The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-04-03

time, and yet no one seems to SYM
pathize with the "women's crusade"
against these exemplary merchants.
Last week ] received and accepted
an invitation from the custom house
officer to visit the island of Doboy.
We went in a row boat with two
captains of German vessels loading
with timber, diued with them on one
Of the vessels, and visited several
others. | didn't see any boy, but
had pleasant interview with pref
ty girl, and her mother, wife of the
captain Of fine English vessel, who
had accompanied him on his voyage
On this island is large steam saw
mill running several gangs of saws,
and a number of circular saws, and
of course turn off an immense guam
tity of lumber. There we're in the
harbor over thirty vessels, mostly
from foreign ports. AtSapalo sound
there is one that will take over one
million feet of timber and lumber
These large vessels cannot come up
the river, and the timber from the
forests of the Altamaha aud lumber
from the various saw mills must be
floated, or towed to them by steam
tug. boats.
On the island are several families
connected with the mill, and two or
three stores that supply in part pro-
visions &c. to the vessels in port.
The orange trees present a move
sight to one unsccustomed to sec
ripe fruit, blossoms and buds on the
same tree, at the same time. Sou,
oranges of course, or they would
have been gathered long ago. Du
ring the past month the woods, ano
the road side have been fragrant
with the beautiful jessamine tina
grows so Iuxuriaptly in this latitude
The shad season is over here, but
shrimp and oysters are abundant
and | pay my respects to them daily
/ suppose you can have shad about
this time 10 Marietta, if you have q
dollar to pay for it. While writing
of Doboy island, and the inhabitants,
/ forgot to mention that the great
majority of animals living there, are
fleas and sand flies, and they force
an introduction upon strangers in 9
very unceremonious manner, ano
bore you most numerically, and al
though the sand makes il very sof
for pedestrians, l prefer the hare
roads and walks of the up-country
During one of my walks Of q mill
from town / met an old negro maj
and said to him, Uncle, why dom
you have some sand about here
He replied, "Well, Massa, / reckon
| / git load and scatter it bout here
for You to walk on !" 1t was only
ankle deep in that locality-but
am not sure that | touched bottom
You better believe that was the long
est mile that | ever walked.
/ have met several ex cadets o
the G.. M. /. who reside here, ant
are respected and esteemed by thu
community, as men of sterling char
actcr. They speak with pleasure
of the years spent at their Alma Ma
ter, and inquire with interest after
tho citizens from whom they receiv-
ed SO much kindness while there. The
climate since my arrival has been
very tickle; some very warm days
| rendering thick garments uncomfort'
able-and some quite cold, when
east winds prevailed. On the whole,
/ think it a good winter climate, and
the citizens say that the summer is
better. l have in anticipation Wis
it to several rice plantations or
rather theLfamilies residing at or near
them--and then l shall take bee
line, or as near that as rail roads all
low, for "homc, sweet homeland
in the meantime | give you "pow-
er of attorney" to shake hands with
all friends who ask after my welfare.
CITIZEN.