The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-05

the tall black funnel Is if perpetual rocket
were bursting there; sometimes like other i'm
Fortunate sparks, some of them came quit
too near fair cheeks or pearly necks. Thei
there were little shrieks and graceful hutter
, inRs, low ripples of musical laughter, and al
. the usual accompaniment at such time
By and by the man in the moon did show his
: face All how his shining transformed al
the scene!
can't begin to describe it, but felt it SC
intensely that while recalling it there is still 9
thrill of delight even at its memory. Such
landscapes and sky-scdpes, too. Don't raise
YOUR eyebrows 1 insist that sky-scape is
good. Webster says a landscape is a view
that the eye can take in at once, and I'd like
to know why cloud-pictures are not equally
escapes"
I'll only attempt to put one in words
Great continents of clouds, with silvered
edges, drifting here and there brilliant stars
crowding the riffs where the remoter sky
could show. Black Mountain looming
grimly on our right, the lake darkly lying in
its shadow quenching quickly the vivid
sparks as they fell; the islands showing
dmly, and then, reflected from a black can
opy, of whose bright lining we had the merest
hint, line of living light along the base of
| the great mountain, while little further on
the red flames of bonfire made broad glow
Auo hIusI Will uA (0AE. Aoue, VI aa1tiOIu)
took mental notes to good purpose. saw
his sketch of the picture yesterday. 1t was
singularly truthful in coloring and general
tone. He had evidently painted it with
loving, tender touch, that made success sure,
and l broke the tenth commandment clear
across while looked at it.
On one OF the islands that we passed there
lives the hermit of Lake George. No sham;
he's genuine after the regular recluse pattern
If this letter were not SO long I'd tell you his
story You shall have it yst-if have to |
invent every word Of it
We have dancing in the parlor each even.
ing. Little children dance with grown-up
people and everybody has good time. By
the way, last night at our masquerade saw
the two parsons of Caldwell Presbyterian
and Episcopal, there they sat injoying the
frolic as much as any pray er-meeting. If
may be permitted the unsan Gifted remark, I
think they liked it rather better from the way
their faces beamed. The theatricals at Crosby
Side were for the benefit Of the two churches,
Just think of that
THE JAPANESE MINISTER
occupies the cottage at the foot of the lawn.
Thoroughly educated in English as we'll as
Japanese matters; perfectly polished and STA
bic, he has made many warm friends. while
Madame, his pretty little wife, attracts uni
versal admiration by her graceful manner.
His excellency is tireless fisherman, meet
ing remarkable success, and bringing home
his trophies with great glee.
TURTLE DOVES.
Rather late for these tender birds, I know,
but there are several pairs whose devotion is
very touching and whose cooling makes the
I" lone and lorn Mrs. Gammidge think of the
"old 'un" frequently. Judging from ap-
pearances, we have at least three married
pairs who might claim the famous fitch of
bacon.
o dear! I've tried to put ever SO much
INTO this scribble, but haven't got tenth
If orr delight in these pages. would want
. pressure of twenty atmospheres to do that.
III take breath and try again. Adieu! !
SANS SoUCI