The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-05-11
a LErrnR. FROM HornuRAs


important news ofGeorgia and th
United States, which are all highly
appreciated here, from the fact tina
we hear nothing from there scarcely
80 it is ell news to Us.
As a good many friends requested
me to write them soon after my ar
rival here, | beg little space in
Journal to save writing so many let-
tiers. arrived in New Orleans on
the 2Sth of February, and went to
the office of Maeheca Bros. and
bought me a ticket to Honduras, G..
A, (S35.00) and went on board of
the steamship, City of Dallas, which
was to sail on the Is. of March, but
owing to some ankno m delay in
the British mail, she bad to wait
until Sd at 4 o'clock p. m when she
left her moor'ng at the wharf and
steamed down the Mississippi river
with moderate cargo and thirteen
D lssengers. About | O'Clock p. III ,
we crossed the bar into the Gulf OF
Mexico, | IL miles from New Or
leans. Then the ship soon cons
menced her usual swinging motion
Very soon some OF the passengers,
who were so gayly on deck an hour
or so before, and bad never been to
sea, began to get little sea sick,
and they retired to their state rooms
and never were seen on deck any
more until we arrived at Belize, five
days out. $780,. .... s.a
There was two days delay there
landing cargo. We were also de-
layed at Livingston and Manswark
point, delivering the mail, landing
and taking on cargo. Arrived at
Puerto Cortez, Honduras, at 6
o'clock, a. m., Saturday, March 18th,
where disembarked The city of
Dallas is a fine steamer of 9l4 tons
burthen, 400 horse power, burns ~
tons of coal per day, aud runs about
II miles an hour, aud has every &C
commodation of a first class hotel,
keeps decidedly the best furnished
table ] ever sat to. | had by far
the most pleasant voyage ever en-
joyed. So travelling from here to
the States and returning no longer
the uncomfortable and monotonous
thing it once was, but instead is
quite pleasure. Passengers have
the best attention from the officers
and waters of the ship.
Ihave heard people frequently say
they would like to visit this country
if they could go all the way by Rail
Road. That is q mistaken idea.
Travelling in first class steamship
is much more pleasant and less haz
ardous than by Railroad.
After landing at Puerto Cortez,
| learned that there would be no
train up the road for several days,
and if started on the train it was
uncertain when | would get to my
destination. There was sea cap
tain by who remarked, the train was
not much to be complained OF when
few days before it beat q telegram
down from San Pedro two hours and
a half, 81 miles. AS | had q fruit
farm - miles up the line that |
wished to see and there was no way
getting there except to walk it. At
III o'clock | started on foot, the sun
shoue very hot, and as | had been
cooped S days, living high on the
steamer, the walk rather got the best
of me, and the mosquitoes we're
rather annoying in their practical
ceremonious welcome, out the mon
keys chartered at me, the macaus
and parrots made the elements ring
with their harsh notes of welcome
so hardly realized how fatigued
was until got to the farm. | hao
some hope of finding my son Johr
Coleman there, but | only founc
Mr.. Green, who was employed t.
attend to the place.
As had eaten nothing since
morning and taking such a tramp ii
the hot sun, my appetite was quit
sharp, so Mr.. Green at once went t.
cooking His stock of provision
was limited to rice, fish and gree'
plaintains, which were ell put in t.
one pot and set on the fire to cook
After boiling 20 or 30 minutes, Mr.
g announced dinner ready. Th'
table was little box on the ground
The main dish was the pot where
the grub was boiled, which occupied
the centre of the table. The plates
consisted of banana leaves cut about
one foot square. We bad to use our
fingers and teeth in place OF KNIVES
and forks Quite a change of fare
from the steamer to the fruit farm,
nevertheless | made hearty meaI
of it.
Night 5000 came on. Mr.. G. said
| could take charge of Johns bed
which be had fixed up for his con
venieuce when he visited the farm al
it was dark and we had no light,
inquired what sort OF a bed it was
Judging from the surroundings. Mr.,
G. said ut was a good bed of forks
driven into the ground, poles LAID
on them, with banana leaves put OF
the poles, with a mOsquitoe bar
what better bed could man want 7
So | crawled 10, and the hum of tbs
mosquitoes outside the bar, all anx
ious to kiss me good night, soor