The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-03-12
ARP ABROAD,
Ap 1usoros,lns Letter From Now orleans

NEW ORLEANS, February I7.--rsoe.
| cial correannndehcp. II do not see much
change in New Orleans. The ST. Charles
Is inst where il was and Ia still the can.
ter OF epace. The cuatomhouse and Cs.
| nal street are sill the landmarks and
tho French market locke about she aaIne.
The river il snn.e higher oT tho civ uorylo
lower and come Of theae DAYS there viii
be weeping and wailipg-at least IL looks
that way TO man from the mountains.
and l reckon that is the reason yhy
nobody BUILD 6ne residences In the cub.
urbs. There may be come, but we could
not find them. They are all common
and look old.
New Orleana 10 peaceable city. We
never saw fight or heard quarrel.
We never experienced eDy rIdeness or
neglect or any extortiOn. We got q good
room we'll furnished for one dollar aud q
quarter each aud took two meals O dsv
tor dollar mnre. This was nt Wander.
hanks, good hotel on the European
plan. The street cara tOnk US t0 tho Ex.
Ih"iti0n Eve miles for Ave cents each.
One cent a mile 10 cheap riding, too
cheap, for II kept the poor mules Door.
a man can lire here comfortably and
see the Exposition every day for three
dollars day. Twenty dollars could not
he better spent for, Ia few weeks stav
here and daily visit 70 the grounds. Il
H. condemned, concentrated, illustrated
education, and Il enlsrges O man,, con.
ceptions Of nature and sEt. Every day
winds up with music-gFand music by @
hand Of 100 performers, all Mexicans.
did not know they were such cultured
people. Their exhibit, aud their music,
and thei' good manners lns elevated
them In the opinion of the American
nation. They love their country and
love to talk about IL. It Is blessed trait
human nature that every people love
their native land. I, amused me Ia hear
the TeXans brag about Texas, and the
'Catifornians brag about California, and
10 IN with all the rest ! Dragged on old
Georgia some too, but / c,,uIdn't cav
.cuch. They wouldent give me time.
These western folks talk 80 much about
land and cattle and big trees aud high
mnun,aina and waterfalls that ] kept ST.
lence and liatened In amusement. l had
read about the big tree, but q Californi-
Nm told me that tree Was nnthing. That
there wab q cluster over In Calavera8
C"unty that were over 500 feat high, and
the leaves of the trees were Tor tho heal.
ing of the aatiDus. He aaid that its
nnme was the catalyptue, and the juice
from the leaves would cure cata{epay
aud catarrh aud cataract and other
cate. He declared that the old che one
had fallen down, and 1t waa 600 feet long
and 40 feet In diameter and had o hollow
40 blg that six men could ride in ahreast
for % feet, aud then four 60 ON to 100
feet and then Two for 200 feet, where
there was knot hole SO big they cauld
ride out one at time. II never nav IT,"
Said he, with my own eyes, but that 10
what the E,lka tell me-" and he took
chew uf t0baccn and waited for remarkB,
Well, there are enough amusing things
from California. She dnes mt need any
exaggeration. Her exhibit Ia wonderful,
and NO are those from Nebraska and
Dakota and Kansas. I take it for grant.
ed though, that they have done their
best, and NO when bear anybndy telling
about still bigger thingsI am reminded
of man who listened patiently to O
Floridian telling big yarns about Florida,
aud after while the tale teller paused
aud said: STRANGER, you don't seem to
appreciate you don't catch ou." "No,"
said the ntrangcr, II ON liar myself"
New Orleans IL very curious city.
When Sunday comes tne church bella
ring and folks 60 10 worship; but not oil
the ldlks. SUme of tho utoTes are closed,
hut not all. The saloons and billiard
halls and shooting galleries and fare
banks aud lottery agencies are oil open
aud In full blast. The racing went on ~
usual, and there was prizs fightin pub.
lie and chicken main, and the theater
band paruded through the streets in q
band wagon and played ooh, Jimmy 10
your ash cake done. {" There are three
distinct people here, the English and
French aud German, and they ell iubber
together and understand each other, aud
ull think as they please and do as they
please. Most Of the otrres have double
signs, one in English and one in French,
and some German, too. There are but
few negroes here, very few. The hue.
BILE foreignern do most all Of the humble
work. This humble population stay here
during Summer, fe7er or no fever,
cholera or no cholera. They are born
here and acclimated aud can get fat ON
malaria aud. invisible auimalcule. Tho
streets are filthy aud the cutters awful
and they get hardened to It Just like o
mans systeln can absorb opium until tho
drug does t.affrct him. I aked where
all these iitile dirty streams went to, and
they told me they went away SIX miles TO
LAKE. Fonehartain, which is much lower
than the river. The suburbs are very
desolais and uninvitiDg. Tho deep,
black mud 10 everywhere; ae carriage
drives except to the race course; no
gentle elevations to build on; no moth.
Ing, but few limited blocks of y. assiys
buildings. for commercial uses. Ware.
houaes to receive the cargnes from the
mighty river that 10 at once her saliva.
tion aud her fear. My travelling com.
panion pondered it all over, and re-.
marked with serious concern: "T
wnuldn't live here for ali they have got.
Why. wouldn't give my little hotel in
Cetlartown for the St. Charles il I had
ia, stay here and keep It." .s,s
Well, dan't blame him. I ana home
sick too, aud cDuld wish myself sitting
by the old family hearthstnne telling the
children what have seen and what
have not. have seen no green grass,
no flowers, no trees In bloom. have
heard no birds einging and seen no sun
TO shine since ! left homo. The hssathey
is depressing and makes ..ie feel blue,
but we live To hope aud will bide our
time. BlLts Arr.
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