The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-07

soft brown hair. Owing 10 head-wirds
we were three DAYS and nights making
the distance 10 "Edcp," and during the
voyage she cooked, arranged the cabin,
helped her father hoist, lower, and trim
the sails, and sat up more than bal! tae
night assisting him IN sailing the vessel.
She would sing. Whistle, and blow the Gus
tomary conk salute when passing other yes
sells: and when she reached her home, with
veil she jumped ashore, and was received
by her mother and three brothers with
shouts Of joyous welcome.
HAPPY HOME.
After supper she went INTO the parlor, fol-
lowed by the whole crowd, aud taking her
scat at the piano played and sung. One OF
her brothers accompanied on the violin and
the others sang. The next day saw her
ipdustriousIy engaged over wash-tub,
and understood from q lady boarder that
she assisted in the cooking. The next eve
ming and every evening the concert IN the
parlor was repeated. This Eden " affords
an apparent happy family, and the stuffed
skin OF an enormous rattlcsnake among the
cuTlOSlllt6 vi tnt Dldtt ~ bihot yP'N'' -
the triumph Of good over evil. BE that rs
IL NAV. Miss Lucy il a "daisy." / must
not neglect to say that the other lady who
ACCOMPANIED us on our voyage was Mrs.
Sturgess. OF Chicago, a refined, dignlhed
lady, and the mother OF the two bright
and pretty little girls before alluded to.
THE "ATLANTIc's ROAR"
rh;s so-cailcd riyer-more properly
sound--has three inlek-Mosquito inlet,
Indian-River inlet, and Jupiter inlet. IL is
singuIarly straight; at no point OF the l2o
miles have trayersed was the vision OBJ
structed by land when looking up or down
the riyer-tbc horizon and the water meet
when looking either way. Its width va
ries from one to several miles, eX-
cent near Jndian-Riyer inlet, where the
main channel will not average more than
n Quarter OF a mile for seven miles, but
then there are numerous islands in that vi
cinity, and even below that, that arc COW
cred with dense green foliage and seem to
1oat upon the water. At no point are you
out OF hearing the roar OF the Atlantic, and
I'm one place only about two hundred yards
Of timbered land separate the two bodies
OF water.
WHERE BIRDS DO cONGREGATE.
Among the islands there Is one called
"Peican island" which is the breed
ing-pIace of that singular waterfowl the
pelican. The island is very low. partly
marshy, and contains about six acres. We
left our course TO see it, and when we first
got in sight it was literally covered with
pelicans. When we landed the old birds
by hundreds Jew out on the water, and the
young, in various stages Of growth. instead
Of trying to get away, set upa hideous squak
and snapped at every one that came near
them. The nests are made OF coarse sticks
built up about foot high, and none seemed
20 have more than three eggs in them. The
timber on the island has been all killed and
mostly broken down. | understand that n
gentleman has lately purchased the island
with view OF utilizing the guano. Were
it in Virginia, though il Is not first quality,
by reason Of occasional overflow OF water,
yet it would be OF great value. We car
ried away q young pelican about the size
of goose, and he would eat six mulets
that would average ten inches in length at
meal.
TROPICAL FRUIT.
The lower part OF the river ii more
sDarsely settled than il is in this vicinity,
but being free from frost and better
adapted to tropical productions, par
ticularly pineapplcs, bananas. and CO.
coanuts, it is considerably sought after
by persons from the North and North
west. Everybody seems to want planta-
ton of pmeapples. They come into bear
ing in two years, require but little labor,
and are very profitable. An acre OF ground
will contain 10000 plants; and, strange to
say, they do best on comparatively poor
land, thus leaving the richer lands for
oranges, bananas, &c. l saw several good
sized cocoanut-trees on the lower river.
1t is the prettiest OF all the palm family, |
and has leaves ten or twelve feet long. A
great deal OF the western coast OF the river
is rock-bound by coquina, and its banks,
lined as they are with the cabbage palm
and the lightcr-green mangrove slye full
TO the title OF "the evergreen Shores
OF the beautiful Indian river
TIE ST. LUCIA.
Tcu miles below Eden" the st. |
Lucia river comes in, and really |
the river below the inlet is properly |
called by the natives est. Lucia bay" |
The United states Coast Survey has float. |
ing station ut the mouth OF the st. Lucia,
and In sight on the ocean beach is a relief |
or liie-sayrng station. We sailed down and |
called at the survey station, anG were very |
ciyilIy treated by young man named
Crawford, who said he was from Norfolk. |
The commandment was absent.
For nearly the whole way between |
" Eden'i and st. Lucia the grass grows as
thick as wheat, and fully up to the surface |
in water ten to twelve feet deep-a sea
OF grass. When l left Eden for this place |
our winds were less contrary, and barring |
a sun-pealed nose and hands made sore by |
catching big fish, including one shark. |
feel but slightly damaged. and propose
starting on TOMORROW for Havana.
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