Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-03

Tiny, Irameu'ln gllmpse OF the Day.
A well.worn pavement (if that be the
word l should use) encircles the en-
bankment, and an equally well-worn
flight of stone steps leads to its top.
From the outer edge of this pavement
rises the walls Of the fort, which are
now broken and jagged, covered with
moss, lichen and vines, and the trailin
glossy.leaved yellow jessamine with it,
golden flowers and bitter-sweet odor,
we found there in abundance, even
though it was mid winter. The en-
bankment bids fair to produce in a few
years fine grove of water oaks. Ma
ture seems to be doing her best either
to hide the ravages of time or to add
more ancient appearance to the fort.
Only the smooth worn steps and pave
ment show what a Mecca it IS for visi-
tors. We pluckedsa few sprigsof grass
from the broken walls, as one gathers
Eidelweiss in the ALPS, and then took
our departure from this historical spot.
We then drovetoward the northeast
part Of the city and around what is
known as the Stoddard Farm, and a
beautiful place too it is. An ideal
Southern home, with a lovely, pictur.
esque dwelling situated on slight ele-
walton, and around it the grounds are
most artistically laid off, and the fruit
orchards are as carefully cultivated as a
flower garden. Quite a variety of
fruits grow there, among which are the
orange, pomgranite, guava, japan per-
simmon, and variety of grapes.
Beyond this farm there was only a
pine forest, so we concluded to return
to the city, as Polly suggested that
"the wind through the pines was enough
to give one the blues or the heartache.
Our drive back carried us past the
Union Depot, of which Pensacola is
justly pround. 1t is large, square
two,story building with an observatory
on top, which affords fine view of the
country for miles around. A network
of railways surround the building.
Then through sand of unusual depth
we rode past the magnificent home Of
d. F. Sullivan, Pensacola's millionaire
| Cor rather five or six millionaire). The
house does not differ materially from
the majority of city mansions, but the
large yard was really thing of beauty
The grass was like smooth green car
pet, interspersed with blazing beds anG
parterres of flowers, and these together
with the paths were bordered with i'm
mense pale pink conch shells, closely
set together A few oaks and chini
trees afforded sufficient shade, and in
terspersed among the shrubbery, il
which the cape jassamine predominated
were rustic seats, cunning little arbors
etc., and to one side of the dwellin,
rose three.story windmill, a very fire
quent adjunct of the houses there. W
passed on then to the busy heart Q
Palafox street, and then at the driver
suggestion we paid a visit to "OI
Spanish Town" This is situated i
the suburbs of the city near the coast
and is as quaint, curious and al
cient looking as heart of Gar
tique" lover could desire. Til
houses are old and look as weathe
beaten as the men who sit around thel
smoking their pipes. They have ma
r sive doors and the shutters are smallt
D editions of the doors, with no Stats, an
P with heavy iron fastenings. They al
y nearly all two story buildings wit
heavy looking balconies above but mol
e below, which gives them a curious a
u pearance. Little foreign looking shop
Il and stores, swarthy men and womt
h and dirty children abound in this qua
n ter Of the city from which we turnc
'r our faces homeward after seeing q
n that an ordinary driver in Pensaco
+ could show us.