, 1877-01-29
other tropical species The orange grown here.
A!en: ecycral Northern families arc residing on

In startling on thi. trip T. was my first pns.
poae to nIsku Aytng wilt 10 tho Island n.li IT.
turn tile next stay to 1arknonyl!e. :. While
ssros"tng the river, lowcves, fron, Pilot 'Tnwn To
AlarTInrt On tile return pustaEc, MY curiosity
vas excited by the
ODD LITTLE ,irrs IN THE noAn
at the latter placc, and determined To remain
there nves night. Nor have cause TO repent of
that determination.
Thc men 81 Mnyport .ara fishers, and arc
Even to this tsny many u them retain Spani.li
accent, which, mingled with tho ncgrp dialect
atttl Tho lh,1al Rtnttlcrn bf,rases, giyrs them
ysry peculiar styte Of tak i would he useless
10 70 Iar MI alscMc u caste IN Maypprt that
fcscral negroes. who io!lnw flsllng i6tr tiyc)i-
t.tsHl. nrc recc!seti IN terms Of equality BY the
other Inhabitants. tn speak Of tlr caste in cor
excite r!!iirtile III the mind nf any one win
elluultl elancc 10 behold tts fnr1orn nn,l s1uail
appearance. ! 1layu said that It WIS l,t,ilt III,
The f1urJ Tie houses arc simply w',ulct.
Rl1anfics, Ec'lcrally cl,ntRinlng twu rsr,a, set
", "n fur posts stuck In Tic sat,l-la,k. There
~ no ttEn ut street or fcnec; inses stra.-
ZIG bi'e nter aliutcr III ul,ont mlrl tr,lcr d.
Y hsotM Ut chlrkcus running ut lArgc IN Il gar
And yet tic Whole scene !s picturesque anil
clartrE!ng. Tic tnntl itself Is wonderful: H. IL
white nnh !Inc, MD Il li1s driltcl fnu all KHtts
~ fantastic shapes. licrctt hnf hides sumo
nld spar, cast ashore frm Il hygnnc wreck, nr II
friantlcs MT abandoned bout, nn.1 cap* itself mp
ngaluft tIit battered wood nsfi anxious tD buryat
olf,c iis substance nnd [tsrycntfl l,lsory. hut
tllc sanl rb.s i!llH real ssalnlGur, ~ II a~ccts
nSas'l t,ark nf the row II ltis, tn height pr
forty or ifty frrt, ant! tllrn lapscs torrowfnlly
intu t!le dark liilc of the mar.tl, wlct, iornis
Wild enough background for tln: picture. stsctrll-
inc III sou'lIwaru a'uost ns far lis the cyc tau
reach.
TttKRE ARE NO HOTELS
1T AGayport; 70 ~ srl,tGI llt, il0spinfty of an
elderly lu'ly Of til" better class wI,tse reslrssf
rlrcumstanrcs compelled her 10 nuke nearrc
living by taking lnar'lcrs. 1t being thr winter
seasoI,, *hcu visitors were rare, lind the for
tue t x Il be ss ""ly arSf r s ~ ss I'D Iay M,s
Mrs. Fatit, toH.lL to ,u yvry Intelligent n1il!
refined. slie hnd lived lIcre thirty .ycass, ami
IlHl lost alt lirr property. in thu War lite
littlv grind daughter: Eva, WIN 'sls u the ideal
Southern type, with big black eyes AMI ny oval
faCc.. should to wrong to omit ,ncntinnti,5
anotl'er important 1slc1ibcr ~ thc lanl'y, y
huge tat, wllIs. went by the singular ann't' Of
tf,an tic most ri tlIcfn. a1nl Wa situated on tho
uthcr shlu ot tic sllra enp nnd c!use IN Ito
r!usc that could al.nost to,lr1! the sand by
rcnchuS out Ut my whtow Upstairs:
During. the a!ternuon 'ouEd plenty Of oc-
cupatIon In 4tro!iny down tllc lonely bead, to
tic bur- whcfo the white linz vi breakers culcsl
ont their tno1otoo'!s wnrnipg tn IaaFlurIa tof'
ovcr'inrc. Down tho hcnel,, some t!lstunto
from the town. was IT. row VI queer 1ittlo nip
aul costagcs. wh!ct, arc In Skinner oec't-
pied Ly JackaonTillc pcoplr. They wcro
Ut course, te1,cnt1csa. There iA al:o
long, dilnpItlAtc,t ssoDlGn strlirture which Is
saNl tu bc nccupic, In tllc summer ~ n convent
ii were Muttcr Superior, h,wercF, wonl'
scarcely like t" exposn my noyFcch to tie teiMl-
tAt.0ns Of Il low ROOT, omen win!0we, aal AtlJu-
cent young gentlemen.
