Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-10

taken, all being i'll different parts of old
French and Spanish New Orleans. He
had had them drawn with great care and
he had spared no pains in ascertaining
the antiquity of each dcineation.
As l gazed at them, my heart was
strangely and deeply moved. They
seemed the realization of n past civiliza-
ton and to the lover of history it is hard
to relinquish old things without regret.
A tender page of pleasant memory hung
over and subdued the sorrow and crime
of their past and only left an impress Of
romantic splendor and exquisite pathos.
Mr.. Cable thoroughly enjoyed these
fragments of medmvalism portrayed
thereon-the long-pointed gables; the
steep, red-tiled roofs, and their glassless
dormer windows, peering forth over the
modern city; the bread "battened'
doors the numberless hanging balco-
MES and belvideres" and, above ALL the
fragments of fine mnllioned windows
here and there rescued from the crumb-
ling ruins.
The evening was one of rare interest to
all and the kindness of the host and hos
tess was deeply appreciated.
Mrs. Cable is very lovely young wom-
an and in her simple dignity is charm
tarv;ows With NJ, CALI 1nri",' tho
month of nv stov in New Orleons On
one occos;on he iant mo HE ..Cirond;ss;.
mes and made il ionl,l,, intorost;1a h,
designntino tba oyoct Iocality Of tLn az.
ferent scenes. He also pointed ont the
house where "Sieur George" lived SO
mysteri Jusly and also where Nine. Del
phine was supposed to have lived. He
| said these old historic hits Wprc most
rapidly disonneorinn and soon only n
memorv wouli remain If tho Frorch and
Spanish rcoj1,,c -" Ue told mo of his 70.
searches in connection with his nrcscnt
work He il now hns;l, oroagod nn h;s
history of Louisiana for wIich bn has
collected many valuable statistics He
spares no time or trouble in oscnrtoininp
and in orronrino historical facts on1 in
endeoyorinr ia make il n bool, of o,roat
value to lbs conntrv MS we'll ,s ono If
deep interest to tbe reader .Judgr
Gayarre's history Of Louisiana ;s NOT
fully satisfactory, although the worl; of
an able man and brilliant scholar. and
the need of thoroughly reliable com
pendious work has LONG been feI
Since undertaking the task he has
searched through endless details to pro-
cure facts and has penetrated all manner
of dingy hooks and corners. concealiur
old archives and musty parchmcnts to
verify necessary statistics.
1t will. doubtless be n very yaluable
book when completed In connection
with his census report he was abort TO
take n Journey TO the Tecbeaud Attaknnns
country. these counties of tLe hol,ishcd
Arcadians or "Cadiiens." AS they nro
called. He told me there were interest
and romance enonob interwovcn in tLoir
history for tifty stories think he re.
yeled in the yarious enisodes which
marked their pathetic lives. so GLOWING
in rich. warm color MS they were. The
fragmo nts of romance. legend. and SONG
existing among them are so bewildering-
" alluring to n mind full of fancy and
imagination.
Kecnlv obseryant of all that relates to
the country in which he lives. its re-
sources. possibilities and ueonlr and in.
defatigable in his personal researches
he unites a happy gayetv of manner and
a reserve fund of quiet Iumor that make
him most delightful communion
Oft.times when relating some potLot.
ic incident of the Creoles nm irnurossi-
BILE sense of the Lumor in tho story would
come over him and his evns wonil light
tlrnllnrX
his countononce in otI.r roenects r,s
perfectlv comnosed those wonderful cvcs
nf his wo,,lI tell thc toIa Of nnrr;,ncnt
and fun. His great love for the Crpolrs
couses him to stuIv most onnrooiot;rol,.
and del;noote snccesesrlIv ,La nu,,o,o,,s
necnlior;t;es of the;, rocc lie has stn-
died most effactuollv tbis sen;.foro;c,n
neonle with untirinG ncrsoveroncn aSI
In ii. of,action fo, ti,o,i Las ii H.
errors nc wall nc vi,,t,,os Iii. Owen 10
not orIv sron, lie nn.,, ,,oa;t;e l., .,,a;,.
midst Int from h;s ;nnoto Inro fdr uhor,
os a race fost nosair,, aw.o,. hos st.;,.a,, a.,
enGroft tbcir history onI nccnl;or;tios in
deIl;Llv ON tho nnbI;o MI m, hoe
nroJucoj n saoIinr1, ,,s roaa,t, ,,,';'I
hyon oxtnnls IL; e ,,an,nr ~ nI,', ,,a,'
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or,ooms tnI1 iJToni',u , ~, W iiseS III Ne"
sine olsa th;nl any A. III a,a,'.a ni',i'''
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that tho names 81 Uonore o Amr;ca,n 1l'"'n nn5 70
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nomns rorv 'rou,;non, u" W; mt',N'aomn ] rie'ieii
W;th 'oa. , '' 'a,a e"'u'! "so'
eona,,v frn, nn,,,,;nt;nme 1,,l n LG'n'inua
1row lin, fron, ,ha no'so ''lS' nf i,,,,, van
;s hownuor na;thor tio .n"sI a,. y, uuSi itleio
u,no.s nar oi,st;noa ~ ny o,ia ~ n'In Seti-
and odvococv nf ~ - nl;n;ona ';,I , I,.,, ~
and faith are his dominant ] chnroctari:lt;cs'.