St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03
Eighth Ward.

Eighth Ward.
March 80, 1897.
Editor st. Tamnany Farmer:
To speak Of the beauty and
freshness of nature. at the opening
of Spring, seems trite, but he must
be . mattcr-of-fact and unpoetic
individual who can ride or walk
along some of the highways and
byways of this section of ST. Tam
many parish, these bright March
days, and not have the thoughts
moved, as the eye encounters vistas
of new and wondrous charms.
One such pretty and enticing
view is that offered along the
"Ridge'' road to its terminus,
Salt Bayou. Stately pines, with
their baby cones, stretches of oak
timber, clad in all the witchery of
silvery moss and glistening green
leaves, skirt a wide expanse Of
marsh, that seems to fairly palpi-
tate under the influence of the
suns bright rays. Shallow lakes,
ephemeral as the clouds that pre-
cipitated their ripping waters, dot
the marsh ON every side, and
patches of heur de lis drip their
intense blue and green over a sur
face that is otherwise rs clear rs
the skies of a June day.
AT one point on the Ridge road,
lat an old abandoned farm, q hedge
lof Cherokee rose has become mas.
ter of the situation, and the saucy
white blossoms, with their staring
yellow eyes, banter one to pluck a
flower, in spite of th0rns.
Salt Bayou, little slip of .
stream. that glides along with .
don't-care air, like q sun-browned
maid holding up her skirts and
splashing through the brook, is :
. bit of ma ture that sees but littl,
, change from year to year. Some
what out of the way and secluded
it still has some points of prac
/ teal interest included within it,
! romantic domains. These feature,
Of practical attraction are: Tn
bridge, "Davy's'' schooner, an,
the perch.
4 The bridge is plain homematl
. affair, thrown over the Bayou I.
, afford access to the beautiful La
Conchas Island, mile or two dis
e tant, now held as q stock farm b.
= company of gentlemen in Ne,
Orleans.
"Davy's' schooner is triu
; little craft which, ~ the spiri
moves s'Davy," makes occasions
trips across to the city, all in su
: preme disregard Of time or SEIZED
n ule. On such trips "Davy" ofte
9 carries a few bags of wool, sewers
}. huge sea turtles, or similar article
k of domestic production.
ri As to the perch, they are there
d and of the kind that bite beaut
S fully. You correspondent caugf
y seven dozen in few hours on
). day last week, and might hav
a done better, but unfortunately b
e forgot to ever once salivate hi
hook.
r. Mr.. Antoine Provost, Jr., an
= several other logmen, have take
h their teams to Rosetta, MISS
,e where they have an important Col
!. tract for hauling timber to . 81
mill.
, Mr.. David Glover, of New o.
+ leans, has greatly improved h
# place this winter, by boring tw
10 artesian wells, one 500 feet deeI
= and blasting couple of thousau
stumps.
u One of the busiest citizens I
d this section of the parish is NJ
No Antoine Provost, Sr. He keel
"a several teams going, besides maj
Laying a gooil-sixed farm, and sti
- has time to exchange notes wi,
~ all corners. Mr.. Provost has
re weakness for perch, and is new
g. happier than when he has trade
10 "Aunt Betsy" out Of her string.
Messrs. l.. W. aud Henry GRAY
ford, of Florenville, have move
y to their place near Indian vill.g
in and put the same in nice order.
r Mr.. Walter II. Garrison,
Rambleside, has q quarter of Z
:, acre in Elba Strawberries, that u
" yielding very fine fruit. Ne
ne year Mr.. Garrison expects to sh
IN berries and truck.
:, Among the permanent resiaen
=. now dOmiciled ON the Ridge .
I. Eph. DAVIS, John Porter, Colur
:" bus Porter, Robt. Taylor and WI
re Moran.
Is Mr.. jeff. Mayiield is building
ve dwelling house in Slidell, to be o
cupied by his sister, Miss Jeda. Al
t. her brother Henry.
Mr.. w. s. Glasscock, of Han
montl, I.a., was . visitor here