noticed scattered alnng tic beach, as II cast
ashore by tho tide, numerous
MASSES or uELATISoEs MATTER
which were Ch!irely unknown tu uly natural
history. Meeting un OH native, wlo canlc
as0nE IN oile of tlt cpcn, twp-wtseclca curtis
peculiar to the country, ant urawH By tic rug.
gr1 l!uls beast k1.t,wn as II "luars:tarEcr,"I
asked him fur information.
'''thcm hyar," shM hc with an accent Of sur
prac, nut 'IsnItxcd with disgust ut my ig,lnlnnrc,
Mlluy, boss, tl1crn's Fca-IlluIhrr, t1rm IT,"
Thc sea-b!ub1'cr Is iii inllaLitait uf lie vasty
deeIh which Is ,lrtftctl up tue river, and, oil
meeting tlc 1scst, watcr, A1lce md Is wI,eltncl
upon thu bcach. | went down 1s tar as ttlr old
lighthouse. built uyer Nifty ycass ago, ain! nlh
,lo,lrtl hrluEc the late Wur i"r the newer strut
.'rc lurated l,lstI!cr Inland. Tho old lighthouse
hts prrcrptlhle tnellnatnn to ote fslr, anil
Pisa.
At tho wharf, back III Mayport, found Il
tn.!r ncts. Tiey we're sturdy ret of young
fellows, with Thick muscles nnd broad backs.
Tue tlahlllE u all done with nets, arhi Tho
ki"ns in'i qt IT,, hsh ,o. snnsht arg & &;al, trout,
of course, the most re,nuncratiyc when
in eeasuil, Ihc scuson tr.tn4 aud ends
car'lrr than In tlc North, lasttn. from Dcccnl-
her tn March. Thu sllad run III shoals, as,d
kttngIy dawn tic river. they come up strcatl.
fl'ca f. Tho harvest time .of The MayIort
p:opir. Each boat frequently takcs III, u,
~! arll occasions, a. l'!any ~ ;11o isll.
This ls quite profitable, rs tic fl.llrr-
men gct irola I'll, 10 fifteen cents cacil ior
ilirIn. IT - dangerous work, though, !1r tho
Vt. John's, whcn ro,lscl, las spirit II ts own,
AMI unless exceedingly careful the fishers aru
apt 70 &c: t1rrlcl out uyer The har; Only lust
week twu men were llauiing Tor stud a,Il Eut ~,
large haul that tlicy overloaded the h,at and
rank In tho river. Thu nut wls recovered thu
nrxt day anu found to rollta!n yet ~ s!.aI
Lust evening ttirrc WIS
A HALL ~ sArronT,
not uncommon event wa3 told. These rude
Wnp!e hnre their pleasures uflrr ttntr own
fa-ilEuh, ntl III tt,ctG t,susiotls know how to
enloy themselves a. we'll as to nthrr people
wl,osc rules " etiquette are nsotc ri=tl. Ihe
tcnec Of Mrs. dove. Tho Recommendations wr1u
rather limited. there being uniy twu rnulns III
from! the neiIhhort, md VERY rutscd uro.lllA
lhc llol!st f,,t several rllnirn laa l"cnhorrnwcl
c:,nu'e stnc!s On the ,tantc-,Acrr t1umIue1 thu
bare Hour uId raftrr* Will, dubious light.
Fhc guests came In Mt tic very Questionable
hnur oF o'tinrk, the or,hc.tra arriving ss,sI.u
time latcr "wlaE I" the fas. tint unc Vi .l.e
pieces had to hc conveyed arro:s froul riot
Inwh. There we're t"n performers, Ole l,esrsa
tclsro boy With triangle. rlltl the utIler un Old
ma, with II wcak-cscstrI 1Iti1!lc.
ihn t!aIn.ny VIA soE'Ie ethtns really wonderful.
Tie yo:lng tncn stamped aruu,!u the little roo,I,
III the great f'oott, u''1 skunk The lonr right
IN .rr,y Tic y!r:s came dressed III ralro, u,l,l
;" wrru not nlt tic films getting their trails in