The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-08-03
RANDOM SkEHCHES
OUR EXCURSION.
i;F0r the SENTINEL.

fFort the SENTINEL.
twenty-five years ago, while the
fatal fever was %rasiny'iH New Orleans,
{; small party consisting Of three Ia
dies and II .%ent.eman came down
the Mississippi from Na,chez, bound
Tor the Latouirhe country. Fearin.
exposure t" the epidemic by passing
through the Crescent City to reacl,
their destination. they debarked at
.DOnulds0nville to take a AayOu packet
to Thihodaux. Here they were com-
PEELED to remain nNtsr twenty -tonr
hours waiting for II boat. Juartered at
II small i"gdnlg house Very neal tlt.
river. The host of the establishment,
was cOnrteous enough, Int the acconr-
mOdatIon> We're not comfortable the
mosquitoes were I;iNtItaAs, and ram
showers, With reported eases IF yellow
fever in The W kept us rather
closely indoors. This We ~>t,aDgerS
III a strange lan't' found very irksem-.
Nothing TO read except a paper or 50
and IL cheap volume found on the pre-
misses, ptrpOrGing 10 he Il sequel to the
"CounG of Mont. Cri,ta,~ tv Dumas.
1t WAS eXecrabie, and if.ehuine should
e have been written iy that ia
author. a short promenade to
the bayou was the only sight seeing
III which we could indulge, 5" our inn
pressions Of the town. if not very
agreeable, mI.lIt have been unjust.
owing 10 she circumstances in which
we Were placed. Glad Mere we when
Notified Of the approach Of or en-
pected stt.iner, aud witt, good Capt.
Joe DalIeres We bad Il pleasant though
tedious ti1p down the LatOu,che. the
water being Very low at that season.
The folloWl,.g Year | was at Donald
sOnNllle agal;i. hut Sn situated lis to
lie Unable To View the town tayorabI,.
Since that day, DIS from time to time
reports of the place world reach NE,
have Wished 10 return To it and correct
Impressions. With the taciIi-
ties afforded by river, rail and bavon.
steady growth and progress should be
assured To the city Of Duualdsonvllle.
J had heard of her schools and other
improvements, the new courthouse
being erected to take the place Of the
one destroyed by fire, aud, greatest at /
traction >! all. | frbM knew it was the
home OF our associates of the press. i
Mr.. and Mrs. Bentley, of the Donald !
>Onvilie Ebiet.
so, Ni,ea 5i,e ladies af tlu. Presby-
fel1ah And Society decided to give sp
excursion, To DonaIdSon,ilIe on the
teameF Belgrade, for the purpose Of
increasing the funds at tins useful s.
ISOLATION, ! determined to go, not only
us Il member Of the society, but to
Il personal curiosity, enjoy Il
day outing" and. haply. meet again
our talenfed Wee president If the
i'less Association. to whom
il postal card Was dropped to apprise
her OF or coming. About Z o'clock a.
IN. the Belgrade left Thibodaux Thurs
day, July iS. The crowd on board.
thoush NOT large, seemed Il c~ongenial
one, and determined to e,jov the
The lower deck of the boat be-
given mp to the ladies' in charge Of
all necessary arrange
We're here made to supply the
hungry aud thirsty with Il substantial
breakfast, dinner and supper, and with
Ice cream, sherbet, cake. coffee. fruit
ind.lemonade at all hours. TO do this
required the energetic efforts OF several
workers, who spared not themselves
in q worthy cause.
/ shalt not write of the country and
along the shores Of the BAYOU.
since they have been recently SO ably
handled by our veteran journalist.
Uncle Silas,'in his Interesting article
IN the ''Lafonrche Basin" Aud. in-
Iced, | could not do justice to tn.
ask, since, being appointed cashier in
he refreshment hall (y) | could not
spend much time in the agreeable oc-
:upation of noting scenes and incl
tents along the way. But | did see
many oid-time homesteads. the most
important towns, the sugar refinery in
Of construction, and the quaint.
lvy-grOwn church of Ma
which looks as if it might
nave been picked up from some Euro
pean village and dropped down in
Louisiana.
Arrived ut our destination. we were
preparing for a walk through the
town, when Mrs. Bentley, with her
interesting children, came OH
and invited Il party of lis to ac-
company her home. Her carriage
near the landing, and being
me OF the fortunate ones to obtain Il
,eat III 1t, | was soon put down at the
gate of her charming home. / am sure
many distant friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bentley would be Interested in a de-
,cription Of their domestic abode. The
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