Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-12
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bound. T" Not that / would have you
suppose me to be in the water, or even
astride log, for | am neither. In
deed, in either case, / should hardly
feel like writing to you or doing any
thing else perhaps. than saying my
prayers. But I'm sitting away back
in the ladies cabin of one of the fin
est and most beautiful of the river
palaces: The Grey Eagle, of the Louis.
vile and Henderson Packet Line.
She is large sidewheeler, a perfect
beauty, aud moves along like a duck,
only a good deal faster. On starting
from the wharf at the foot of Fourth
street, the steamer was headed UP the
river for half mile or more and then
turned downward for the trip over the
falls. The passengers all gathered in
front, and the whole of us will cheer
fully testify to the skill of the pilot
for never was anything more nicely
and skilfully done than the Grey
Eagle was guided over the rushing
waters. We passed wi hin ten feet,
or less, Of the hull of the unfortunate
Parker, from which nails and other
articles of freight are being still
raised. There are a dozen or more
ladies on board, and when | noticed
how coolly they looked over at the
swift waters as we swept through
them, thought of some know who
would have died, dried up and
turred green" from fright, had they
been here. But the passage was Just
exciting enough to be pleasant. and
the weather was at temperature as it
is now Ito make an evening on one of
our western water palaces perfectly
charming. Well, about Cincinnati
and Louisville, | have little to say.
1t raincd in the former yesterday
morning, and in the latter all day.
Even Cincinnati is talking about the
floods. | was surprised to hear that
sort of talk in st. Louis, two weeks
ago, and was more so to hear it in Gin
cinnati, yesterday; but now | should
mot be surprised to hear it if were
Ito drop down into the streets Of Con-
stantinople. 1t has simply become
fashionable, and as fashion rules The
women and the women rule the men,
and the men govern the world, of
course fashion is the great autocrat,
bGfore whom the whole human race
bows the neck and bends the knee,
| had the pleasure of meeting, yes
terday, Mr.. Freiberg, formerly Of
| Memphis, whose acquaintance / made
last TALL, while he was on his honey
moon tour. He has sister Mrs.
! Kahn living in Memphis, and many
friends, and they will all doubtless be
pleased to learn that he is well and
prospecting and has bright prospects
ahead in the near future--vcrbum sat.
In Louisville, to-day, While passing
the Exposition building, | noticed a
couple Of signboards at the Chestnut
street entrance, showing that there
was riding school" and skating
rink" within. walked in. The last
time | was there the entire building
was filed and packed with thousand
or ten thousand and one things, in
GLIDING splendid paintings and beauti-
| full women. What l saw to-day,
though pleasing as far as it went, bore
no sort Of comparison to what | saw
there last September. and
"silenes reisns whore music rose"
By the way, let one rise to "a ques-
| ton Of privilege" and make formal
explanation" Visiting DR.. Reynolds,
a distinguished occulist and aurist, to-
day, he entered rule" Gas the law
yer would say forbidding my using
| tobacco during certain experiments
he has undertaken. / wish, therefore,
before | forget it, to recant-or mod
ify--a remark | once made about our
friend Nolan Eontaine. | said be was
an excellent judge Of groceries, and
everything else except cigars. wish
now so far to modify the remark as to
say, that bis Judgment in cigars has
undergone a wonderful improvement.
and this opinion is only expressed
after smoking the last one Of box
imported by the firm Of which Mr.. Il.
is member.
Aren't politics settling down
pretty smartly in Tennessee =? It looks
so to man up this way, and, espec-
tally, where that man happens to be
one who is anxious to see concord and
harmony rule the hour. But, how
about the financial and business mat
ters2 Ali / almost dread to glance
through the local columns of the
Memphis and Mississippi papers, lest
| shall there find another OF those
items, several of which have panied
me within the past few weeks.
Verify Southwestern merchants
have heavy load to carry through
the present spring and following sum
mer. / sincerely wish we'll for my
Memphis friends, but | doubt the pol
| icy Of their undertaking to do much.
II will be more prudent and decidedly
safer to keep near shore, than TO &c
into deep waters, until the skies clear
up entirely and the rocks and shoals
are all passed. Paininl surmises anC
rumors have reached me, indicating
danger TO some whom l esteem mos
highly. These things, like steamboa
disasters, arc becoming too frequent
and | shall be glad when the en'
comes. Every letter | receive from
the lower country is burdened wit
, hard times" and suffering and dis
, tress. Up here in Kentucky it j
+ really difficult 10 realize that such
/ state Of affairs exist in any portion Z
our country as prevail below Mem
{ phis. Everything is bright an
booming up here. Wheat is grow
+. ing finely, the farmers are busy PLAN
. ing corn and getting ready to plan
tobacco, and as they received prett
good prices for their. last years Gro
they are in pretty good spirits.