The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-08-01
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, La,
July %, 1877.

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DEAR DEMOCRAT
The rains have ceased and we are
now having the second day of fair
and delightful breezy summer wealth
er. The horribly cold and rainy
week just preceding this, has fitted
US for the intense enjoyment of this
agreeable change. Nor is this the
only Improvement upon the sitna-
ton when l wrote you last, for Little
River is falling, the back water is go
ing out at Trout creek, and the fish
are hurrying up the creek, making
the fishing fine. We have in the last
two days been catching more fine
large trout than we wanted. That
is the others have, for I have to re
mark upon a most singular fact in
connection with my fishing. The
ladies and the cook adopted a rule
that each fisherman was to clean his
fish at the creek and bring them to
the house all prepared for cooking.
Ever since this law went into effect,
/ have found it impossible to catch
fish with the ease and facility with
which / used to haul them out. l
hope nobody will be so uncharitable
as to think that this is owing to lazl-
ness on my part, for flatter myself
that am very energetic, except when
I am tired, and if I am almost always
tired I don't think that it is my
fault.
VISITORS AND DANCING.
A week ago to-day Judge Daigre
and family came out and are now
staying with Mrs. Ringgold. He
and Tom Ringgold are the champion
fishermen. They have been catch
ing an abundance of fish all the time
when the balance of US could not in
duce them to bite. On Thursday
last quite a party came out together,
and enlivened US up considerably.
They were Mrs. James Moore and
daughter, Miss Katie Hetherwick,
Judge Baillio, and Mr.. G. L. Ransdell.
These new arrivals gave us members
enough to renew the little evening
dances we had been having, and we
are to have two this week. For the
music on these pleasant occasions,
we are indebted to DR.. Lovelace and
Miss Mary Lovelace, who are thor
oughly accomplished musicians, and
the combination of piano and violin
makes charming music. Their per-
Torrance together even when no
tripping feet are keeping time to the
measures, never fails to charm all
who are so fortunate as to hear them.
THE PINEWooDs.
If there was neither sulphur water
nor fish, it would still more than re-
pay one for coming, just to be out
here in these healthful, balmy pine
woods. The smell of rosin, the gen
tie rustic of the waving pine trees,
the pure and sweet water flowing over
beds of chrystal pebbles and the
light and bouyant air that makes one
feel as light as feather, are all at
fractions to be highly priced for the
contrast they furnish to what we are
accustomed on the rivers and ba-
yous. 1t is true that with all these
points of advantage, Nature has seen
fit to mingle some matters of annoy
ance. I feel am approaching tick
lish subject, and am somewhat at a
loss to know how to speak of it prop.
erly, but as my purpose is to give 8
small piece of advice to visitors who
may seek recreation in this or any
other pineweods, I will perhaps be
forgiven for referring to it at all;
particularly as they can have the ad.
vice ON tick and pay for it when they
have tried it. And here it is: Bring
with you bottle of the Spirits Of
Camphor and you may rely upon il
that camphor bait will settle the
hash of the ticks and red-bugs in
short order. AS this is perhaps ar
IN. e-leg- ant subject, the modesty fol-
which I am noted, compels me tt
shift the scene.
THE SULPHUR WATER.
Withour being able to tell exactly
/ how it does cure disorders of th'
+ body, ] can state positively that tn
Sulphur water here is dead shot OF
chills and fever. 1 have had it tt
/, cure other cases in my family, and i
has already cured the nurse VI
r brought out, who was having chill
/ and fever every other day in Town
5 She has positively had no other med
, icine than the water and change O
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