The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-09-02
OUR CHARLESTON HETTER

All tAlAe y aflaAh ite aahN oll4t utA ~ 1uAcV
way. Yours truly, K,
OUR GALVESTON LETTER.
GALVESTON, Texas, Aug 80, fsSa.
Editor Lake Charles Echo;
An amusing little incident occurred
a few days since One of Gaiyeston's
little boys whose nameI' llnot give, hest
his mamma should not relish his newly
acquired fame, conceived the brilliant
idea of running away and seeing the
wide world on his nHn hook. The day
before he asked numerous questions as
to trains, riding in box cars, distances,
etc, ETC., all of Which was taken as q
Joke by his friends, as well as thelinap-
sack which he contriyed out of a piece
of oil cloth, Shortly after six o'clock
q. M, llewas found to be missing, and
upon search being instituted his hat
knapssaek and best clothes were found
to be gone. Nothing could be learned
about him from the neighbors, in fact
every effort to hear anything of the lit
tie runaway was to no purpose. Evil
dently he was in earnest administering
the world for himself. No donbt the
day was a long and anxious one TO those
who were grieving for iliis absence.
Only one hope remained 10 them, and
that was, that the child had only gone,
down the island and iwoullreturn, when
HE q shades of night falling fast. :"
During the day the sun poured forth
his bright rays, and everything in ma
ture smiled, oh no, it didn't, it was
most scorchingly hot. But at hast bis
bright face sunk in the waterssof the
bay, and it grew cooler. Still no little
boy had come. Hope wonld not die en-
tirely out before ten or eleven o'clock
at least. Howeyerfthey were net kept
in suspense tbat!lnng. by eight o'clock
the little mandeser had Returned. He
bad walked as far as Virginia Point and
would have gone farther, but the guar
antine officers stationed there, and for
the good counsel OF two colored people
who were fishing in that vicinity. This
station is six miles from the city, The
child iishsd with the darkeys, bringing
home u good string of fish, which the
heat hadsspoiled, in his knap-sack, on
topaof his best suit. Poor boy, he was
foot-sore and the sun had blistePel his
face, neck and arms This enterprising
young gentleman, ofnine years, is Ger
tainly reured of running away for some
time to come. As his rejoicing mamma
put him to bed, he assured herin sleepy
accents that it was so nice to be at home.
Sunday in the absence Of service ut
the PresbyteTiant church i attended st.
james Methodist, and heard an excel
lent discourse by the pastor, Rev. II.
d. Dubose. His subject was, Cut to the
Heart. MIR. Dubose is o young worker
in his masters vineyard, but rich re-
wardfhe is sure to reap, and many he
will cause to acknowledge the Father.
The Morgan City, largsssteamship
Of the Morgan line, made her first trip
from New York to this port direct d
short time since. She runs between
New York and New Orleans regularly,
but IN aecount,of the sporadic cases of
yellow fever in the latter city, she came
direct here, giYing New Orleans the Ego
by" Thus the importance Of tue Texas
trade is plainly seen. Rather than not
secure it, for time New Orleans must
lose one. of her regular skeaners.
Cotton is rolling in, and the business
season has opened early and with every
prospect Of continuing throughout the
winter with briskness. up to date Bell
vile has shipped 500 bales. Bryan RE-
.eeiyes $50 bales daily. and expects to
ship $4,000 bales dnripg the season.
250O bales have been received at Sehu-
Slenbnrg; thus it is all ver.the state.
salyeston's cotton receipts for yester
day and the day before, were greater
than those Of any port ofatAe United
States. The bales brought in by the
g. and S. #. road alone amounted
ito 1647. This is one Of the best years
we have had for crops of all kinds for
sometime.
iAIr. .. e. Mason and daughter,
Blanche, leave Thursday, the 3lst of
August, on the steamer Guadalupe for
New York. Mr. Mason's book estab-.
lishment is one Of tie oldest in the city.
So well is his place Of business known.
10 young and old, and SO amusing as.
well as entertaining to both, that mis-
corner Is universally called Mason's COR
ner instead Of Market and Center. He
goes on to lay in a new stock, Of goods
Houston has some very big ideas in.
her head which shefully intends to car
ny ont. AlllherJlife, or the most Of it,
she has wanted to be a seaport, intact
she las aehed tp wear such lonors, bnt
lpn account Ot The narrawness of her
bayou and the sticky quality Of the bot
tom. she has been prevented. 10 see
Galveston eniosing whatshe has worked
so hard 10 obtain, and getting liberal
appropriations from congress is entirely
leo mueh for her. She willlL4yish her
IliaEprs on Sabine Pass. That pIaee.sllalI
be H9nslon's seaport Instead of Gal
weston. a party Of her dasb business
men passed this place NJ Epute for the
Pass last week. Among the number was
Judge Crosby. Acc1rdingitoth
Sabine Pass viii be ~ ssapeFt, and will
get all their trade.
Mr. w Il Rnshnlann easi,ier Of the