The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-23
HOW TO SPEND A SUMMER DAY In
ST. TAMMANY. -.....

HVW LII SPEND SUMMEM uAl LIN
ST. TAMMANY.
To the Editor Of the Democrat:
A few days ago happened to think Of iaunt
to st. Tammany parish on the northern coast
81 Lake Pontchartrain. My reason for selecting
such q trip was born OF pleasant boylsh re-
miniscence connected with Lewtsburg and
Vaudeville. And by the way. might be doing
q commendable action II should dwell bit
upon this trip aa d model to I'LL OF our citizens
wanderers Of q day-who may wish to breathe
salt hreezes; enjoy n healthy air; tramp q
sturdy walk on country roads tone the
N uscea, without oyertaxing them; ard to re-
turn within twelve hours to take up anew the
burdens ct city life. with nerves. blood and the
My suggestions would include as its objective
points: For the start. 9 a. M, the New Lake
End for iirst stopping place. say 4 l, q. ~.
Vile: for the conveyance to and fro thasteHmer
Heroine; for the, days start ut 9 q. IN. any
excursion on Wednesdays or Thursdays and ut
The Heroine is already known far and Wide
on our lake waters. she has gallant cap
Tho white locks of old Tamenund are not on
Capt Boyles head yet .but he is skllful naviga-
tor tor, who Knows how to navigate our pet lakes as
AZ for, tho purser. he brings into his present
office the same qualities which he has already
Music and Of Tic 81 obarep Ac preves The
truth Of Deerslayer's wise saying. Every nuns
gifts are his own And kits" gifts.wher
heart. a pleasant smile for rich or poor, aud q
first class business capacity wherever his life
But to The trip itself. at ii d. N. We arrived at
LeWishug-the earliest Sunday excursions land
TIE traveller at 10 E. m, one hour earlier Even at
are so thick about the burg. The sea, ne rule.
sends Its breeze fairly inward-Ht least It did
when was there. Have sid that had wife,
We'll them haa WHAT lad nendea from n9
the start Mt Canal street was walk through
the, woods. from Lewisburg to Vaudeville.
suited to the physical endurance of IN luxor
not to speak OF the painful ly affected sisters.
or so!fins Or annts not q. belonging to .
green waves that under a light breeze. tumbled
about the lighthouses. behind us. In herself,
Lewisburg IL more village than d town. She
because she IL crowned with flower. Her steps
are light In the summer time. because they fall
upon the greenest Of grasses. But, after all.
ant,, auiet and relishable comfort. that crops
out IN the few homes Of the city folks! wise
e Soba Rsh s sps b here Ss from 5 e
are quenched by the superior chic OF her near
I neghbor, Mandeville-too2 near. 10 fact. SINCE
shaded road only two and half miles long.
have no wish to speak slightingly Of Lewis
burg. True, she liz without business. but she is
that True lagan, she has not vestige OF d
store; bpt then she has real, living. perez NAL
y running Indian Spring" Of her own. That
spring is not only the glory Of the hamlet Itself,
put the, wonder Of the, country round within q
dozon leagues The Immediate neighborhood
aa y same spring a
. restaurant. Wido-aWake beer saloon and an
nnde term number of small shopsknovs
ton, speaking for those odorous piny woods. |
fit themselves to give certificate Of good health
equal to any from the best. Doctor In Medi-
Those, ,reeuperative watersl Often. often |
enough have taken q cooling draugbt from the |
very midst of them. where [ saw the current |
above. whence they trickle under the roots Of
ha ct same old tree that still towers. half living
hsl I dead Just above it. Tapped up handful
IN full quarter Of a century In those days.
found the clear water Of the Indian Spring
7ther day. Then there was feeling Of phys
e A enjoyment only. Tho other day. the same
sentiment. For the spring. Of which speak.
and which is found only after a little search anu
f fSea aesons Fl the nc Just
lppenrance OF having been primeval one. Half
, century ago. Its antiquity was already estab-
2lemented by tradition. The white man of that
lay knew moth ng. The red man told his story
= ., hs own way-mystieal but clear. His fathers
n.hSA LOU aStLl pIlS ftOGy from MS IHLueT
Voters Ike the ,Lewlsbarg spring;a Of the day
yhen this spring was rst fed BY snbterra
low. around their council fires, they sIaked
s arne thirst here How v to- they held here
e eng s1s. How, also. many low talking. but
eep- feeling. couples-red In skin but loving
,ispered that old. old story told BY the rst
nan In the ear OF the first woman. when the
e ~, were % countless as they now are. and
nd. after all. what love-talk better. because !
ouehad In simpler numbers. than Claude Mel /.
otte's-has been breathed here from Christian
pen for conjecture. Lovers whispers should
sacred from any press save that of lovers
One notable lack. however. brings the irlmortal
ooper. once more to the front. The young
meas meas az manage after some search. TO find
Ballston Spa Not even even az eoard I1 co T. IL
nd; with all my rummaging., My ,itor and /.
1o asiaul vt ct better cheer Iapped. like the
ideon. strusk the Midianites hip aud thigh.
annot LeWisburg afford a cup to her chos4u
'aaht ar 1 ior ihe good Of her many pilgrimsP
~ NV mhere Is 1t? Why. right there. plain as
70 aose On Tosr face my friend at ths head Of
lat tum bled down log cabin, rooasss and dese
ls on your left Follow the little path Just /
nd Il srkes 10Y see that fey yards be-
nat time Is It now About, say o. nd How +
ooaI ne sum He strikes little straight and
q 2 on tne wheel tracks Is there nothing else?
lady walk on either side to be trodden ii com
e; 80 Il you haze no MIND for the dust strike
asses will lead you safely on an ''open fraiIn II
r ssi! e Vaudeville through q pleasant, r
0,,aa or NJ :. .is snaue. n
!, for the restaurant under FrapaTt, Mrs. n
,lmes Is at the right OF the wharf, facing lake
ard; the restaurant is little to the right of
illness. facing the same direction. If Won
mt excellent beer and GOOD Iinuars al civ