The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-22
OUR FLORIDA CORRESPONDENCE.
From Anderson to Florida Through the
Country-Pleasures and Annoyances Incl.
dent to the Trip.
ALAF1A. Fla. July 20. 1878.

dent to the Trip.
ALAF1A, Fla, July 20, 1878.
Editor anderson lntelHgencer
My last letter was brought rather ab-
ruptly to close by a summons to a pa
tient, and left me about to strike camp at
Mr.. eulpeppers, in Washington County,
Ga. Rain had been falling during the
night, and the prospects for wet day
are good. Soon old Sol shows himself,
however, and we are cheered by his rays
as We move on to Sandersville. This
morning, February 2lst., we pass lands
of David Dickson, of Hancock, the great
Georgia farmer, who, we are told, owns
thirty thousand acres, lying on both sides
Of the road, and extending through to
Sparta, . distance of Is OF 20 miles.
This land is 4 mulstto lard, and said to
be very productive adapted especially
to cotton. We regret much that it is
bleak season February when old win
ter has chilled everything by his blast,
for we should like to zee growing crop
on the lands of one of whom we have
heard and read SO much in connection
with farming, for though not under his
direct supervision, all of his tenants, I
am told, farm by his directions. One of
them we saw told US he made fifteen
heavy bags Of cotton with himself, little
boy and wife and eone horse, besides
enough corn and meat to do him and
have some to spare. :. This, looks like
living.
q. Tonight we camp in large school
house. mine miles from Sandersville, and
near MI. Tom Worshens', whose permis-
sion'we- have to occupy it Convenient
to this house is, q negro cabin, and for
two bits Iget the mamma to bake enough
bread for two days rations, which is 3
great relief to my lady. Next morning
We move out at ~ of the clock and push
on towards Sandersyille, which We reach
about 103 of the clock. Here Fred loses
ono of his dogs, old Drive; who had got
of on a chase and could not be blown of.
I ride back a couple of miles for him, but
can hear nothing of him. So have to
abandon him. Old Boots had got off on
. similar chase just after We crossed sa-
vannah River and was lost, and Fred is
thus left with but one dog. As my lady
wishes to stop before night, we drive only
% miles, and stop at Mr.. Frank Orr's,
Is miles beyond sandersville and twenty
miles from Dublin, in - County.
Here I must tell a little joke on my lady,
which I should have certainly told Mr..
On, bu; wa, afraid of his wife. Mr..
Orr ia very deaf, and after getting per-
mission to stop With him and instructions
where to drive my Wagon. went to e1-
tend directions to Fred, who had charge
of Wagon and mules, while Mr.. Orr
went out to speak to my lady. When I
got back to the Wagon where she was,
I noticed,a very distressed look, and was
met with a decided shake of the head
and motion Of the hand, which meant to
drive On. This I did not understand,
however, but when l went to help her
ont she did not think she would stop she
said: >Why? says L lam afraid of that
Old man, says she. Nonsense, says ], it
will be late. in the night before We can
-resch another house, and the mules may
get scared. That was enough. she was
out in a trice, and as she walked up to
tho house with tear glisteningin in her
eye, she turned to me and says, Day, this
old man has got 't,oo wives. Why, bless
me, says /, ifasat is all, you need not be
alarmed, for Pm sure with. his experience
he will never want third one. into the
house we march, and now it is my time.
.Goot-evening, Mrs. Orr, says I, in a
very loud tone, this is my wife Mrs. O..
GooG-evening, says one of the old ladies,
We are not all deaf in herel Excuse me
madam, says I, l. have stopped with so
many Kind, deaf people since I left home,
1T will be remembered at the last house
I Iistopped, Mr. Culpepper was deaf,) and
in fact being little deaf myself. from
habit, I am obliged to speak loud so that
I can hear myself, whether Pm right or
not. This amused them both, and made
a fast friend of the old man, who was
very kind to us, refusing pay for our ac-
commodations. and directing us to a
friends house in Dublin, where we could
stop Saturday night and Sunday, and be
kindly received. I will not forget to
mention that Mr. Orr's having two wives
was an odd fancy of my lady's, induced
:by:his manners and his telling her to get
out and go in, as he had two old ladies
in there who would take care of her, al
luding to his wife and sister-in-law, who
was living with them. We get late
start from Mr.. Ors's, owing to one of the
mules tearing up collar, which had to
be fixed up some way, and then it is
raining again, and such things will cause
delay.
Only twenty miles to Dublin, though,
and we do not design going farther We
reach Dublin without any mishap, and
stop with Mr. Wm. Jones, who is one of
the merchants Of the village, and Mr..
Orr's friend before alluded to. This
little village, which has famous name,
is in appearance about like old Pendle-
ton, and like her, too, so far as ] was able