The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-27

called icr nleo uOut. In
a large slice Of lake trout, q dish Of
p~otstoes, and q dish Of pudding or
Iapioca was placed before US. To
nv inquiry, the waiter stated
that any fish or meat called
for valued at 15scents was a dinner,
accompanied by the two dishes
named. No beer nor liquor was sold.
Il wss q lunch houss 10 come within
the means OF worklngmen and wo.
men, and there sre numbers OF them.
Everything else was i've cents sddi-
tional, vegetables, milk, tea or coffee.
Thirty cents in this way would give
two good meas a day. Leaving the
table my young escort OF twelve
wanted 10 ride on the lake, 80 we weot
down aud took a small boat that runs
out about about q mile from the shore
10 a sort Of wharf or mole. These
trips are made every bali an hour and
the boats are alwaysfull. "Iehmsel."
in Moby Dick "a novel Of rare merit,
says that at certain efasons the old
feb element in ma1 demands the wa
ter, aud people feel more disiIe for
the thore and the sea, aud the lots Of
waves, aud the creak OF cars. / guess
this is so, for the boat was filed every
time II went out. II any negro in
Memphis wants TO make an independ-
ent fortune, let anyone who has the
musical talent do IS one was doing on
the beat we went over in. he had q
French harmonicon listened to a wire
and strapped about bis body, so tba.
1, was stationary and in reach OF bis
mouth by bending his head. he held
q guitar on bis lap, which he played
PRETTY. 10 front CT bin, on the ioor,
was a small board, with a upright
piece holding a suspended triapg e
He had a bit OF iron, 90 arranged with
a spring to bis board that by tapping
his foo. on II the triangle was struck.
Over this was a string fastened by a
hook TO the toe OF his right fo,t; this
was attached TO two drum st'cks, con-
venitn'ly adjusted on a drum ring snd
the dram strapped to post
Of The boar, tEat held
the awninR-tbis he bea. with his
right foot. To see tbs man play, b a.,
sing, talk was a : eat and when
"Awsv Down Up,n the Sewanee
River" rolled out, accompanied by its
orchestral MrAr gements, we were
quiie as well piesstd a. when a little
girl we listened TO the negroes play
the banjo, the jewthaIp and the fiddle,
only II took tbrso, where This cunning
musician, by his many devices, played
Jour instruments at once. D.zens OF
men came out To fith, and, true TO the
old instinct, negro woven were cit ing
along tha wooden D or far out In the
lake e hir q, catching little, II any
thing. Men lied cords TO their canes
aud fished among the rocks In the
wooden mattress f)r C awhSh, and
seemed as glad as school boys when
The minpoS was hauled up With a
crawf,h clIDging vic'ou,ly TO 1t. The
"ciiIters" were given away to the
fishers for bait.
Returning, we saw the tally.ho
coachtB leaving the door oil the Le'
land Ho.el, and the crowd ON top
were very m,rry as they went down
Michigan avenue, driving Tour in
hand. The races, | think, come of
soon. A yelling Of small boys called
our attention, when sudden y the G
flashed by q tricycle., with a pretty
woman ia front snd behind her on q
hack teat was q man. Away thay
flaw, and / thonpht by and by two
will 1T between the wheels in the I'm
proved machine, aud buRgits and
horses will be at q discount. ! feel q
sort Of weird sense Il something un'
cauny as THESE swift ri ding, no'se'ess
ron tteeds the bicYcles) flash by
with soundless grace, for they sre as
common on the saett, here as Is the
sight of horfes.
Gtod steedS, too. need no feeding
grooming nor ttabling Men cut o.
the city, clerks, srhool teachers, bust
nesB men ute them and save much
expense and Very. Every new
pdvsnce 10 the waJ Of speed anC
swiitnees carries my toouRht to the
time when the whole blue boundleR
space will be Gu 8 for the sir ship tC
speed its way from city to city, f'e'
from dust and NOTE.
Some brain and hand even now bal
planned, and on y wsits the auspiciouI
nour when irnition will crown tn,
lire am and wtrk OF years.
ELIzABETH l.. SAXON.