The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-04
A virginia Readjuster ON fiis
Travels.

fCorrcepondcnce az the Richmond Dispstch.l
JAcxsoSvIfIg, FLA, January 81, 1857.
To-day since ~ O'Clock Is the first time
have secn the sun for one whole week, ana
Of nv run from Richmond ria Atlanta ana
Macon 20 this place shall not attempt 70
saw much. since WAS in Atlanta In 1865
the scars Of war have not only healed, but
II has grown to huge proportions. and bears
a metropolitan air. There are many me
buildings and lively appearance OF bust
psss. but the streets are crooked, many OF
then, not paved, and, as II has been raining
for forty DAYS, YOU may well imagine there
was much mud; indeed, never saw any
thing ike II in any city. was there scye-
raj DAYS, and tried TO walk about, but con-
cluded could do better with horse and bug
gy. After desperate effort TO see all that
was said 10 be interesting 10 stranger
I gave II UP and took the ears for Macon,
where spent one day. The country be-
tween Atlanta and Macon distance, lO3
miles) Is mostly undulating, and has an old,
worn appearance. Cotton-heids with
stubble, indicating light crop, small pines,
and scrub oaks make up the landscape, ex.
cept near Griffin; and between Griffin ana
Macon there were some good-looking nelds
OF wheat. Macon Is very pretty place, Is
built on seven or more hills, has wide
streets and many beautiful private resi-
denccs, though cannot say very much
admire the style Of architecture In some OF
them; too much strain afterth "1sthetic."
l cannot admire anything that goes above
the frost-iinc Of Virginia mountalneers 5
imarination, but I can and DO admire
the tastcfuIly-arTanged yards and lawns
planted with eyergreens and shrubbery,
and occupying an area large enough for
comfortable breathing room. / left Macon
at Ga A. NJ. yesterday, and in twelve hours
travel over the strsigbtest road this side
the Ohio saw more pine woods, more poor
cattle with small bodies and big head-gear,
more saw-mills, and more turpcntine dis
tilleries than often meets the gaze OF Viz
yinisD. The road from Macon to this
place (2GG niles runs through the pine
wood region Of Georgia and part Of Flor
Ida, and where there is no swamp to inter-
fere almost every tree seems 10 be chopped
or boxed for tIlrpentine. Very little land
i'm cultivation after crossing the Ocmulgee
river. In these extensive pine forests there
Is no underbrIisb, but the ground is COW
cred with dead grass, which is called
wircgrass, and there are numbers oil cattle
that live on it, though from their appear
ance il must be poor food. j arrived
at this place at G. p. NJ, and had
not been in the hotel more than
an hour when fellow came up TO me
and The following coI!oquy occurred: 81
see, sir, you are from Virginia; ! am from
Ohio, and..I beg your pardon, would like
TO know /; you area Reddjusterf" "sir,"
replied, 81 an a RcddiuSter, and the best
YOU ever saw; been in full practice for
several years. Would you like 10 be read
justedf" ooh, no; guess / am all right,
and mean no offence, but l have never had
the opportunity Of talking with Virginia
Rosdjuster, and would like to have bet
ter understanding Of the matter than pre-
sume c.,n be obtained by hearing one side
only" Wei, i ended 10y an explanation
that made us passable friends, and to-day he
has been my useful companion in looking
around this interesting city, which sits
upon the banks of the broad st. Johns, en-
powered In evergreen groves, and looks
like queen whose smile is as "sweet as
the breeze that fans the smiling field"
{. NJ. X.