The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-08-10

WHITE SULPHUR SfRINGs,}
August 7, 1881. {
Dear Democrat

august ., lCCl.
Dear Democrat
To prove to you that my promi,es
are not like "Nobody's" Texas pony
have done violence to my feelings
sacrificed myself upon the Altar IF
Truth-given up my Sunday nom.
ing's nap, and here 7 am determined to
do or die--to write at all hazards
Please put this one kept to the credit
side of that lazy account of unkept
ones.
ON THE WAY.
AS you know, ! left Alexandria on
the morning of last Thursday, in con-
fpany with Judge G, Baltic, Dr.. Love
la'e, D. C. Paul, Clas. Owen and Mr..
=: L. Ransdell, and we got here That
AFTERNOON with no other incident or ac-
cldent than several storms that caught
rs on theway. We had the pleasure
OF the company, as far as Big Creek,
OF MIR. VIM. Hustmyre, who was visit
ing his delightful summer home at that
p'ace, and of Mrs. Virginia Biossat,
VINO was saips out for a few days to
stay at bis hosp;ta bile house. We found
already there Mrs Jacob Geiger and
Mrs. Moses Mayer staying with Mrs.
hustmyre. DR.. Fish and family are
Just across the way, enjoying, as they
always do, the delights of that resort
The residences of Dir. j. G.. White and
DR.. bt. John were vacant when we
passed. Big Creek il destined SOM to
be what it used to beNto the people Of
RapVcs, not only pleasant but a ne
cessa'y resort from the Neat and die.
comforts of the lowlands IN summer
propose to build a palace Were ha.
lore next season and to havea snare
cot for friend. Consider yoursa,f
vlted to eat your next summers fish
with ms. 70"
THE SPRINGS. j,
| don't propose to do what have I
zone 80 often before, and will leave
nas of this any description of this
pnace. Those of your readers who
','' oeeh here know all about it, and
,n"I 9 "uo nave not been 80 fortunate. ,
,ouia not form any adequate idea Of #
rom what | might say. Mr.. Geo, r, {
aayer and family, fron1 MerLsvi,Io |
'orc here, but left the next tnornin,, 7
tier our arrival. Messrs. ChaDman t
nd David, of Pinevillo. shared tLs S
onors as visitors with our party
here are three small stores here and =
icy all seem to be doing a satisfactory l
nsiuess. MIR. j. W. Moffet, a son-in
w of that genial gentleman and mer
'ant of Pineville, w. A. Griffin. Esq o.
Is the old Ringgold store; MI Geo .
gartzenberg, son of another MO- y =,
nn . aUd ppineville, who after living a :
Enc "1 ~. rsei n lite in that village and y
,'in an hohoraoi~ name behind N
III, died there some year aeo has al
o store next TO the hotel, al sJ NJ Me- it
'thard, the proprietor of the hotai d,
S very neat little store in one end I OF
the hotel. There is a Post Of;cs h,
d school, and then, with the Sui. +,
ur Spring and Trout Creek. half .
lie away, are the attractions of this
CO famous resort.
1hC FISHING "
been better this year than il is nc
W, but We have had no difficulty in Ia
ching all the trout and perch Wa ha
nted to eat. Capt. Paul, with his wa
IL, canght q nice mess for sumner rel
hrst evening, and ID would have wi
he yonr soul good to have seen 90,
arley Owen and your scribe eating 20 =
Sc crisp and brown trout, brought ~, ~
the table smoking hot! That one ~.
IS of fish was we'll worth all the TEL.
lble of getting here. | anu some
1t of a gourmand and pride myself :
my carrying capacity, but Charley cei,
t away" with me, and have haul " o ~,
n my horns. Fridays fishing, ex- s u,'s
the Captains, who had Charley | o,
Buddy out at daylight, and walk oo'i
he of Charley's heels entirely off ris
a ia lure for the balance of u.s. Lad
brought in fiue string of trout 'or med
Ikfast, and then Charley and / lad B!or
her trial, but his heel Was so sore tv q
he didn't have fair show, Yes Gan
ay we all went to tile Creek al Th; :
isht ndthe fish that were brought : Oh
9 made pretty sight for a spofa
$ eye. Twenty trout VIE 4
Ted ~ the Captain and Hu,sy,s Gam