The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-13
AIT IN THE. MARSHES.


so' ,.,,s,ape The surrounding
the - lack some of the qualities o
seem, Gem thew we're so peculiar, and re,
Feaii'' s;m,larity to those dimly formed
'AA .n,ions one receives when in a hal
cono' Mo which real sounds and rea
90 s..,s creep and conform themseiyei
suo! =. lame Of the misty dream. Be
70 - ourselves there was no animated
go, in sight, nor the sight CT human
,.,.,ion Far as the eye could se'
ll-a.,retched away thevast expaDse o.
,,sr,h covered with tall rnsh.hk'
- with here and there islands IN
- verdure, clumps Of i've oaks
t.u;s-.s rising in dark outline'
IS the distant horizon. The Gull
SNsvieo washed the very roots OF The
= and all along the coast mace little
-o1sniations OF bays into the edge oi
.4olo.priant heritage. The water thai
ss1-e,,ed 20 glide under our seel without
80 a gurgle. was of light lilac ana the
80, so1tbesst wind was not sumoient
~ the perfect smOOthness OF Its
- - In remarkable duplication the
..-s5 Grasses along the shore line were
.-.a.cieS 10 the water, aud the lazy
80 clouds overhead were followed by
- - s-gosiss of ike soft outline down
- lie vstery empyrean that lay below.
~, ,or,r mort bow. asleep III the noon
5.v SIM lis sands tremulouS under the
u1! - neat Law Grand Terre. La
.;,,s's island. where be and his fellow
, s,,1ggiers for years piled their profita-
Ne iTsde Ahead and 10 starboard
onaned M Barataria bay. There was
COINCIDENCE IN the air, and as We looked
- over The side Of the little Italian
Ing,er the perfect Qniescence of the
n;etrre seemed 10 repress any desire TO
b-eak the silence, even by word. Far
ssborp across the marshes hung small
cIond of smoke and dependent from i
a derk gray gOssamer film reaching 70
the earth Ike 8 strand of wool from the
Ssek aeece floating above. IL marked
The MONDAY meal preparing III some
lone settlers hut in distant cheniere.
The excursion was enc of exploration
in the inle,s nd bays lying along the
coast oF Louisiana 10 the westward of
Inc mouth OF the Mississippi river, and
an artist and journalist we're the only
yoyagers. A lugger. such as brings
oysters 10 the New Orleans market, was
chartered for the cruise, and the two
nayigst, Is launched out with an ample
supply Of charts and proyender, seek
ing the picturesque and curious.
About . ociock ! brisk wind came
cut from she s0gih-southwest and
with the shee, trimmed well aft the
lugger went bounding alo@g up Bara-
taria bsy. just before sundown Il shell
bank vas sighted on the starboard bow
lying close 10 the edge OF the marsh.
and thriving or It a grove Of stately live
oaks. II was proposed 10 camp here
for the night, and so the helm was put
up and run made for it. Approach
ing II one could hardly believe that the
grove hsd not been planted by man.
The great trees formed three sides OF
square about fifty yards across. with
tue waters OF the bay for the front.
Clusters OF olesnder grow near the edge
Of the water, aud the regularity OF the
trees and the gradual slope OF the shelly
SHORE seemed 10 point TO artificial
arrangement.
Sheltered beneath one Of the larges,
oaks snd standing about fifty feet from
into view as the cheniere was reached
Standing in front of it was a tall. sfh-
leuc looking man OF about IS, with ny
moving locks OF jet black hair and 3
beard inly two ieet in length. He
a2peared % bel magnificent Specimen
OF the eenius homo and a fitting attri-
cute TO tue scene Of which reformed
PARK The lugger IVES run toward the
pan when one Of the party Ieaped out
Anu Naqed ashore with the anchor and
SaOle' Inc master OF the place stepued
forward and extended a welcome in
sOOu hhgilsh; the pronunciation how.
We Nas strongly marked with a French
eoOeH- Alter some conversation. at his
-,I'A'lOii enough stores for the night
80 S1rIled up 10 his private lodge, and
49, yer MADE secure in case heavy
blow should come on.
me nut was some@hat aristocratic
-yI mat part OF the coast, for Al hoasted
~ sno fOoms.aoou ten feet square = II
nau Tame made Of odd bits OF wreck |
ase and was covered With a number of !
.A!ers OF psimetto leaves the same ms.
SIlAi forming its sides. A number M I
l9gnes or dug-outs Law on the shells /
eA VI the hut and three solemn look |
~ water spaaiels were asleep near
.Ien, FROM tree 10 tree near the cabin |
;asuisA mesaed shrimp seine was hang. !
s, anc aust Jeyond the iRcIosure
oy NE seine stood a large pile OF
sc Woo compo ed Of pieces OF old |
o o.loe. that had fiosted ashore and
- 80 - jetsAm picked up along the edge |
- i, 'ne Day. IRE was burning before |
;- e.-Sranee OF the cabin and. as even !
so va stealing on, preparations were
lace Tor supper.
~ % this time the conversation had /
;rn.oh commonplace topics only. and ]
S iS;Sllles made and ansgered relative 10
Ift ,,,s0e % certain points, fishing, etc.
vs. sGppes, when an adjournment !
tb., msde insid it was seen. st once
;rS.- ne proprietor was no ordinary /
. ..,e-sluual- a. lz1ge1 shelf extended
-. -'G :: one side OF the little room. ana I
~. vas ranged 4 choice Selection, of Z
- pest French scientific works ana Z
enc L.Afisisn puhlica ions. a steel
Tb;lng OF Meissonnier. another al 1
49, ana chrome of Victor Huco /
H., - me ne walls. Three handsome fowl I
,o,. p.-ces hung from their pegs. and !
r'is,..'s vut from a rough wood cabinet I
>s,'en ga English made MICROSCOPE !
Ss'.'.'-eIp OF Two Of tea. his only beverage I
CIT % iiit the latch Of his communal
he ,,..4s.', ana II was not long before
ti,,ip.-4!g vas Immersed in 8 pleasant
s,5 Ion OF Iyndali, Spencer. tsomet.
49, s 4 surprise TO find 4 man ms
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