The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-26

any time by rail, but could not see the life
OF the people ln any better way than by going
horseback. There were no hotels most OF the
way used to ride mp to house and ask for
fused Starting at In the morning / rode
llii II, then turned my horse loose to Craze.
Sne always kept near me. She endured the
journey oTavely. Her back got little sore at
Iirse Dut | cured 1t with q decoction Of James
toWn weed, as they call 1t. She 10 a kentucky
mare, with all the traits Of those celebrated
afa arflading horses, and Is as intelligent as dog.
sfle now mas her shoes off, and is resting ON q
farm three miles from here
DID you ever preach ON the route s'
Yes, every Sunday excepting two. / had
letters 10 cler9ynen In many towns that Z
passed Pas through. rode thirty-se7en miles In
to preach. didn't feel much IKE aDpne preaehino.
though. had pair of black trousers Id nv
bag, and on Sundays pulled them On over
my my n sig boots. Put on paper collar and
scar1 mat covered my Voolen sairt, buttoned
up my coat and thus looked as clerical as
possible. One. evening, when In the noun
tains OF Georgia, az rode Up TO a little bulld~
ing, q Ina man came forward as though expecting
me- Then ne SAID be was mistaken; that he
thought it vas the Methodist minister, who
was expected 10 preach there that evening. T
told him that [ wasn't Methodist. but
vas q preacher, and would preach
for them II the other preacher didn't come.
the preacher had turned his horse out to
Craze when he aad stopped, five miles away
and that the horse had gone into the brush,
and the preacher couldn't find hiLa. So
preached. The church was y little log build
Ing, With an opening in each end and no win
dov. The only light was'a little spfrit-Iamp,
set ON 2 beam a. high as could reach It
gave as much light az candle. Tn order to-
see TO read my bsohe [ took the lamp down.
After reading anG giving out the text set the
lamp back on the beam, Ff1ea down caEae the
lamp, and we were left ia darkness. For
tunately / had matches, and lighting the,
lamp, preached 10 the sittle congregation.
This occurred between the villages Of Pos
sum 9 Trot and Jerusalem
SIN what condition did you find the ueoDIes
OF tns South!
"They are poor, but improving. The war
left them badly o., bat it Aas put them ON
their rnettle, I think
'sDid you near OF yellow 7eyer?"
'sYes; the people were al talking about 1t,
but was nowhere near It, though passed
through several towns In Mississippi where ft
was last year. New Orleans is tn partfeu-
!arly good sanitary condition, owing to the
la bors OF the Volunteer Citizens Association.
which has had entire charge OF the sanitary
affairs of the city. The atmospheric eondf-
ions thus far havs been vastly better than
hey were last year--eooleG, frequent thunder
storms, and less nhnggy weather. do not
sporehend any eptdemic there. ! shall
engthen my two months vacation to Ce-
Ober.
q Did you not fad 1t very warm riding
lorsa backy'
"0n the contrary, have experienced no hot
Weather. When you we're visited by the hot
eave was in the mountains OF North Caro-
ina, and experienced only Two or three DAYS
II wet weather. The whole ride was delight
ui, the only drawback being it's loneliness. A.
companion would have been welcome. Lost
several pounds Of tiesh, but have gained i'm
general health. I may get On my mare and
ide into New York some day,