, 1879-01-07
THE SOUTH.
Fitting Among the Flowers Of
Florida.
Account of Emancipation Day in
Georgia.

How the nfoonsh1nsrs Of Tennessee
Hun Things.
TL1TT1NG AMONG THE FLOWERS
OF FLORIDA.
sp*etol CorTespondfnes Of Tbs Tribune.
FHnNAxp,rA, Fla, Dec. ao9-As slt writing
to-day in my room at The Eemont, with the
Thermometer at 70, the doors and windows open
tn the brcexes as they como fresh from
the wayca OF the Atlantic, a sapphire
sky atpve, and emerald fotinRe all
abous nc. while the atmosphere Is laden
with tho fragrance Of thousand flowers, and
osiors Of orange and lemon, posncCranatc and tle,
date and banana, and tho myriad growth of
tropical climate arc drawn In with every breath,
an thinking OF aud cpmmIscrating tho poor,
shtgcrn9 humanity which Is llutryinu to and fro
through the streets Of Chicago. wrapped III fars
and beaver TO ward OIL tho chilling wiuds Ut
LAKE Michigan and to csrApe the keen
fru+ts OF your Northern fatitulcs. Just
think Of It, a fuw days only from New YEARS.
II wilt he past that dear old bolfdny when this
reaches ou,-ana fires are not thought of. mhIlc'
ordinary clothing Ia a burden and pafm-lcaf
fans are as "a'1 wool and yard wide to those
who seek The beauties OF Nature aud Fernando
M nd tlncfn. It Il ouly December 10 name
dom here Ia Flurida,--in all eIso It Is bright,
glorious. blooming jtno; the tosrs arc bslish-
luz profusely, tho awect vlolcta shade OIL the
Rraas into purple. tie stately camolia etters IN
It's c,ld beauty, Spanish baYonrt flashes ont It's
gaudy colora, the lily burats into thousand
var.cgatcd hucs. and tie mA1nols scut,ts alt tho
air, while the waving p!unes Of the dute, palm,
anu tho banana arc responsive to tho breeze
which waves arc like the zcphyrs Of ARABIA.
The sky Is tho same deep blue, the mocking-
bird tsls her charming medley, md nj, Nature,
antsnatc and fnann,ate, not only appcafS to
btlt il rrafty does rejoice IN tho fullest and
most perlret forms Of life: 10 iac', one cannos
breathe tho alr of this delightful spot nnd not
exuIt in the mere fact Of existence: and further,
II he or stle br but n wandering pilgrim from
the country oi snowB and trosta, ut ice and
tleety storms, sympathy Ftsce swift aud stfonE
10: .hosa who remain ~ tho higher 1at!sudcs
nlal ,1ndcrgti tho r2ors Of six tuonths' winter.
llow ! wish my many fFlends, dnEly rcadcra OF
TIE TnInuNE1n Cncaxo and elsewhere In tho
stormy 1ass Of january aud February for the
Rott anu baln,Y hotsrs which chase each other
with 1yiug feet iu this paradiss Of tho South.
remember nle tho motto of your nci9hbortnR
A1rhtean: ~ Qaat1is ttnnsn'am ansdend7, Cir
rannsp e. anu must say that II s anKulaliy mis-
applied. II thou scekest q beautiful pcnn-
sula, behnld lt:hcrc.h in Florida rather tllnn
In Michigan, lor certainly tho hand OF the Dl-
gtue GcuErapllev neycr laid ont and formed
fnrer land than this which tho Old spaniarl
POLITICALLY called after Flora's lovely progeny.
To the lnraiI whose faLllng health md shat
attacks Of Northern climate tn winter, Fer
nantl1ua and its charms ot ekv, nnl cartl, and
sen In all their varied beauty nEe q perfect
which pervades tho atmosphere of the place,
the chauED fsotn the sterile SHOWS o( winter to
1lsa Iu1urIans ltc Of the tropics, the invgorat-
ing brcczes from the sea tempered with Rehtr-
tkv~+<H %AAp
iuors Of the IIuc ioscsts,.-:all soothc, and
strengthen, and rcnow tho afflicted nerves, tho
weakened kYstcm, and tho cbbuE life. Ross,
quiet, bright, sunny days, Euncrous warmth,
June flowers. and wealth Of tropical fruit
these, md o thousand other Inducements, M
turc holds out anu pEot1crs With lavish hand to
nll, whether Invalid or tourist, who seek her In
tnlB ner choicest home.
All that have sa!d will, ia general, apply to
mn1y purtiops Of F!orlda, to tho ST. Johns and
y ita Gnslruus, to st. Augustine, to tho htgh lands
crossed by tho A.. q; y y. !. p. 4; X, ete, but
duvelnp at their best both In beauty and ilealti,-
ful effect. Ths town lies on Amelia lnyer, just
where It broadcna luto Cumberland Sound. u
heaviest tonnage, while milo on tho other side
beats the long.ro!tlnR surf OF tic Atlantic.
'fhs land 1s not very high. but II y sufficiently
rulttnE to diversity the scent aud afford tue most
beneficial results in thawayo ot natural sewerage.
The atIceta are wide, and most rtfrcshinEly
shaded by tho long, lcafy urns Of tho live mud
wntcF oak. Many atc laid In shell which Eri1ds
his ~. .n,s,od.a Inu ~ a.ns|
sn .ha,, loa ,a,o. .ns rnsa ,crs
hr,h1fnr ,aav ~ ~ hn.o.s ,n,, hnr.. I'll.
trnm the North-sllows rs lsmtlfr face, but for
a, a"I 'nos. Rts ."u .inti, asa o1u, qaa'oe
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