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 aud Annoyances Incl
dent to tine Trip.
ALAFIA. Fla Julv % 1875

ueuS tO tue Arp.
ALArrA, Fla, July 20, 1878.
Editor anderson hnteiiyenc.r
My last letter was brought rather alb
ruptly to close by o summons to pa
tient, and left me about to strike camp at
Dir. Cnlpeppers, in Washington County,
Ga. RaiD had been falling during the
night, ond the prospects for wet day
are good. Soon old Sol shows himself.
however, I'D we are cheered By his rays
as we move Oh 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, q distance of Is or 20 miles.
This land 10 q mulatto land, and said TO
be very productive-adapted especially
to cotton. We regret much that it is
bleak eeaeon lFeh-aary) when old win
ter has chilled everything by his blast,
for We should like to see growing crop
on the lands Of one Of whom we have
heard and read 70 much in connection
with farming, for though not under his
d'sect supervision, all of his tenants, l
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 one horse, besides
enough corn and meat to do him and
have some to spare. This looks like
living.
Tonight we camp in G large school
house, nine miles from Sandersville, and
near Mr.. Tom Worthens', whose permis-
sion We have to occupy it. Convenient
to this house is negro cabin, and for
two bits / get the mamma to bake enough
bread for two days rations, which is q
great relief to my lady. Next morning
We move out at ~ of the clock and push
on towards Sandersville, which We reach
about l03 Of the clock. Here Fred loses
one of his dogs, old Drive, who had got
on on chase and could not be blown off.
/ ride back couple Of miles for him, but
eau hear nothing of him. So havo to
abandon him. Old Boots had got off on
6 similar chase just after we Grossed 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
20 miles, and stop at Mr., Frank Orr's,
1S miles beyond Sandersville and twenty
miles from Dublin, in - County.
Hers l must tell littlo joke on my lady,
which ] should have certainly toll bir.
Orr, but was afraid Of his wife. Mr..
Orr Is very deaf, aud after getting per-
mission to stop with him and instructions
where to drive my Wagon. I wen. &c es-
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 sfe was,
l noticed very distressed look, and was
met with decided shake of the head
and motion of the hand, which meant to
drive on. This I did net undentand,
however, but when I went to help her
out ahe did not think she would stop she
said. Why ? eays I. I am afraid of that
old man, says abe. Nonsense, says I, it
will be late in the night before We eau
reach another henss>, and tbs E,ules i..s.
get scared. That WAS enough, she was
out in trice. and az size walked up to
the house with tear glisteniug in her
eye, she turned to me and gays, Day, this
old man has gcs t,uo wives. Why, bless
me, says l, ifhat 10 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.
Good.evening, Mira. Orr, Gays I, in O.
very loud tone, this is my wife Mira. o.
Good-eyening, says one of the old ladies,
we are not all deaf in herel Excuse me
madam, says I, I have stopped with SO
many Kind, deaf people sinco I left home,
lit will be remembered at the last house
! stopped, Mr.. Culpepper was deaf) and
in feet being little deaf myself, from
habit, ! am obliged to speak loud so that
l can hear myself whether Pm right or
net. This amused them both, and made
q fast sfiend OF the old man, who was
yery kin6 to US, refusing pay for our ac-
commod0 dons, and directing us to O
Aiend's hoass Ia Dublin, where we could
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stop Saturday night and Sunday, and be
kiudly received. / viii not forget to
mention that Mr.. Osr's having two wives
a'as an cdd 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 aiater.in-law who
was living with them. We get late
start from Mr. Orr's, owing to one of the
lnples tearing up cellar, which had to
be fixed up aome way, and then 1t is
raining again, and such things will cause
delay. 'iisi IS ie
Only twenty miles 10 Dlylin, though,
and We do not design going farther We
reach Dublin without any mishap, and
stop with Mr. VIM. Jones, who is one of
The merchants Of the village, and Mr..
orrss friend before alluded to. This
little village, which has q Ga.aous name.
is in appearance about Ike old Pendle-
ton, and like her, too, so far as was able
TO judge, was full of clevtrneSs and hos.
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