Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-01-18
Remiais Of Travel
NUNBER THO.

fsr tie Fayetteville Observer.

the Continual rolling and screaming
Of engines in a tlanta, re made our
exit on the Macon trainsat 6 o'clock
in the evening. There being but
one passenger car, we filled to get a
seatas well as some of our neighbors,
and, like stage horses. had to stand
up and sleep with our shoes on
The night was rather cool, and We
did not rest better than two men
could have rested 10 the same BERTH.
After arriving at Griffin we dis
charged some Of our precious cargo
and that gave some Of Us up-stGndsrs
a chance fora seat. Having procured
a front seat, facing the crowd, we had
an opportunity of noticing some Of
the fair countenances Of o0r neigh.
bors. Most Of the crowd had al
ready fallen into the arms Of sweet
Morpheus, while others with vain
struggles tried to keep their winkers
above the horizon. What a variety Of
faces! and whataa interesting picture!
Here we see fat.iaced, sslimjawed,
romau-nosed, dishsflccd, pug-nosed,
slick headed, hairy.faced aud all1sorts
g - =
of faces. All! there sitslanold maid
upon whose cheek the .'last rose of
summer" has just faded. How de-
spondingly she looks! We would
like to have her picturto take along
with us when we 60 on counting
expedition, to show the young ladies
how interesting an old maid looks.
But just look over on the other side
at those bright ''twa cen" beaming
upon us with such loneliness. Ohow
did We feel when her eyes met ours
with blushing tenderness. We
swooned from the gaze and found our
self entranced in vision Disabling
down:a river Of molasses, whose is
lands we're Jumps Of sugar, whose
banks we're covered with trees OF
candy covered with leaves Of kiss
verses. Hoot, boot, goes the engine,
and wa. are going backwards into the
depot at Macon, about Ii o'clock at
night, and as dark as Egypt. The
ears having stopped, we hear q great
clangor of voices without, rs if the
fall fights had commenced; but when
we hear the "Lanier House" and
this, that, and the other house called
out, we begin to know what i meaus.
As soon as you step out, you are
na5Jed by three or four omnibus drl.
vers, and dunned for your check,
After. being knocked down, turnover,
and dragged out a few times, you get
Into an omnibus, and after the driver
has had two or three fights he drives
you to the hotel. After scribbIipg
our name in, the big book ia the bar
room, we called; for a bed and hid a
few hours Of refreshing sleep. At
length morning dawned, and we we're
soon hurried away to the depot, to
mingle again with the travelling mass.
Leaving about 6 o'clock, we were
soon ,coursing along through q poor
but beautiful and level portion of
country, and on the best railroad !
ever travelled on. The country here
seems TO be one interminable pine
forest, and slopes gradually towards
the ocean. A great portion Of it is
low and marshy, and is fit for little
else than to fill up space. As We
we we're now coming into southern
latitude, We began to look for dil1er-
emit kinds of growth and flowers =
We longed to see the orange groves
and the beautiful magnolia, but the
time had not yet arrived. After sew
eral hours of rapid running, we ar
rived at the dinner house where the
up and down, trains meet. There we
met native, Chinese, who was tray-l
cling with missionary who had just
returned from China. He was dressed
in his native costume, and had his
long black hair plated and hanging
down almost to his heels. He was
quite attractive in his appearance,
judging from the. way the people
gazed at him. Our evening ride
was quite pleasant, and our road lay
mostly through low marshy region,
which seemed to be uninhabitod.--
Here we discovered a considerable
difference in the growth Of the coun-
Try, and here we first saw the mag
noiia, which is sometimes called the
Queen Of the Forest" We arrived
at Savannah, about z in the evening.
and took lodgings at the city hotel.
Here we had to remain two days watt
ing for a steamer, and had an oppors