Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-07-15
A Trip to the Country.

Last Saturday mmnin2 we rode down in
oar Lh.sy to Mrs WEi,icli's l. ar mics
below Rayvillr on the Winm,born road and
we must say tia, We were someS har sHrpil.-
cd To see the crops locking a well ~ :h"y
iii, after hearing ali "" had ahnu, the effect, Of
,h" drou,n aud from our limited observations,
which had been confined To aAj1crut farms
ani the gardens anout town ever >inc. the
elect, oi the drnn'h began to bc seen and
felt. Ga some places We noticed that The corn
was still Green and the cotton srowing: though
i. il tue i, all needed the refreshing ram it
90, tina, evening very badly, and had been
needing 1t t,r long time.
Al Mrs Whtiiclts "" received Il cordial
welcome AMI were hospitality entertained 10y
her and her mo,l:rr, and We were pleased in
Ii,aIiry and IN learn thai we would be favored
with her company IN our return fomc. Aiici
resting while aud drinking glass of fresh.
cod buuer>milk, being rather pressed for
time, we bravcd the heat of the sun and
mounting our horse, started out with Mr.. w
W. Davis, who is experimenting the place,
for ride over the plantation. We were sur>
prsed to see the amount of work he had had
done daring tho week, lac having taken charge
only on the previous Monday morning. Near
ly all the corn and cotton had been worked
on, clean, and were ready to receive tie rain
thcy needed The early corn was too far ads
vanccd to receive much benefit from tie rain
but there was a good deal Of late corn, which
would make a good crop with favorable seas
sons, while TIE cotton vas all young, stll
growing and .ruiiing very well.
This il a large, fine plantation, and would
serve as a nuclsns for large and furnishing
colony, if some imn.igrition company or socie-
~ shoull conclude TO locate colonies in our
parish, as il can be purchased upon favorable
terms and is surrounded by large tracts of fer
tile land, which we presume could be bought
upon equally as favorable conditions. Tins
tract alone contains over fifteen hundred acres
Of splendid land.
Re,ur hing to the house, we were in n con-
liron to enjoy the good, cool and pure water,
of which there is the greatest abundance; and
afi,r reciing and pnriaaing OF an excellent,
DINER, We started for home, Il little before )
q 'clock " m, with Miss Tiiche ~ our ram
pa Snon &c roydgs, feeling that We Ia, been
amply repaid for our Tide, even though re
had received no other compensation than the
society of the estimable ladies who had enter
tanned us so vel. Soon after starting we no.
,iced c!oui rising in the west, which soon
overspl cad the SKIES and we iast had time 10
reach Mr.. r. McDonaId's and take shelter
under his roof when the long wished Tor and
refreshing shower of rain came on
During the rain we partooS of several fine,
luscious peaches, while we discussed the crop
PROJECTS with the model farmer under whose
roof we had taken shelter. The rain beirg
! apparently over we started again, but II soon
began to fall again and raned upon us mos,
of the way home, but we enjoyed it more
/ than if it hGi been dry, knowing that the
; country was being benefited thousands OF
dollars by the shower.