The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-10-23

degrees, and crisp, energiziDg atmos
phere invites one out to contemplate tn
glorious, heavenly scene, fit for an ar
lists brush. The brightness of the SUI
is everywhere-theh hills and valleys ar
fecked DER with shadows, the numerou
lakes simmer like fields of FURNISHED
silver; the birds soar SO high up in tn,
blue vault they look like mere specks
the smoke curls gracefully from the low
rooted cottages, the neighboring town
and villages, while far beyond, outlining
the background, loom up the mountain
ranges in all their majestic grandeur
The Blue Mountain, Ossippee range, ant
Mounts Pleasant and Kearsarge of tn.
White Mountain range are usually visi
bic, and though one may, at times, mo-
only SEQ Mount Washington, forty miles
distant, and with the naked eye discern
the Tip Top House, he often tucks hi.
head behind the clouds and denies one
the pleasure of viewing his lofty crest.
The sunsets are perfectly gorgeouf
here, and it is then Mount Washington
| appears in greatest glory; it is then
when the sun seems to rest on its pin.
| nacle like ball of fre-that one NAV
imagine it the sacrifcial altar of the
angels. .....:-
There are many beautiful drives here,
and excellent teams are furnished. But
for variety, it is pleasant to roam
through wood and dale and over mead
ows, carpeted with the lovely wild flow
ers, daisies, goldenrods, dandellons, but
prettiest Of all, sweet little buttercurs
Oh who can help saying, as they peep
up so brightly and cheerily, dear, sweet
little buttercups!
Billiards, cards, impromptu charades,
tableaux, readings, musicales and dane
ing form the indoor amus.ments. One
evening there was an exhibition of Mrs.
Jariey's waxworks, when John was ac-
tually good natured enough to represent
Gen. Gar6eld-he received many compli-
ments from the ladies and gentlemen,
who assured him he should have their
votes--but the funniest part of it all
was that a young Universalist preacher
personated Mrs. Jar,ey-excellcntly we'll
too. He is very bright and lively,
dances the round as we'll as the square
dances and is ready for all f1n and
frolic. What would Our Mr.. Stuart say
to that !?
One of the charms of this place is the
refined, select society and the perfect
freedom from ostentation in dress.
Everybody gets acquainted with every
body, throws off restraint and throws
in mite for mutual entertainments. The
guests are chiefly from New England
very few from the West or South
among the latter are Judge and Mrs
Race and Mr.. aud Mrs. Houghton of New
Orleans. One day there appeared at one
Of the dining tables, a man, very dark
colored. Various were the conjecturps;
some said, He is a Mexican or a Cuban
others, 81 He is All Italian, Il SpaniarI or
a Turk" And many were the exclanla-
tions of surprise when said, /" He looks
very like a Southern freedman He
was thrifty, upright, business freed
man from one of the Southern towns.
very genteel in appearance and refined
i'll department. But, although treated
kindly, saw no demonstration on the
part of the gusts, of social equality. ALI! !!
consistency, why art thou so rare Il
jewell Why is not social equality as
good for ourselves as our neighbor
Some of the wealthiest and most ntlu-
ential men of New England are here,
some of them retired merchants and law
yers, others yet bending every energy
toward the building up of fortune. Among
them Mr.. Otis Norcross, ex-Mayor of
Boston, who now deyotes his time to
charitable works, and Mr.. Wasllburn of
Worcester, vice president Of wire fac
tory, said to be the largest in the world.
All lave been exceedingly courteous
to us; we were never treated with more
warmth Of manner, never had offers of
more generous hospitality. They have
treated US as if they had concluded that
some good could come out of Nazareth.
ard that the Southern slave holders of
the o!den time and the sugar planters of
the present time are not such desperate
ly wicked people after all. In conversa-
tion John is frequently called out on the
subject Of the South-he is listened to
with the most marked atteEtion-these
kind, courteous Republicans like the
man and have faith in him, individually,
but they have no faith in the South, and
after a great expenditure of breath in
defending and explaining her position,
they relapse into the old groove of
thought and seriously ask, "Will not the
South, if she gets control of the govern
ment, pay the Confederate debt, all
Southern claims and re-enslave the
Negro?" and, +" Is it possible for North
cru man to go South and live in peace'"
To convince these people to the cotrary
is as impossible as to move mountains.
They read FOOLS Errand" and believe
every word of it, all its untrue assertions,
as implicitly as they did Uncle Toms
Cabin. A lady said to ME that she had
been told she would never know any
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