The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-05-19

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feel 50 conscience stricken yhen
/ rscaH how few decent letters l
have taken time 10 write you. since
left IN January, Post cards are
better tbAn nothing, of course. but
I il seemed 70 me that had so
much to say, that | must wait for
two OF three hours Of absolute leis-
ure in which TO say il. and those
hours never seemed to arrive. We
were first in New Orleans. OF
course You know, for a week We
{ encountered, luckily, perfect wealth
er, and all the conditions for a
delightful visit we're simply ideal
I Tie city itself. Is a different place,
they told me. from the one Of ev-
en- SIX years before, and John found
il immeasureably improved over the
7 city be had worked in twenty years
{ ago. We found the 81. Charles,
new. the old one remOdeled and
made perfectly up-tO-date, most CEN
Portable and satisfying. Almost ey-
cry day We indulged in an aG;0zs
bile ride visiting different interest
mig points. and as this place gave
Us our first vieW OF tropical grOwtks
T palms, oranges. etc, We enjoyed
the novelty Of the scenes. Jaek
vas much Interested in the sight Of
overhead or above ground Cisle=ns
in eys-y-bOdy's back yard. and the
SeaUCi.Ul cemeteries. alarminsly full
Of inhabitants, and their marble and
stone works OF art in the shape
OF tombs. msusoleums. etc. and
their built up graves, as they e.U-
not bury their dead over IL feet
below the surface on account II
striking water below that depth,
consequently they build the grave
half above the ground. interested Us
all We spent parts Of several days
in the old French quarter. which
successfully rssists all attempts at
modeTniEation, visited the old s.
Louis Hotel, the Cabilda, the Ca
thedrsl. and numerous plates o.
greater or less historical interes..
7 The Antique shop made famous b.
Eugene Field's poem, and the Frenc
I Opera. OF course, al the latter
{ place, John left Shile they we've
Z performing, and returned al
the finish to escort me home. Real
F Y. except for the novelty Of some
OF their arrangements and customs,
I did not enjoy either, as their M
sic. acting and all were too sx-
PloSlye for ny taste. But l did
enjoy the experience, We reveled
in the good fish and the delightful
preparation OF il in New Orleans,
the POmPanO being the most delISi-
Gus thing in the fish line !
have ever eaten Nothing l have
ever tasted from the Atlantic, the
Pacific OF the LAkes.is so good. Yet
We ordered il in san Antonio. and
could not eat il II seems only
good when perfectly fresh from the
gulf We lefI New Orleans one ey-
ening and after a hot night and
Gay reached san Antonio A North,
er' struck the town Just as We did
and ii was cold every minute Of our
three days stay We visited the
Alamo. Of course. and three missions
teN miles out Of san Antonio. .tha-
in their rGiIed condition we're the
. most PathetiS s;ghts l have witness
ed for a long tine The big Hot
E Wells and hotel. the hotel being
heated BY water piped right from
the ground, Just ont Of san Antoine,
and the oSlr.eh farm had their share
Of attention We left one evening
for El PGsO ana reached there al
s;Se next afternoon, Spent that
evening and all next dAy in poor
JUarsI, a short ride over the
Border. Had lovely warm wealth
Z eT there and \ most Interesting ViS-
ii. l so, several very good pic
tUres Ot Mexican scenes, and by
the way, in my efforts to make
friends with some Of the people, TO
hpy q lev things, etc, found il
impossible 10 find anyone who SPOKE
English, nOeSnI that seem strange
wonderfully Sos That a town so
clOse 10 the an-pervading American
should remain SO perfectly Nexicant
We toand a beautiful Mission church
In luareI. you viii Sc Il in some
OF the var pictures. built before the
May Flower landed, in god con-
StaRt use,. was aying to buy some
eeaatilal drawn work and filigree
things. that were ART cheap. but