St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-04-14
A CHARMING DAY AT ABITA
EDlrok ST TAMMANY FARMER:

AAsA ~AOS0A OsVocVAASD AOO 0uV WOlte,
Made the air heavy with perfume,
And early roses were in bloom"
A typical spring morning indeed in
fact felt the spring In my bones; and
also fclt on such . day . this naught
but gladstone thoughts could be born.
The handsome and accommodating
conductor, Mr.. N. Hestrest, was a.
politely attentive Is usual. We went
whixzing along---the trees, in fresh
green dresses and sack coats, bowling
gay and courteous greetings through
the open car windows. A Picayune
reporter RECALLED me with witty talk and
that delicious whi6 Of city life that in
variably charms. II every representa-.
tive OF that great old paper Is Is court
~ in manner aud pleasant Of face it 10
no wonder that the ''Pic." Is so eager
ly sought for In village or hamlet. Per
haps some Of You have met the gentle.
man, but 80 modest is he that I fear
he might get offended II "put him in
the paper" without ''by your leave
sir" 20 I'll just say his initials are Il.
N. But here We are 1t Abita. I step
OF the train feeling just bit shy. II
is my nrst visit out in the world q Z
business women. hesitate q moment
when = cordial, well remembered voice
gives greeting, and I am shaking hands
heartily with the genial and very pop
ular depot agent Mr.. Plummer, who
proves to be . friend from the dear
Mississippi home that was mine 50 long.
He tells me he will see me again. In
the meantime I spy out . fresh, pretty
looking house across the street, and
read the natty sign, ''Cooley's Restsu-
rant" l 60 in and meet the sweet
young daughter Of this charming, cool
and clean retreat. "Miss Maggie" Ia
Miss Cooley is widely and lovingly
known, is '.fair, fair, with golden hair, y
and altogether lovely. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cooley are kindness itself; and it was
here too that I made the acquaintance
Of one DR.. Tannet, who I saw at .
glance was up tojdate in almost every
thing. His quick eye Chat has an ire
sistable twinkle in it) sized me up, too,
am sure, In the shortest possible space
Of time. I hope his little mental note
book was Is full Of approving dots As
mine. He seemed to be doing . rush.
ing business in his profession, that Of
. dentist; and do believe he's bit Of
. poet, too, (but hope that he'll never
find out that suspected such thing,)
as he laughed indulgently At my strong
defense of the muses. potent power.
At any rate he's . gentleman born, =
gentleman bred, and . very Agreeable
one one at that. My collections here
were good. "The Dr." said he saw
that I was young lady with an eye to
business, which I considered Z tremen-
dous compliment, as it was the first
one Of the kind ever received.
Then my good friend Mr.. Plummer,
with that kind forethought that lives
only In the bosom Of the true gentleman
or woman, offered to take me around
the village and introduce me and my
sshappy art" And how well he perform
ed his part! I soon felt no longer .
stranger, but friend among . people
that will be recognized always for their
warm hospitality and sweet gracious
ness of word and manner.
Mrs. Simon's charming hotel is
80 inviting that summer So
journers to the Springs viii indeed ind
rest, peace, comfort, health and luxury
here. The long running galleries, the
beautiful flower gardens, sweet rs the
Heaven, with violets, violets,
violets! The cool, tempting looking
dining room, where meals At for .
kings epicure are served, and the very
IlIable and attractive hostess and her
toster son "Afr. David" who Is every
,ody's kind friend, make It indeed .
summer home for those that
Journey this way.
The mercantile world IL represented
" Mr.. Fred. Finscr and Mr.. J. No
'acka. Business seems brisk, stocks
good, and two more polite and thor
'ughly energetic young business men
would be hard to ind.
Over the hills and through sweet leafy
ane, Mr.. Plummer, myself and Jack,
dear old fellow! surely I'll not forget
i'm, he 10 90 handsome and we'll raised
md intelligent that to call him "only .
log' seems pity, but II he is . dog |
le's . patrician one, and his coat Of
White nicely dotted with black Is Is
Lifting and stylish IS can beg to
Ierman's well known Long Branch
Iotel, whore sweet-faced Miss Mena |
rs very pleasantly for half
u hour.
Then to Labatt's. This hotel Is In one |
( the prettiest localities imaginable.
he wealth Of trees in robes Of living
reen, the romantic springs found here
nd there, filed with fresh,, sparkling
rops Of heal-all-ills-of- the-body, and
be white house with its neat little
'hite cottages al ready for summer and
3 attendent meryy-mskers and pleas
re and health seekers. Mr.. Labatt
J indeed to b congratulated on the ap-
earance Of his hotel, for TO lovers
I nature this II indeed . picture that
he divine artist touched with His soft