was ono other collateral reason for
latter, which was that tho rivor was quite
low and difficult OF navigation, and tho
torSr being of light draft md stern
lnttor boat is OF tho largest class OF our Mis-
sissippi palaces, with worry wido beam and
great lonSth, from which cause it was roa-
sonable to expect delay.
at once procured IL carriage and baggage
wagon, for passengers and baggage, and we
soon presented ourselves mt tho wharf
wlcro tho Mary L.. Poo lay. MY daughters
on getting aboard commenced oljecLing,
and AS soon AS thoy ascortninod the crowded
condition OF tho cabin positively rcbollcd
against going on tho Mary r.. Poo, and
nouncins thor Willingness to mako tho
of relnonstrancc, but made fair weather
with Capt. Poo, wished him safo voyage
and bado him adieu but his gentlemnnly
conduct on tho occasion shall over re-
member.
1t is scarcely necessary to say TINT wo
at once registered on tho Scuddor. There
was rather II remarkable coincidence occur
ed at tho Same tmo in reference to these
two boats and our trip down the Father OF
Mellon and lady wero returning to their
homo from II summer visit North, taken for
tho RESTORATION OF hoaIth, ana having IhS
Same objects in Wow ns ourselves, tho Judge
had applied to the officers of both boats, in
company with his excellent and accom-
plished lady, for tho purposes of dispatcl,
and to escape detention and stoppage ut
Memphis. Mrs. Mellon was willing to take
tho Mary l.. Poo, but tho Judge WAS not,
and honco our destinies wore thrown on tho
sanle vessel. Nothing occurred OF particu-
lar moment i'll our voyage down as far as
on a boat trip down this grand magniiicent
rivor--gotting on sand-bars, crossing tho
rivor to oscapo the shoals, slarring OF bout,
Wo arrived ut tho wharf of tho infected
city early on tho night of tho seventh day
after leaving ST. Louis, and remained thoro
until tho night of tho ncxt day, whom our
Captain weighed anchor, and wo bade ndieu
to tho grief-stricken city, where all was rs
silent i IT, as s; tn" spnyT0 .me a
cent state rooms, and our protected boat
steamed away down tho river, to tho com
pIetion of her contemplated trip. Nothing
again occurred that would warrant repetition
until our arrival mt Vicksburg, which was
tho twelfth day.
picking up paper, tho melancholy tidings
were disclosed to us of tho total loss Of tho
Mary yd a roe By burning
it tho ways Of Providence are inscrutable to
man! What marrow escapel How CRATE,
so great and unseen q danger, and our OK
prcssiOns of gratitude on tho occasion wcro
| loud, prompt and sincere. Tho jll-fatod
cdsc-in tho river, eight or ton 1ivcs lost.
in broad day light--tho wntors burning
all around from ignitcd oil-mcn and
women pIunging into tho turbid waters OF
the Mississippi, to sayo doar lifo itsolf-
and total loss of all baggage. How thank
full ought wo to havo been, which in all
sincerely i know wo were from tho won
dcrful escape aud preservation from SO
great n danger, which was all owing to tho
Kind intervention in our behalf of an all
protecting Providence, and which can in
all sincerity DECLARE have novor failed, nor
cvor shall, in ascribinE tho preservation OF
myself and family from direful fato to an
ovor kind and mcrcifiil Providence.
At Nicksburg wG embarked on tho great
ParGoud, and Experienced a safe, quick and
pleasant voynge to tho Crcscnt City, whcro
tho dcnSuc foyor awaited my arrival and
gave mo prompt attention, no doubt ns II
proper chnstsement for my many previous
shortcomings; but 1 was again Followed by
the Same Kind Providence, which i fully
aclx nowl ledge. But tho truth hero compels
mo to say this was not tho only incident
that occurred during our travels North to
Washington City, and thonco to st. Louis
aud Kcokuls that tho intervention of Divine
Providence was so signally displayed, ard
His infinite power and goodness disclosed.
FtnbL, my daughters in company with
SONG lady friends, took n summer pleasure
trip from Washington to tho monumental
city Of Tho South, baltimore. severe gallo
| was experienced, and they wore blown out