The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-05-26
The Cranberry Swamp.

The Cranberry Swamp.
"Of course" said young Doctor
Dedling, "a man has his own fortune
to look to-"
"Of course" said Judith Gray :;
and as she spoke the words a cold
chill seemed to creep, like slowly
congealing ice, around her whole
heart.
"It you had consulted me as to
your affairs.'' went on the young
man, "Instead of taking this very ex-
traordinary step, entirely without ad
wise or COUNSEL"
eyes, I know" hurriedly inter-
posed Judith; "but it's over and
past now, SO perhaps we had better
not talk about it."
The red winter sunset was blazing
with sullen fire above the cedar copse
in the west. the leafess woods held
up their black arms in a sort OF
wrestling agony, toward the sky, as
the bleak wind tossed them to and
fro; and solitary raven uttered his
ominous croak, in the woods at the
back Of the house.
Dr. Dedling shuddered as he
looked around him, and glanced out
toward the dreary swamp that ex-
tended toward the east.
"Such place." said he, "for a
woman to elect to live in"
"It isn't very cheerful" said
JudiMe y""but I've lived here all my
al ow."
On the:s6svIle.t,s OF Mairnatee
4 aleast we may give otfenl. the SO
A want it kaat.a &erGat.t 1a3, besssa,;..
s'..gSl& otherw2,oeor .avro .ao.U, u "a
hige.e. al e fruit than it naturally
would do, at the expense of long lite
shSSe 9Th for the maturing of the
crop, and report upon it.-Orlo'ado
Reporter.
On the 9th OF April the Picnic,
or Chinese Flat Peach, ripened at
Bellview, the beautiful place of A, L.
Yniestra, Esq, on the Escambia.
Some Of these peaches have been
brought to town, were mellow-rIpe,
beautifully colored with shaded red
from its deepest hue until it paled
off into whitish tint, and they
measured from seven and halt 10
nine inches in circumference, and
were OF fine favor Pensacola
Gazette.
Mrs. M. d. Papy has in her flower
garden flower rare i'll this section.
1t is the bloom Of Sage Palm and
must be seen to be appreciated. The
stem of the Palm is perhaps less than
two feet in height and some ten |
inches in diameter. The long mar
row leaves have shot out about mid
way Of the stem and form a perfect
collar, while on the top of the stalk
the flower has appeared. 1t will be a
curiosity to those who have never
seen anything OF the kind and will
repay visit.-E2orididn.
About two hundred hands are
now employed in the different
branches of constructing the South
Florida Railroad from this point TO
Orlando, and forty more were eX-
pected on the Geo. II. Bird last
evening. If the latter ones arrived, it
will make the largest number en-
ploycd at any one time since the
road was commenced. The track
will be laid and completed to Shro
der's mill, seven miles out, by Satur-
day evening OF the present week.
SANFORD Journal.
We have seen many specimens OF
fine Irish potatoes grown during the
present season, but some that MIR. K.
W. Gamble of this city has exhibited
to us surpass them all. They were
of the Early Rose variety, one Of
which weighed twenty seven and a
half ounces--nearly one pound and
three ouarters-with circumference
of seventeen and quarter by nine
teen and three quarter inches. Our
business neighbor Mr.. Huntress, has
also produced some superior speci-
mems from Brooks Seeding planted
early in February. We believe,
! however, that the Early Rose has
4 given the best satisfaction and is the
iavorite with gardeners.-ET0r1didn.