The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-03-29

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ndiailnr Ne lahi-sge m EnI near, and
The ss "a wIiiwssIs Afe s'0inT M iniIy
10 sspbst their sylvan retreats aai IN.
nh Ourselves wih l,eif TnlIs ulad.
happy ard thankful 10 h. ~ osnpfee.
and 10 have usls golien opportunity %
upHmnns with nature anil esplors her
hidden smfcs ve w.nisr IL DIR own
sweet will
This Is sail b le The most desirable
climate 10 all florida, and We ara almost
persuaded" that M where eIse IL there
meh deIlaous weather lalmy, aoft, SUN
shiny days sueeeed eaeh yther TO the
lrnFih Of iuuf ~ FIVE. and then one or
too sep ~lhemslves sxay. and Iol the
sun smiles sgaln. the STREETS and roads
arr dry. AMI one can ~ forth, "a II no
cloud had coise aud rDn-.
Here w are free from the chill II the
fresh ra air, bu, the brecscs reach us
inugh, with the cior Of the pine forests
and through which they have fingered
and caugh, their health-giving properties
Mariana Is a quiet, rural, picturesque
town Of about 1900 peopIe--es@ptionally
refined, cultivated, sociablc, and chnrm.
inely natural. II seems 10 Us q sweet
place 10 have home and live out ones
life far from the ''madding crowd"
With such people as friends, In such a
climate, surrounded by books, flowers
and nature, exceeding all other charm,
what more could one wish 2
The beautiful amber-colored waters OF
the Chipolec How by, and q short walk
reveals TO M the ''wanderings Of water,
ON whose light and smiles the universal
happiness Of the young year seems re-
aectcd," while everywhere are patches
Of "prodigal flowers and towering trees
nodding In the March brcczcs, which
helps bend them 10 our despoiling hands.
Here Is our " snow-whitc dog-wood
g~linting In the sunlight. The red
maple CLEANS In scarlet splendor, and
the red-bud, more delicate In shading,
Is not less pretty. New to our eyes are
the great clusters Of "silver.bells," white
and pure. H~oney-sucklc, pink and
w~hite--known Of old In u native woods
Of North Alabama-send out their per
tune OF welcome; n also the sweet crab
apple, dainty as Ills sweet; while the
golden jasmine claims ready acknowl.
edgcment Of Its sweetness and beauty,
and reminds us OF some pleasant days
last spring at Woodland Farm" with
dear friends, who have changed the | 70,
: the a, or have carried with them our lovs
and best wishes. .
Yesterday we were driven ont to ses
the great natural wonder Of these parts
the Long Moss Spring." introduced
with onc Of Mrs. Lee Henix's best stories
Marcus warand." The country around
Is somewhat broken and the dcclivitie,
/. Of the hills arc marked by the outcrop.
, ping lime ledecs-hcrc Of q white cal
carcous nature. A winding drive bring,
you suddenly In view Of n beautiful
| cxpanse Of water at first you SEQ ne
1 spring, ~ there Is no ouigushing Of wa
~ters--as Is usual with other springs-buI
naturally u wends their way up to tn,
, head OF the stream, where the rough hill
!, aide sweeps round into q scmi-circula
' curve, its base tapped by the restless tide
here you look down into infinite depth
Of blue and gasc with awe and wonde
= into this gushing fountain, this illimiia
: bic outburst Of limpid waters, bubblinI
up from out the rocky caverns far below
you look long and searrhinely into II
| blue-sreen depths 80 deeply, darkly
h beautifully blue" 50 profound In depsl
that the eye cannot iathom its mysterie
or grasl' ls compass. Bursting up iol
ever-in great volumes Of limpid iiuid
clear a. air Il iorms . wide. swift an
Q deep strcsm, capable Of floating q larry,
A sized steamer, u cleared Of the dcbrl
that lies shrouded In its lower current
One can but wish that the Thirsty ihos
sands Of some one Of our great eitie
a could herr supply their wants In ampl
/, measure 81 this fountain Of fountains.
Beautiful, wonderful, surprising all.
this wcllspring Of North Florida.
\. well epays the tourist who passes With
hity miles Of !, TO devisis from his wa
and pay court 10 lie enehAntment III
depth Ia twenty ieet Of moro; the lonl
long MOI, 'the slender enserrld-sres
/, plumes,. ciiuc to lis sdes and cove
the greater part Of the bed Of the ssreau
r which the iorcc u tho current keeps
,e perpetual undulsiins motion. Here o.
70 there arr patches Of white and In mi
strram. 81 various depths Of thres
twelve feet the waller l. not cold, -
a. our more northern latitude. and .
Of greatly tempted 70 lave In M clear. sws
"A depths and float with IL loreiul cunel
= stones thrown into The spring prop
aak slowly - they sixHs downvsr
hnpeded BY the upwsrd-boundins bu
- blss. white siones and shells wing
ihe patches Of vhiss nd becoms n
ea disns With all M primal hues. and !
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N. ~vss~~l~. n ths dero.