The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-15

Port Lavaca. Texas Dear lnphmmcr:
After being silent for over two years
viii come again We are again spending
the hot months in Port Layoca-a nice
little town. with about 1000 inhabitants,
that Is situated in Calhoun county, twenty
feet above tide water on InVacH hnN, we
live on the blum near the water that
hoy could throw a clod Of arr from our
front gallery into The bay. THIS place IL
noted for summer excursions. oysters and
fish Excursions We have sometimes two
week. They enjoy themselves In hoal
sailing. dancing aud bathing. large
pavilion Is built out over the whtcr thal
VIII accommodate dnn or SUO people ana
you can see all the different Kind of pee
pie and fashions must ten the Maps
about my sail TO the gulf last week \
party Of friends went along with two CAP
tains, about sixteen in all. Wctnl won't
on the boat tAl Bcrda ID and lCft mere
about o'clock In the evening. We had
delightful sail 20 the old town Of lndianoa
where took supper aud tshcd = little
ana looked over the ruins of orc lNfS'
town that was completely ruined by the
storm of 1917 and again In lsSi; severn
hundred were drowned nnd the city a.
stioycd. After supper we again took boat
aud sailed to Alligator Head Here was
our worst experience on the trlp we
reached the wharf soon after midnight ana
found that the railroad wharf was TOO
high to land on. nS IL ~ fifteen feet above
water and the quarantine wharf hHd ialtli
been washed away We were compelled
10 get In small boats lall the ladies' Of "a"
parity and we found the water so shallow
that we had 90 pull on omr shprt n ih'
dark aud wade ashore. The water wlN
cold and We were frightened. So we midr
the wcldn ring with our yells, AFTER reach
ing shore we went "a the quarantine sa
tiOn and were royalty treated hN Dr Mc'
Fnrland. the one In chNrge, We hhd
pleasant time here ANA about O'Clock mex
morning we climbed down the wharf on
some cross ilmhers into orr lltilc boat
pnd soon were again on the Dig unnt. we
sailed down Matagorla bay 20 the pnss
there ySas high wind aud II came fran
ahead of MS, "a we had tn tack back and
forth Tor several hours Al last we reached
the life saving station and we heard inom
pbootlne Out the NE lines and saw lttlp
II their drl, hnt were too late Ia see j.
all The officers there were very kinl
10 MS and took great pleasure In showing
us all over the station ond all The diner
ent appliances for saving ne. Ihcrt y
So nirch 10 see here that can moi tell
the particulars. Several Of MS then stnrirl
| 40 walk over the sand hills to the hgh'
| house, hut Il WAS so hot that we turned
! down ON The gulf beach Ca plek, up sheH';
The country here is composed Of vast snul
| hills thar nre constantly changing from the
effect ~ high tides ana high winds Tho
| snnd Is 80 fine. clear ana white that lhe
| hills look Ike hinge sugar heaps nhd h.d 3
| OF pranuiated sugar The sight Is simple
| grand We walked over the sand, wad
| IN The winter and gathered shells until late
! boat and returned home. after spending
| the most enjoyable visit ! ever made ~ MS
| life our crowd seemed ~ be so hNell
| ana gay that we simply could not do nny
| thing but laugh and talk and leave thc
| sleeping 10 be gained after reaching noun.
| We certainly had an appetite as we
! MS much in the two days as we usual
| do In week Oh, Il was such Me
| trip ana everybody from the captain TO thr
| cook were so pleasant, ! wonder who that
| Hap was that said when she went ir
| Houston aud passed through Waelder why
she was going 10 stop ny nnd see inef
| failed 10 see that letter. but ! heard about
| II not very long ago. For fear my lette
| will reach the waste basket | VIII close
Alice Trlppe.