The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-12
LETTER FROM "FATIMA. =
Sunny Glimpses of Mountain and
Plain.
Chattanooga's Modern Caravnnsery-
Silhouettes of Summer Travellers
A Piney Woods Tndustry-Ex-
pectations From Our
Next Governor.

The autumn winds had commenced to blow
over the mountains with that faint Fremont
tion Of frosty sharpness augmenting to q
point past delightfulness, when our summons
or permission came for return southwark.
paratlve gravity Of green to gayest red or
yellow, each In distinctive following of It's
own clans wear, and yet scarce u leaf had
Illustrated by Its fall the derivation of the
seasons name.
II one but endure three months In spot
ties are formed the little rootlets OF exotic
plants put forth d temporary grasp around
the most alien, ungental soil and holds it
until the air itself turns enemy. when the poor
thing yields up grasp and life. We had
thought ourselves many times aggrleved In
the parslmonioils frugallties Of the ancient
spinster with whom we had lodged and
boarded for q trio OF months, but all faded
when the last telegram came which fixed our
departure for the next day, and realized, as
! found myself hugging
THAT VENERABLE MAIDEN's DESsICATED
FORM,
and thanking her vaguely for imaginary
kindnesses, and definitely for suppositi-
tious good luncheon-which, however, did
not stand the pudding proof In the eating OF
it--that not only do blessings brighten. but
injuries soften to an impapabiiity when
taking their flight.
Many useless tremors had been felt In an
ticipatlon Of the solitary journey, but found
IN yself borne on q sustaining current OF mas
cullne attention with Southern direction.
At Chattanooga | felt that amiability had
eliminated when gallant and compassion
ating railway official took me in charge, his
hands filed full of my inanlmate belong
ings-pro tempore insignias also Of his kind
ness-while the animate overlooked his arms,
clinglng around his neck, as he transferred
Us from the car to the Stanton House omni-
bus. After quite u drive through the thriving
city Of railways and iron-mongery, our vehi-
Gle stopped In front of what looked u palace,
just opened for q grand soiree. Tho hotel is
situated In the centre OF raised square of
neatly-trimmed lawn, with patches of bright
flowers varying the greeuery here and there.
Notwithstanding
THE PoRTER'S OBsEQUTOUs ASSURANCES,
II seemed q liberty to be intruding into this
festive hall In our travel-dusty clothes, In
stead Of arrayed In appropriate wedding
garments" The impression upon guests
must be common to the travelling breast, and
have manifested itself before to the gentle
men In charge, who exhibit q noblesse obtiOc
to be extraordinarily civil and soctous for
your comfort, and SO remove any lurking fear
that you may have, unwittingly. invaded
some princes domain instead Of merely arriv-
ing at one OF your own royal houses by tenure
of part individuality In that composite sover-
eianship-tha great American public. We
had dainty supper at which the browning
delight was brown bread that anuihilated ali
the distance, without expense OF railway
tickets, between Chattanooga and Boston. I
passed from dining hail to balcony-a trans
ition from lower needs to higher. The moon
was hanging over the grand outlines OF Look
out Mountain in Its first night
AN ATTENuATED CRESCENT, LEAN AND HUN
CRY,
which was sure, ere many nights feasting on
such scenes. to wax fat and grow obese and
round. Ii 1t were possible to compress or
fold away In a corner OF our hearts some
such noble view and on summons call 1t forth
to widen and initiate the arc OF our vision,
umbrella fashion, SO to speak, all mountains
would be Mission Ridges" for the good work
done In contracted lives.
Quite soon In the morning we were speeding
away from the Pittsburg of the South on the
Atlantic and Great Southern railway. The
scenery on this route Is very lovely. There
are, to be sure, loftier peaks, but the line of
vegetation was always the boundary to my
fondest admiration, all activities beyond
being too grandly awesome for aomestication
la my affections.
The Cumberland mountains may be "too
low Tor high praise judged by test OF the en-
Eineers theodOlite, but the eye rests satisfied
on their extended, tree-crowned, plateau-Iike
submits and luxurant slopes, and one feels
that to have them other than they are, would
be under the penalty of unhandsom eness.
The car window Is the medium which always
associates the traveller from the landscape;
when down there Is a succession OF pictures
or the familiar panoramic effect,
WITH ONESELF AS PART OF THE MOVING MA
CHINERY,
bnt once lift the glass, and the breeze which
brushes your cheek, links you in intimate re-
latlons with the distant hill tops, the wind
swept water or the pine smoke from some way
side cabin, with which it has just been daily
iDg-like mutual friend, speaking to each
Of the other.
NY contemplation of the scenery was ere
long disturbed by the clamoring demands OF
populous family OF small children, who
were. however, more easily satisfied than
older cornplainants often are, since they had
no underlined imaginative longings, but knew
what they wanted. 1t s one Of the popular
fallacles that the little folk are such subtrac-
lions from the joy OF travel. On the contrary,
when all their wishes are supplied the calm
which comes to large family Of young chill
dren is deeper, more pervading satisfaction
state of beattitude-a sort OF twelve power
content, or strong according to the number OF
pleased little souls. The mother of these lit
tie nestlings OF passage, who had the social
instinct somewhat stimulated after the re-
preston Of an hours silence, told me that she
had Travelled to Niagara, Saratoga and over
greater portion of the North with the quin-
tette, and found them much less trouble than
at home, since there she had the care Of them
complicated with housekeeping. 1t was quite
A POINT IN MATERNALoGY,
which deserves place among the sciences.
In fine contrast to the ioquacious mamma,
was stately young matron who held herself
aloof from the other occupants OF the sleep
ing car, never exchanging sides In opposition
to the suns glare, nor speaking to any one,
not even under the persuasion to voIubility
of an accident to one OF the box cars, but
steadily and determinedly ''sltting In the
seat of the scornful,'' however hot and I'M
comfortable 1t might be In the present, or
prospectively SO for the future.
Staunch engines were meanwhile drawing