The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-11-02
HENDERSON,.
A Sketch 81 Keutgck5's Great Tobaceo
Market
HY THE AUTHOR or ALBEIT HASTINGS, :


We hfsd pursued our journey up the grand
old Mississippi I'll ths month of July, when
Its long bordering forests of cotton vOCd
arrayed In GUNNER garJura, though corYTey-
Ing an idea of sameuess, were get pleasing ~
the eye long accustomed t. tha pant-Ip area
OF city scenery True no resplendenee Ofaun-
beams could render clear the waters ot tta
'Mesehacebe' Of the Indian that Iordly river
which, sweeping onward alrnrat ths entire
length of d continent, with serpantins clr7a-
tures, journeys past State after state, ahd
finally rolls hts tribute u waters into Me3tc9s
stormy gulf. True no alatiai Dwellings GAL
niBhed the wild forsasen depth of woods and
matted undargrowth, which seemed SACRED N
Natures tintafned denizeHa; yet Ta5 there
vastuess III the scene, aud we looked lihgAr-
ingly back a5 TIE bluH waters Il tHe Ohio met
and mingled With the monster river. We
shortly reached 0lr destination, TFhich Ta4
Henderson, KY, q quaint old town, vastly
wealthy and considerably olt-fa8tiyned, ft
seemed small place and unpratentioug after
our soI9Irn iH this CreaGnnt Empress, Ygt
were we delighted wtsh ifs rural beauty, and
the urbahity aBd hospitality of its ihhab-
tAnts and the stead y-gGlng, eHtafpr5iag
spirit every v here manifest,
VIZ THOUGHT OF ArDrEoG,
as BE- here pursued his researches into tha
natural history and classification of animals.
Many Anecdotes Hefa tod MS NJ hFs anceHfFic
habits and iDdefatgabie devotion 70 the work
about which his enthusiasm vas fully
aroused and which h@ completed with sC
much success 10 his own fame aud tuatruG~
tion to the world On |ne OCCASION tte Hatu-
raIist, Id company with Dr G., vino enjoyed
his friendship aud oftpu ACCOMPANIED him in
aa vyttF Frlrj ana rtErit FEJ IN
pirogue. The day was fine, aTd Audubon W
observant eye ao0n noted u black bear near
the bank of the river emerging frGm the
forest. II must have him." exclaimed he.
His companions demonstrated, bat our eG-
pIorar could mot be dauHtad. 1hA fierce grea-
ture stood ia defiant and almost upright
attitude. Audubon ieaped ashore, and, con-
fronting the savage animal, wounded him
over the eye, Just where he intended his shot
should take effect. Blinded aud enragnd, INF
bear shortly became au eaay prey To hia cRp-
tor, who, with another discharge Of bis fowl
ing-piece finished that terror 0H the TGpda,
A itfe-sizs engraving VI him y to tt seen Id
Audubons illustrations, of Will fifty capir5
only were ever issied owing tfJ THE large sXr
and high cost OF the work.
Tt is said that Henderson Is hy no means
cosmopolitan, but that religious bias largely
influences ftAcIiques and circles Of society.
This, III true fs to be dep.orn1, since nothing
30 narroHs the brotherhood Uf man as this
same domination of eectarian prejudice.
Business people complain, however, tbat SUCH
state Of things exists.
THERE ABE DWELLINGS or GREAT BEATTY,
though somewhat antique, III the town and
it's environs, and good taste Is evinced ln it,
gardens and open lawns, With tall maple trees
and Towering shrubs. The country around Is
lovely, and the roads, II summer, charming.
though til winter scarce available tor travel
ing TIE deep green tobacco and wheat fields
we're In their glory while wild tTill Of birds
made pleasant the woodlands a. We drove,
time after time into the country, meeting at
Intervals some equestrian mounted % me
cnarger, and. like the Arab, proud of his well
trained and fleet horse.
The several, professions are here represent