Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-04-19

new lighthouse far out at sea forming
a bright reflection almost up to the sea
wall, where the little boats were moor
ed, and against which the sea murmur-
ed tonight as it had done in years long
gone. If the Italian language is the
language of love, then st. Augustine
is the place for telling "the old, old
story, always old, but ever new" 1t
is said that one will make love at ST..
Augustine if the soul contains an
ounce of sentiment. If married you
forget it, if single you are not allowed
to forget it; in either case you are
glad you are woman, delighted if you
are pretty woman, and charmed to
be told so for the hundredth time. 1t
is no wonder st. Augustine has been
growing in popular favor year by year
as winter resort. This season the
four large hotels were crowded with
guests.
Of course we visited here the old
Spanish fort formerly called San Juan
de Pinos, afterwards changed to San
Marco. AT the change of flags in
1912 it received the name of Fort
Marion, which it now bears. 1t was
begun in 1920 and completed in 1856.
The construction is conquince, a con.
erection of shell quarried on Anastasia
Island opposite the city. The labor
was principally done by Appalachian
Indians, who were forced to work on il
for sixty years. This stronghold was
never taken by any beseiging enemy.
1t requires an armament of 100 guns
and 1000 men as a garrison. 1t is in
all respects castle after the style Of
those Of the middle ages of Europe.
Indeed part of it is called "St. Marks
Castle" The Constitutional city coun
Gil, under the supervision of D. Fer
nando de Ia Plaza Arredondo, a young
municipal officer, erected the Plaza de
Ia Constitution monument in 1912, il
commemoration of the Spanish Liberia
Constitution. IT is Is feet high anC
bears Spanish inscription. There il
also erected in this plaza monument
to the Confederate dead.
Other places of interest are the ole
Huguenot cemetery and military bury
ing grounds. Here are three pyramids
of coquina, succeed and white washed
under which lie the remains of Maj
Dade and 107 men who were massa
cred by Osceola. These places, o
course, held great historical interest TO
: us. The old Spanish Cathedral bull
, in 1865, St. Pauls Episcopal churcl
f in 1880, the palace of the Spanish
, Governor, (now used as the postofic
and U. S. courts and the monster,
, Occupied by the U. S. troops) are al
places of local interest to the tourist
/ must not forget to mention the Of,
$ city gateways, the old slave market
the sea wall, (more than mile il
length, all built of coquina, and tn
narrow streets, one of them only seve
D feet wide, down which three of on
party walked abreast, filling it up en-
e tirely. s. .a.
From St. Augustine we went int
q the interior of Florida, stopping 8
: GAINESVILLE two days, where we mad
n up our minds to 60 to Cedar Key
|. Here is town that reminds one {
:. Southern Italy, where dirt, dogs, Oh
t rags and lazy Lazoroni lie and su
d themselves together. Here also al
!. the famous Eagle and Faber penc
i mills, which furnish fonr.fifths of til
If cedar for all the pencils used.
3 From Cedar Keys we returned
X Jacksonville. Here we found OIL
e post from all points in Florida, tt
n guests at the St. James Aumberir
Is 1900 to 1900, among them man
n friends. When sufficiently recuperi
d ted from our wanderings we said gooc
e. bye again and came back to Georgi
er and Townsville, the sweetest of r
d treats in winter, and where we are
10 rest from the burden and the heat
N the day sntil letters from home SUI
Of mon us back to Tennessee.
ID Townsville claims between 400
!" and 5000 inhabitants. The peop