The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-06-01
growing crops, plantation buildings,
farm houses and shaded lawns.

growing crops, plantation buildings,
farm houses and shaded lawns.
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The editors were afforded IN excel
lent opportunity to View the country !
along the bayou Lafourche through the
courteous attention OF their hosts, who
arranged an excursion to that part Of
the parish which bears the local desig- !
nation OF the Lower Lafourche. The
Alice LIE Blanc, q steamer Of ample
proportions and accommodations, was
provided for the occasion.
The members of the convention as
sembled at Firenen's Hall, their place
Of meeting, at 9 O'Clock, and marched
in body, beaded by local brass
band, to the place Of embarkation.
They were attended by q local conn
mittee who had the excursion In charge
and possessed in an eminent degree
the tact OF entertaining.
Music was bad at proper intervals
during the progress of the boat, and
about noon lunch was served Ia the
cabin. We arrived. an hour or go
later, at our destination, the plantation
OF Richard Foret, Esqr., where re-
ception was In waiting, the genuine
warmth OF which touched the heart Of
every scribbler present. A cordial adj
dress Of welcome from DR.. John
Gazzo, in which he expressed the
great pleasure felt by the people Of
Lower Lafourche in having the con-
vention among them, was responded to
by Gen. Leon Jastremski, president OF
the association, In fitting and feeling
words.
After bountiful spread, on impro-
vlsed tables, the ssexercises' Of the
day were continued by speeches from
Judge Beatty, Maj. Wilkinson, Col.
Jones, Gems. Jastremski aud .Grath,
Field Marshall Wickli6e, IA some
untitled gentlemen whom 1t Ia not con-
s,dered necessary to name. These
speeches were said to be toasts, aud
some of them were rather funny, as II
Is supposed, since people laughed at
them.
The place Of meeting was q hne
grove Immediately In front of Mr..
Forel's residence. Many ladies and
gentlemen OF the community were
present; among the former, our special
Foret, were conspicuous for their beau
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The return voyage was uneventfuf,
but pleasant, and the arrival at Thib-
odaux was safely accomplished at 8
O'Clock.
: Tho sejourn Of tho press gang at
Thlbodeaux was one round OF pleasure,
fun, froiic, eating, drinking, music
and dancing.
The editors said, with unsnimity,
that they had never seen anything to
equal 1t. And then, there were adj
dresses of welcome and responses, and
speeches and poems, and what not, in
the literary line, and to this feast of
reason let there be added All uufailing
an mex haustible flow Of soul.
| Miss Ceiin0 AlbertI, q charming and
most winsome Creole belle, will not
soon be forgotten by the opinion. mould
ers OF Louisiana. Her soft, sweet and
cultivated voice aud rare charm of
manner made her at once the pet OF
an Immense audience of some two
thousand people assembled In Fire.
man'e Hali to enjoy the concert ten
dered by the music.ioviug people OF
Thibodaux, who are nothing IL not
esthetic and artistic In their tastes and
culture.
And speaking Of charming, bewltch-
ing, soft-voiced and glorious-eyed pets,
let 1t 60 upon record here that the
Louisiana Press Association, when In
convention assembled, Is not without
lite pet: but we pet our pet because she
10 modest aud maidenly, and intellect
ual and queeniy, and wfthaf, because
she ia in every emotion aud move.
nent aud every impulse aud action
aud every wish and word, right
womanly woman. 1t Is profoundly tc
be regretted that she Is soon to retire
from journalism, where she shines az
come bright particular star, to enter
on so prosaic vocation as agriculture
but then, 1t is to be scientific agricul
ture, and that makes difference, in.
deed, all the difference in the world.
One Of the literary features Of the
convention was the reading Of puem
In iuimitabie style, by Hon. J. w
Moore. The author OF this gem OF po.
etry, which we reproduce elssw here
Mira. f. NJ. Goode, 10 q resident o
|Thibodaux, and n member Of the staff
OF the Sentinel, Of that city.
Mrs. Marie Louise Gamers essay or
the "Iufluence Of Woman In L.ilera
|ture'' was an effort OF decided ability
and though we cannot, out of courtesy
be permitted to characterizs it as mas
culine, let ii at least bo said that it II
masterfui.