The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-26
pUOTOGRAPHING THE SOUTH
srrpOR IND GLOOM ~ THE LAND or
Sunshine dND FLOUERs.
sh,ric.ton, Montgomery. Augusta, Atlanta,
,.,,d uacon Twelve ears Amer the War
,xr,,k where Once was Wealth. otcs
d. !. N.nrkIng Mnman ON her NncntIon.

and Macon Twelve Years Amer the War
,xr,.I where Once WINS wealthy otcs
nv "A v:orkIngwom.n ON her Vacation.
This wear postponed my two weeks sum-
..or yarutiou until the middle OF the Indian
summer. waited until the first brcezes came
,inpingy from the North, bringing sufficient
t,os, to blight the Madeira vines that climber
,rounI the balcony Of our hack pnrlor windows.
The afternoon on which sailed from New York
In the Steamship Charleston for Charleston.
C. the weather was cold enough to make heavy
,cr,ur and few furs extremely comfortable as
,,c steamed down the bay pust tho lightship
md into the waters OF the broad Atlantic. |
won't by this route for two reasons. In the first
,laec il was the cheapest paid only twenty
Two dollars for my ticket to Augusta Georgia
lyway oi Charleston. secured a scvcnty-two
hours ocean voyage with excellent accommo-
dations at delightful season OF the year and
twelve hours railroad travel through the pros
iratc State. for that sum OF money. and. In tine
second place desired to see the Charleston Of
Today ~ contrastcd with that OF four years ago
when the State wns under carpct-bag rule and
Me Charleston jail. guarded by negro jailcr
Imprisoned about thirty so-callcd Ku-Klux
prisoners. and when most of the Offices in the
tity were held by carpet baggcrs or negroes
when there were not half u dozen ships in the
mpudent. defiant. ragged negroes. and a
tpriukling Of Respondent intimidatcd whites.
Nothing cnn be- more charming than nm ocean
voyage southwark in the fall. unless IL in an
OCEAN voyage northward ut the season when
summers footsteps begin TO tread upon tho
fowery robes of spring.
The Charleston had ninety-one cabin passcn-
gers. and about thirty in the steerage She was
heavily freightcd with barrels Of cabbagcs APP
pies. and onions: ten carriages and buggics.
with the names ~ the purchasers on a card on
every one; one horse and nine dogs-two Of the
dogs being English black-and-tan scttcrs-im-
ported for Gov Wade Hampton. Judging from
Tao cargo. the PROSTATE State was looking up
in material ~ will as political prosperity.
Wrvoyagcd slowly. Of course Light brcczos
ouy rippl"d the waves the first twenty-four
hours. and then We struck n sea Of glass. with
not wavelet or dimplc on its surface save
I. 49," IN IN the tracks of our own or other YES
ts. Tlore were not many minutes duringtha
" D.' voyage in which no sails were in view
ani most 81 the time several s,hooners or
tll- Hr steamers " re defined on the horizon
distance. Will" sailing through this placil
siq w. sirurk fleet OF portuluass mon -oi war
tlrir pink shcll@ AMI rosc-tintrd sails ana oars
eau ~ drilu"d on the surfacn Of the pale
Er''u Wl''r. These were the first naut iu-As
eyer -lw on t,io voyage between New York and
soon rN o. loo The VI 'dlterranean sea. or "A tho
nH-' Nl uTu ghl and Africa. in the Atlantic
lr''h Schools Of iying-llsl, starting like
.l. H." l' water AZ our ship approached.
hynt s"n i''k oi birds 10 one side and tho
nt'f 'i On" PROV IF the vessel. and as nystrri-
t4-N % Au. in the waves rs they got out 81
gan .r, lis wtS a. We p,ssrd the Virginia
iNr afuu-unerr had bccome soft and halmy
nnl l~ ~ tnIt"i out through this delicious air
tND mirror. X" eNpause OF tho OCEAN beratne
non "A.
ton. violet. and purple, rene ting the coors Of
tuFt sunset sky n never saw before, and
''ih 'ti 'N expect eyer To see again. Every
i'- r-"rnn most Of IN" crew were ON deck
. ur"n ih"lorg"ou~ wonder. Between our
" l.. req run gl NJ siuH ig sun
''"rf -p1r AMI silt II canya.s defined in
l-,y dan color. upon a bool-red back
- 90 !. her ko'| s. Z lu sea- Of rod mo ton gold.
'W in"r uH. - and NOR" distant stils to
N'r 'nu-ht iie rosy glow upon their AN
yge 1~ f',v .rned 81 n: away into tn Depths
Of purple gloom. On both sides II US TO Wind
l"' 471T"rd' were painted sh.ls on a
r'm New England and New York,
g "rdH. sioi" "a - ~ from ihn sca and
|it 1904. I.r iN" Inspiration Of that wondroiis
.. ii'1 ',''ii's lnrr'' M"ny 81 "a,
"u. "l .ur f1. twilight deouenel into dark.
ii'h n Ions linrs oisiNcr across
lt.n- tll. hurricane dock with nervous tread
an ~ m an ANXIOUS "Arr' sslon upon his hand
sHH.. |0i NInfiual face. WINS "a man " about 80
YEAR e age. His iron-gray hair WIS d, S.
,Nlp" u- gray moustache and beard were
lous. the latter trimmed 10 a point the nous
NcN" 'ov ring IN" lips md hiding the express
son 20 what seemed 10 be- a Arm, Determined
HoutN. with III" thin compressed lips 81 the
iahiu4'ly retc"n, man. H. walked with his
4 ih-'r~ lht'rla'd and constantly twltching.
n" wl+ "cnmpaniel NJ every step on this o.
ea-ion and during the whole voyage 10y quiet
r.ar HumhlH friend. | asked Capt. Lockwood
!N' ,"d o.. rn ns who those insepnrablcs were.
c1'Uu r.plod. rs Niies G. Parker. H. has
Hii % surr"ni"r"d himself and offered 10
riun :" south CAROLINA g. avoid a requstion
n.y.. y Niw by Coy. Hampton. That II, he
T. lff- south b fore the serving Of the rcgu 81
iIon uion ihe Governor Of New Jersey. His
.ii in'"n is "a Mr.. Murdoch Of Charleston
y a- nade himself responsbe Tor Mr..
rms - tlp'urnn +" in Columbia. whore his
., are standing trial for robbins the
ID. 90 was q lu'o rough and tho western
N 20 fh mat night and tnrunXt npgn-
~ th' lang rop- cares Of Spr'h
'- ti" oran was herked with white
N' ID H'l oI ia" largest and lfv"lIcst
Nr -l"rnS. all around and In tie
f.st over fhr Mar ~ chIrl,st.n
lem % ~rsl p X cls.rnp II 3
AilhS pefeeptol5 sA0.k
rv houses Of moor od war-worn
'.'l lN nrros- a." Writer'S OF tie
f.. wlt.rs A swift l'f'e
WV ll,ano There wrr.
f'n s. .iis ~ the Wharyts
vaif-- auI blacks coy.r.i
o. our srrl nad' lrr
" fNutal up. how d,.- |
I' .NuI 4-s goa board Hnd the !
H and mellow the Ions: |
~ .Dmr and greeting that /
1920 Nur southern ru~-p myers ana 7
.fiu'' iu ui"~t them. how gentle
s'd man cho, rlul-Mere the |
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