The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-29
MANpRyILT,Y,


Within two hours after you leave the
wharf NJ Milneburg, and for the trihinG
consideration Of one dollar, the steamer
Camelia (why It's name 10 spelt with one
.'l' Ia the business Of Its owner taxes
Won over 10 one OF the most charming
watering places in the South. One Day
spent In Vaudeville, with = Judlc'0us
guide. will not only surprise the seeker
after quiet and cool breezes, Dut con
vince him that there Is no place TINS sue
~ Biloxi that will compare with u IN
general attractions.
r. Won happen to near the long, shady
shore OF the cosy little place, anna
white caps" the picture Is enhanced;
the neat whits-railing fences OF the res
idonces along the beach, breaking
through the heavy foliage. appear to
renroduce the same white-crested waves
until Won get 80 near that the situation
| il realized and the picture changes INTO
), foaming sea Of pink. produced ny
continuous line Of Grape myrtle IN I'il,
bloom. overtopping the fences, ana
from, among which bursts out at inter.
vals fragrant blossoms Of the white ana
rod olsander, with here and there
Gigantic clusters Of catalpa flowers.
mingled with the glorious magnolia,
that never seems to cease 10 Dlooui;
You finally find yourself upon q well
laid out sandy beach, leading In one
direction az far AS Bayou l!acompe,
and In the other to the little village OF
Jiewisburg, one mile away TOWARD tne
west, bordered on either SIDE py sturdy
ltve-oaks, sweet-guDs and other trees,
the shade OF which Is sought during the
warmest part OF the day by the visitors
10 enjoy the healthful breezes OF the lake.
I'm this respect Vaudeville is favored
much more than any OF the watering
,,laces along the sound, for, what.
ever nature might have failed
10 do, the people who have
Iesorted to its shores for the last thirty
or forty years, have supplied by plant
! ing, II not for themselves. at least TOT
those those that have come after them.
THE BATHING
Il certainly equal to any other place
, west OF Mississippi City. and the DIS
lance from the shore to. water OF SUI
ficient depth barely one hundred yards.
II Ia not surprising, therefore, that the
number OF visitors to Vaudeville Is
greater this year than it has been since
/. the war. Besides the great desideratum
> OF the country, woods to stroll about III
and "somewhere to 20 to" ID found there;
: AS to the woods, they are, beyond
. question, the thickest and richest that
0 can be found anywhere, and include
such variety OF trees that 1t would pe
difficult to enumerate them. Here III
: singular confusion are to DO found
4 dozen kinds Of oaks and half as many OF
; pines mingled with magnoilas, ~
. presses, walnuts, sweet-gums ana ca
. falpas, profusely adorned with. green
moss and intertwined with thickly
o ieayed vines OF the wild grape and mus
. cadine.
!. WHERE TO 90.
r Through these charming woods. clear
: paths, heavily carpeted with bay leaves
9 lend to great groves OF live oaks and
o tall magnolias, or vast cane brakes, ant
we'll graded roads to Bayou Lacombe
n Iewisburg, Vaudeville. The Abita
. Springs and Covington, the country al
q around being filed with game OF all
+ kind, from the tiny delicious .grasset u
n the Heet-footed deer, and In season
y. croakers. bass and soft-shell crabs ar'
Is to be caught in the lake, while further
toward Covington. on the Boguefaiaya
"a tho fresh water trout abounds, and al
he that Is needed Is u pony, gun and
~ fishing line to while away the time.
I'd AsgicuLTuRALLy
60 considered, important changes have &C
- Cured In the neighborhood for the bet
ter. Formerly the principal Occupation
OF the inhabitants OF the immediate
Is vicinity OF Vaudeville. WAS the maxim,
v. Of charcoal, which Is now entlrel.
"a monopolzed by such negroes as hav
- not gone into politics. The white PEG
L. pie have, therefore, turned their atten
u lion to farming, beginning on 5rpa
8, scale and increasing the area OF plan
Ia ing every season. Cotton and cane hay
= been found to do exceedingly we'll. eve
as near as few hundred yards fron
the beach, and where one bale OF cotto
ID was produced five years ago thre
le times that number will find thei
u, way from Vaudeville to our marke
o. next season The sugar cane would re
i'll ceive n greater impetus II more facilitie
D. were afforded for It's manufacture int
a. sugar. At present there is only sma
n mill on Mr.. Verret's place, about half
C. mile in the rear OF Vaudeville; but eve
O! this mill is unavailable, owing to tn
ct heavy license on the establishment
70 which is excellently well apportioned
a. grind corn. The cane will have, there
ne fore, to be transported long distant
!, to be ground, and we are not informee
Q, Of the nearest place to which 1t can !
O. brought. Among the enterprising IA
D. mers of the locality Mr.. Laprime ma
We be mentioned. His place Is about nit
is way between Vaudeville and Levi
II. burg. and while he has given h
y. attention to the culture OF IL
r. sugar cane and cotton, he hs
ne also laid out over two thousand oranl
to trees, some Of which are now five yea
he old and promise an excellent yield, no
ne withstanding the season has bee
'rt unpropitiOus to fruit trees. In tn
up venture all his neighbors say Mr.. l.
re- prime has secured for himself d nan
re some fortune.
is THE SOLDIERY.
nd There are several companies OF Il
sst 18th Infantry encamped immediate
he in the rear OF Lewisburg, In q beautif
I'd. open space near spring, formerly Il
en- spot OF pleasant summer residenc
he which has been abandoned probably I
I'd, another Immediately on the beac
tut Vaudeville has evidently been select
for this camp owing to Its salubrity, 4
in whilst nearly, il not every other waite
he ing place has been visited by yellc
lie feyer at some time or another tt