The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-16
HANDSOME TRIBUTE.
1.-THE New Orleans sportsmen and tine
WmY TheY nO !"


way They DO
The following handsome tribute to the gem
tiemen Of the New Orleans Gun Club, Who,
under Col. w. r. VAudry, recently paid q
visit TO the Montgomery club and had pleas
and ioust with them, comes from the Adver-
tiser and Matt, OF that city. Judging from
Its warm expressions those montgomery feI.
.sevgs'' must have bsan glorious gsit lernen and
most hospitable hosts. Such indeed they ara
In the estimation OF "thoss New Orleans fol-
lows" who brought back with them such de-
lightful memories of their short stay among
them. The poem to which reference is rnadeis
1.-THE CHARGE or THE LOUISIANA BRIGADE =
written by Capt. John Augustin, our modest
confrere, In eommemoratiOn of the charge 0T
Gbson's Brigade at Atlanta, July 2s 1864.
How the poem happened to be published Ii
thus told by the Advertiser and Null
At on entertainment given July is7s by the
Monsgomery Shooting Club to ths New Orleans
Gun Club, 20. ". \, yaudry. the president Of
| the latter club himself u membar 0f Gib30n's
Brigade and participant Of It's ginries1, III re-
sponse to toast 10 the brave 0ns OF Lquisiana
1 alone and unaided wfBsted the rrins Of power
| from tho carpet bag minous Of the general
government, and freed their Stste from tyran-
| ny and oppression. made brief but elaauefsE
| address, Ia the course of which he reeittd an
| extract from the beautiful lines given below.
The poem made so deep an impression that
@ copy was solicited for publication, which
was furnished by Col. Vaudry In the sans
issue in which the poem ia published, tbs nd
eertjsef and Mall has the following to say Of
the New Orleans Gun Club:
THE NEW ORLEANS spoRrsmEN AND THE var
| THEY DO
Though very unskfilful shot nu the wing
and Dy no means an expert with the rod and
liue" We confess to s0nnef hin 0f Il 1ndaess for
such exhlara,iDg and DELIGHTFUL apofts as vel
as kindly feeling for tho~6 who indulge I'm
these manly pastimes. Of one thing you may
in The characters Of those who de light In the
sports OF the field and forest. and who. beside
the gu CLING stream Or upon the surface Of the
placid lake reJ0te3 TO entiee with hy or rninnpw
the sly and silVery members OF the GunY family
from the llquid depths,
Lately the New Orleans Gun Club and the
Montgomery Gun Club had q coming together
on the sporfman's grounds at jack on's Lake
Almost Immediately the neetinR developed Into
a mutual admiration society" the effects of
which are still to be seen In the faces. words
and mementoes OF those lovers II the gun Aud
sportmen the moment you meet him; smiIes
play over his happy e0dntenanee as fast end
fair as light Of the dewy m'trn over the waving
wheat. These New Orleans fsllowsi what big
souls; and brave heaEts. and sparkling wit end
speeefes write fhg gnest poetry and do inst IN
! incest. eutest, most pIeasat Things in fhe
, world. They tell you wi the most raptur0us
delight Of the toasts and talks of these New Or
leans fellows especially of The most felicIt0us
and untqus speech Of Major Bond, one Of The
noble Louisiana patriots who was most con.
| spieuOus aS leader on the memorable four.
teenth OF September the day when Kellogg ane
htA miaerahlA GraW hid like COWGFds as fhaT
were. within the walls # the Cust0n- House.
day that must ever be hOnOred and hot orabIe
In the bi tory Of the Pelican State AS 10 poetry
they point you to the poem which we have the
pleasure of printing to-day and va dare TO say
for Ourself. that in many q day We have not read
finer specimen Of true genuine, sou. moving
verses,
| And only just now we were shown a nosl
beautiful huntsmans cup. made of cocnanut,
, Q testimonial Of high regard" from w. T.
Yandry, president of the New Orleans Gun
Club, to W. u. REESE president of the Mont
! gomeTy Gun Club-the name Of the hitter gem
tleman being most beautifully carved upon q
strip of gold firmly fastened upon the cup. The
outside OF the cup is most elegantly and eIab-
, orateiy orDamented by the most sktllful earv-
ing. From It's antique and costly appearance
we should think II had a hi tory. 1t looks as
though 1t had come from among those beautiful
, sDecimens that have been found IN he ruins 81
upon the body is splendid Enelsh pointer as
a dead point" upon q SOLITARY Wo0deoek In
the midst OF an East India jungts.
All, these New Or1efns fellows and thsse
| Montgomery sportsmenl What glorious, hap-
py ielloIsl They onght TO secnrs one of Prof.
RttchelPs flying machines Ia which Fhe bearer
OF dispatches and testim ,nials" from club to
club could cieaVe the aiE like bird on the
| wing.