The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-05-20
NOTES BY THE WAY.
Notes of Travel Over the Great
jackson Route.

yet, as the change has been from
winter 10 summer. At Pearling.
ton, was startled by the astound-
ing intelligence of two orange
blossoms having appeared in that
locality, and even this statement
produced feelings OF doubt, lest it
was a joke. l noticed one pecu.
liarity about the orange trees at
Pennington. Every tree that had
had its surface roots uncovered of
soil was found budding to the ex-
tremity of every liGb, while all
trees whose roots were well cover.
ed and thus kept warm and iu
a growing state, were either dead
or sadly injured. Zisn sits desc.
late at Pennington. The fair struc.
ture that before the storm in Feb.
ruary, gave promise Of beauty as
an ornament TO the town, and Joy
to the Methodists as a place OF
worship, was, on my visit, an heap
of rains--even the foundations
were crushed by the fallen timbers.
Ii is to be hoped that some Nehe-
miah will be raised up, TO have it
in his heart, to repair the ruined
walls.
| found "the smoke of the pitt
still ascending. The fire has never
ceased to burn since started. Every
moment in working hours tho un.
fortunate slabs, waste ends, sU,i
trash mount the smooth broad way
and glide on, a merry company Of
pleasure.seekers-dreaming of lib.
erty-ireedom from stroke of ham.
mcr or cut of saw--never to be a
shlp.house or bridge-never TO do
any service for anybody-living
only for self. But, alas, the end is
at hand-the last link of the end.
less chain is reacbed-and with a
wall of despair-a leap in the dark
smoke and flames beneath--ever
ascending-tho unfortunate waste
of Poitevint & Favre's mill is con.
sumed. A fearful illustration OF the
sinners passage through aud out OF
this world into the pit of hell.
New Orleans was picture of
aroused euergy. The streets were
crowded with excited men, each
one seeking for the fortune that is
shortly to be realized-sone be.
lieve it is to come by rail, others by
water, no matter as to the route,
faith in the fortune is engraved
upon every mans face. Carondelet
street is In state of upheaval. 1t
is to have a double line of street
cars. The new line will convey
passengers from Canal street to
Carrolton for five cents. Time and
space will not permit further com.
mcut. Suffice it to Say that both
the main arteries to the heart of all
New Orleans life, the Louisville
and Nashville, aud the Chicago,
st. Louis and New Orleans rail.
roaJs, are managed by the most
competent OF men. The roads are
first.class in every respect, and
if any calamity should cause the
entire destruction of one, or both,
it would then be fully realized how
little they are now appreciated.
Amite City, Louisiana. is about
seventy-fve miles north of New
Orleans; and a gem city it is, il
beauty of situatios, refined cult.
waited citizens, abundance OF
churches, schools, well-graded and
shaded avenues, constitute a gem
e wandered fartutr up A,t otrcrt, ,
nd took u nap. Hence he hastened
b the Office OF the j. p, to recover I
is valise, but that did not effect
3 object. Then be turned In and /,
FUSED Southern chivalry, and !
romisel to" ventiate Moss Point"
thoroughly in the columns of the
)emocrat, though We fear he re-
,embers but little of his his trip
B Moss Point, and hence will not
o us Justice. He secured his bag
age, but paid the fifty cents be.
r5ne8 che efenrerprlslug merchants,
and seems to be doing we'll. Chata.
wa - Pearl Rivers ought to
have been born here. | wonder why
"Longfellow" or some other like
genius has never bought the whole
town. 1t is romance personified,
(if | may be allowed the express
sion.) Miniature mountains, laugh
lug waters, grand forest, beautiful
skies, ETC., are here In right proper
tions to make sylvan retreat for
a devotee OF the muses..
.Magnol a-modesty ,retil lug mod
esty--this is her home. No one to
sing her praises or display her treas
ures. The immense water power of
the Tangipahoa river, within three
hundred yards OF the depot, run
ming from north to south, skirting
the town of Magnolia, also Chata-
wa, Osyka, Tangipahoa, Amite
City-all wasting, wasting, vast
ing. This is the future Lowell Of
Mississippi. Fifty years hence
and the world will look to Mag
nolia Tor its calicoes, aud other cot