The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1898-04-09
A Remlnescence.

Does one realize the sweet
I peaceful enjoyment which can b,
/ derived from an early morning
walk or drive along the shores o
our picturesque Bay Qf st. Louis
these spring mornings? Iii is Ger.
tainly II delight worth experience
ing to inhale the fresh sweet flow,
or laden Dir and view the many.
hued blossoms adorningfhe yards
| of the poorest homes. 1t plainly
| illustrates to one that there is q
love of the beautiful in every hui
man heart, no matter how sordiol
or practical tho owner of the
heart may be. With real pleasure
we allow our gaze to wonder out
over the deep blue water towards
the white shores upon tho other
side of the bay, and back again to
the flowers aud sweet peach blos-
SONS, and listen to tho songs of
the birds and locusts. Verify /
believe spring makes us all poets
at heart, even if we cannot find
expression in verses. Now nature
is in all her freshness and fra
grance, and no wonder if we be-
gin to feel the symptoms of Ian
guor stealing over ones senses,
anil lulling US into day dreams of
the future qpd musings of the
past.
While indulgingin a stroll along
the shores of the bay the other
morning tho writer, while medi-
tating upon the situation between
our country and Spain, an old sto-
ry was recalled to the mind. 1t
seems that many, many years ago
there was u United States fort
erected upon great hill in the
vicinity Of the Boardman place.
This hill was dug down a long
time ago, hut then its great
height made it a valuable spot for
Notifications. A handsome Young
man whom we shall call Sargent
Justin was gwen commaud Of the
fort. Sargent Justin was station
ed there scarcely any time before
his heart was captured by q beau
tiful Creole girl, who lived upon
the site now occupied by Dr.. l..
III. Won Gohren. Celestine dc
Blanc, as we shall call her, was
something of a hirt and had an
other lover in the person Of a
young Spaniapd, hut from all ac-
counts she showed her preference
for the young American. Upon
learning this, JEALOUSY grew fierce
in the heart of the Spaniard and
with the murderous instinct char.
acteristio of his race, he determ-
ed to kill Sargent Justin.
In those days the low land now
lying this side of the sand beach
from the Boardn.an place up TO
Won Gohrcn's was then a lake
some four feet deep, Acioss this
body of water was long bridge
situated towards the north end of
the lake where stood groyp Of
grand old pines, Only one of them
is standing now, but soon it will
follow its companions as great
strokes of lightning have almost
divided the poor old trunk, and
the limbs are dead and brown.
On the way from the fort to
the home of the lady love, the
young American was obliged 10
oross'this bridge, and here the
Spaniard planned to murder him
and cast his body into the lake.
Accordingly one dark, still
night, stiletto in hand, the would
be.murderer concealed himself
behind the group of pines and
awaited the approach Of his rival.
Sargent Justin, not suspecting
the danger before him, sauntered
lazily across the bridge, whjstling
a love song. In his hand he car :.
ried an old hickory stick which
was generally used to scare off the
dngs his future father-in-law al
lowed to roam about his yard.
As he neared the pines, the
Spaniard, SO eager for his prey,
rushed out too soon upon his in
tended victim, and the American
seeing the dagger, quickly struck
it from his hand with the old hick.
ory, and catching the Spaniard
by the collar, he thrashed him
souddly and doused him in the
lake and continued his way to sec
lovely Celestine, leaving the wick,
ed fellow bruised and limp as
rag.
Soou after he married Celestin,
and their descendants are LIVING
here and have a great respect fol
hickory sticks. The Spaniard wa,
meyer heard of again, and it 4
supposed the old hickory proved
too much for his donship. Nov
we are hoping the difference be
tween our country and Spain vii
be settled likewise.
+. G.. CONSTANCE.
Bay st. Louis, Miss, April, 1893.
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