The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-06-22
sHErELEaRAPH.s REPORTER

Keyislts- the. L4pYexz EOast.--Ctops Not
(sN{S Good,A StSAIV4rc Two Weeks
~AkS.-Ike EmSaaEment of tho H..
~ Gs1A ~sksHs - ~ ThsaptzSpls at
81 Nc 4ges. Is M! q .sA = Is ,,9 81 tA-
e. Heaf correspondent left the metropolis
Tsealay for another t,ipfaown the. g,as
nAsa. TET1fsnFss VIZ "a
III We took dmhdrIt tsli hIr. Wesley laptian
whom we fo,tud to DO getting along sp!ens;
EdidtS,si.h-hi& farsNirg Jasssssts. He has
Fone ~ saie host crebs births onaehita and
Ehis aeighbors give hip, erydis. fgr: having
the BEST crop -on the Nfafbafy place that
they have seer foE4yesss. Ia
waarrived at the hospitabte mansion Of
Capt. f ii. Gam. Tuesday night where we
met our friend Mr.. Chas. Gerber, the trick
drumndef.i We were surprised to' find the
crops. which We're In HuAh excellent condis
zion two weeks ago, now badly in the
grass! The heavy rains which have falleH
within the past; tive weeks AayeI Injured
them very materially. We are Informed
| BY avery citizen of tbfa ,lbcSHtSE that the
Esinhank ment: of the Honsior, Central ;Aro
Kansas and Northern Railroad has done
ithesr crops, incalcnluble damage by cutting
off and stopping up natural Drainage along
its line and forcingthe water back over tho
cropa from shoe-mouthto waist! deep to .
horse which remained in this condition for
| two or three days, Capt. Cam TOOK Mai.
tWoodbridse on \ horse and carried him
Through the food where 1t almost swain
the Majors, horse, anyw here, so Capt. Cam
Gays, the Major became frightened end
wanted to turn back, but he carried him
4.
damage aud its cause. go. - - In
On Wednesday, morning we called. ON
Hon. A: "A. Lacy, ex-representative .ihlfhc
legislature. He has a fine crop, but i'm \
formed us that it had been greatly dame,
aged by tho recent heavy rains COUPLED
with an obstruction to drainage caused by,
the ennbankment OF the H., G. AN n. Il. RI
IT, After leaving Mr.. Lacy,s we HE'D onrseir
in the direction ofDeGrafYsnried's Lake.,
where the good people OF this locality fwpfe,
praparing a pic mic dinner. Ononr ARRIVAL
we found the district from Monroe TOT Co
ilumbia, we'll represented. Names are too
ntimerous to mention, but suffice itS to say,
the gallantry on the part Of tho gentlemen
and beauty ON the part. OF tho fair sex,
would be hard tosurpass. THE dinner was
excellent. everything that heart could wish
in the way of something good to eat being
spread before the vast scr9wd lin profusiVe
abundance. After DINNER the people were
forced to leave the Picnic, grounds very
hurriedly on account of the, Threatening
aspect 'ofi.the weather.. They repaired to
tho residence Of Capt. Cam, where they.
tripped 1.-The, light fantastic from t'early'
eve to dewy morn" One of theranost CON
spicalous figures on the floor, was the hand
some and portly Capt. Abe Cann:t' .r.sii
ciWo were informed by DR.. Faulk that the
negro Vim. Curry. who was recently shot
On. Mrs. Watkins place.. and WHO, he
thought at the Time, would die, is NOW I'm
proving and considers his recovery (alniost
miracle) certain. t''E .'l:,.,.,'" a,i;.'
''our, young friends VIII Faux, and. Mt.
Walker, experioncedc considerable difficulty
and took many risks In cQininE down to
Logtown last Tuesday night They claim
that it was so dark that they could not
even SEQ their horse. They first ran into a
wire fence, then came near; going oycr the
banksof tlaeHgiyor. got Host and when they
discovered their whereabouts they were
in a lane leading directly from the river
back to the woods. They then got ont and
led their horse for safety Verify the fife
Of the pleasure seeker is hard.