The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-04-17

egared apoa ths sbelske of a. Ancies;.
Egyptians. His team, II hecannot ai1bfsl
mule, i single OK 70 Nhose SLOW pesS
he contentedly accommodates himself. re
II his own mastsr. If On rising 10 tlss
mosning hs feels unasaally aysFss 70 work
be goee ar6sh,pg wiiAont 8 aualm. rs
has regular rest days. Saturday and Snp;
day, that are sacred, and throws in an oes;
casionaI other day daring the week for :
picnic ~ preaehing. !.
/ AltOgetheF, they ore . cheerful, gooG
natured Apd amusing race, these sons 81
Ham, and now that society hes bees,
shaken down since the fecoustr rdction pa.
rod, and the forces of superior inteliia
gence and political sagacity have brougbts
the whites te the top and 70 the prAeticSss
control Of affairs in State, county and ma
.nicipality, there is remarkable degree
Of tolerance, Of good temper and Of good
mutual understanding between the diverSs
elements of the population here. Politicds
bitterness has disappeared, and ordsf
and law - - '' - 3
ARE EvERYwHRRE PARAMOUNT.
But what can be expected of even 4
fertile agricultural country like Uplanss
Florida 20 long as the soil is abused biz
unintelligent methods such as have d4s
scribed, and the population remains dis
tributed as it is in Leon county to day
where the negroes largely outnumber ths
whites? The remedy is to be found, ana
it cannot be long delayed, in an infnx
of new settlers from the North. Thene
is here an abundance of the richest lang
in the most beautiful localities inviting
immigration; land suited especially ta
the fruit raiser, the truck farmer and this
breeder on large scale Of fine cattle and
sheep, and it is to be purchased all cleared
and improved at less price per acrethaa
the unbroken pine forests in parts OF
South Florida, where the "orange bootn's.
has put everything up to fancy figures. ~
The great difficulty heretofore has been:
the lack of transportation facilities. Next
year the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad :
giving through communication to thet
West, and Townsville and Gulf Rail,s
road, opening up a direct connectioiss
with the Northern system of roads, will;
bring all the lands into rapidly enhance
ing market :;
Tallahassee, of whose architectural and
business aspect not much can be said, bats
whose natural charms are of the first orr
der, presents just now q wealth of floral.
attractions that cannot be surpassed. 1t!
is fairly smothered in tea roses and moi
settes. Here is single garden with over:
two hundred varieties, embracing nearly;
all the names upon the florists catalogues
and of such a size and perfection of forms
and tint as put the best products of che.
hot-house to the blush. Imagine yourself
taking step-ladder to your most rare and
delicate tea roses and gathering blooms by;
the bushel! Sssranos, Lamarques, Perlet
des Jardins, Cloth of Colds, Malmaisons,s
Duches of Brabants, Marshal Niels, and.
Augusta teas, the finest of alt blooming
as profusely as HI, rmoas, and clambering
over trellises, out-houses and up into treess
even, make spectacle, which, to the,
lover of flowers, is well worth coming a
thousand miles to see. A month ago the
city was ablaze with camelias of tree-likGs
size, with azaleas, tea-olives, daphnes,:
jasmine, pittosporum, banana and Other
Towering shrubs too numerous and res
condite for newspaper mention The tohrs
list, who has once had the happiness ,oE
treading Tallahassee's streets in the spring.:
season, will never afterward question the
pre-eminence of Florida's claim to her:
best-loved title, 6" The Land Of Flowers. :,
Tallahassee has an elegant new hotel:
the Leon Htoel-anl numerous boarding.:
houses of the best class. Neither tho
lover of beauty, the votary Of sport no,:
the seeker for health can select better
spot for winter sojourn. The people are
hospitable and refined and greatly given
to sociality the drives are charming and
livery cheap; the surrounding fields arg
alive with quail, while Lakes jackson;
Lafayette, Iamonia and Miccosukie afford
the duck hunter fight shooting, only lin, |
tied by the quantity of ammunition he can
carry. The best quail shooting and duck
ing have ever seen in my life have ems
joyed right here within easy walk or;
drive of the town limits. cJ.F.A.