"Would ya happen to mean tha' one that goes somethin' lahk this:" And with that, Miss Montesquieu started singing in a low, beautiful voice, this song: "Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans, and miss it each night and day? I know I'm not wrong, the feelin's gettin' stronger the longer I stay away. Miss the moss covered vines, the tall sugar pines where mockin' birds used to sing. And I'd like to see the lazy Mississippi a hurryin' into spring. The moonlight on the bayou, a creole tune that fills the air; I dream about magnolias in June, and soon I'm wishin' that I was there. Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans when that's where you left your heart? And there's something more: I miss the one I care for more than I miss New Orleans..." When the song ended, there was a perfect stillness in the air, stiller than it was when the boat was new, and there were no passengers aboard. "Beautiful" someone whispered....

~Barky