The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-08-29

THE I
At New Madrid, in the region OF the
great earthquake Of 1912, some Of US
went ashore and lowered the town,
under the protection Of our good stew
ard. We were introduced to ssMr.
Cold" and henceforth hailed from the
Klondike, where we had s:picked up
gold in the Streets" etc. Near Reel
ford, landing some little distance be-
low here, large lake was formed by
the earthquake, and this they are now
seeking to drain, thus adding many
acres of tillable land to State of Ten
nessee. At Caruthville, Mo-, we again
went ashore, walked through the prin-
clpal streets, passed the Jail where
prisoner, hearing our voices, came to
the window and thrusting light out
through the bars, showed face that it
was difficult to believe belonged to a
man guilty of murder, though for such
he was to stand trial; listened to cho-
rus of katy-did that would put to
shame our ''pied-frogs' orchestral and
returned to our boat, leaving behind
forever, perhaps, the little town we
had 'spoken in passing" Tuesday
morning we were due in Memphis, but
the frequent sandbars we encountered
and the many landings for the unload
ing of freight had delayed US so that
we were about eleven hours behind. It
continued so delightfully."- cool, how
ever, and the larder of the Georgia
Lee" seemed still so plentifully stocked
with tempting viands, that we rather
congratulated ourselves upon the pros
pect OF another days sail. Many times
the boat drew in shore, each landing
place, seemingly, more difficult of &C
cess than the last At one point some
of the hands had to be stationed at the
top of the bank to draw the others up
with their loads. At another place the
door of the little farm warehouse was
bolted so securely that it could not be
opened and all that had been carried
up the steep declevity was ''toated''
back again.
Fort Pillow, were Gen. Forrest fig
ured so conspicuously, was pointed out
to us and we could see traces of the
Notifications there. One of the ''funny''
things of the day was the sudden exit
OF fisherman, caused by the waves in
our wake. He was sitting on rock so
intent upon his work that he scarcely
deigned to glance in our direction.
The waters churned up by our wheel,
however, moved swiftly and silently
toward him until they dashed against
the rock, fairly deluging him with
their spray, even as he beat hasty
retreat. At Pecan Point, Ark, clus-
ter of snow-white buildings, forming
quite village, with little church in
their midst, belonging, we were told to
one man by the name of Friend, and we
atterward had the pleasure of meet
ing Mr.. Friend himself, and found him
we'll named-a whole-souled southern
gentleman, whose genial face and cor
dial hand-clasp proclaimed him as one
whose doors are always kept with the
latch-string out. At 6 p. m. the white
customhouse of Memphis appeared to
view and our Mississippi river trip was
at an end-had fitted itself into. the
pleasant memory of our life.
It was with tinge of regret that we
said goodbye to Mr.. Maxwell, Capt.
Fitzgerald and others of the boats
officials, as well as many fellow-passen-
gers who had grown, in our daily CON-
partnership, to seem like near friends
S'ships that pass in the night, and speak
each other in passing"
You who have already taken this
river trip will grasp the first opportu-
nifty to enjoy second; to others I
would say, that if you wish restful
vacation trip, replete with beautiful
scenery, amusing diversions and a
study of life in all conditions, board the
"Quincy'' one of these fine days when
she is scheduled to connect with
the Georgia Lee," and follow the
river, at least to Memphis, from which
point, [ doubt not, you will take the
train to Huntsville, where ''all good
people CO." MARY S. HUsE.