The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-07-18
Rural correspondence Of the Dem.
OCrat,
La ANNA Coco, P. o, KIRKs MILL
Vernon Parish, July s, 1877. {

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-Four moves in one year, and here
hope my tent is pitched for while.
like this country, like these folks,
you may sleep here with doors wide
open at night, and the turkeys and
chickens 90 not hunt the highest
roost, but sleep on the fence at the
front gate. This is not town, or
city, only a sort OF embryo village;
but we nope one day to see 1t rival
the great city OF LeesVliie' Its near
neighoor' we nave fost Ohce' a
BLACKSMITH SHOP, saw ana grist MILL
coCtoh gin, store' young ofu9
store resident PHYSICIAN ~. H.
"ora' natiVe OF VERMONT good
ana cheap boarding mouse. MI H.
A. biossa' mas estaol'sneo mere
branch OF his huge ana mammoth
Cotiie store, as also at Hlneston and
at Raoos MILL. Mr.. b Is a deserving
young Creole and it is to be hoped
the people Will give him their trade
The people of this Parish celebrated
the 18th by attending fsh-fry at
Parson Wright's. All went on mer-
rily and DR.. Sam j. Hart stirred up
q little of the old feeling by neat
little speech. This Parish is made
up of large part of Old Rapides and
q small part OF Sabine. This por-
ton Immediately around here is quite
thickly settled. We are about II
miles from Texas. | am very COM
fortably situated, and aside from by
ffone memory, can say l am content.
If | had a very long pole and line, !
could angle in the Creek whilst l am
writing this, fishing with my left
hand and writing with my right. l
have fshed every day since here,
Sunday excepted) and never failed
getting good sized trout every day
These good people are well fortified
with Spiritual surroundings, Holy
Grove Church two miles to the West
Anna Coco Church 3 miles S. E., and
Union Church OH the Prairie + miles
East of here. The people have no
cause to complain of not finding pla-
ces of worship convenient. The
crops are good, some want rain for
their corn. Think the farmers here
are ahead OF their kapides heigh-
bors. lhey cultivate q variety OF
plants; they Go not DOW 10 King COT
ton alone--they raise corn, COTTON
sugar and moasses, large quantities
OF oats, rice, Ivory wheat chufas ana
rescue grass; my landlord mas goo"
start OF Judge Orsnorh me hosS'
he expects to pick up IN OCTOBER
over hundred pigs from his preeo'
ers. People cannot starve mere;
some farmers are grinding oats 10
make into bread; l tried some oat
porridge, not bad TO take, hut We
need cloths to bolt 1t. 1t is we'll
known tact that oats form great
portion OF the foot OF some people
Inc Ivory Wneai' IL IS S''''' 'oeS NOV
t'Ne tue r"'' al" } 'e''S '"'"'''"''S
1"'S VIII save o"s"e'S Vi 'o'H'
The farmers ought to subscribe to
the DEMOCRAT and hink they Will
do so to some extent next rail-
send me half dozen copies for dis
tributIon. l saw at Mr.. Raob's the
most prolific mulberry tree KNOWN
1t bears from May TO frost ana IN
such quantities as to furnish all MS
poultry with food tor that time, and
agood deal to spare. Pouitry Will
refuse corn and take the mnloerries;
another virtue OF the Tree Is thae IL
IS proPosa'ea i'o'h 'u'O'"s'' - " ~
CROP nave oeen e"'i"s p'"on' '''
some 6lHie anu eAPec0 W e"JoJ 'n"'