The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-03-04
MYRA'S MEANDERINGS,

And death is glorious gain.
/ MYRA'S MEANDERINGS.
Adieu to misunderstanding the Gulf With
out sea-Sickness- Springs Advent Por-
tended-An Antiquated and Sleepy
| Town.
ARCADIA, Feb, i8, 1882
| MY DEAR FLOY:
It was with feelings akin to pain that
| took my leave Of the city Of Houston
and its courteous and cultivated people,
| and returned once more to the dear old
Pelican State. Not that it is not agreea-
bic to tread again upon my native heath,
| still, can but turn longing eyes to the
place which MARKS many pleasant MEM
| ories and delightful associations. And
we missed the grandest event Of the
season-so they told us-tLe Gramercy
since the holiday exitement subsidized.
Isabel declared she could not allow even
that to conf1ictss.wit her obligation to
the Knights Of Momus, and unfortunately
it occurred the same evening; 50 she
made her adieu the previous night to
friends III Houston and reached tile
Crescent city in time for the procession
and ball.
The New Orleans train leaves Houston
at 104 P. N. Is not that queer hour
for departuref After experiencing once
or twice certain unpleasant features
connected with it, as riding through
densely muddy streets in bIackness Of
darkness, etc, I fully resolved not to
voluntarily place myself in similar
predicament. So I announced my in
tention of going via Galveston and the
Gulf. In vain did over-so}ieitous friends
seek to deter ME from prosecuting this
desire, by drawing the most doleful
pictures of what I would be an hour
after leaving the Galveston harbor. l
had quite set my heart upon enjoying a
sea-voyage, and was not to prove myself
timorous and infrm of purpose by any
shrinking from the dreaded nlalady, sea-
sickness.
We took our leave of Houston early in
the morning, and very charming the
town looked, all bathed in the golden
glow Of the rising sun. In two hours
we were in the Island city, and making
strenuous efforts to take at least birds
eye view of that pretty town before the
steamer left. 1t was cursory enough,
however, as the boat moved off promptly,
at II NJ, and We were disappointed in
our hopes that it would be delayed.
Is there d keener sting than that en-
bodied in the severance from tenderly
cherished friends aud relatives!
We did not recover all at once our
usual bright spirits, therefore, after we
waved q last farewell to those very dear,
aud watched them until their outline
was dim to us, while we g!ided farther
and farther out into the great deep.
Dinner was served almost Immediately,
for the inner man, they said, must be
refreshed and reinforced in order to
combat successfully the dire indisrosi-
ton that was sure to come. Several
ladies remained rigidly on deck, how
ever, not daring to como in or eat a
morsel for fear of the unhappy result.
Ny friends smiled at my self-confdenee,
but somehow I felt quite certain from
the first that would pass through the
ordeal unscathed, and the result proved
that l had adopted the wise Solon's code,
and "knew myself" in this particular,
ut least. l partook unstintinsly of
hearty repast, and felt not the slightest
symptom Of the dissgreeable Ralady.
1t is hardly necessary to add that the
lemons provided by a thoughtful sister,
IS preventive or relief remained un-
touched, and the triumph was complete!
felt like telegraphing the information
as soon as we reached Morgan City, for
those Texas friends had been jast too
fixed i'll their convictions regarding me,
YOU know, Floy, and it was rather graft
fying to prove their error by the light
of experience.
Now / shall confess (but you must
remember that it is strictly entre noasl,
that the Gulf was almost like sea of
glass, so placid and smooth were the
waters, and it would have been strange
enough if I had felt any unpleasant
sensations. So I don't think deserved
a bit Of credit for preserving my equi-
poise that trip. We won't tell those
emphatic Honstonians this. however.