Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-05-02
suimmloz apparently

ana ficlcr Ike bank o. sunlit
clouds
This restless sleo. 90 water. tam- /
hiin~ iis short vhito-canpel waves bee I
tween Size islands ana tao naiaicpl. +
Isl mississippi Sorni. OF which l.a,e (
Do9eue 81 but a wider part tha. daIs /
connection with pontcharirains hrou-a 4
"a broad havou. or series % bavucs,
called the Eige'ete.
Peal Es-er Sails igto lake Sorrne /
rome mifcs eastward fron tac Ei-o- /
let's. aud its Month. Joining With many /
little bavous. ails the grassy marshes /
ou eithe- side gith sdvery net worS /
% wator
4 glance az r. good map OF the rccion
will show how perfectly adapted was
this whole tangio 90 lakes. creeks.
rivers. islands. mar mes. swaurs and
densciy Nmhercd msiulends CD she
purposes OF the outisws, whose
swiit little vessels dcrici tlrousi
the intricate waterways Like
w,1 fowl in their native haant.
What hal ihe pirates So 'car eo 'occ
as there was r1 government properly
so called in Lori-ianl2 Nhca tEc,r
pockets were wei hHei with ~oie.n
in.t. thrv even eenturei boldly il,a
NrN Orleans or Noniie. Fr.l ilra-
feri. Lake. on one SIDE. Oh Honey
l.iarf. or tae other. Ncu Dri.aa.
uas hei-el iu. SD Goo speak. vlta
Gordon OF outlaws. whose leaders
dictated. I'm no small ierrer. tae
policy OBJ the city in trade and co.--
mercc. isV and politics.
Mr. Ncra0n was explaining oii tnis
so Fairfax rs they 500 smoking on tae
deck OF thc httle vessel which vas
bearing chem pest Hsii-Mocn island
into the tumhiirg lttle sea called
Lake Borync irs. Vernon aud
Pauline we're below. ana . croup ol
family servants. End3ied forward.
wcro lorngiug idly and enjoying Che
lazy swing OF the uavce. Three mcn.
short. cauut. uith muscles like iron
bands ON thesr sturdy limos, were the
vessels crew. One. whose ncld wac
rrizzlel with age. watched Che iiicr,
and gave ORDER iu % guess iliuciu-
patois.
'Iou Co not mean to sav. Gr. Is e--
non. that Won awe anarloning von,
place al Bav Saint Louu. % remarked
7.f--,v M t.o ,.orr.s ,,. t,c,r ccnver
saton; won surely nre NOS going 81.
leave Dc 90 eo to raia"'
! ser caunos say for how lon- hs
cc-t-.-iy ] am abandoning it. s-i
N- Vernon. "ff 81. ua longer SD 81
10 stav t..,e. R sides. 81 tho $3.50
reaches hose er.rvtninc wnl be la
strovel. rat owen B.. Chat calamity n
avoV.c-. therc remains t-e genera
unsafe condition ot society a-i -e'
: cr.mea- herc.
. Pauline l-s- sien came iron uo
. lcr.
"rrt Go SON .rint tre British a-
:, really neeIv ta n-ta-. this cal..- la
"a cuircl Fatl.a-
'.I. Us nos only HNGv lll .ino.
certain. SD. tle reply
, ..snI with what resrlt'
.tD.ssster to u..
" tlis point gr Vernon aro-r en
BE- went CD speak % t,.. a.al $40 tne til. c.
o He WAS heriuuirr to ielr ttai ,.i-
+. thc breeze as 30 now .et thcv wr.
o nos going CD be a..e sd pass Cd
r. Gi-ol.t. before rir.laIi. and cha
.e iulpet. they might b. E.rcei 90 nnca,
.e OH the rouiu CD pcarl River 60 avl
. chance or wind. Ele t.ol.lt w.
al anvt.l.e ua- pleasant.
.n Already the san WAS sliupiu- 1.r
30 tnvwe.I. and every n.r-tc tac nree.
10 became morc uufaro.abie aui 81.
1f more tickle. puIa- srrrruarly anl
q. lmcs tlrcaleli.c 90 cease a.t
10 cctlcr.
a- Tno perro sai,ors ve.e work..
,v b-~l ,,l with . .,re,t l,.al az alr,,