St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-03-30

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seems to be useless to compel.
against the soil" 1. e. Sollee.
We are informed that the steamer
Alice will make an excursion tc
Vaudeville. Lswisburg and Madi'
sonville Eext Sunday. and If pat.
rouizsd will come over again on
Wednesday. TEAsER
A SOJOURN IN ST. TAMMANY
New ORLEANs, March is, 1889
EDITOR ST. TAMxAnY FAxxzR:
Having been on the sick list 70,
some time here. I took it into my
head q few weeks ago that . trip
across the Lake and . soiouru
awhile in the pinsy woods might
prove Of material advantage
through the influence Of that at.
mospbere which is peculiar to such
a region. In this idea I was more
fully established after having OBJ
tained the views OF my physician.
He encouraged me to go, so. hav.
ing packed up q few things, I took
the East Louisiana train one pleas.
ant evening and songht the quiet
retreat of my friend Geo. II. Cause,
situated on the bank Of Wet Pearl
River. amid the whispering pines
and . clump Of huge live oaks, in
st. Tsmmsoy parish. His place il
about four and = half miles north.
east If SIidelI. The road thence "a
the place being for the most part
through dense pine forest, which
is 'raversed BY little streams oil
clear water. But a. I had better
make this narrative keep pavi passsl
with my movements. I will go back
u little aud bring it along.
80 having taken tho train in
New Orleans. as already stated. we
were ere long making tracks" oui
OF the city. and having cleared the
suburbs. soon struck tue swamp oI
stuDted growth hung in shaggy
gray moss, and presenting an un-
inviting picture to the eye. rather
reminding ole VI the determination
Of desolstion." whatever that is.
There is nothing ct this season
along the rontc worthy Of note. ex.
cept it be the long bridge which
spsns an arm Of Lake Pontcbar-
train. aud which has hitherto
borne tie trains safely over.
Slidsll 10 the fret station you
reach in the piney woods, aud il
not far from the Lake. There is
little worthy OF note about this
place except the southern portion
OF it. which bears some evidence oil
rrogrsss and thrift, consisting Of =
OrickyarI and store, and /. CON-
Portable dwelling. house close by,
which present to the traveller .
cheerful appearance. The older
pc, ton Of the town seems to have
been badly used. considering the
neglected condition of the build.
Tugs. A few dollars worth Of lime
would alter the appearance Of
things wonderfully. il applied
properly. The jail. which is nniqne
III its structure, seems to be the
most recent evidence Of mechanical
kill that meets the eye.
Ny friend Causes buggy was on
hand socn after my arrival. and be-
ing helped to seat therein we coon
pulled out for his residence. This
Is . charming place for quietuie
aud the en- oy'nsnt. Ut those sur
roandings. natural and artificial.
which 20 toward making .hs com
forts Of . home. A store Of gen
sral merchandise occupies one Cur
ner OF the enclosure. aud here for
sew. raj years Mr.. Cause has bus,,
distributing goods TO the citizen
Of the parish. who have been en-
gagged il different industries. The
selling OF pine logs IL the leading
business hsrssbouts. Nr. Cause
deals extensively in this timber,
and has men in different parts Of
th: parish employed in preparing
it for market.
Now. though st. Tsmmany has
had its share of notices through
the press. this particular neck of
the woods" has never been touched
upon. The climate is 20 salubrious
that doctors are rarely seen here.
Tue water. both FROM wells aud
springs. il SO clear that you eau
detect its presence in .
lumber. The range for stock is
good. and the soil, with proper
will produce most of
The crops. l learned that the busi-
ness OF catching fish for market
bad been embarked in by one Of
The citizens of this locality, and
that he shipped his fish along the
inc Of the Queen and Crescent road
@ different points as far up as Me-
r'dian, Miss. Besides. trapping has
been pursued to some extent, aud
Mr.. Clause shipped recently to st.
Louis. Mo-. for account of = Gus
'omer, several otter skins. which
'rongbt good price. So you zee
: Is evident that some things can
70 done as we'll ~ others."