The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-05
THE VENICE OF THE WEST.
RoCOlleCtiOnS Of a Pleasant Trip 10 New
Orleans.
A STORY RECALLED BY LATE EVENTS.
How the City Was Located and Settled
A Mysterious Tree and Its CHASTITY
Legend of Vengeance.

Sea" was pouring into her treasury The
traffic Of tie tropics and the great Southwest
added theirtributos. while people Of all nations
came either in person or by proxy TO do
homage at the Court of King Cotton. Be
fore her vast riyer-front laya feet unsurpassed
in the civilized world for uniqucness and copa-
city for water transportation. Ships Of I'M
nonse tonnage bore away their frcights Of
cotton 20 supply the wants of the nations
Steamers. the IKE of which were not 90 b" found
onsny other waters. a .strDutcd the Trade Oh the
civic millions of inhabitants along thc banks
AZ fle great Mississippi and IFS tuDulAreS.
some ii these steam leyathans were floating
raaces. whose luAuuos of travel We're une-
oaA.ci for comfort and sp.endor Of oniht III
al the civilized world. In word. New Or
leans 30 TINT time was more OF metropolis IN
IFS highest sense than MAS New ork itself.
cannot undertake 20 describe here the inter
ra. charms which made tins Venice OF the
West at that time the most ATTRACTIVE CITY on
tins continent
Those Who in past years had the oppor-
funity of approaching these attractions VIII
recall vivid memories az their peculiar
characteristics. To depict them properly at
this distant day and after the changes that
have occurred IN the last thirty years would
be rs unaVaillng %, n U.s. impossible. Inc I'M
pressions produced on DE occasion referred
T. had the ineiiaccablc effect that was always
produced upon strangers. / nn} ne tN-
Cused therefore if look back with peculiar
interest 10 the time passed ~ cUy whose MS
tory itself is q romance 1rom it's boginnlnS.
Al this time. when the public are regarding
with extraordinary emotions tho events which
lave lately transpircd at New Orleans. our
pmpathies are particularly aroused for her
unhappy position before tine world
ABLooDY NECESSITY.
Idonot undertake 20 make any comment.
Int o. lament tins biood--tain, so tutciully
furr upon the faIr escuthoou az our largest
C0ufI.ru CITY All men are % be pItlcd who
slaI human blood. whether in self-defense
Or ~ outraged honor The uelaceable
81, there never 10 be removed. DO matter
how avenged IL would appear a cruel DIES
inns chat this f0rc-ordaucd sacrifice II human
blood should become necessary % Nindlcaie
thc right as i'm tins instance. NO city OF ref
up. Is provided wherein the crime can md
oblivion. because the demands of uubldden
fate are q. memorable as Us the flow Of time H.
self They allow of no opportunity o. search
for and apply the exact remedy IN such case
q, that heforeus. Therefore for myself J can
only pity New Orleans and the innocent VIC
TINS 81 % bloody necessity. which an outraged
people would have Gladly avoided had 10 been
possible. Norman ln the safe eiulpoise OF ms
daily life VIII say De should like 70 have been
mart Of that ayeuglIy host. and Yet the Ike
destiny may actually be before him. The
fateful shadow That ever follows the sheddel
# human blood. no matter m what
cause or now ever SD much approved
will be his constant attendant uhtl IL 1e-
seconds with HIM INTO the grave. Why thls
should ice does not appear easy Of eNWaua-
tion. although d may bee the unexpected as
Well as tle unde-.rei destiny oi amy 81 us.
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io, Fronchl1an Bc1yile bv name. Was
nude Governor of tie Colony. of
wbiob he had already been one
~ the ORIGINAL founders Tie very name OF
+i,s r.rnorkatle man seems TO have been
,,r-uic.ous of the future OF the city DEE
founded. As soon ms the new Governor bad
le.u installed he proceeded To- select fitting
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