The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-30

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lion You are it, Such a favor,
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..av to Shields, nevertheless won for
poosevelt more solid support than
- presidents have obtained by
sailing out fat political plums Yet
- friends knew that there was no
.arardstand" play in such an action
The Editor.
osoyliarities of Mississippi Steam
boats.
On Board U. S. S. Mississippi.
Oct. 1, 1907.
DEAR ARCHIE:
am now on what / believe will be
nv last trip of any consequence While
an, president. Until got to Keokuk,
iowa if was about like any other trip,
INF II is now pleasant going down the
Mississippi, though I admit that l
rould rather be at home. We are on
runnv. stern wheel steamer. Mr.. John
NcIlhenny is with me, and Capt Seth
RulIock among others. We have seen
Uild geese and ducks and cormorants
IN the river, and the people every
where come out in boats and throng
n cluster on the banks to greet US.
October 4-You would be greatly
amused at these steamboats,, and i
hink YOU will like your trip up the
Mississippi next spring, if only every
thing goes right, and mother is able
to make it. There is no hold to the
boat just a flat bottom with deck,
and on this deck foot or so above
The water stands the engine-room,
completely open at the sides and all
the machinery visibel as you come up
10 the boat Both ends are blunt, and
the gangways are drawn up to big
cranes OF course the boats could not
stand any kind Of a sea, but here they
are very useful, for they are shallow
and do not get hurt when they bump
into the bank or one another. The
river runs down in a broad, swirling,
brown current, and nobody by an ex-
pert could tell the channel. One pilot
or another is up in the Texas all day
long and all night. Now the channel
goes close under one bank, then we
have to cross the river and go under
the other bank; then there will come a
deep spot when we can go anywhere.
Then we wind in and out among
shoals and sand bars. At night the
steamers are all lighted up, for there
ara a dozee of them in company with
US It is nice to look back at them
as they twist after US in long wind
ing line down the river.
The Lone Cat of the Camp.
Stamboul. La, Oct. 81, 1907.
DARLING QUENTIN:
When we shifted camp we came
down here and found a funny little
wooden shanty. put UP by some people
who now and then come out here and
sleep in it when they fish or shoot.
The only living thing around it was a
pussy-cat. She was most friendly and
pleasant, and we found that she had
been living here for two years. When
people were in the neighborhood, she
would take what scraps she could get,
but lis rest of the time she would
catch her own game for herself. She
was pretty thing when we came, and
has already fattened visibly. She was
not in the least disconnected by the
/ appearance of the hounds, and none of
them paid the slightest attention to
her when she wandered about among
them. We are camped on the edge OF
lake. This morning before break
fast had a good swim in it, the
water being warmer than the air, and
this evening / rowed on it in the
moonlight. Every night we hear the
great owls boot and laugh in uncan-
ny fashion.
Camp on Tenesas Bayou,
Oct. 6, 1907.
DARLING ETHEL:
Here we are in camp. Tt is very
Picturesque. and as comfortable as
possible. We have a big fly tent fol
the horses; the hounds sleep with
them, or with the donkeys, There is
white hunter. Ben Lily, who has just
oined US, who is really remarkable
character. He literally lives in tht
woods. He Joined us early this morn
ING, with one dog. He had trampe6
Tor twenty -four hours through the
woods. without food or water, and ha6
slept couple of hours in a crooked
tree like a Wild turkey.
He has mild, gentle face, blue
eyes, and full beard: he is a religious
lanatic, and is as hardy as a bear oil
Elk literally caring nothing for fatigue
and exposure, which we couldn't stand
at all. He doesn't seem to consider
the = hours trip he has just made
any more than I should 2 half hours
walk before breakfast. He quotes the
preacher Talmage continually.
rms IS black belt. The people arc
almost all negroes, curious creatures
sumo OF them with Indian blood. like
lose IN NFoodoo Tales Yesterday
met TWO little negresses riding one
''Iie' oare-legged, with rop bride.
Tenesas Bayou, Oct. 10. 1907.
Just loved Your letter, was SC