The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-07-29

honor to the capital of Mississippi
for observing this law. No games I
Of cards even for amusement are
permitted in this State.
The country between jackson
and New Orleans is poor beyond
comparison, but the people are
thrifty and work for dimes like we Ia
nor for dollars. The cars are IN
vaded by children at every station
wifi, sandwiches, grapes, milk,
fios. strawberries, etc. Their m
dustry has destroyed the excellent
! business Of the magnificent MOTEL a5
Hammond Station.
| Our stay in New Orleans was
made pleasant by the attention OF
friends. In fact, New Orleans ex-
cells every city on the globe Tor
pleasure at any season Of the year.
She has a delightfully."- mild climate
in winter and the healthful gulf
breeze in summer. 1t is a city OF
revelrv. birds, music and flowers.
While there we were impressed with
the idea that her citizens were III
teresting themselves in the railroad
project through our parish more
5 than our own people.
All aboard for Biloxi, through
r an open prairie along and across
7 the Gulf, passing Bay St. Louis
Pass Christian, Chrystal Springs,
Mississippi City and Camp Ground
g we arrive at our destination, having
9 travelled at the rate of fifty miles
g an hour. Biloxi is a beautiful lit
tie city, especially along the coast.
We stopped at the Montross House
l. where fish, oysters, shrimp, CLANS
and crabs are tie principal dishes.
= Through the iberality of friends
y we were provided with fishing
= tackle and yacht, and were soon
ie out in the current, anchored in wa
lie ter from thirty to fifty feet deep.
I'd It was curious fishing tackle they
provided us with, we having always
- used poll. They gave us lines:
say sixty feet long, with hooks at
lg tached at the bottom and shrlmps
If for bait. They directed US to throw
" them like you would twirl a iariat
J. and wait and watch. We did no
q believe we could feel fish bite OF
he so long a line-had no confidence
SO in that style Of fishing, but to on
he surprise the least nibble OF lis
y, could be most distinctly felt. "
;, caught one hundred in an hour an
'''i tired of the sport. A BATH an
p, then we walked through the tow
ps to see the elegant mansions IN
in rich hllilt fes t4 ffGf e. nj
,ts which is the palatial house SIN
:. grounds belonging to and built b
az Charlie Howard, Of Louisiana Stat
10 Lottery fame. We stopped charm
OPP ed with every dome and spire, wit
ne the lavish expenditure of none
no on every walk, circle and curve i
the grounds, and then oh. how W
~ did moralize. While here, we wer
eel introduced to a gentleman of fol
to tune, Capt. Duvall, who had q mag
a nificent yacht fitted up on which t
l., spend the summer. We wer
=, aboard his boat and was entertain
i" ed in noticing the many moder
n improvements he had for comfort
Q. His ice-chest was full; his larde
o. would tempt an epicure wir
:. screens on the outer side of th
u boat to keep out the mosquitoes an
at admit the fresh breeze over tn
q cots. Twelve dollar whiskey in
ee tensified the charm. He shove
IL us all these things like the dew
:, showed the world to the Savio
~ from the top of the mount; told u
re he had a cook equal to Delmonico'
ut and then asked us to spend tn
We summer with him sailing aroun'
= the bays and gulf. What a temp
" tation! How the demons. grie
H. and pleasure, played with US. w
as declined, we yielded, and then re
r membering our mission of impor
p tant business we mustered courag
:, to decline again, and we are still
= patting ourselves with appreciation
re for having resisted this creates