The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-06-03

and the Resurrection dawnS IN an
dioining field lie the unknown Fed.
eral soldiers who died in New Orlean,
during the civil war. simple PAINTED
head and ;oot-stoIe marks each spo,
the slight rise Of the ground here. per.
hitting the digging of grave with.
out striking water.
We drive through the broad. crav.
slei ways. admiring the rnaguitcen,
live oak trees. gracefully festoonei
with the beautiful. silvery southern
rEcss. and ;hen across the s,iyh,
wooden draw-bridge which spans q
ucgish canal 10 the very newest OF
al the Crescent City's cemeteries, The
Mctairie.
A true story Is told of this beautiful
spot. which. lying At the summit; Of
slight range OF high land. known as
Melairie Ridge. was once he property
o: the Ne,aigie Jockey Club. an or.
ganizat.oa composed Of the most ex.
elusive aristocracy OF the ''old SOUTH
The "a :e-co1rse was considered. my
informant relates. the very fines.
know nagnificentiy Kept, and with
eno-mCu, purses offered. lovers of the
turf nowhere found such a spring.
track :or their blooded racers, and the
honor 81 mem bership was eagerly
ought, After the four years OF the
war. which left but remnant OF the
naughty high-tonei club. partly
successful attempt was made TO re.
store the dimmed glories of the course.
Just about that time. the original
founder OF the Louisiana State Lottery
!. n flFl u-i.h
fair foi tune in prospect, applied for
membership; he was b,a kballed;once,
twice. thrice. Then he swore mighty
oath; he would ''buy their old race
course, and turn ii into a GENE terry"
The club, crippled in mbership and
resources. mortgaged their valuable
property: the disappointed candidate
bought up their indie btedness and fore
closed his claim the inevitable hap.
pcned and the Metarie race-course be-
came his individually. He forthwith
proceeded TO tear down the stables
and stalls. lay off walks and drives
sell lots. and otherwise carry ont his
threats.
His own family tomb, prominently
situated near the front entrance, was
the first erected aud within the last
DECADE lne DOCy Oh the SnuDpSu ana
revengeful candidate has been con-
signed to its last resting place therein.
Some of the tomts are very grand
within this beautiful spot. yet not
many of the older. more aristocratic
names are seen: there is the more
familiar aspect of sods growing greenly
over rounded mounds, and flowers
bloom proiusely, their soft petals
shaken down in fragrant showers by
the capricious bieezes which blow
gently from the gulf all through the
sunny days.
Back to the city we drive, and up 10
the Girod Street Cemetery, named fo-
the street upon which it is situated
This is one of the oldest in the Ameri.
can par, of the city, lying above Canal
Street.
The monuments within its walls are
not so imposing, but there are many
names renowned for deeds of daring
upon the stained marbles of it, tomhs
On again we go up into the Fourth
District To the Washington Cemetery,
where but few recent interments have
taken place. and we are told il is prob
able that no more will be permitted,
and the sacred bones therein may be
ultimately removed outside the city
limits Indeed, this would seem best