, 1879-04-29
.,,, :. ,rhov Saw on a Tnrpontine.Plan
SD'' ,ation.-- curlo.ities Of Pln0'
Nature.
An Attempt to Take an Alligator
~ AlIyc, and How 1t Ne-
suited.
n.vil'a Pool mud 1ta Big Fish-.'
-. Exciting Sport with maxtno
Monsters.
,,.,,,, At tss sea.share, Who Arc Eul'tled TO
''' Membership In lilo Sa1erae k5fug Club.

SStttl Correspondence " '"s
u,oyoI;A, Ala, April 0.--ln my last ietleF :
~.a,loncd The tuspentine'panta1'on 81 la'e i,1se
IT. of our nttentlo,. We walled ms hvo
W.. unter great piucs, Standing apart lsSo
.,.tc . a, a park Thcra was no unaetorasf'' hha
!. ,,mu,er tho grass btands as hsRh n'ltl as u'eh
'.,h,t IN a meadow. Tile trees were NJ! ,ooA'
Nv which rave t!lcn m ahpearaue. u po"'h
s,n,sd white for spoeo u three lcot ny Que oh
Il. side. THIS bo1lng eo's's's III eut1'nE
mich. Of lie capacity Of quart IN LIE trce'
,hont ,wo feet from tic gr'Asha. lhct' LOT
dt,tapec Of Thirty inches anoso a'''s' l'e srH 10
,,,,uped nway. The erudc t0fpe''tlhc e1oues,
Hr s,,trr Tho unx, which is cmpttcl by ncgrncn ut
u'..1 '.-, ncr,u,a. The trees nrc divided Into
tta'eu p>' ,,,,uu,r,, each. which cau bc tend.
"s!ops :, h,n,, When tho days ars not warm,
tihy cue ha'l'' h,eu -" 49," ',.,a...,. Ill.,
The tsp oil the Etrlpnetl ausi"ee 1'a'ue1's n@e
,,,,o and hangs IN whitu sheets from tile upper
',' ,,,o h,rl, lawn to tho bu1ea.
ut Of luz o''h ,'.. a." u,annas l., .,v,tch thcao
Tfom the easeleAh n'""'s. /" WIN" ...H.s' .as1e
tres ara tended, quarter u 1ne esop u "aS'eu'
mi
rtRxs AIR CONSTANTLY CATCHING
mi or.,royInr large p!eces of tllt forest. Wo
4 ,Lo,,,,nds Of acrcs Of rinnt pines where The
hF 1hoasa'|s ~. ,,1 IL. l,,,f M,
t5Ics "efe o"'"' ""s' -" ~ a', ..ns.,S,.sss
l'auke hai become ",n"'s'""e" "''' ss''tn'ess'
rvbably no finer timber exists on tlie tontlheht
,aan corers this great County of Bhldw'n.-
hfee enoas. III IT, i. ,,o,,,,, r,,,,1i. ,,o.tr,rn,
II, aealti o1 pn'o ~ pe'"i 'ap'"'' ae't,,' ~, w.
Txice during ouT yisit the heavens "eFe 'ltuhs-
mated by burning "cgops," which n little care
IL n,noyiur ,he {lcpi1 cruss from around tic
..s, ,"'e"eH H. -, ,,,.,l
boxes Soa'a navy sA'e", . T.,
The eap Is E"tI'sfc" "l.es '4'c ''annI' ~
tu.at.bushes, by wagons going around A,1ti col
t,l}nr. Taken to tho Rtti!, 1t is l,oIlcd down
.., ~, IN ..tbc t1rrrs forinnr the rostp. A,
aM run oH'-"e ",sra to1''as ,.'ts e''I . ..,
s',.'t ,,a n.n. ou1 tn,,o1n fin p,unr
ss.ou ss u.e s % 'ir,wnyss rim nr,nrinal nin,,ta-
M se s,ssn w. S1ansi 1. - II H. w., iwa'nnss ;,T
a rro,s t,,rnc,,nn lns laI u,l,cll ia rotcn
n stI's M ,,r,,'snoi IN Loi',r .;rnir,n whirs,
snd.r T1 M n,,n'rrs niiuscs' n,ccts ami iIrhts th'
,turl s.at1 srrly IN sis w'rre eforu ttc latter
e'''Sin ~. Ejnr' r'' @"
.h.," IN H." mi c"nrtl frnn, liz. rrnas intr
aa'.s h'iat, "s IT, a t,.,,, ,'tnc ,t tr'. H. II.
s,s ts .i,i, H., ha"rt ~ ID, treo n w,s pntcnt
'a''" "t'"!u 90. "sa.s y. "o s.s' :. ""' '1>-"
no" WISELY H%tohs "on"s'
IIere were towering columns Of trees coy-
.tiuy The lund, saturated from, root 10
sttst With the must inIlaDlt,ablo Of sub
stlncPt. hrcak the harls anywhere, utnt
thr liQuId bursts forth, High tanks Iul Of tile.
fery sap t!ley stood there renily 10 ignite at the
e.sh ot match. Boforu Il cullllhgra:iou Ofsuth
mas, Mobile, ucross the hny, would melt,
.sn,t yet tho fire Is only allowed to lick with his
tongue tf1e nntGr edge ot tue morsal whose in-
netMSnGtn "outa e"ante nm 10 ntNe w: ~
hsoaaass nto ny = hea. lno tiecs Will H.! nue't:
ns'onEeu atu !!foMn upou 1s urs li!ry t'1t y
oas lug M !nruonte ~ .e peI VII 'i niaau iuIl.
oa;' w; Ia Ta enus ~ tu.es u. lts ost' Amu w
oaI ale aeau t!tl'INF. however, ,1lat ias lalll
.sa. OF " yeaFs upon tlla ttouhtst un9essaes
@ ds'aasnauit .1. .ra1'F!oI'"at'o'' ,r, n'au "
Sonss 0Na lIe lsllions 'at p'ne' lae HhaD.
hausa asG spiHtGFs o1 II II Hcu Q!
,,a!t1ns, ht lne !oEs louK A eut IKE 1nastes nt
sS soap' al" Ht tollsn oi nlAtcii se1lus u ~
Naa noar. ~" bEnhters l1 aFepiaco WIZ
ntsfe every ~iluoW IN room gov r9sY' reti l'r
W u, tn'o 'lle HaIRness' Anu hh!id1hl W Jack
y ne DOW ol tliu hight lstllnE'bout Will throw
!lsht 10 bottom
r11s FULL. LENGTH or Youn srEAR.
turued bseE dong tha stnooth uatl,s tl,romr},
tlls natural uurE. Al nm iu,nIrr.fnm,, ""
pa,Iel, logs wsrQ bcI,Jn raftr,l ilown Il creek to
abgy iii Enrbfa A. III. aj,mtinSa war, t,rr,rI,,r
lcafier rnJ,r thn ,resa' ttl,y 1,.,at' l., ro,,srG
topostc small mani cnv.riu,r l.,
saonru. Il Iin vn s"o ,lat ciI~nt ~, n,st,t1,.,
IL 4 black ior air ~ ..vc., fart ir,''s
lthg half In mud n,,.l half In water, a few yards
ont, "Tiat FELLOW Is stuphl yot; Just ctlr Of
sIatc'-4uarscrs, md half-.orpid.n 4 plup.knut
!hfoHn, mn! strtklug close bs, did not disturb
Elm; Ihr Professor, rousc1 To ncilnn, scented