The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-09-22

Saturday. Sept. IL 1917.

So 49, 49,
down IN %tOrent2, but eng we had
gone a few miles it ceased ami
the sun came forth sending his
setting rays over the prailles be
low the city. causing the drops
upon the tall @lass to sparkle
likediamonsd. Across ,ihesWampy
p1aii;es, ~iutersccted by dark
sluGGisn bayous we moved along.
untli dark when We reached the
li3Olets and passed over the Wa
ter on the magnificent bridge
la ely elec,ed. Having sears in a
f%utinan ear which was Itself Il
magnificent specimen OF architec-
lunal Deadly. we, soon afttr dark
ness had d1yen away the light,
TOOK possessions Of our Derihs. to
awaken the nest morning near
montgomery Alabama, a0 which
pOin6 we blrantasted. Again up
20 lie road we went. rapidly pas
sid. ~ The cotton fields, in which
the iHDore!s were seen gathering
that liking" OF commerce.
Ihe cotton plants looked vigO>
lous and healthy but was only
from 10 to 10 inches in height. |
saw DO Effects o. visit of the
WOims which are often so destruc
i've.
Passing Atlanta we wlirletl
away into the mounl"iuS, little
Villages appearing and disappear
ing almost as quick as thought.
the train stopping only at impoi-
tant stations on the way.
Among the passengers in our
car was IA couple that appeared
t" De completely absorbed in ad-
mi,ltiou of each other. IN the
moaning they produced ID lunch
basket and after satisfying THEN
hanger, a small bottle was d,aW,,
aE I:om the bottom OF the basket
in which was inserted a small
elastic pamp. with which they
anhsedstlleuSelveS for an half al
Il0Hi, pumping cologne over one
"nO.hei's faces, until the half
sleepy passengers began to ina.
CINE that they werejn one of the
enchanted palaces built by Alad.
din, with the aid OF his wonder
tnl lamp in one CT the oriental
e;ott0eS of anbrosial flowers.
This WAS all welt enough, bal
The idea ofdlawing such an app;
ratus ont of lunch basket ~a>
decidedly novel. By and by w
reached OpeliS&. ard as the train
stopped Our ears were greeted
with tlleer.y "Hete's your soup
peiilongs, ten ceHis pint II
teen cents q quart a haIfcIiickel
and three biscuits !ur % cts. wall
and help poor blind man Il
make living" Right under my
window stool the s'noot blind
man" weighing ESQ pounds viii
his. basket of grapes. AS | was il
vestlnS a coanteriei';nickle in scu,
pernongs II cologne pair dapar,
ed and entered ano1ner trail,
GONG towards Rome iii Georei;
laoklng as happy as though the,
anticipated making d fortune il
two weeks, selling a new and in
proved patent lunCh basket.
Onward again, winding alount
ana up the noun tains, darkness
overlook us in the borders OF is.
neSSep.
The next morning found us OF
the very tops Of the mountain:
AND how pleasant it Was. one,
more to feel IA little cool exhiler;
ting air, to which we had been
strangers for six months in the G,
t~laordlnary summer Just doing
AT Wythevilie we had an excel
lent breakfast and laying in :
supply OF GRAPES and lusciou.
peaches to til" amount of TIVE
BITS, more than we could eat q,
ring the day, We had pleasan
run AMID til" mountains toward.
. Lynchbnrg. Taking Il seat up til.
lear platform the scenery wa:
grand. 4 drizzling Tain tell nea.
~ all day. Up and down the $,
gar leaf hills. around aud aIount
We went every moment yaiyin.
the view, whilst the clouds. app;
rent!v lodged npon the tops O
The higher peaks enhanced tn,
grandeur of the scene.
Little livulets rushing dow
the sides OF the hills and pitcl
ing wildly over the pcccipices
forming themselves into rapj.
and mildly streams. rushed dow,
INTO the valleys filing their bank
ana oitentimes, spreading OF
either side, carried away tn,
fences, and threw down the grow
lug corn fiat on the ground.
At L~ynchEulg We dined AN,
LETT again up among the noun
ta'n>. through Charlottesville
by the home OF Jefferson .tbtoupI