The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-01

tlfe oil . southern railroad eaunB uouAe
are three things that q man must possess
before he can make the overland trip to
Florida with success. While travelling In
| tho North, I. have seen men hld tempo.
rary relief from the impositiOns practieed
upon them ut railroad eating houses. BY
launching damaging maledictions a. the
companies in charge OF them, hRye
even been tempted TO think hard thing' in
regard 70 the matter myself. But now,
after the bitter experience Of
l THREE DAYS OF PARTIAL FAMINE
on the road to the aOwery land, | con
scientiously believe that l should be able
to appreciate some culinary. advantages
that have heretofore been spurned, With
out single exception, we Jared badly
while ut the mercy OF the railroad com.
panies. The coffee was an insidpOus mix
lure that certain good writer but bad
speller would describe as mEltWR water
in pdrpO coffee. The beefsteak, as upulan-
ageable between the molars az grind
stone, was a passive witness to the fact
that the executiOReF had lost all respect
for old age; and the butter-l tremblo To
attack 1t, though miles away from twas
alive and had to be- kept under close
guard. This latter statement may APP
pear very doubtful, IL may look extrayS-
giant, but am poshiEe that microscope
would sustain mo In the first part Of It,
and | canned inagiae why u AtalWart,
SamsOu-like negro always stood near the
butter plate unles he had been detailed 10
watch 4. Nothing but the explosion Of
u torpedo under him would havO made
him lptsake his charge ~ y. b.
4TCHARLEsToN
We got taste Of Southern hospitality
and II RRs very good, Thirty half-starVed
men, women, and children were turned
lo6sein that city sua-board befofe tho In
hahltants had q moments warning, We
collected our buck rations at Charleston,
and acted Ikea set Of. cannibals. The peo-
pie Stunned us and:gaye evidence Of wis
dom in doing 80, Small children found 1t
more convenient to pursue their innocent
plays indoors than In the streets that
morning, At | o'clock onr company
played a tragedy in the dining-hall Of the
Charleston Hotel, The performance was
made up Of five nets, and We used the bill
OF fare for a programme. From the first
disOrderly charge upon the table until the
the final onslaught, tho company gave
abundant evidence OF It's capacity for en-
durNnCe. Every participant fought with
a bravery that was nothing In the World
but FCcklessness; and II was enough To-
make stout heart sick TO behold that
scene Of carnage and contemplate tho rIl'
in we wrought
II any one has disposition to find
fault with the lenthy criticism on the cut'
sine We had to endure on the greater part
Of tho way to tho Gland Of tlOwers,p let
him reflect that II Is simply elaborated
from the notebook Of one driven tOdes-
peratiOp by hunger ~ least hRlt y col
| hmm Of this letteF Would have been avoid
ed had | only taken the right road.
While 7 drh Working n vein Of grhm-
| bling, itw not DO out Of, place TO prefer
home charges against the meteorological
department lf Government. a cold rain
in run pNny with lie pierGiDg winds pre-.
vailed during nearly the whole Of our
Journey. The further south We Travelled
tho moro disagreeable the condition Of
things became, both overhead and under
foot. II was prOvOkingly disGouraging
| The evening we left Savannah, blanket
shawls and heavy overcoats were chung
to with a tenaClty that was only lOosened
by the scOrChing:hent Of fiery furnace,
The furnace and fire we're furnished by
tho Pullman Company, the uniformed
gentleman Ia charge played Nebpchad-
nezzar and d SnufI.col0red undcrling en-
forced the Kings cauStic decfeeS upon u
score Of immaculate innOConts. Early
the followingmorning n reckless passenger
who had been reading the Sciende OF
Health" undertook 10 get up n system VI
ventilation. Abrecze Of warm, strength
ening air swept through the car, and y
was not long until I'M uncOmbCd Head
prQtrudcd from every window. We had
reReIlcd The land 81 pereRhial summer.
Ia prOiusq AMI luxuriRnt senli-trQpical
vegetation waved in the wind the atinos.
4 phetc was imprPgnatUd with pleasing
fragrance, anti all nature had that look OF
freshness, brightness, and life about II
that Is only seen by early risers. II
seemed M though we had been taken up
from u land Of snow and iCiCles, and let
gently down into an elySian country
known only TO IN before In story, In i'm
aglnatioh, and In dreams.
THE 1.EAbtNd CRY or FLORIDA
Jacksonville, Ia situated on The 81. Johns
river, a few miles from its mouth. This
il tho objective point Of the majority Of
Northern tourists, Before the war Jack
sonville was IN unprOgressive, inactive
town, with no particular beauties save its
charming location and more charming
climate. The late civil strife had de-
structiye effect on the place from which 1t
has never entirely recovered. Within the
past few years It has made Extraordinary
improvements, however, and II TOW NUN.
bers over 1900 inhabitants. This rapid
growth has been due to an influx oil
northerners, who were driven from homo
by a vigorous climate. A very Creditablt
class OF business houses atlOFf the prin.
cipAlAtreets, and attractive cottages, sur
rounded with thrifty shrubbery may be
| seen In the more retired portions Of tiIe
/. city Opultnt ihvalidS have btilt d hilnli
Der Of very handpme winter houseAlhefe
\ and some keoneyed Yankees appreoiRtinp
: the advantages Of a profitable Investment
/. have come down and erected CommodlouI
Y hotels. They brought the scale Of priceI
:, that Is used at Saratoga, Long Branch ant
c Niagara along with them.
\ A walk around Jacksonville Ia genu
!. Inc treat to apiauEfter having been bdxet
:. up half week in i'll ventilated railwa,
r cars. Stately bvet.verdant live oak
II border the streets, and furnish aAhatIe 8,
y dense and beautiful that II Is enough Il
y generate la1iness 10 even look atft; ratt
/. flowers saucily tuSs their OdorA TO III,
IA wind, and golden oranges peeplfrom thei
n deep green foliage In nearly every, doc
l. yard. would like TO own corner lot II
IA jacksonville. % no.. n. TIL.
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