Year: 1879

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There are ships at sea to-day, old fellow


| can see them from the beach. There il


no air stirring and they are drifting witt


the tide Whittier bound or whence they


came know not, and only mention them


because, on this lovely morning feel like


a ship at sea myself, for the Murphy's have


no organization here, and 1 was out late


last night, quite late


Talking of ships at sea, l notice that
Commodore Nelson is about to take his
annual cruise. If you want to add ten
years to your life time, old fellow, sign the
the articles and take in the cruise. once
sailed with this nautical tar, and if l
do not join him on his next cruise, shall
at least stand on the pier head to see him
hoist sail and pull away. Haul taut your
marling-spike, splice the main brace, who
in blazes took the whisky out of the demi-
john and put in salt water2 Oh, but We
did have jolly sport on that last cruise.
Git along.


The excursions for the summer have
commenced. large excursion left New
Orleans yesterday bound for Mobile and
return tonight. The N. O. & NJ. r. r.
Company is very liberal in the matter
of excursions; and their Sunday trains
from the Crescent City to Biloxi, at very
low rates, are God-send to those whose
business keeps them confined in the city all
the week. There is not an easier running
road in the country. For miles and miles
and miles the road is straight as die, and
the scenery charming. 1t is a pleasure to
get into one of their comfortable coaches
and ride along the gulf shore. The officers
of the road are most courteous, and the
newsboys ON the road grow quite good
sized mustaches.


took trip to New Orleans since wrote
you last, and had a pleasant trip, but had
all the conceit taken out of me on my re-
turn to this point. 1t happened thusly:
l have always noticed that the conductor of
train, when he has leisure, always sits be-
side the best looking man on the train and
chats with him. Well, the conductor sat
beside me all the way over, and felt high
ly complimented until after 1 got out on
the platform, heard Hoosier in the
smoking car say, "Thar goes one of them
monte men, didn't yer notice how the con-
ductor stuck to him all the way over?" He
alluded to me, the sucker / got taken
down that way once before-it was long
time ago-just after the war. l was march |
ing up to my father's house, covered with
glory and ragged uniform, full of pride
that if it hadn't been for me the war would
still be going on when a young ragmuffin
on tho other side of the street espied n 3
and called out, "Heyl Jimmy Holligan,
Sam CPS big brother has got out of jail"


Are you fond of shrimpp If you are
SO am I, and for the last few days they have
been caught hero in large quantities, and |
we have feasted 30 heartily on the dainty |
edible that we are sated. Other fish are
not as plentiful here at present as they will |
be next month, bat understand that p. x. |
is making arrangements to have several
schools driven in shorelby the time the Press
Convention meets next June at Pascagoula.
That was good move On the part of the |
Convention when they decided to visit this
part of the State. They can't but be de-
lighted with their trip, and their reports of
the country and its resources will do much |
to attract the attention of the people to this
locality. And when Uncle George sees
a ship-oh, my! His surprise and admira-
lion will only be equalled by that Of the
yicksburg editors when they visit jackson
and see the horse cars They amt got
horse oars in Vicksburg, you know.


So long old fellow, its wash day and I've
got TO tote water.


Yours, WM. G..


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