Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-08-14
Down by the Gulf.
The Crescent Ci.y in Summe - Her luai tness and feculi-
 ar5tIe
Her Literate Progress Of the
 Worlds Exposition.

Sc cpial Core poIddnce to the HERALD.
 NEW ORLEANS. August 5, 1884, The Crescent City is different from any other city in the Union. Not only has II cosmopolitan popula- lion, hui il has certain rcculialitics that seive lu make il plact' of in> tercst 10 the tourist. The quaint old buildings in Ihr French quarter. the easy going lie of the people, their joyous aalu.c and love of gairty, tue iniiux If ntw life and busiLes-
 mel bnds op one hand. the slow dis appearance of mengreat in the conn merclal world thirty or forty years ago on the other, all erve as mat ter to rt fleet upon; end few Stran brief time, without being struck by the contrasts tEat they discnv, r here and there as they walk about Inc charming cd ci y, There aIe incideus of life, bits of seen, ry, and queer characters that even our novelist, MT. Gable has not painted. On very hand there are pcoks that one likes to stand and admire, places who're the sun seems to get i'll trder to sleep away the day. Here are gardens of prolific dg trees that never fail 10 yield their luscious fruit, flowers in gnrgr''us tint~ and tender tropical plants ihat fear the c.ld. The oranges are as green as green C; II ie, tnt when he Exposition visitors begin tu ar. i've in the month or D-cem ber, the golden fruit, rire and plentiful, will beautiiy thousands of the eyergr. eu trees. The banana too, is 10 stran, ger tree here, it stands besides many a garden wall, ,treichiug its broad long leaves from the ground seem- ingly, far above the orange ant fig By cay It is thing Of beauty, it locks so fir, sh, so gree, n, so cool; at fight when the nimble fingers of tn" 5rcezrs toy with it's Hnfolded leaves, il emits rusi!ing sound strange and weird as if winged spirits were fittii g through the ar.
 Once in while one may see palm tree. but ii is by DO means ccmmon object, even ih the mes costly gardens.
 Those who come here from he far away north, find themselves in region where, to them new climat- ic law prevails, in land of sunshine where the f. iuiIs of the tropics four lsh an i where roses bloom the year round in the open air,
 The population appears odd and unlike that of ary o,her city, for it k made up of Americans, French, English, Irish, Germans, Italians, Spaniards, Chinamen. Africans and in short, every nation and tribal iivision of th earth s' 'em~ to have sent s' me of its members hither, IS if compelled to contribute 10 great ethnelngical museum.
 Our authors, writers and thinkers have found mine of literary ore in Louisiana, and altogther, several native literateurs have tried to squat ,n cer ain fields, Inc fact remains patent 10 all observers, that the land IS still rich Tn incidents and old lime traditions iLat have neverbecn ! old in book or song. The old city i coasts ot numerous authors, male i md female, but, unfortun ,tely for 1 ocItey, they are as shy and modest { as thougbt.makers usually are.
 Almost any fair day Cbas. Gayarre, he venerable historian, may he cen threading his way along the horoughfares, seeming to care little
  ways of those persons who compose he busy throngs of the present day. he mcst notable literary man Tn ur midst at the present moment Is Hearne. A he glides along he street, unkrown by the thou apds, who, with delight, weekly cad his translations from the Tor, gn press, contribute to the Times Democrat, he is unable 10 recognize is nearest friend s, for he has, dur ns the long years, given his DIghts ) the stu,.y of the treasures of ori ntal writers, and has thereby ren- cred himself nearly blind. But be afflicted with no mental short- ghtedn. ss, as any one will reaidiy erceive on looking fhougLtluIly nto bis Stray Leaves from Strange lterature," recently published by Ie Osgocds of B ,stou. Mr Cable, our novelist, who usu- ly works here in the summer, this ar has taken a Lru>e among tLe rcen hills of Sinsbury, Connecti- II, and i= plying his pen right ,artIly, having some time ago col- cted material for series of $ etches of Acadian life. He is d | inker as well as writer of stories ' Id loves to discuss SOS ial problems | i'd take tine part of the w. ak $ ainst tue strong; a1d, consequenl- , ne Is hated in some quarters, but verthe less he delights in striking avy blows at at the prejudices and c iquite- of society that have long Q in undisturbed. At the meeting I Social Science Reformers to be f Id at Saratoga, in September, Ie i III read an essay that is likely 10 ' evoke more discussion than did fl