Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-10

mains unsolved in the minds of its PEG.
pie, though each one seems cognizant
of athe fact that it can't last forever,
and determined to get all out o. it that
is possible. We left Bagdad just at
sunset, and after IA short twilight, dark
ness, relieved only by starlight, was
upon us. They were still pumping the
water out below, and it was a slow,
wearisome journey the rest of the way.
1t was "a happy party upon whom
the lights of Milton dawned at last.
We were duly sympathized with by
our friend when we reached her sweet
little home, and found what delicious
feeling il was TO rest both mind and
body, though really think our minds
rested more, after the turmoil they had
been in for the last few hours. 81 am
so glad" said Polly, "that nothing seri.
Gus really did happen, because Tom
would have never quit saying Il told
you so, and if there is one thing more
than another which makes me fell as if
could fight it is to have that said 70
me-" | agreed with her fully.
The next morning we walked through
and around the village, and we came
to the conclusion before we reached
home that there was not much to be
seen. 1t has possibly two thousand in
habitants, and no income save from its
saw mills and lumber shipments. It's
very scatteringly built, and has the reg.
ulalion plank walks Of that part of the
country. But the. charm lies in the
people, and after two weeks stay
with them | was quite willing to en-,
dorse my friends statement that it was
the most delightful place in the world.
Old and young join in the little i'm
promptu merry markings which are an
every day and night occurrence there,
and while there is'an absence of any,
thing approaching formality or stiffness,
there is quiet dignity and a gentle
grace which is IA peculiar characteristic
of these people. Without any demon.
strative attention they make you feel
at home at once with them, or rather
as if you were one of them.
Happy Nook" a little settlement
formed by the engineers and contract.
os, aud their families, on the new rail,
road was about mile from Milton
and | suppose its existance ended with
the completion of the road. 1t certain
ly deserved its name, and it was very
happy week which Polly and | spent
there. Most of the people whom We
met there were from Georgia, anC
South Carolina, with a slight sprink
ling of Tennesseans and Kentuckans
Our trip to Milton certainly gave III
another picture for that gallery, o
, which Oliver Wendell Homes speaks
: and in this case, it was a "heart pic
, ture," because we met so many warn
hearted good people whom but to know
, was to love. A short time after ou
, return to Pensacola we went on an ex
, cursion on the new road, (the P. q A.
J and for ten miles, Gas far as we went,
f the route is certainly beautiful.
crosses the bayou Texas, and for dis
! lance of several miles it skirts the Bay
5 which is always beautiful. On tn
| other side are high bluffs covered wit
: a thick growth of magnolias, inter
] spersed with orange farms, and place
t which if they were on the Hudson
I would be called "villas." We STOP
o ped and went through one orang
orchard, and we think nature was in
4 partial mood when she created tn
3 orange tree. Not only is the tree love
n ly and symmetrical in size, shape, an
G foliage, but you will find the bud, tn
Il blossom, green fruit, and the ripe PEI
e feet oranges, all on the tree at tn
n same time, and each in itselfa beaut
IS full thing. The proprietor of tn
6 orchard we were told and we found
|. to be trne, always gave to each visitC
It there one orange, and no more. The
n were simply delicious, and the favor
n very little like that of the oranges "
e get at home. There was a packing e
e Enlistment on the place but we d