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I, like Hamlet, stood at midnight upon the platform.
Although the Hotel at this place is not as well attended as at the other watering places, yet I found a eoodly number at the breakfast table, and before the day had closed, was satisfied that they were all pleased with the Hotel, the host and the accommodations, and bent on making much of their time while there, for dancing, singing, and every species of amusement, appeared to absorb all their time and attention.
I have much to say about this place, and some of its sojourners, which, like wine, will not spoil by keeping.
Pass Christian
Therefore, I went to Pass Christian, where I found Montgomerv surrounded by as large a family of ladies and gentlemen and children as any reasonable man would wish.
This is conceded to be the place—not from its location, or its health, or its bathing, but simply from the manner in which the jiixLel is kent—having been acknowledged by every person whoputs up there as equal to any hotel in the United States.
It is true it is slightly touched with a few of the upper tendom, and now and then gets a lick back, but sociability and good feeling throw these fair "would-be1s" back again with such force and energy, that it is hoped, ere long, the last remnant of codfish aristocracy will be washed away by the more sterling and purer waves that are constantly dashing along our sea-coast.
Mississippi City
Mississippi City I have already described, and if you have not received my letter, haul Uncle Sam over the coals. I must confess, however, that I prefer that place to any that I have visited.
It is beauUJCully__aiiiiated, wall shaded, the Le^LXLshing. ground on the coast,	-at-pamp,	and some of the most enchanting
creatures sojourning there I ever saw. My heart, which heretofore I considered impenetrable to the all-absorbing passion—being as hard as alabaster, and as cold as the frigid zone—began to dissolve and melt like ice before the noon day sun, until I thought, contrary to all orthodox principles and gravitation, it began to run up into my head; and knowing there was no chance—for reasons which I will tell you some other time—I left Mississippi City "more in sorrow than in anger."
Yesterday (August 20) I passed in Mobile, and I must confess that were it not for the "First Private"( Delta correspondent there) and a few other kindred spirits^ I would have used some hard names and probably done Mobile great injustice. But, under the circumstances the peopgle of Mobile I found most sociable and agreeable; the gentlemen fine looking and gallant, the ladies gay, beautiful and particularly agreeable.
Mobile