Show CAT ISLAND elder william R holmeas of monto idaho idabo who to laboring la in the son southern we rn mission minion writing from bay st louis mississippi gives the lie following interesting Inter eating account of ft a visit to cat island cat island in miles from the he olty city ol of bay st bt louis where we arrived some acme two montha agog ago a most moat beautiful little olty city aitu sted oo on the borders bordera of st louis bay on traveling down treet street one can look 84 a far as aa the he eye will permit out over the be blue sparkling par kling waves and the many oyster aa sailing ng in different directions with their canvas sales alea out oat against the wind form a picture most moat beautiful to gaze upon the city Is fifteen miles mile loog long and to built along alona oo on the beach in nape resembles that bat of a bone bones ahoe hos A shell bell road very level and smootie following follow ing along the beach with many beautiful little cottages and live lire oak on the one side aide and the he con linual tolling rolling of the abe waves wavea along the beach on the he other making a most moat me read for the wh wheelman to a 4 lively would it not b krana and more especially after the th stun oun has baa disappeared below the parting waves cravea leaving the moon to band forth 11 ti golden light upon we be deep and the young people to enjoy a bicycle spin pin or a tete a tete anor the beautiful evergreen trees where comfortable adaa sea a are prepared for such ace aalona solons twenty miles milea irom from this city to the southeast out bea lit la situated cat island which I 1 have had bad the pleasure plea aure of Timit for and while there nat ast bering boring many beautiful shells of different hopes and color colon brother burding the owner of a sailing ailing vessel took aul in the company were president pomeroy Po merny eldera Parr job paddles and myself laity jog ing brother Bur burringo Bardin dingo fl home on a wednesday morning and selling down jardon river with a 1 fair while we were walking aroun cl on deck talking laughing and asking ing questions question our little schooner booner ao soon oon arrived at the mouth of jardon river and a few moments sailing out in the me bay brought Us na around thel the point in eight of a canning factory and while passing by schooners ners were busy buoy unloading oysters which wiloh are taken from the wharf into the he factory where the shall to Is removed rom rived and after going through many different processes are canned up ready for shipment on sailing ailing around in front of the city we next came to the railroad trestle work that crosses over the bay three ahree miles allea in length passing on OD through the draw bridge which to IB set long we sailed balled out into the mis sound by this time the bleess bad died down and a cm 0 pleto calm surrounded rounded ar us ue the sails ail flapped aimlessly Imle aily be as though bough all was over and while the captain spun boat yarns for upp op we mat at with our legs hanging banging over ever the starboard otar board waiting for another kinrd at 2 p m the tanvas was wae again standing anding at before the be wind pulling hard bard and our little vessel verel once more mom 1 glided smoothly along passing over an oyster reefa reef upon which schooner were fishing for oysters and after a few of the tomash tom aoh tick jan to settle bottle the loner inner man our journey continued and at 4 molook we could aee nothing but water land hav bar ing become lost loat to 10 view and as the he un oon lowen the be scene oene becomes more beautiful a till at last lait it t to beyond words 40 40 express it dips dip the waters wana edge and appears as a a bell ball of fire standing blending tar out upon the sea but bag on slaking lower forth a golden light upon the water and term forms a path still more brilliant back to the schooner on which we were stand ing then men all florally ally pawing log out of eight bight the ocean seeming to have wallowed swallowed it is up night was waa casting her mantie manale over the deep but it did not do de oreace the beauty of our surroundings BR as we were in eight of two light houses and nd the oyster schooners oho oBera ners carrying red and green lights which cast their to re upon we be water formed a scene oene more beautiful than ever and BB as we the moon mose aroe sending ending forth its if light upon the rolling waves to us ua raland boys boy the scene was wae arrand after sailing riling around niger point up into a little bay anchor was w lowered and d as aa the wee small hours began to appear we entered the cabin and all roti retired ed to rest reat and while being rocked on the billows billow of the deep we four in A cot were trying to 10 leep when morning dawned with we the prospects of a beautiful lul day for our bour oar over the me island breakfast break faai fas was wa scarcely arcely ic noticed noti oed we being BO 80 anxious to so take in the sights eghte brother burdin rowed u us to bhore in a small mall skiff president pomeroy and myself being first to land atter after crossing over ever the me nook of the island ana AGG traveling some three miles along the beach we came 1 liff light eight ol of what looked to be a large book bank of abow but on oa getting nester nearer it proved to be a sand bill some jiffy fifty leet feet bibb the sand and being very a alln and almost almoite as a white as ae sno mow 1 alter 1 ascending to she be top the light that met mat our eyes eye was wae well worth the climb from ehli point we were per alcied to view of ef the laland island it being about ton tea miles long and per will average two in width to the east of us no lay ship island noted for its ita use during the civil war as ai a place piece where prisoners were kept the old fort was wa still standing there but bat deserted out in the gulf south bouth of the lands islands lay a low few ocean soho which were baing loaded with lumber frim smaller vessels after viewing the surroundings till our hearts were content we turned our face toward the boat arriving there hungry and tired during the remainder of our time spent on cat island we were engaged in gathering shells and enjoying our selves in mady lauy way the ride nde back over the he bound was wai a pleasant one having a good wind and waves waven rolling high although neither of us became sea flea sick I 1 occasionally felt as though I 1 would be compelled to stretch out on dock deck and leed feed flages awhile but finally pulled through arriving at brother burdin bardins Bur dins le january cb C tj continue our labors as before cloce that time out our labors here have been crowned with suo oese we way is 10 continually baing opened up for us no with friends on all aides alues traveling Trav elinn without purse or scrip is the keynote to success |