The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-06-01
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rev. Il. Enaut, the Beloved Pa stor OIL
st. Matthew'S, Contributes the First
of an Interesting Series Of Letters
Descriptive OF Scenes and Incidents
= Of His Tsayeis. 42SJ-
ST. AuBrN, FRANCE, May 10, 1899.
Editor OtdcAito Telegraph:
just now received the f:st Eumber
Of your valuable paper, puhi.sh..s after
my departure from Monroe, and 1 ste
that you have promised to your readers
the benefit Of my observations abroad.
Though made nd such pledge, do
not intend to 60 back on your promise,
and my host of friends in the Oaachita
Valley must not be disappointed.
belong to them abroad rs we'll as at
home, aud / hasten to let you know
that az last have reached the;end Of my
journey, fondly 4nestiiug In the arms Of
the good and kind henefactor 10 whose
generosity I owe the greatest of ali
privileges. the privilege I value the
most, that OF being priest of the
Catholic church. will not undertake,
Mr.. Editor, TO express to. you the SEN
timent Of joy that brought tears of
happiness to my eyes, when T ga " that
venerable old priest who was crying to
me for so many years: my son, my
adopted son, come over to me once
more, ~ that ! may bless thee before ]
dies must Interrupt ourysweet en-
brace, sud beg Of bim koletames free
for little while, 80 that L may an-
nounce the tidtugs Of my safe journey
to my dear people of the beautiful
Ouachi,a. --..-....-..---
Mr.. Editor, you remember that l,
| left Monroe on the morning Of tho ODD
of April after having made QUE young
friend Eugene Rolieigh happy in the
possession of his now bride. My. jour-
ney to New York was not without
many incidents that made me forget
the length and fatigue Of the trip. III
not dwell on the beautiful scenery SO
we'll known to many of our people who
have travelled Oh the magnificent Gu
ctnnsti Southern. From Chattanooga
to the Queen City of the West, could
not take my eye from, the sight that
reminded me of the hills OF my ma
tive place. was growing enthusiastic
on the subject when tbs next day 1
found myself on the shore of Like
Erie, and i did enjoy the sight between
Cleveland and Buffalo. The Mssis-
sippi is grand, but the Hudson river is
beautiful, aud the Southerner who has
never taken the detightfui trip from
Albany to New York ON the Hudson
does not know what beautiful scenery
is. ! fancied myself gliding along the
Rhine, SO celebrated for lis enchanting
borders, aud when reached New
York was sorry that I was not born
a poet, or I would have sung the
almost heavenly sights that had en-
raptured me during my trip TO the
imperial city of North America.
| had two days 10 spend in visiting
the city before l would take the
steamer, aud l made the best of 1t.
visited the Central Park, and l must
confess that l had never dreamed
that there was on the American CONT
Denl such rival Of tho JaIdin DIES
Plantes at Paris. l have seen a few
days ago the renowned garden ot the
French capital, and the luxuriant lis
play Of flowers, the tasteful arrange
ment of the curioslties accumulated in
the Paris garden as we'll as its varieties
of trees, its large number of animals OF
ali Kind, have not been abio to wipe
away from my mind the fond a,lmira-
ton gave to our Central Park. Both
have their pecu)iarities, and do not
know which Of thetwo deserve The great
est admiration, when consider that
they have been adding wealth 10 their
garden at Paris for the last five csntu-
ries and that. we of America, though
young and but of yesterday, have in
the course of q few years almost equaleC
the pride of Paris, their garden of de-
light, their earthly paradise, their
Jadiu des Piautes.
1 When in New York I visited the
Brooklyn bridge. l had seen mauy
times pictorial representations Of the
sane; ] had read many articles OF
newspapers about it, but l must declare
that the pencil OF the artist, the pen Of
the writer can never convey an idea O
what is the New York and Brooklyn
bridge. Que must STAND on the bridge
on the wide highway prepared for the
pedestrian and watch the two centra
railroads passing, one at your right the
other at your left, carrying every min
ute their Thousands OF passengers; one
must try 10 count the number OF vehi-
Giles passing to and fro on the broad
pavement reserved on each side for the
wagons one must gas from the centre
of the bridge at the broad river, &c
have An idea Of what the genius O!