New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-22
PICTURES OF THF soUTH..No. 1.
Correspondence o. The Tribune.
Railroad from Richm ond-snake Heads-Pe-
tcrshura--iayc arm "C-Tiur -ccnf wv IL
mington, y. C.-Whig C0uventiOu-Hail
SforIn-Forest City-Wcafhcr.

- 3fil-t oEt~t 4 ny " tstiuAt"
SAVANNAH Ga. Nay. i-i-.
ans u1lsr tie impression thar O. brief descriT-
ton Of laf- Journey rom Richmond Va. 10 this
City VIII Be useful, and possibly uct uuinteres'ing.
From tie caP.t1, o. The Oh Dominion, ria rail-
road @ Petersburg, IS a distance Of = mics.
Tie road consists O.. a4 iron strap laid ugo1 P.Ae
tm5-,, and IS beautifully diversified with that Fe-
cu.iar half lor.zolta., vibrating rail- known as
snakes head" Frequently during our short ride,
an iron snake would strike bis heavy head with
distinctly 4rl.cl.atei eu-chl-." against the iron
Tenders Of our car ali then. as we rolled on ua-
harmed. be woald shake himself as Il ~ wrath
awaiting another opportunity or Vengeance. o.
account o.. the protective r0.Cr oi cast .ln ie4-
der suspended beneath each cas- these animals ere
Htt.e dangerous yet always feel cool. 80 tlrlL
when see the iuanlmate reptiles vi1rate.
Toe country ou tAe route is O.. Little worth ana
ltt.c interest Peterslur- is sold O. co-fa'u about
1900 people a-i % is the ol., iowa ever saw
that aDrel. COMP .ete.v fu..Itr Infancy ---.f
and tie prime o.. Der lie have passed. al4 she
L.s now descended 20 least. Que round 60 t.-
bidder o. old age Like ODD alt.ulted c.at iAe
t.ul seems 20 la- odra.rai even .o- pafrIll-.
Sand rcD0ses quietly ou her sidewalks piazza. am
aocr---e.- ike dust GA l.e-css uanl-cr lfs ana DO
one Aa- -ui-.eut energy o. bl0w 10 c5 The citizens
h14- p. c--c~ncrc ilfou-'on, tie 7a.ln. eol.-e.-
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r.-- ,a.- --a.-. ore.t. ,,-e-r-.., .,r-art. fir.-
morals but opens their helrt--ive- IhcIn feeling oi
superiority that admits of nothing email OF mean ODD
Their intercourse with al'c men,
While 10 Petersburg bad occasion io r'e Rom "a
nasty plate Of green pes. on account Oh rusn 90
the Windows OF our dining hail looked anu saw
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,t., a. 10 -i-t,fs how'd q, -- hi brute inii.i,--
.,-s ana .,,,, 4 ,,o-s, trar b-.-e delight no the
,L.i, ~ . .r-,,l r.l.. will. o-1sr. looked ve~v
.,.r ,-i ,',. tir-rrl, '-t.r. v,rs ar1or-. ff.iil
o-. g,ry mr. grf With c.ser complexion lon-
dark hair sud hazel eyes she held white cotton
b. nirorehi.ft 90 her face end wrr- dc.rairugy An
ia-l.r l~,flel-i- miy be- o. stranger went 90 hes
End poured from h.. rur-c into DIS Land o. few smell
fiecc- az silver and b.- of yellow coin probably NOT
more tin Cu.rf. reaslr Our rued ai crw ri tit
Do was large loriy az bis p-coerfvl and just as gle
tram wa- our starting be- called her ..'eniion and
quietly slipped tlc gold i-tl Der laAd. 1Ae poAc1 u
-Ett ara ih'iksi -he u4.d I'D return d. ..t -Ie cti
were OF ana iet more man ever me cIHel,F sever
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quarters o. Locof ocol-h' ma nol cnalsgu InaeIAl,
SINCE ne Iri0aEe coIfespohleh' Aoleu AeI yen u"y
enormous art4ery OF stoI ou44el me ~
New YORK are nefesi buAcoHos ~ comparison C4p,
Ifa5s grape cold no' t.tl h-ll '5 We.~ pIcA' .
w we ha-'ohes larger iN1 ne "e''ue'1'oFe' es7 %
Reader favor me with your company - sav,nr,b
We embark on board tie Mctamora Onr end iavor
ably known upon the Hudson and now the "saie-f
.yil.est sure.t boat upon the Southern waters" 10
farv morning and fle sun has -ot h little negro valet
NuLt fo helm him on with his Cyerro.r OF mist. Ii,,
theres a r-tn time comm. BOYS" We saU som.
hour upoa the sea and then enter iut Heena Sound
and travel ncross o.r through lovely creeks ana I'm
let. 10 Beaufort dull dusty. beautiful HtEe town
fs.f fu r.ffar 50 oil d