The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-08-15

sioepofs are Whllelng away the n1ent.
Seeing 80 many of the passengers pas
sing away the hours SO pleasantly, no
reason could be adduced why 1 could
not follow the good examples stretched
out before me. therefore placed my
self in position-that is in IA positions
before | got one to suit me. As all
was going lovely and life and it's
troubles were gliding into oblivion.
the whistle let loose, 'EIoly Jerusalem
am in Thibodaux, listening to the
Louisiana and the Lynn j."
Once more an effort was made and
just as success was becoming sure.
yah yah, yah, yah" screeched from a
four year old girl whose six year old
brother had stretched his feet and legs
into her face, and the second nap
came to an end.
Some said it was just II o'clock
and again resigned myself to The
fates. After a while I awoke, and
thinking | had had a glorious nap l in
quired the time ard was informed that
it was just 1920. l did not suppose
that an other long snooze would be
healthy and determined to keep one
eye in a seeing, and one ear in a listen
ing attitude, for the time being. A
short while previous about a dozen
men and women had come on the cars,
and seated themselves neal me.
AS l was musing upon the many
strange things in this world, the break
man passed through the car, and in
that clear and distinct manner in
which they called the of stations
he yelled out "heaven."
Instantly the late corners jumped,
rushed for the doors and debarked. 1t
was dash outside, but when l looked
out and saw the appearance of things
and the few specimens of humanity
standing there, l said, 'those people
are wofully mistaken, or have misun-
derstood the voice of the breaksman
as he called the name of the station
By and by i'll spite of my desire l fell
into a nap, that might have been a
good sound one, but just at the critical
moment, some one pulled my ear and
inquired if l had ga check for Birming-
ham, "Check for--by all the
powers of Dublin, / believe l am
there" as looking through the window
right before me We're a dozen iron
chimneys 40 feet high out of which red
flames were flowing 10 feet high, and
a little further on a row of furnaces
were burning, whilst clouds of smoke
assembled into the air. | could not
smell any sulphur, and was happy, to
think that my check uas for Birminr-
ham.
Expected to find many peaches and
fruits along the route but was disap-
pointed. The next morning a little
fellow at some station came along with
a few peaches. l said ''boy, how many
peaches do you give for a dozen 81
twelve" "Well, how much do you
ask for a Dozen" Fifteen cents
"Why, a buy them for halt of that
at home" peaches are scarce here
Il thought they were plentiful here
and grew on the .rees" "Well thew do
grow on trees"
"How do they grow where you live?r
"They grow on trees I" The train
moved on and the conversation ceased,
Louisville was reached at 11:3O be.
ing % hours Ii minutes from New Or.
leans.
That evening a pleasant drive with
a nephew up the turnpike some lC
miles brought me to the old home.
To-day l dined with two of nv sis.
tiers. one of whom is 70 years of age
and the other we'll onward in he,
eighty eighth year, both hale and
! hearty.
Tomorrow l will visit the old set.
tiers annual meeting, and the mex
day | will depart for the northern Dor.
ton of the state to visit another sister
who with three score years and ter
bearing their heavy weight upon, is
fear, upon a bed of sickness from which
there will be no human relief