The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-13
An Eventful Dav.

An Eventful Day.
Nothing can be more delightful than trav-
cling through the lovely section of the Ca
rencro region; it is enough to drive lover
of scenery out of his wits. In fact the seem
cry is simply enchanting, Now, fancy a
broad road smooth marble, winding up
the steep activities one after another, amid
banks of earth teening with lavish flowers and
shrubs, now and then half hidden by bushes
ripening with blackberries; and this scene
is relieved by the most luxuriant richness of
cultivation, terraces of potato vine, fields of
growing cotton and waving blades of corn.
Our admiration gave fancy full sway, till
at length, half dizzy with gazing this
magnificent panorama, and nearly stated
with long draughts of the splendor of nature,
we reached our destination-Pout des Mou-
tons;-and awoke from a delicious reverie,
only to gaze upon another fascinating picture:
a long string of vehicles, scores of school
children, lovely and charming young ladies,
fathers and mothers, wearing smile of cor
tentment as they complacently looked upon
and lcisurely surveyed the pleasures of the
young. The gathering comprising fully
one hundred people, were brought together
to enjoy the pleasures of picnic given by
the children of Prof. Boudreau's school.
1t was just Such an assembly as one wishes
to form part. The natural buoyancy of
spirits of the children, exubcrantly dis
played, the romping of the lads and lassies,
tended to create a feeling truly rejuvcnative
in those of ripper age.
Lazily lounging under one of those cold
majestic Druids' that have defied the de-
stroying hand of Time, we gazed above upon
overhanging forests of green moss, and
next the view rested upon fields sloping
away in the broken distance, and longingly
rested upon the lovely country skirting the
far-famed and picturesque Bayou Vern,ilion.
At the call of Prof. Boudreau the people
gathered together to listen to an Grafton de-
ivered by Hon. Julian Mouton, the presi-
dent of the Board Of School Directors, which
was attentively listened to and much appre-
ciated as was attested by bursts of applause;
at its conclusion the speaker was presented
with a pretty bouquet of roses, the presenta-
tation remarks being made by Miss Louise
Gudroz, in behalf of the children of the
school.
The splendid institution in whose honor
this picnic given is conducted by Prof.
G. Boudreau, an able and experienced edu-
Gator, between whom and the children and
parents exist the most cordial relations. The
professor informed The Gazette that he had
an enrolment of thirty-two with an average
attendance exceeding twenty-five. The chill
dren are attentive, studious, and making fair
progress.
The speaking was followed by the spread
ing of feast fit for the gods-and such
cooking only can be found in creole
cuisine, and we wish to say that Heliogaba
lus at his supper which cost $4,000 pounds,
did not enjoy his food near as much
as we did-and that with all the zcst of an
appetite sharpened by good cheer, sallies of
wit, and environment of general happiness.
After the appetite was satiated, the chill |
lren again INDUCED in playful games.
They marched, romped clapped hands, and |
sang merry songs, and we thought we had |
never seen a more gratifying spectacle. We
ooked in vain for who seemed dis con !
:nted or weary. 1t was really beautiful |
scene.
1t was a great gathering, great in num-
'ers and great in pleasure, and besides the
charming young ladies, their gay cavaliers,
md children, we noticed Mesdamcs: Ed
aond Martin, Simon Boudreaux, c.
Soudreau, Numa Brcaux, Alexis Guidry, ST.
nonette Breaux, Lucien Arcenaux, Domi-
lique Arcenaux, J. P. France, Dominique
>ayret, II. Martin, Theolin Dupuis, and
Icssieurs. J. p. France. NJ. D., Valerien
.iartin, Edmond Mouton, Ernest Bernard,
edmond Martin, 1hos. Mouton, Prof. c.
Olivier Boudreau, Jos. Pellsrin,
Aug. Mouton.
And we whiled away the time until
n a moment of dreamy abstraction we
ooked aloft and saw the tops OF the gigantic
a 9Ow OF ligh he
.ering sunset, we gazed upon it with a rev.
renee and enthusiasm that did partial JUS
ice only to its intrinsic beauty, and only
necessity could enforce departure from its
urther contemplation.
All told it was day fraught with many
Incidents that we shall long remember.
When we sought our couch our excitement