The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-03-12
ARP ABROAD.
An Interesting Letter From New Orleans.

New ORLEANS, February 17.-[Spe-
cial correspnndencp. i d. moi see much
change in New Orleans. The St. Charles
is Just where it was and is still the cen.
erof space. The customhouse and Ca.
nal street are still the landmarks and
the French market looks about the same.
The river is some higher or the city some
lower and some of these days there will
be weeping and wailiDg-at least it looks
that way to man from the mountains,
and reckon that ia the reason why
nobody BUILD fine residences in the sub.
urbs. There maybe some, but we could
not find them. They are all common
and look old.
New Orleans is peaceable city. We
never saw fight or heard quarrel.
We never experienced any rudeness or
neglect or any extortion. We gotta good
room we'll furnished for one dollar aud
quarter each and took two meals day
for dollar mere. This was Mt Wander
banks, good hotel on the European
plan. The street cars took US to the Ex.
position FIVE miles for FIVE cents each.
One cent a mile is cheap riding, too
cheap, for it kept the poor mules poor.
A man can live here comfortably and
see the Exposition every day for three
dollars day. Twenty dollars could not
he better spent for. Ia few weeks stay
here and daily vipit to the grounds. It
is condensed, concentrated, illustrated
education, and it enIarges a mans con-
ceptions of nature and art. Every day
winds up with music-grand music by q
hand of 100 performers, all Mexicans.
did not know they were such cultured
people. Their exhibit, aud their music,
and thei, good manners has elevated
them in the opinion of the American
nation. They love their country and
love to talk about it. 1t is blessed trait
in human nature that every people love
thei. native land. 1t amused me to hear
the Texans brag abou. Texas, and The
Californians brag about California, and
so on with all the rest. brsgged on old
Georgia some too, but I couldn't say
much. They woujdent give me time.
These westeru folks talk so much about
land and cattle ard big trees aud high
mountains and waterfalls that ! kept ST.
Ience and listened in amszement. had
read about the big tree, but q Califnrni-
IN told me that tree was nothing. That
there was a cluster over in Calayeras
County that were over 500 feet high, and
the leaves of the trees were for the heal
ing of the nations. He said that its
na,ne was tke caralyptus, and the juice
from the leaves would cure catalepsy
aud catarrh aud cataract and other
cats. He declared that the old she one
had fallen down. aud it was 600 feet long
and 40 feet in diameter and had hollow
NO b,g that six men. could ride in abreast
for so feet, aud then four go on to 100
feet and then two for 200 feet, where
there was knot hole 20 big they could
ride out one at time. II neversaw it,"
said he, with my own eyes, but that is
what the f,lks tell me-" and he took
chew of tobacco and waited for remarks.
Well, there are enough amusing things
from California. She does not need any
exaggeration. Her exhibit is wonderful,
and 10 are those from Nebraska and
Dakota and Kansas. take it for grant.
ed though, that they have done their
best, and so when hear anybody telling
about still bigger things am reminded
of man who listened patiently TO a
FIoridian 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 on" mo-"
said the stranger, II sm liar myself"
Nes Orleans il very curious city.
When Sunday comes the church bells
ring and folks 60 to worship; but not all
the Iolks. Some of the stores are closed.
but not all. The saloons and billiard
halls and shooting galleries and faro
banks aud lottery agencies are all open
and in full blast. The racing went on as
usual, and there was prize 6ghtin pub
lie and chicken main, and the theater
band paraded through the streets in
band wagon and played "Oh, jimmy is
your ash cake done. There are three
distinct people here, the English and
French and German, and they all jubber
together and understand each other, and
all think as they please and do a. they
please. Most Of the stores have double
signs, one in English and onei in French,
and some German, too. There are but
few negroes here, very few. The hum.
bic foreigners do most all of the humble
work. This humble population stay here
during Summer, fever or no fever,
cholera or no cholera. They are born
here and acclimated and can get fat on
malaria and. invisible animalcue. The
streets are filthy and the cutters awful
and they get hardened to it just like q
mans system can absorb opium until tho
drug does not.affrct him. asked where
all these little dirty streams went to, and
they told rue they went away six miles to
Lake Ponchartain, which is much lower
than the river. The suburbs are very
desolate and uninviting. The deep,
black mud is everywhere; no carriage
drives except to the race course; no
gentle elevations to build on; no moth
ing, but u few limited blocks of massive
buildings for commercial uses. Ware
houses to receive the cargoes from the
mighty river that is ut once her saliva
ton and her fear. My travelling com.
panon pondered it all over, and re.
marked with serious concern: II
wouldn't live here for all they have got.
Why, I wouldn't give my little hotel in
Cedartown for the St. Charles if had
to stay here and keep it."
Well, don't blame him. am home.
sick too, aud could wish myself sitting
by the old family hearthslone telling the
children what I have seen and what |
have not. I have seen no green grass,
no flowers, no trees in bloom. / have
heard no birds singing and seen no sun
to shine since | left home. The weather
is depressing and makes me feel blue,
but we live in hope and will bide our
time. BILL ARP.