The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-05-27
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which fine steamer is too we'll
known here to require any descrlp
,ion in this article.
Darkness had settled its sha
dows over the earth. so that the
appearance of things along the
Ba,yan was not visible.
Daylight found the Belle of the
Coast at Piottenyille, from whence
upward a fine view OF the colntiy
was spread oat like a panorama
before lis.
The crops Of sugar cane and
corn We're looking green and VI
gorous, bnt tue stands, especially
If corn. III many spots were NOT
| as good as they should be. Iwen
~ five yeals ago we knew every
house and almost every nan
along this beautiful stream, ont
it was with difficulty that enough
old landmarks were discovered TO
recall the memories of the past III
sufficient force to recognise tue
various points. New buildings
had been erected, old ones torn
down, plantations divided III one
instance, in another they were
united, aud the faces on either
bank. ouce so familiar were chang
ed, SO much that one could scarce
iy realise the fact that, he had
not been removed into d strange
land.
Al Donaldsonvil.e We debarEed
and u stroll was takel around
town.
The venerable Catholic Church.
and the Market house stood as 81
lett mp,uslials Of the by gone
days. All else had changed.
War and fire had passed witt,
their devastating effects, ANA
these two bnji.iiags alone remain
ed to tell the story OF destruction
and ruin.
In an hours promenade, not "A
single face Of the 9idan time Was
met with, no: Il slag,e shake OF
the hand AZ WAS ont want to Tt
ceive ii this place III the years
gone by.
Such is life men appear aud
disappear; but the world moves
on.
Ne called at the office OF the
D0ui|dsoa,iIie Chief where We
, were kindly received ana weicom
ed by the Editor Of that sterling
ana cnterprisins paper, l.. Il.
Bentley.
, Employed in the same office
, was found Harry Gould, whose
. acquaintance We had formed sc
| years ago, in Assumption and
whom we bad not met since. lie
. has beer: ~sacheeing around coli
5 >iierably. editing papers in I'd
l lionS points, and finally settled
down i'll Donaldson:illt, more, il
is thoaght, to keep concealed
from the vicious eyes of unc.t
$ Harry Hyams OF the Sugar Plan
t ter then from any other eSpecia
L desire.
This copy ofthe SENTINEL viii
be seat to the Sugar Planter
man as we ITO not wish to have
our Young friend, concealed in the
Office Of the Chief, to become
/ again the target OF Hyams' poi;
U onea arrows that he has been
hurliEg at every inuoct nt MANI
I head for the last 70 years. +
M AT IL o'clock we embarked OF
thu trains OF the Pacific railroad
e aud westward moved, passing
through Port Barrow which kas
q grown to be quite u considerable
village; thence up the rive
through the fine sugar plant;
d tons that have rendered THAT sc,
h ton ct Louisiana famous for it,
IS wealth and beauty.
81 The water tro!m the overflow
o was perteptible III many places
and often came to the track
Y From appearances tile loss OF ST
gar ans along that part of TIN
e river Will not be very great. Ev
cry piac:, will, III all proAabilit,
have plenty for seed and some t.
grind.
PlaGuemine seems to be impro'
If ing in size, and can, undoubtedly
IS turn out more people to see
lp steamboat land or a railroad trail
It pass than any other town of it
size in the United States.
d 1t seems to be doing a larg
'e business just now in the way &
n making lumber. Bayou Plaqu
" mine as far as it could he see
if was full of logs tloated up tror
y the rear awaiting their turn to b
nj transformed into lpmber.
N The smiling face OF Bryan {
le the lberviile South vas conSl
cuous on the platform, gain
I'd with admiration upon the train {;
~ she went hurriedIy by.
Above PIaquemine the destrr
ne ton by the water was plai
iv ly perceived, showing that tt
Id loss III the crops Vas much mo-
al than it was below. Soon Il
81 domes Of the Statehouse came
az view, then the ferry was reacht
he over which we passed into Bate
ID Rouge at Il 2. III.
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