Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-09-13
A LETTER FROM ALTON VILLA.
,n,rop FrI1cIANA SENTINEL:

EDIrOR FEL1CIANA SENTINEL:
A summer at ALTON Villa" has
dcepcned our attachment to Lou'sl-
ana and strengthened our conti-
dence in its seasons and the deter
mination Of its Inhabitants for their
development. We seem to hear
the signal of the note for distant
engines Of Progress, and the rush
of the mighty industrial forces of
the agriculturists. From the lofty
towers of this noble Institute, VIC
view landscape enriched by every
variety o. products. grown on q
fertile soil, watcrcd by a network
Of streams, not sluggish bayous,
into which are carried malarial de-
| posits, to be borne off. Hence tho
notable rrecdom.of West Feliciana
from tropical diseases. Hero wo
find trees from China and Japan,
from the north temperate regions OF
Europe by the side Of the equatcr'a'
ones of the Amazon, irdi eating a
wonderful capacity Of soil.
On and near the excellent care
riagc road, from Woodville to Bay
on Sara arc many elegant and VAL
liable residences. In oae Of them.
we met happy representatives Of
three generations, in another, those
of four generations. In a circuit
ous,ride over these alluvial tracts, we
saw proofs Of the scri plural stat"
cment, that "thc waters covered the
whole earth" not merely Armenia.
o. the estates of Mcssrs. Barrow,
Eutlcr and Fort, we noticed fine
sheep and cattle. The Brahma
COWS looked strange aud unintcr-
cstiag, beside the beautiful particol-
ored Durhams and Jerseys, with
apparently kind, pa;ronizing iaten~
tions towards US. The horses too.
recalled the romance Or our youth.
VIII IN VIC used 10 scld over hill and
plain on the handsome, mettled,
sagacious pony. Dame Nat re nev-
or wearics her votaries. She dis
playcd her cotton with its light
green calyclcs, enclosing corollas
of pink and purple and bol!s of
snowy white. She surprised US
with acres of tho golden Cassia
Charlccrista, plant that the seeds
men of rne land arc earnestly striv-
inc to obtain and cultivate. On
the rich grounds Of Virginia, wo
never saw it moro than six or ei ght
inches high, with two or three
blooms on single plant. Here it
a.taina three or four feet in height.
with numbcrlcss panicles, of the
CAV flowers. Its reputation as Il
fertilizer, must make the seeds VAL
uabls. In such a Parish, people
by tho generous, refined aud intel
ligent, what is more ncccssory than
/. school Of high order? Woman,
in her true, silent, holy, home intlu-
ence must be educated, and where
has che better advantages than in
the T. +. G. Institute in which for
thirty years, tAis exalted, sacred
mission has been fulfilled ?
When the question is asked.
where can VIC send our daughters
to save them from the influence of
town excitement, to give them asso-
ciatcs whose friendship shall ho
available and sacred all their lives.
! when the guardian OF mott crlcss
girls, or bcreavc1 orphans, asks
for home, whero his wards will
have tender, maternal care. pious,
domestic culture, in addition to
science, and elegant accomplish
mcn,s, many an excellent woman
) will respond, lin the i. i. G. In
stitutc l received them all, and
, there you may sill secure the same
bleSsings.' AUNT CHARITY