The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-11-10
TIL LAND or TLOWERS,

TIE i,INO or RIO WERS.
How II Looks to Newly Arrived stranror
An Interesting Letter from n Well
Known Gentleman.
OCALA, FLA., November /, 1885,
No doubt many Of my friends thought
me lit subject for the asylum when
they heard that had bid adicu to NJ!
the scenes Of early life amt gone to the
magic city OF Ocala Gas 4. is tcrmctN :.
BE that as it may, here | am-and |
must sly Chat at first, constituted rs |
;h', and III strange land among
strangers, [ felt lonely, and almost
wished myself back where | could
gaze on the faces Of loved ones whom
had left behind nc, probably never
again to meet on earth. But ! will not
despair, for s!i,' feel that the great
Give: OF al rood is still Watching over
nc, and in due time will cause ne TO
realize the hopes | have So iondIy cher
jShcd.
After arriving here and having moth.
ing to d., my first work was to visit
my Old Carolina friends, who came
here many. years ago. Through the
kindness Of my friend ID. a. Miller
(WEo, by the way, is a native of the
"ld i'a+mctto State, and Il highly
respectable and influential citizen of
this pIA"e) was furnished with Il
horse, irtc OF charge, and set out on
my journey. The first place | stopped
at was that Of Parson Owens, who
,cSidcs some eight or ten miles distant.
arrived II little after their usual time
was Invited into the dining-room, and
Sht down I" very nice and refreshing
dinner. lie rccHivcd me i'm the most
cordial manner, and showed disposi-
ton to do al he could to render my
Visit pleasant, and tunssiSt nc in sccur-
ing II position where | could make
mySclf useful. Just here | must be
permitted to say that | have never in
al Of my life met q more interesting"
family. Mrs. Owens, whom [ hnd
never met before, seemed like an old
friend, and showed by her actions that
she too would not shrink from auy
thing that would promote my interest
IN any way. And, last but not least
ii was quite treat TO one accustomed
10 thc society 1f ladies to meet with
Sncn intelligent and refined daughters
as lie has. Some, if not all of them,
nave thr!r orange groves, and the cncr-
&H thcy display in tlc management of
III" saihe Wnnid ito credit TO those who
n"H termed the llar,licr sex. But will
pass on to the next house, which was
'";I ol the widow OF INV old friend
Gen. w. n. Owens. Had he been
alive, he too would have met me in his
genial way, and my thoughts would
have wandered back TO those happy
inomcnls we had SO often spent in that
once prosperous and proud cid Pal
mctto State. Mrs. Owens mel INC very
cordially and entertained me in her
usually pleasant way. She has one
son and two daughters. The son de-
VOTES his attention mostly TO pIautiur
and is, l. understand, Il good planter
The younger daughter was sick AMI !
did rot have the pleasure of seeing her
>bAt thc Older one found untc intclli-
gent and sociablc, and learn she has
quite tact for business.
j.cavin" here, proceeded on my
Journey to Colonel Owcns's, some five
miles distant. and arrived about s,,n-
down. The Colonel did not come i,
I'll l'tt!c after dark, but Mrs. Owens
and her daughter, Mrs. Waldo, met
me III that good old South Carolina
style, and made ne feel that | was
still among friends. The Colonel is
going INTO orange culture, and already
IN" thtrty-i!Vt CT forty acres set out,
some OF which arc in fine bearing:
ana IN few years will have enough
TO make him comfortable. This being
the cnd OF my journey, returned to
"caia, and met with Colonel Eichcl-
berger nj the Moguolia Hotel. lie
li"t just returned from the Exposition
al L"clsriilc, and | was pleased indeed
to meet him. When | approached
him he received me very cordinlly.
and when asked if he could give me a
situation he replied that he could u'ot
give me definite answer, as he was
looking for Il man from VIRGINIA fo
arrive on the first of October. Uc
said TO me, however, that / could 90
out to his place near town and make
myself useful in some way. In very
short time he commenced TO uaIhcr
oranges, aud ! assisted in the puckiIin
house about two weeks, most of The
une asserting oranges. After this he
wished me TO sec one of his pct groves.
about thirty miles south of this place.
INC day was wnrm-ycs, to one accus.
Toned to ElOic northern luttjtud.. Il
was oppressive. But on we logged.
passing through a high, drv, Dine
country, the ground often rising to
much greater elevation I;,am on. would
ave supposed could bc found here.
Then we would descend TO whcro-it
was more fiat, and rs far lis 'thc cyc
could reach lay some Of the prptticst