The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-07-20
A SCENARIO FROM CANE
RIVER.


and magnolias on either side {
spacious lawn of many acres ex,
tending we'll back of the house,
covered with a carpet OF bermuda
grass, the whole surrounded Oh
three sides by a row of pecan anC
oak trees.
This was once the home of one
of the best known men OF the
state, Mr.. Ambrose Lecomte'
owner of the famous race horse
Lecomte and many others o.
national reputation.
Mr.. Mathew Hertzog fell he'll
to this large estate and subse,
quently his son, Mr.. Ambrose
Hertzog. 1t is still the home OF
hospitality, good cheer and the
social center for miles around.
The town of Natchitoches is the
Oldest known town in the state,
having been founded by st. Denis
in 1908, while BienVille did not
pitch his tent and decide to finally
locate the city of New Orleans
until 1712.
Mr.. Ambrose Hertzog has many
relics of historical interest-helr-
looms of family heritage; among
the most attractive a silver service
of SIX pieces beautifully orna-
mented with a facsimile of the old
st. Charles Hotel on each piece.
This set was presented to Mr..
Ambrose Lecomte by the st.
Charles Hotel Company as a prize
won by his celebrated race horse,
FLYING Dutchman, on the Metatrle
Race track on % November 1850,
and descended to bis grandson,
Mr.. Ambrose Hertzog. He has
also many other relics of the long
ago, some of which are older than
the memory of any living man
He has q double barreled shotgun.
the barrels of which are only .
little shorter than the usual length
Of an old-fashloned fence rail,
flint locks, a mans head,
beautifully carved below the trig-
ger guard. and all mountings,
wherever possible inlaid with
this gun was made IL
France, l25 years ago.
He has also an Indian pirogue
OH of a cypress log, about
80 feet long and wide enough to.
UTxTOJ POr
IONS, and is a model of art. II
vas presented to Mr.. Hertzog's
by Col. DeRussey of the q.
J. army.
A visit to the home of Gen AL
1honse Prudhomme, re 5ealed d
musical phenomenon, which / had
seen or heard of before, il
The shape of two glass decanters,
their contents emitted =
7ery familiar odor. [ think Lor
must have designed thes
musical decanters. When he'll
suspended, and the invigoratin.
Ind exhilirating nectar is beinf
poured out, such strains of musicai
harmony peal forth, that yor
nomentarily stand entranced
curiosity, however, reveals th
ecret when told to relieve th
PRESSURE within, by imbibing it
iontents. You would NATURAL,
oppose, that, when these wonder.
ul decanters are empty, like tn
Tictrola when the last notes ar
the music ceases, but no
The decanter, which is beins
lsed with stopper ont, plays :
'laintive melody when its con
ents are being emptied, and ais
fter it is empty, so long as helo
uspelded, but is as silent as th
.oiceless grave, when returned t,
he sideboard, indicating a siler
egfet at departed convlyiality.
Another visit was paid to TIL
ONE of an old friend, at who's,
during the life of his father
was ever welcome and more
urios were brought to light. DR..
amuel Scruggs, a little below the
tile old town OF CloutierviIle, The
look of which is not indics
We of its surrounding neighbors
nong whom DIR. Scruggs stand.
onspicuous.
As Frank Carpenter would say
walk with me- and I will tell
gu what | saw. In a nook il
ne of the corners of the yard.
ood a hewed log house. each loe
etched 50 accurately as to fl
1Uyn cl0coIv ~ oanh 49,. TT.