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

ON horseback, over the smooth,
level roads Of the forest where the
pines stand, straight aud tall, toss.
Ing their fragraat anil now.Aowes.
ing branches in the sunlight. And
at night when the wind rises It
comes to ~ like the requiem in
come vast cathedral.
A dag 0e two since We went with
Mrs. Mckinley (of Illinois. if you
please to visit her rice plantations.
The first, bought several years ego.
she called THE Test" asd 80 sasc-
cessful has been the experiment
she is now sowing another in rice.
though yOa may grow sugar and cot
ton equally ~ well. II yon choose to
try rotation of crops. The yield
the first year was $50 per acre. net
profit. SO yOa see, ~ the land can
be bought for $40 aud less, the
venture Is not . had one. Or you
may let It grow in the fertile aad
beautiful ''lIespedexa," to be har.
vested as hay. Or turned under ~
We do our clover ON exhausted land.
They use oxen here to the plows,
and four III them are named tom
and Jerry" and Brandy and Rum. l."
80 you see the family spirits If
Kentucky wander even in the pine
regions " Louisiana. aMl We feel
very much at home.
And 1--WE are coming to it) Oh.
this beautiful river: So clear. 80
deep. and winds and twists until It
II al about yOu.
This, the Rogue Fali.. and very
near. 50 near you may leave your
boat aud step acrOss bend to look
ut 1.-THE ''IAt,ita'' river. And
when yOs, come hack you may find
as We did. the rising river has float
ed your boat. which the wind has
carried to the other side, and YOU
NAV walk home, . short cut through
the woods. For when the wind
blows from the lake the waters
come up. and vice versa. See:
But you do not mind the walk with
companions who can handle the
gun as we'll as the oar: who can
brush from your path the tangie 81
moss and vine, and ''lay out IN
good style tive serpent (:) that
runs from under your needless foot.
Three miles below COvington,
near the mouth Of Caesars bayou,
Is the wreck Of the Confederate
gunbOat Oregon. and to-day all we
can see is the broken, almost lost
outline and mOss-grOwn bulwasks,
where the turtles sit in the sum-
light. black aud shining. and slide
OF at our approach.
Saturday night Mr.. Tom SulIy
Of the New Orleans yacht clut
brought mp a party Of friends on
his beautiful yacht. the Helen. and
Sunday We went on board. She i
very handsome white paint
zine hard wood aud red velvet. Sl's
did not come quite to claiborne. =
for . large schooner. the Josie
Weaver, (Capt. Weaver, Of Gov
ington) got stuck In the cl,anne
and barred the way. To-day the
KirchOffs Of New Orleans are herr
with their Naptl,a launch. and ~
expect to 60 down on her to Mad
isOnville. on the Tclseiumcta river
to see the vessels ON the Aarins
Ways. at that place. But papers
have their limits. aud SD have timt
and space. Should We try to tel
half tie delights Of this place VI
would cit here till Marie, the French
maid, with her pleasant ''Bonjour
madame" comes in to light the fire
and bring the cup Of coffee We like
before > O'Clock breakfast.
The OdOr Of the nOwers-tlle wild
honey suckles, the yellow jesmine,
white and purple violets and forget
me-nots--is sweet in the room.
Outside mOcking bird is tritting
in the moonlight; the tide u mem.
DRY rises-faces and voices Of other
days are round us; Thought and
feeling blend. and so. out through
the hood-gates Of sleep upon the
unknown ocean that rolls around
the world.
Bessie II. w'.'a.r.'s,',