The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-31
NOTES ON THE WING.
En- ROUTE, July %, 1874.

To the Editor OF the n. o. Bulletin:
The first thing that scientific traveller does
on leaving New Orleans by the evening train,
after sweltering and steaming through hot
J .ly day. getting ady, is to deliberately cool
off in the fine breeze, which comes across the
river below Kennerville. The only drawback
| to his enjoyment Of this process, is the sad
dening reflection that he is fast getting away
| from that same breeze which makes New Or
leans the most delightful summer city on the
continent.
His next step is to bruce up a bit in the use
Of some of Hawkins Best" (no relation to
the Judge, thank God he has nothing Of the
spiritual in his make-up) Then having
missed his dinner, Of course he goes for
that well stored, capacious basket Madame
has provided
Being thus somewhat rested and refreshed,
he is prepared to note the commendable en-
ergy displayed by the New Orleans, st. Louis
and Chicago Railroad in their recent Elm
provements The Bonnet Care waters had
| reconstructed long stretch Of the track
much after the fashion of Louisiana political
reconstruction, but the railroad company
have reversed the process as | hope to see
done in politics also-and now have every
thing very comfortable and commodious.
After few more farewell whitfs OF the Gulf
breeze, as it comes up Pass Manchac, still
further improvement is observable in the bed
ding up Of the track with the orange sand,
brought from the deposits of the southern
drift away up the road.
The spirit of improvement seems to prevail
generally. The track is every day being made
stronger, while the cars are much better Of
ticered than formerly. The improvement
even extends to that class of individuals whose
pecullarities have caused them to be known as
the Patent potentates of a Pullman palace"
whose wont was to range up and down the
train, disturbing and making uncomfortable
those whose condition of fancy or finance had
failed to bring them within range of sleeping
car comforts Even these parties are COM
mendably polite and attentive.
The crops through MISSISSIPPI i, within sight
of the railroad, are better than | have seen
them for several years. After crossing the
were unusu lily fine, as also in southern Hi
nois, although suffering there from the intense
heat.
There was but little dust south Of Grenada,
but north of that point it became excessively
annoying although the water in the
branches, and along the road side, showed
that rains had been recent and heavy.
ST. LOUIS. July &C. 1874
The weather gets hotter and hotter. Yes
terday, i'll Kentucky, the thermometer regis
tered over 100 degrees, standing at 81 degrees
ng after sunset. Here it is los de rees and
several f. tai sunstrokes have occurred. We
got here at Z: 0 this morning and after bath
and breakfast, concluded to wander about in
the shade as the most comfortable thing we
could do We saw goo deal of the town,
especially the places where they keep ice-cold
lager. HELEN Blozes is the only descriptive
phrase we have heard applied to tn weather,
and it is really the only appropriate one.
More anon if don melt in the meantime.