The Magnolia gazette., 1880-12-10
-IEFTER FRoM NEw IBERIA. Ia
- InrR1A. IN. Dec. 1st 1ss0.


Editor Magnolta Gazette
have been ID tie beautiful aud rich
country Of Atiakapas, on The banks ii
the winding Bayou Teche, nearly one
mouth. Since my arrival here The
weather las been fearful and the mud
il plentiful / have often heard--and
ii fact. haye been myself-of being
water.bonud, Int here. it is mud d-bound. F
Mud boots aud an oil cloth or rubber
cont are greatly the fashion here with 4
The men, aud believe 50 with The wom-
en We have Ind freeze and it did
great deal Of injury to the standing cane,
not as bad perhaps as it is on the Mis-
sissippi river. I believe the planters
here have some fears Of loosing a por.
tion Of their crops, it rams 50 ruuch and
makes il almost impossible 10 get the
i cane to the sugar houses The scarcity
i q labor combined with the inclement
4 weather, retards the work Of sugar maxi
ing very much. This il the Sugar
Bowl Of Lpnisisna and the garden spot
4 y tie world, beyond a doubt The
lands are very fertile. The climate saln-
\ blious AMI generally very pleasant; il is
not wearing 4 very beautiful dress to
newcomer at this time ] I'm told by
the inhabitants here, that such season
il ont of fashion 10 this country this
time of year. The natives here are all
Creoles; they speak both English and
French, particularly among the better
class ana q very hospitable and clever
people too There nre people from 9th
er states and different parts Of this state
coming III here Those who emgrate
here are working people. The natives
here du not DO manual labor much; they
depend upon stock raising and
horses. am within a few steps of the
Bayou Teche, ID the west bank. three
miles above New Iberia, nnd about ten
miles from Jeanerette. Jeanerette is
below me % the Bayou aud ST. Martins
vile il above Steamboats, navigate the
Teche tie year round from New Orleans
and Morgnn City 10 ST. Martinsville.
Tie Town t New iberia il si,nated On
the east bank of tile Teche, and Oh the
Morgan. Lariaiana and Texas Rnilrnad,
just ono hundred and twenty five miles
~ rail from New Orleans II is heau.
/; tiful, THRIVING aui lively place Of busi
Z ness. suppose its inhabitants number
twenty five hundred or three thousand.
+. Business is done up ID city siylc. ! see,
2 since I'va hcan here, soyeral new bnsi.
moss houses have opened ana there
seems 70 be room for more fiud one
objection q this country. and that j.
TIE people al not regard the Sabbath
! my mnie thnn amy other dav, some few
I exceptions. of course We have fonl
q different churches; tile Catholic has tht
lnrgost membership, Then there are the
Baptist, Methodist and Pretbytcrian
III serm ID be well represented. som,
are of tIe opirion flat the people fer,
4 are IN French and Catholic mud c-nno
Il sncak English, and hold Themselves
il aloof from those who are not of them
h This is i sn1 mistake, they cnn sreak
i English As before stated, and nfl Y TN
Il hand of friendship 70 any who com,
# With good record and are willing I,
y 2iye spccour when asked fnr This is
! orcat poor mons country, il ho Is iudns
Y triaus and temperate Intemperanca ha
& III sway here among tic natives.
y ain going to work on Ne centra
1 sngar factory system. What mean i,
4 thet system il. 70 sel cane by the ton
Ii By doing Tint the expense Of manufac
n turing il avoided I've seen some cot
Il ION IL lie fields since I've been here
). dn not think tile lands adapted 70
lg cotton. | nm very certain hat neve
will attempt growing cotton again
There nre, Mn Editor, some disadvan
n tapes III this country; We haven't th
1e pine knots and clear, ripping stream
r that you have in Pike, Int we have
Z sufficient supply Of good wood We us
ie cisterp water for drinking and I'll
" Bayon woter for washing and cookip
re purposes. | come here with determi
ie nation T. climb MP the laddei
e nnd Tim going to do il, yon bet, if nll
It well Yon can put me down as one /
70 your subscribers. Enclosed fiud til
ve sum IT two dollars. Address me q
ly New Iberia, La, care Box 191.
s ENtGRANT.