The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-03-23
Concluded.
Chor the Xerald.]
TO Florida and Back,

"u o"PpoSeu IL 10 be. 1t is
sandy soil and tho sand is dnep
but it is not such an inconvon. nc,
as one would suppose. Tho street.
arc all shaded with 1.-Two oaks like
those of Savannah, which, with
their drapory of hanging moss,
are tho most picturesque of troes
Ihoy constitute tho principal
beauty Of Jacksonville. I had
been told that it was about the
sizo of Newborry, but it is three
tlmos rs largo at least, and has
about eight thousand inhabitants
There is q great deal of business
dono thero, but think it is over.
done and probably no fortunes arc
being mado. Bay Street, which
us next tho river, is tho principal
business strcot, and has q great
many shops and stores of all kinds,
ana looks quito city-lilso. The
lost Office is or this street and is
largo and well arranged. Tho
crowd is so great during Office
hours, that those who have no
boxes, havo to wait sometimes an
hour to tako their turn at tho lit-
Ito opening for general delivery,
and thcro is q regular limo formed
to prevent crowding, and yot there
hundreds Of private boxes. The
streets arc all wide, and there are
shops and stores scattered all over
The place in unexpected cornors
and localities. Oranges abound
everywhere md can DO bought
very cheap, especially from tho
boats which como to tho foot of
tho market wharf Tho prices
range from one cent to two and O.
ha'f apiece, according to tho size,
and whom bought by tho hundred
or even smaller numbers, at tho
stalls and shops on tho streets they
sell higher. There are great mum.
bors Of fino largo rod bananas and
apples also to be bought on the
streets.
Jacksonville ls worry regularly
laid of, tho streets crossing each
other at right angles, and seems
to DC extending her borders. Ma
ny Northcrncrs arc buying lots
nnd building on tho suburbs. l
noticed moro of swagger amongst
tho freedmen there than with us.
though at tho Hotel tho walters
woro as respectful, polite and at.
tcntivo as possible. They wcro a
well trained set Of servants. But
l. heard moro profanity amongst
tho outsiders Of both sexes Of that
class Of population than I over
saw elsewhere. I found fivo or
SIX thoro who formerly lived in
Nowoorry, who made themselves
known to mo. Ono Of them waited
upon mo rs porter at tho Hotel for
ton days before hc found out who
was, and thcn told mo had known
mo as a boy, and had lived on tho |
noSt square to mo in 'Nowbcrry.
ihc writer had hoped to 20 up
tho st. Johns River rs far as I'm.
tcrpriso, and to havo visited Silver
Spring, but the party could not 60
further than Jacksonville, and ho
had to forcgo this intention, as it
would not have boon pleasant
friends as travelling CON-
panions. I[o hopes still to have
That pleasure at somc future time.
After spending nearly two weeks
IN Jacksonville, he turnod his
course homowards, and loft on the
cars for Savannah at eight o'clock
in tho ovcning, travelling all tho
way through flat pino country.
On tho cars was an old acquain-
tanco whom ho had not seen for
thirty years, and did not recog-
nize till ho saw his namo on tho
registcr at tho Hotel in Savannah
~horo wo both stopped, though
'vo had exchanged words on tho
Train and wore in tho samo omni.
bus going to tho Hotol. IIo was
or many years preachor Of tho
Baptist denomination in this =
State and Mississippi, till on affec.
ion of the throat compelled him t
o stop preaching. He was also o {
speaker and an NJ. G.. be. {
orc tho war, or during the war, J.
t the writor is not mistaken. Wo {
yoro glad to moot each othcr
gain, and my sojourn in Savan-