Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-10-22

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Ii company with i friend, We LETT
this city on the 4th inst, b. the 2 4.
NJ, train, on the N. 0. Pacific, reach
ing the Crescent City, ii due time, BY
seven o'clock.
All preliminary arrangements hav-
ing been made, the next day, wc re-
paired to the depot IF the Morgan
Railroad before IL M, the hour ap-
pointed for the departure Of the Texas
train.
1t was 3 ]. n, ere the tIAOsfer boat,
blew her whistle to convey the pas
sengers across the river, the deten-
ton being caused b. the embarkation
Of some 300 German emigrants and
their donnage, bound for the prom
ised land, the .Lonc Star State"
They were Of all sexes and ages, a
rnddy, hardy looking set Of people,
who will soon be worth their weight
in gold to the fortunate common
wealth that does all in her power to
attract them to her waste lands.
On the west bank, we got aboard q
comfortable sleeper, aud the train was
soon gathering at rapid pace to-
wards its destination.
There were but few passengers in
our car, but some of these were heavy
weights indeed. Among them was
the inevitable section of drummers,
which is to be found on every train
that runs through Texas. While some
of the class behave as human beings
generally do, too many Commercial
travellers have adopted q style which
makes them anything but agreeable
companions.
The quartette that We were blessed
with were "big fellows with huge
moustaches, sleek looking from the
effects Of good eating and drinking.
They had their baskets well filed
with provisions and liquors, which
with q boastful and self-contented air
they spread before the envious glances
of the wayfarers who don't know how
to get along. Our drummers were
loud in tone and in manner, seeming
not to care whether anybody liked
their ways or not. They soon induced
frail strawberry blonde to JOIN them
in game of poker and made the car
resouDd with their peals Of laughter,
rough jokes and EXPLANATIONS, =
which they evidently furnished for
the edifcation of other folks, who,
perforce, could but grin over and bear
patiently their vulgar behavior. We
will not attempt to describe their adj
ditional exhibitions of smartness.
Suffice it to say, that the conduct Of
these worthless reflected anything but
credit on the houses they represented,
or the American Drummer.
After traversisg the cane and rice
fields of Lafourche and Terrebonne,
which present a very fair appear
ance. we came to u halt at Morgan
City, where the keeper Of the "Dew
Drop" eating saloon, to which we
were brought by the colored porter
of the Pullman, served to each OF US
a meal consisting Of some fried oys-
tiers, piece of steak, two eggs, a
cup of coffee, and bottle Of log
wood claret, for which bill of fare he
manfully relieved us of the amount
of 1915. He did the gouging with SO
serenean expression, that, seized with
admiration at his display of brass,
we paid him without murmur. We
resolved, however, right there, to
give him a prominent place in the
account of our journey. The fellow
does honor, all around, to himself
first, to Morgan City, next, and last
ly, to the Pelican State, whose in
habitants owe him monument as
the champion gonger of the new
continent.
1t was after night, ere the train
had been crossed over to the West
side of Berwick's Bay, aboard the
small transfer boat, which the Nor
gan Company is using till the COM
pletion of the splendid bridge they