St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-04-16

IN THE FAR SOUTH LAND.
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THE murmuriny pines and the hrm-
locks
stand like harpers hoar with l,rarls that
Rest On their b0sOsm~."
This + l'aradise.-at least an
earthly one and that is ~ much
~ We, while still in the flesh are
prepared for. Neither il this. by
any means, an !Adamless Eden. nor,
We are sorry to add. is the serpent
wanting to complete the resema-
blance. We've seen him-twO Of
him Cor his tlescendants). only too
numerous all over the wprll.
And for fruit, We have the gold.
en- apple Of the Hesl'eritles for the
eating Ut which, an.l the indulgence
VI our natural, womanly curiosity.
We cannot. thank goodness. he ex.
pelled from this lovely garden.
In all seriousness. this Is the
n.s,st charming place imaginable at
this season II the year.
claiborne Cottage" il entirely
= misnOmer, for what reason given
We cannot say, except the name OF
Claiborne has attached from
very early days. and to-day 1t stands
for the magnificent health resort. or
sanitarium Of the South. situated In
the heart II the pine forest Of Lou
isiana, ON the romantic Rogue Falia
river. almost immediately opposite
the historic old town Of COvingtOn,
and some sixty miles from New DR..
leans BY the East Louisiana railroad.
II you viii take the trouble to look
at the map you will see that. geo
graphically. We are situated exactly
north Of New Orleans, while Lake
FOntcl,artrain rolls in umtrOubled
beauty between. The road Is very
confusing Gas to the directiOn) for
1t skirts the lake. twenty-seven
miles OF it heing actually built up
above the water. aud eighteen Oi
that On trestlcs right over the chan.
mel between Lake P0ntchartrain
and the Gulf. The sensation Ol
crossing the Rlgolets pronounced
RegOlaxe) il anything but . pleas
ant one. aud /: is comforting to rec
Ollect We are insured for the benefit
Of the children and the dog.
but. Oh! it Is lovely when you
get here: Leaving New Orleans al
$3.50. you are here for dinner at
$50 O'Clock. \ short drive Of q
quarter IT . mile through the pine
forest. from the station. and ''Clai.
borne" il before YOU.
The veranda II the cottage Is
300 feet front and runs entirely
around the building. upstairs and
down. 1t Is deep. lofty. and made
VI pine wood beautifully painted.
So you see what q lovely walk there
i for . rainy day-one Ut which We
have not seen. There are numer'
Gus small cottages on the well-kep'
grounds. and bevomd these the pine
forest stretches in all its granduer.
claiborne Cottage" is owned
BY Mr.. John X. Griffith Of Pau,
France. who also OWNS . rice plan
tatiOm near here. Mr.. Griffith
(wl,ose wife was an Oglesby) does
not. Of course. have anything to d.
with the management. He - here
at present with his family. and will
soon leave for the North. Tie
management Is in the hands Ol
Monsieur and Madame Clavarie.
who cas,S from France for that pur.
pose. Many northerners come here
In winter, aud in summer It is
crowded with people from New Or
leans seeking tlse attractions the
place offers at all seasons. Think
for q moment Of its attractions al
the present time. The atmosphere
Of yhe pine regions Ut the North.
under the blue skies OF the sunny
South.
Delightful rooms where fires Of
pine logs burn in open iire-places
Abundance Of most delicious spring
water. clear aud cold! The socie.
ty Of charming people some Of
the best representatives Of bOtll
North and South. The perfection
Ut French cooking. What more
can one ask: And the deatA-rate
Il only three in . thousand: the
lowest in any part Of the United
States. This reminds us that the
cemetery ut old Covington is the
smallest We ever saw for q city Ol
it, size. though 1t l. beautiful and
very interesting to visit. An old
cOlOred woman we met there told
" she had lost two sOns-0ne 81
whom was shot, the other drowned.
All Of which, confirms our argument
for the heathfulness Of this region
III you keep out Of scrapes.)
The splendid live oak. cypress.
yup0n. and many ornamental trees
among the white tOlnts, with their
tangle of vines aud towering shrubs
make the lonely old cemetery very
beautiful. and most Of the names
and inscriptions are French. - wit
ness:
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