The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-07-03
Wayside Notes.
Special Correspondence to the Lake Charl'
Echo.

give IN this our travels and adventures
on the Sabine river, and to verify that
promise We now beg space.
1t is the custom, or rather pecu-
liarity of your correspondent to inn
agine how certain places of which we
have heard are situated, and to pic
ture out in our mind the surroundings
of any place which we expect to visit |;
but for once at least, we must say that
our proclivities in this direction did
not meet with the realization expected.
Merryville, we had imagined, stood
upon some high cliff that lowered far
above the seething tide which bears
the name of the Sabine river; here we
imagined we would find Mr.. NJ. @.
Frazar with his store-house SO situ-
ated as to receive the freight direct
from the steamers as they made fast
to the wharf at his warehouse door,
but alas, for onr dreams. When we
reached Mcrryville, which we had
always believed stood upon the banks
Of the river, we very naturally began
to look and to enquire for the river,
when to our surprise Mr.. +. informed
us that three miles of dense forest
known as the Sabine swamp, lay be-
tween US and that stream. Mr. Frazar
informed us that he hauled his goods
all the way from Edgerley, and not.
withstanding this fact we found him
with quite an extensive stock of gen
eral merchandise and doing quite
lively trade. Beside the store ho has
about 80 acres in cultivation, and at
the time we saw his crop the prospect
for an abundant yield was good, At
this place we ate the first peaches of
the season. Mr.. Frazar takes consider
able interest in fruit growing and his
labors seem to be well repaid, After
spending few hours very pleasantly
with him and partaking of an excel
lent dinner, we went over to the store
of Mr.. j. Z. McMahon, brother to our
popular young M, d., J. B. McMahon,
of Lake Charles. Although Mr., Nc
Mahon has only been in business about
two years, still he seems to have worked
up considerable trade which he is
still increasing.
MerryVile has one other store, that
of Mr.. ]. B. EaVes, and a gin, saw and
grist mil, owned and operated by Mr.,
Jackson Nichols. Mr. Eayes was not
at home at the time OF our visit, and
we regretted very much not meeting
him,
The next point we desired to visit
was Loretta, which is six miles north
from MeFryville, We reached Judge
2. l.. CanBon's just before night fall
and found quite a number of the neigh
bors collected there for the purpose Of
holding divine service. Rev. +. ID. l..
KINNEY, missionary for the Bethle.
hem Association of East Texas, had
made the appointment and was present,
giving his audience perfect feas. of
spiritual things, Rev, KINNEY is an
earnest speaker, man of deep piety
and withal calculated to do grand
work for the Master. God speed him
on his way.
Yonr correspondent, desiring to
preach in that section, took advantage
of this gathering TO announce preach
ing for the following Sunday, After
Brother KINNEY dismissed the audi
ence we accepted kind invitation to
90 home with our Young friends e. j.
and ]. A, Cain, and spend the night,
On the morrow, in company with
the Messrs, Cain, we rode over 10 tho
Anaeoco and down that stream to
where il flows into the Sabine river,
During our mornings ride we saw the
finest winter range for cattle We had
ever seen, the ridges In the swamp be-
ing covered with dense brakes Of
switch cane; and here, too, is 10 be
found one of the finest places in the
country for raising hogs, as the source
from which these animals get food, IL
almost iDexanstibIe, The people in
this section raise an abundance Of meal
with bat little trouble and less cost,
The mast, as a general thing, putting
The hogs in fine condition for bacon,
We paid another visit TO the Anaeoeo
and bathed our weary limbs in its
sparkling waters.
Sunday morning at eleven o'clock,
according 70 appointment, We met the
people OF Loretta, and engaged with
them in worship, assembling for want
of bopse room, under the oaks Goods
first temples" where the people had
kindly prepared temporary seals. We
trust good was accomplished,
Judge Cannon kindly invited rs to
make our headquarters al his house,
which we did, enjoying the most kind |
and hospitable treatment at the hands
Of himself and family. Judge Cannon
has quite an extensive orchard, and at |
the time We were at his h0ase was
having ripe peaches, similar to those
we ate At Mr., n. @, Frazsr's. Mr., G. |
has quite 4 grove of what he calls
English mlIbeFries, which are very |
fine indeed. They begin TO ripel in
April and last until late in JgRe, hay
ing frait on them Of all stages from
the ripe fruit down 10 the blossom,
These mulberry trees grow from cut
tings and bear Che first year after be-
Ing planted. They ere excellent for
raising hogs,
The time which VIC had allotted 10
MeFFyyille and Loretta having expired,
We set ont on onF way down the sa-
bine river, passing on onr way quite y
apmber Of vell-kept farms, on which
were growing fne crops as arnle,
although np 10 thst time she weather
had been qnits dry. We ale dinner
On Monday with M, J. M Lyons, son
of y. a. Lyons, " Big Woods; ip the
afternoon w passed the school FeoiD
IF Mr. 5as, MeadoWs, stopping foF a
sheFs while With bin