The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-05-12

able and prettiest little hotels in the
state History had made us &C.
quainted with the gallant exploits Of
our noble host who was one of the
brave defenders OF the Church OF
Granada in Nicarauga, while under
the banners of Walker. 1t is hard
to meet handsomer looking man
than the Colonel, although his
bravery has been the cause of almost
making him a cripple. The hotel is
the finest building in the place, which,
would have good appearance if the
people could only be convinced of
the value OF whitewash or paint and
some shade trees. An enterprising cit
zen Captain S. j. Fox has put down
a tramway from Titusvile to Salt
Lake to connect with the st. Johns
river, distance Of eight miles, at his
own expense. The road is three feet
six inches track and the cars are
drawn by two mules working one on
each side. 1t has now been running
for four years and little expense has
been incurred in renewing the rails.
On arriving at Titusville we found
little prospects OF getting down to
Rock Ledge, where the picnic was to
be held, as the people of that locality
had already taken advantage OF a
favorable wind to go in advance, how.
ever, thanks to the kindness OF Mr..
James Stewart who put his clipper
yacht the "Flirt" at our disposal and
gave us the pleasure OF his company
in managing her, we had good time
of it, making the run of twenty miles
in three hours. Jim Stewart is
little reserved at first, but get him
thawed out and you will find an
agreeable companion. On arriving
at the picnic grounds our modesty,
for which only agricultural editors
are noted, was put to the test, land
ing among some two hundred gentle
men, ladies and children and not see
ing familiar face made us quite
bashtul. We modest1y inquired is
:@yG93eipg fast" she ans wered: ~ on
Munger 49, ssiI7r17E-0-' " y, ~ llviu
is our old friend Hatch or Moses,
mot there" Where is Captain
Sharp? etc, no one we knew. Until
we hit our friend Sheldon of New
Smyrna, who hunted up our acquant.
ances for us then we were all right.
Introductions here and there, healthy,
bronze colored men, buxom, comely
matrons, and charming girls, first
rate spread; may the maker Of that
oyster pie live FOR ever, and we were
quite at home. 1t is hard to meet a
prettier and more advantageous place
in Florida than Rock Ledge we wish
there was more of it, but there are
only about one hundred and twenty
acres OF magnificent hammock land
now for sale, which will soon he
taken up. The advantages Of the
place are great ana now that water
communication from the St. Johns
river has been brought within two or
three miles OF 1t, the place is on the
broad road 10 prosperity. 1t is
seldom we have met with two more
agreeable ladies than Mrs. Williams
and Mrs. Moses and mole plucky
ones, ladies who not only do their
own household work, and so cheer.
fully do they do it that they make a
pleasure of necessity, they also make
the sails for their husbands boats
Such women make the men, and sue
cess must be the result, and fortune
smile on them in after years. Oul
friend and correspondent Captain II
S. Williams, the ES,1la6amia0 81
our paper, is just what we expected tc
find from his writings, a whole-souled
noble southern gentleman, he was
kind enough to give us information
that will be of benefit in our future
labors. A. L. Hatch another Ala
bama gentleman, who came here