The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-12-20

PANS, FRANCE, Nov. 10Th ia

70 nave tnAuAeu yOu OetOt0 tuD lOI TING kSnuuGSS
you had In sending me regularly the FLoRTpIAN.
Every number convinced me Of the fact that
Florida was 6nally coming out" and Tallahas-
see waking up. How often have / said to my
self while travelling through Europe, particular
ly the South Of France and Italy, II Florida was
peopled and cultivated like these countries, It
would be the first Stale 10 the Union.
went through ireland, and called Il the farm
of England. What an amount of toll it requires
to make this old soil produce so muchi And
what poor houses the people live inl No won
der the Irish emigrate TO other countries.
England is full of smoke manufactures every
where. II looks like being the workshop of Eu-
rope. 1t is gloomy land TO live in; and why it
Is called Merry England" is TOO much for ue to
answer since the weallhiest class of English peO-
pie go TO the Continent to get out of the English
gloom and be merry.
Once The English channel is crossed, Heaven
and Earth seems to change 1t was most remark
able the day on which crossed il gloom on one
| side, sunshine on the other; the epilhet Sunny
France must come from English travellers.
AS told you, l was to perform the ceremony
Of hanging the pot hook HOUSE warming-in
my cousins new house, and on the occasion to
give an American dinner / had brought with
me everything from the States; therefore, from
the soup down to the coffee, everything was
American, and everything was found excellent
except perhaps the soup-tOO much pepper Tie
st. Louis beef was the best DISH the Boston beans
and pork had true Yankee taste, and the sal
mon could not be beaten. The dessert, cherries,
etc, everything was found excellent To make
the dinner more American, tried to make the
guests put some Of every dish 10 the same plate,
but this could not be done; everything but that
therefore the plates were changed four or five
times. 1 must say that the blackberry wine
given to me for the ceremony by Mrs. Pettes of
Tallahassee, and Of her own manufacture, was
considered to be as good as Malaga wine; and at
the table there were some who knew what good
wine Is. These were Astonished that more
blackberry wine was not made. To end the din
ner we all took few drops from the Fountain
| OF Youth OF Ponce De Leon-the Wakulla Spring.
Finally lit the fire in the fireplace with Flori-
da "lightwO0d" aud illuminated the place with
| lightwOod splinters. The result of all this was
that the St. LOUIS beef and Columbia river sal
mon can be found In several grocery stores of the
place. Why should not the Tallahassee black
berry wine be found there tooi
| Afler having taken long rest started for
Italy went directly to The county seat ofthe
Roman American College at Palestrina, and there
] found myself in the midst of American smdents
After having heard and spoken nothing but
French and Italian, It was like being once more
in America was most cordially treated while
there. and was invited to give lecture to the
students.
| came back to Rome where saw the Pope,
| Leo XIII, who seems to have spirit too strong
| for his body. l have no doubt were he younger
| and stronger he would leave Rome.
| In Rome / met great many priests. What a
confusion Of tongues Rome isl There you meet
people from all parts of the world, and though
Latin Il Q dead tongue, it's full of life In Rome.
It's really funny to hear Latin coming through
lips which belong 10 head with q pig-tail hang
| ing to IT,
After stay of about month in Italy, during
| which I had seen 30 many wonders of art, for
on my way visited the Milan Exposition, par.
ticularly that of tho fine arls) came back home
and now I am in Paris on my way back to
| American. have been several times at the Ex-
position OF Electricity and have seen from the
6rss battery or pile Of Volta down to the latest
invention Of Edison. Edison is attracting great
deal ofattention. His rooms are always full, and
his photograph Is hoafse with singing
There was an old negro
And his name was uncle Ned - ETC.,
to the great wonder, satisfaction aud amusement
Of the public. have travelled by electricity, ON
the electric tramway. and I only wish / c.iud
travel back To Tallahassee by ihs same means
All this may be all right. but you may ak the
question. "What good did all this travelling do
yOu Come down q, The practical
First, have travelled; that's something
The ruling stono gathers no moss" That's
very true, EDr h takes money TO travel; bat the
rolling stone gsts pOiisAsd aud that's The very
thing man needs-polishIny-edu "Nev.
e. 10 old " learn" Travelling to q man should
be means ofleafning. OF reading the great book
Of the world al least few lines Of H. II gives
one broad views Of things; Ia a.word be knows
that when Il rains 81 home the whole world ,is
NOT wet; or 70 come down 10 the practical, that
4 b not always The blggest COW that gives the
most milk" Meeting with different people, be
Gets different ideasis ssNytAiae. ftom the oues
be had ct home. i.4+ tsf
Ons thing which hss struck me through the
difessnt counlrieso Of Europe. b The numbers Of
soldiers which are seen everywhere and at all
times Europe Is said % be II pesce; but why
sp many soldieml Why keep 90 many millions
a msn ready Il anylims 70 butcher oiis Anothsr
Somehow OF Other, I don't know uhy, bet /
think the time b not ar o. when shey WIN meet
t. do Their bloody work |. end mosi probably when
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