The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-27

called. As the young editor of this
paper has taken unto himself wife
lately, his absence from the Office may
be accounted for on that ground.
We know how it is, Harry. At the
Office OF the State Central Express we
had the pleasure Of meeting its edi-
tor, Mr.. J. X. Wsters, also the Rev.
II. G. Duncan. secretary of the Lou
isiana diocese of the Protestant Epis-
copal church, and editor of the
Church Guide, published in Alexan-
dria. We spent several pleasant
hours with these gentlemen during
our stay, and have a kindly remem-
brance of their courtesies. In the
Express Office we were shown sam.
pie of the stone quarried from the
bed of rocks at the falls above Alex
andria, and which it was once pro-
posed to use in constructing the rail
road bridge scrvss the river ut that
point but subsequent experiments
in testing this rock have proved it to
be too soft to stand the strain to
which it would have been subjected,
aud its use has been abandoned
not, however, until after the company
had expended more than so, 900 in
excavations at the falls.
Awaiting ourselves of the polite in
vitation of Capt. Jas. Garner, the
popular proprietor of the ferryboat
plying between Alexandra and Pine
vile, we made several trips to the
Pineville side. Here business appear
ed somewhat better than on the AL
exandria side. owing, perhaps. to the
fact that it is conducted in more
contracted space. Our friends b.
Turner and G. w. Bolton seem to
divide the bulk of this traffic about
equally between them. They have q
full stock of all the goods needed in
this trade. and keep u corps of polite
! aud attentive clerks to wait on tbeiI
customers.
u Wednesday morning at o'clocl
the omnibus came rumbling up to th'
gate, and, after hurriedly dressing
slipping cup of coffee and giving
parting shake to the hands OF ou
entertainers, we were bundled of t,
the station, where the cars came roll
ing up in few minutes, and by
o'clock we were whisking holDeward
Arriving at Cotile at six, we sgail
enjoyed the hospitality OF Mr.. ane
Mrs. Watson in nice warm break
| fast, all the more enjoyable becaus
| it was offered heartily notwithstand
ing our party stood more in the ligh
# intruders than guests. For all
which we feel under many obligs
tic ns to our friends.
Crossing the river at 10 o'clock "
were set back to find that the cor
veyance which was expected to met
: us at that point had not arrived
Finding it disagreesble to wait o
the river bank we imposed on Dir.
Tx. Smith for shelter from the SUI
borrowed horse, and, leaving Il
. balance Of the party in charge VI b
interesting daughters. rode up tt
!. road q short distance and contracts
\ with Lope Young. a gentleman
6 African descent. to haul Ms to Golf
!, in his two-horse wagon. This
took time, and when the wagon VI
ready, dinner was ready also, al
there was nothing to do bnt scce
the kind invitation to dine. OF cour
we accepted. After dinner we jun
!. ed into the wagon, and by hslf-pS
4 o'clock arrived at home dusty, SO
and feverish. In fact all of the par
!. but the baby were suffering from t
effects Of vaccination, which serv
to considerably mar the pleasures
:. q trip that otherwise would have be
most agreeable.
In conclusion, we wish to retu
thanks to one and all who SO kint
:. befriended as on this trip, to some
whom we feel constrained to offer
apolooy for the uncer emonious mi