New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-25
Gay Times In Biloxi.
BILOXI, Miss, July "a, 1874.

EDITOR REPUBLICANS:
brought happy crowd of fremen, plainly
out for full holiday. Flags flying, music
sounding, hearty laughter ringing on the
clear air, and rockets shooting skyward'
awakened this tidy little village. I was
agreeably surprised when Protector No. 2,
Of the Sixth District, stepped from the
cars, to see Administrators Turnbull and
Sturcken, Messrs. Policy Whito, z. R. Che
vally, c. J. Fox, J. R. Conway, j. o. Lam
dry, and Henry Tebbe, p. Blessy, Sam
Hyam, T. M. Scheffer, of Calrollton.
On arriving At tie pleasant Hole-in-the'
Wall. May or Holley welcomed the f-emen
in q witty speech, when Dan Malone
marched the boys to take q bath in bowl
Of champagne punch. OF course they
bathed-their lips. Tfis interesting cere.
mony over. Widow Drysdale's supper bell
broke out in such tones thet every one
instantly adjourned to the dining room,
where delicious repast was spread Field,
stream and forest contributed fatness to
such q degree, that when the smallest Pro-
tector left the room he cried out: Make
way there, because my bread basket is the
first thing to touch in front"
The meal attended to, No. 2 sailed forth
to seek amusement in variety of direc-
tions, to sail, fish: stroll, battle or do any
thing else that suggested. By ten O'clock
Jaeger's baud called on dancers and the
rush was great. The bali room could not
contain more than half of those who desired
to participate. About three o'clock the
ladies retired, greatly pleased with their
Protectors.
Although the ball was finished, few of
No. thought OF beds; they wandered
around every where, and when it was hinted
that q number of guests were sleeping, the
consequent din could only compare with
double.fsted thunder. This was continued
until breakfast time, when there was q
gathering Of clans. Mr.. Turnbull attempted
to pull on his boots, but an ice pudding in
each made frozen blockade. Here was q
quandary which was finally solved by Mr..
Bach, who took q good sized black valise
and cut it in two. These halves fitted ad.
mirably, and e' the victim stepped out in
his improvised shoes nobody noticed but
what they were store goods-not that the
feet were uncommonly large.
From breakfast time until Foreman Phil
lips ratified q return, the boys amused
themselves in almost every conceivable
way. Quite a number visited the camp
meeting as it was a novelty to them. II
they did 60 through curiosity, it is bette,
than doing worse. All day long fremeu
could be seen in every direction. all seem.
ing to regard themselves as boys again
caring for nothing but recreation.
A visit was paid to the residence of Vice
President c. C. Harris. and the happy hos
pitalities of his home duly appreciat d.
Time up, all marched to the depot, when
Mr.. Parmele thanked Mayor Holley for a
good portion Of the pleasures the company
had experienced iu Biloxi. Hearty cheers
foated from the cars, and No. 2 started fol
home, full of glee at what they had seen.
After the fremen left the town resumed
its usual summer airs, and people once
more grew lazy, reviving only when arrang
ing to 20 to the camp meeting.
The pleasure schooner Leonora, CAPTAIN
John Brewster, Joseph Kelly, mate, has
arrived here with cargo of excursionists.
They left New Orleans on the twenty.eighth
ultimo, stopping at any available point
fishing or lazing away the shimmering
hours until each man is fat enough to kill
for the cannibals. This style Of passing
the dull season stl ikes me as far superior
to the Inconvenience and expenses OF
watering places.
forgot to mention that one of Protector e
guests has got 'em again, and got them bad
At break OF day this morning he stood in
front of our hotel, sleeping soundly, yet
gesticulating and calling out: Put me in
my little Hole.in-the-Wall." His age and
position should have warned him against
such little excitements as grow out OF
strong punch.
The seacoast Methodist camp meeting
held it's first service yesterday. Rev. W. H
Foster, president, and Philip Haloran, sec
retary. Present - Bishops Keener and
Marvin, and Revs. Tudor, Parker, Rush
Hudson, Trippett, Holcombe,' Leith and
lvey. The attendance vest ,rday Was tole
rably large and the services interesting.
There is printe programme to govern all
who attend. The grounds and buildings
have been considerably improved, and by
the time the knights Templar visit the To-
cality every thing will be in splendid con-
ditiOn. D.