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Do we relish the sweet odor of the pine, the oleasine moan of that graceful tree as it bends to the gentle breeze from the lake; have we a taste for that most dashing, exciting, and artistic of all Waltonian sports, trout fishing in clear, bright fresh water, or do we affect soft-shelled turtles--in soups, stews or patties — the most succulent and delicious of the turtle race, with many other pleasures and divertisements, then we must take the Covington boat, and after a few hours of smooth steaming, place ourselves on the sandy shore of Mandeville, or higher up, at Madisonvilie, or still higher up, on that most crooked of streams, the Boguephalis at Covineton.
At any of these places we may find cool spots, and if we can escape the mosquitoes and a species of almost invisible redi-gnats— whose malice is in .the inverse ratio of their size--and have plenty of ipe^and books may pass the time agreeably enough.
Bav of St. Louis
But if it is "the sea - the sea - the open sea", as the young ladies sing it, which tempts us, we can take any of the boats that leave daily the wharf at the end of the railroad, and shortly after partaking of a splendid dinner on board, find ourselves at the wharf of the venerable Bay of St. Louis, which long ere this great city was founded or thought of — when Chartres, Royal and Canal Streets were the undisturbed home of the frog, the alligator and the snake — was a respectable shipping town of Old France, whence boats departed for the French settlements on the Upper Mississippi, passing through Lakes Kaurepas and Manchack. It is now a great summer resort of our citizens, who have many little cottages here, protected and overshadowed by fine old oaks. A very pleasant residence it is, indeed, for families—witfci good bathing, abundance of fish and fruit, and of very convenient distance from the city for business people who cannot be away long.
There is a very comfortable Hotel~at-the Bay, kept by a courteous and agreeable gentleman, who spares no trouble to render his visitors comfortable.
Pass Christian
In sight of the Bay and almost connected with it by a continuous settlement of cottages on the coast, is the far famed Pass Christian, which, in a few years past has sprung up into a busy and flourishing little, town. The Hotel at this place, kept by.,Montgomery, has not its superior in the United States, in point of comfort and elegance. The Pass is a very healthy and pleasant place, barring the sand, which on very warm days glistens painfully to the eye. The bathing is good, and the company always lively and ready for all kinds of fun.
Mississippi City
From the Pass you may proceed to that great embryo metropolis (of our neighboring State) which was destined to be the Tyre to our Sidon--the rival of New Orleans for the commerce of the south-west--