The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-06-14
THE MISSIssIPPI INK-SLINGERS
ON A GRAND RAMPAGE.
A Round Trip and a Gay One.

A Round Trip and Gay One.
Fortified with President Sharp's certi
ficate of membership of the Press Associa
tion of Mississippi, the editor of TIL
COMET boarded the train for New Orlean
on Wednesday morning, at lao A. M, ant
, reached that city at the regular time.
NEW ORLEANS
is putting on her unattractive summer garb
A large number of the leading citizens art
leaving daily for summer resorts and cooler
climates. All the theaters and all the hotels
are closed except "The City," and that
is never closed 1t is the faithful standby
of visitors to New Orleans, always ready to
receive them with open doors and generous
hospitality. Great precautions have been
taken against another visi itation of yellow
fever, and strong hopes are entertained that
this frightful scourge will find no landing
or incubation this year in the stricken
South.
| THE COAST.
This representative was day behind,
but he fell in with quite number of quill
drivers at New Orleans, among whom was
Col McCullum of the Yazoo Herald, Capt.
Merrin, of the Water Valley Courier, and
others. leaving New Orleans at o'clock,
a pleasant ride of two or three hours on the
coast accommodation train, brought us to
Bay st. Louis, where the party stopped two
hours and spent the time promenading on
the beach. Without doubt, this is the most
charming point on the coast. For miles
there is magnificent Gulf frontage, with
fine shell road. adorned on one side
with grand expanse of water, and on the
other with elegant and tasteful residences,
with every variety of outrageous foliage
and choice shrubbery. The lover of the
beautiful and the grand may find rest here.
The regular evening train came on at 7
o'clock, and we proceeded on to Pascagoula.
The railroad track for many miles on this
route lies on the edge of the coast, giving
the passenger a continuous view OF the
ocean of water At times it seems to plow
into the gulf for miles, Our old friend,
Maj. Harper, of the Gazette, was deeply
impressed with the grandeur of the scene.
He could not stihe his admiration. He ex-
pressed his sentiments
Colonel said he, II didn't know there
was SO much water in the world.'
"Why,' returned the Colonel, who was
addressed, 'don't you know the geography |
says the world is made three-fourths of
water and only one-fourth of land?''
"Yes, know the geography says that,
but never believed 1t before.'
PAsoAGoULA.
Nothing could exceed the boundless hos
pitality of the Pascagoulans. DIR. Griffin |
was the Lieutenant General of ceremonies.
He made the welcome speech, and ho did it
we'll, too, and he showed himself n master
in the work of scattering the $50 raiders,
and assigning them to comfortable quarters.
Our old friend, Hon. Walter Denny, one of
the lumber kings of Pascagoula, was an
active aid-de-camp to the General of assign
ment In fact, all the citizens of Pasca-
goula the ladies' included, gave themselves
up to the work of entertaing the unclaimed
press gang. They threw their doors wide
open, and spread their feast without stint
They provided fish, oysters, wine and
else in profuse abundance. They
their tugs, steamers, schoon-
was better than all, themselves Joined, en-
aaaSse, in the glorious excursion to Round,
Horne and Ship Islands.
THE EXCURSION.
There were, perhaps, thousand persons
in this memorable excursion. A string
band of music was on board the "lat, y
md dancing was kept up throughout the
trip. OFF Horne Island tho fleet anchored
md the vessels were lashed together. Here
4 bounteous picnic banquet was spread
md partaken of with keen relish.
REMARKABLE OYSTER CONSUMER.
The ''smacks' had fshed up large
quantity of fresh oysters. Several barrels
we're thrown into one of the schoOners,
md Brother Bonuey, of the Summit
sentinel considered it the opportunity
1f his life, and he set about I'M
proving it. He is excessively fond OF
oysters in any style, but raw oysters
IN the shell is his weakness and fresh
Just from their beds in
he sea-are to him luxury that no words
,an adequately praise. Col. Bonney, un-
fortunately, does not live in an oyster
and has never been able to get
enough of tho fruit at one time to satisfy
his gastric partiality for them. To him
lozen is simply an appetizer peck looks I
more like business but if the object is to
10 give him square meal then there ought {
20 be a barrel measure. Generally, the
nicknlckers avoided the oysters, consider {
ng that it was not the right season for
hem. because there was no r IN the month
,f June, So much the better for Bonney.
He sat down by the pile of oysters and hired
.hree expert darkies to open while he swal- ,
owed. The work went briskly on for
bout two hours, when the expert oyster ,
openers began 10 show sigus of fatigue,
md indicated disposition to go back on
he contract q
'sYou can't do that" SAID Bonney, II
lired you for ten cents apiece to open as
many as / could eat, and don't want any