St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-04-19

warship BOrdeau and friends wert
registered.
At Colonies: Mr.. NJ. Cook, Of
DOnalds0nville, Mrs. Simon, o.
Simon's Hotel, Abita Springs, Mrs
Dupre and Miss Bauer, Of New Or.
leans. THAsxR.
LETTER FROM PEARL RIVER
PEARL RIVER, April II, 1890.
EDrrcR 81. TAMMAMY FAanEa:
April reigns and rains. The coy
maiden ''dressed in vernal green
has put in An appearance for the
third time, and tho she was booked
for the goth Of last month, she fail.
ed to show her c~olors, and seemed
to daily with those who were look.
ing for her advent, and very 10th to
leave Old Winter, in whose lap she
had been sitting, one might say,
''quite . SPELL"
While some Of our Sunny South
land homes are experiencing all the
discomforts OF an overflow long
spread out, We Of these balmy pine
levels are exempt from any great
calamities, and should lift our
hearts to the giver Of all good for
80 many blessings. Some one re-
marked that whatever else might
be said Of our piny woods region,
no one could say it was sickly.
A friend writing from the damp
atmosphere Of San Francisco, Cal,
said he ''longed for . breath Of the
health-giving breexes from the
pines" 1 sent him . bundle of fat
pine shavings to make him . pillow,
and he wrote back that it was 'sthe
next best thing to the air itself, and
had cured him Of . cold"
Those in search of . good place
to live might make . note Of the
above, and come to st. Tammany
parish, where they cam sit under the
pines and the vines, and their own
fig trees, (that bloom and fruit in
one and the same calyx,) and drink
waters out Of their own flowing
wells.
Hope that "Stranger'' will find
health and happiness here, and not
have occasion to court the muses.
under the difficulties Of another cold
wave. The whole "snine" would
come ut his beck and call, were he
to visit SOM. Of the many enchant-
ing spots in and around and beyond
his present environments. Lake
Pontchartrain, crooked T~chefuncta
and placid Bogue Falia, and our
own beautiful Pearl River. are mod
estly waiting for some gifted pen to
write their praises in immortal
verse.
The new road along the railroad
has not been opened yet.
Capt. S. r. Poitevent expects to
move back to Florenville, SO as to
to the railroad more efici-
EASTER, beautiful Easter" has
come and gone. At our Sunday
School the day was observed with
much interest. Our pastor, Rev.
L. w. Wood, was very much sur
to see the church decorated
and the school in holiday readiness
carry out the Easter service, as
arranged on the programme by one
Df the teachers.
1t consisted OF the regular Sum-
lay School exercises, except the
lessons, (Which were omitted on &C
count Of not having enough books,)
md several recitations on Easter
and one dialogue, interspersed with
songs. At the close the pastor
made . few rem srks praising the
scholars very highly for the credita-
bic manner in which they had en-
:ertained the audience. 1t was 30
veil done and SO explanatory Of the
beautiful Easter festival and some
II the customs pertaining thereto,
hat it would be unnecessary for
lin to mention anything about its
or it's application to the t,
dispensation, 20 he would I
AXE up another line Of thought on
he same subject. which he did by !.
eading q part Of st. John xx, TAX
ng his text from the same, and
'reaching to the satisfaction Of all.
We considered ourselves highly IA :
'ored in having our pastor to help ,
out in our endeavor to make the