The Magnolia gazette., 1886-07-16
En- Route to the Sea Shore.

The rush for seats in the cars
at $3.50 O'Clock p. m., on the l..
& N. Road, N. O.. end, was in
tolerablenevel saw anything
like it. Everybody, it appeared,
wanted to get to the camp ground
to hear Rev. Sam Jones. But
for the friendly offices of our ever
sebliging friend, d. M. Walker,
we do not know that the female
portion Of our charge would have
got seated at all. He kindly SUR
rendered his own seat. The pros
spect was very promising for this
writer to stand. Providence,
however, interfered in our behalf
using as an instrument, a kind
sntlemaa from N. o., named a..
j Thorpe While dozens were
standing and walking in the aisle
sof the ear, a lady vacated seat
and we happened at that point
and this gentleman rendered it to
lswe found him an elegant
gentleman, and fine colloquialist,
whose society we enjoyed very
much. just before this time two
gentlemen got into a little squah-
tble with regard to seat, which
for a time bad faii to be lively and
interestlng. It was stated thpt
one did give the other a tap, but
we had left before that occurred,
If it did at all. No blood was
split at all events, and we can tes-
tify from what we saw that nei-
ther was afraid.
Seated next in front of us was
Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Nicholson
with the little Tully He is look
ing in 6ne health, but Mrs. N,
and the little boy both appeared
to be not quite SO we'll the little
one is sick from teething, We
found our old friend, Rev, III. j.
Harris, late editor of the ssMete-
orr He lCund it necessary to
be more actively engaged about
his Masters work, and SO retired.
We never see him but we think
of a good joke that be tells on us,
and it makes MS a little sore when
he comes to the sequel, showing
how badly we were cleft out in
the cold.
We found ourselves accompa-
MED by many of our Pike friends,
and among them were Messrs. G..
III. Collins, L, i, hampton,
Thaddius hampton and, in fact,
everybody and his wife and some
body's sister.
Going down from Magnolia in
the morning we found our old ac-
quaintance and friend Lemuel
Lewis, Of Brookhaven, who testi-
fed his appreciation by suoscrib-
ing for the ssGazette.v OF course
we appreciate that. We were
glad to meet him. He had on
the train a daughter, daughter-in-
law and about Z grandchildren.
Seeing our daughter he inquired
sswho it WASP" Being introduced
he remarked that he ssdid not
know but that it was the Wife
yet he "thought she looked too
young" Seeing the merriment
rippling around, he hastened to
amend, by asking her age. and
stating that 'sshe appeared to be
about is years old.
The distance from N. O. 10 the
camp ground i about rs miles,
along the level coast most Of the
distance. We left N. @. at $3.50
p. NJ. on special excursion as be-
fore stated. Instead Of ST. 90 for
the round trip as we understood
the rates, we had to pay 81. So !
Recurring to the run, from AIaguo~
lia to Motor this is written hurri>
edly, from random notes taken,
while on the tratn,) we would ex-
press our delight at renewing the
acquaintanceship Of an old conrad
in arms Capt S. B. Browo, Of
the Water Valley Progress" 1t is
very pleasing to meet one with
whom you have associated in. the
dark daYa, and to recount the per-
ls we've endured together. He was
promoted to the captaincy Of Co. l.
33 Regiment Mississippi Voluns
teers during the war. There are
doubtless many of the old comrads
jfthe 33d Regt- IN Pike who will |
remember the captain well.
The Gulf coast has msny attrac-
ions, promineat among whichsare
'hs sen bathing and tho fish and
'ystera-neithsr Of which however ),
I'D we indulge in. Itappeara uns
INVITING, AZ u mere farming couns
ry Cultivated farMs are small.
nd corn, with few exceptions,
'lspg tho line Of the road. did not