Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03

DEhId o. LhH IEtF-A CANDIDATE E0h
MAYOR AMONG THE RAFrsMEN-HOs.
PITABLE PEOPLE AHD OCEANS OF PUN.
Core spondence OF the Herald.
ST AMIR Fab PLAY,
suuaJwer river, April a, ISIS
Some i've years ago, partly % a mat
ter OF FecreStiOu from an exhaustlng
business, and partly 10 zee q country
reputed to be nearly wild, whose woods
abounded in game and the streams of
which were foil of choice fish, &C.
cepied an invitation from the Bookout
brothers TO visit their plantation on the
Sunhower, and after some Two or three
days of such amboaling as few even
in Vieksburg dream OF, was landed ct
their snug home on the banks OF the
river. Here, for near ten days, spent
q most delightful time with this most
excellent family, forgetting business,
lnxuriating In the new scenery, change
OF air, soft beds, AMI, what was better
than all, q constant feast OF goodies to
eat, composr d in large part, Of game,
fsh, milk and butter, all fresh aud
from first hands II was trip | shall
remember with pleasure all the days OF
my life. To make II more agreeable,
Ben and George stopped of their boat
while It made one trip to Vicksburg
and back. They said they desired
10 give me my oil OF fishing for once,
and that they would stick by me TO the
last. On the second day Ben. deserted
me on the third George fell out Of
rauks, aud on the fourth a sinewy ma.
son, who had gone up TO wall and plas.
ter q cistern, cried enough, while the
Two darkeys who had at first so hearth
ly entered into the spirit OF the affair
and were great aids In procuring bait,
grew tardy about putting In an appear.
Ance Of mornings, and, at the close Of
my stay, could only be moved by heavy
brlbes OF tobacco, 6sh.hooks and filthy
lucre. The result was, that had to
''go II alone" aud Mrs. BoOkouts voice,
sUmmoning sme TO my meals, often
reached me mile away from the house,
seated In a daisy Of dug.out, moOred
in some old tre0.iop, with one end Of a
string tied around my leg and the other
to q limb, with about equal chances that
the next nibble would result In my
hooking a bank perch, a catfish, or a
gar. use the word hooking" because
when the "bite" was that OF gar, the
scrimmage generally wound NJ in a
general smashing OF tackle. But the
fun came to an end, as all things must
in their own good time, and returned
TO VickIburg recuperaled in health, re-
vived In spirits, and with an attachment
for the Sun1Ower which has increased
upon further acquaintance. Hence il
Is not to be wondered al that readily
accepted an invitation from the officer,
Of the Fair Plsy-the same gentlemen
who had deserted me years betore-,o
take passage on their charming boat aud
attend the Tournament to bs held al
Rolling Fork.
We left the wharf at Vicksburg IasI
Saturday afternoon with flags flying
and the band playing, our cabin iull %
people-and 40 we steamed up the riv
er and passed ont of sight of the city
the evening grew fair, and gave prom
ise Of bright day on the morrow
When night came on and the hour fOT
retiring arrived, the question was ask
ed, "Where will all these people be
slowed aWayI" But later in the night
on looking into The cabin, there seemed
to have been q mysterious disappear
ance, for only three or four person.
could be seen there occupying cots
There never was such q little boat fo
slowing away passengers In cozy room
and comfortable hooks.
l don't think l can crowd into q let
ter OF suitable length ell the pleasing
incidents Of the trip. They were &C
numerous, aud 90 crowd upon me as
write that have half mind to take |
hop, skip and Jump, and land at ono
right in among the gallant Knights an(
fair ladies who were In attendance
upon the Tournament; tell what thay
did, what saw, and then, with Q -four
ish, scratch down my name and clOs'
the chapter. But It wouldn't do. l
wouldn't suit anybody, and Pm surf
you would feel that you had banke,
upon q poor correspondent, and hst
been sold out.
Well, we were on the boat we had ha'
an enjoyable supper, and Prof. Rivina
had enlivened the occasion with deli
cious strains from bis string band, will
piano accompaniment; the jolly crow
had dropped out of sight, one by one
save the less provident ones alread!
alluded to as occupying cots, and nj
doubt dreams of chivalry aud dsrini
deeds were the order of the night. A
little after sunrise the next morning
the boat arrived ct Choctaw Landing
where 1t was met by a committee o
citizens from Rolling Fork, with vehl
cles 10 carry every one over to the town
These got aboard and rode with u
down 10 the lower landing, and theme
back to ChoctAw, partaking, in th
meantime, Of the hospitallties Of tht
boat In the shape Of 9 good breakfast
Here the party landed and we're as
signed their respective conveyance
over to Rolling Fork, about five mile
distant, It being the good fortune Of b
who pens these lines TO take q seat II
the buggy driven by that excellen
young gentleman, Mr.. Yerger Stewar
and to Be drawn by Q steed bearing th
famous cognomen Of RhoderiCk DhU
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