Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-06-10
A SOUTHERN TOUR
VIRGINIA, ILLNESSES, NoKru CAROLINA.
0EoRGIa -wukr WAS Nofsn ~ fhnsk
STATS.

Editorial Correspondence.
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90 reaching the wharf NJ foaui stages
In readiness 10 convey us b the dspoi OF
the Virgins Beach Railroad. !, wss .
warn and pleasant drive through Norfolk,
and We had q fair opportunity 10 see The
Old city. The depot was located In a
saburban town called Brsmblston. Here
We found q special train In waiting, cot.
sistlng OF an open excursion car and one
close car. The road Il narrow gauge,
and for fourteen miles II l. straigh, a. On
arrow. II runs through level. sandy
country. and our train was run Al terrible
speed. SIN We were, many Of a., enabled
70 catch q frst glimpse Of Southern arch
itectare AMI NE. Probably The nrsi ihing
a New Engl would notice was the
Negroes. second The pigs. and hird The
peculiar construction Of chimuies. These
three things were equally potable wherever
We travelled % The south. Negroes seemed
g. outuumbsr ths whites 10 every section.
/ This may have been because The Negroes
were more a. liberty 10 travel the streets,
than their white neighbors. They pre-
sentsd a picturesque appearance 10 their
rags. mounted ou donkeys 90 driving one
OF these hybrlds while psfcheJ upon some
OF tumble down vehicle. The country
/ Negroes. A. class. were poorly clothed,
ant seemed ldle Pew that ~ saw were
occupied Of course there were many a.
WORK in ,hc Sells. bui hey bore small
proportion Oh tbc uumbsrs 90 ii.c ones.
/ I cauuo, pretend to enter upon a tescr.p.
tlou OF these poor Negro,,. lfone would
know bow they look. let BIN sesafc an old
/ volume of Miners N1Hf,ir and prruse one
/ OF Porte Crayous Illustrated paptrs Ihsy
a. the snh.cci Justice Pig. Nefe io hc
seen cscTywher,. ruun.ng inose aud 90
csrci for They all seemed 40 hc of one
/ breed BLACK In color sharp nosci ani
Sab sided Their me hoi ~ ii'c gave rise
q thc saying root h'g or d.e. We
. gouui them u the coauify ROAD. Dol Gels,
To- woods. ou the railroad tTack ani Iu
TIE c.ty streets. al looking Goo muca alkc
q Del Distinguished from one another
wncrcysr ws ssN house which hr0k
chimney buUt thrnegh thc miti.r. some
one of cor pary woaii shout - Ncw
Euelar DER ltr. there The Soliherncrs
ba.li a chime, of stone. 90 srcss. cover
uand on iu its chunks VIII mo- aui ihen
erect a house against o. S1me of ihe
NOR pr,isuuols ch.mu.cs ~cre of s.otc
la.i iu plaster Bai che universal S1u'h.
err farm hous, "a of squared iogs ch.atci
vii mui or 81 t.ief aui au outs.ic ca.m.
nsy Occas 1nsi.y Ne observed frame
house. 18th r1lgh boards ua..,i nn
ar haitercf Irok'ng Nsc some bare .a a
hack place o OXFORD Coaniy Toe ioof
yari. wcf, D.. krpi. nr.ug sircsr w.th farm.
ius utensils sticks. sui Cu'Ch tui ihr iuVar.
iAh.c lister of ~. ro1i.og over itc sh'.r
I Gauge, o.. ef.i suug,e of these ih'ugs
A. ~ wsr, r.i.ug ihroagh Virginia. hsi
thsy wcrs so 20 rrpesici iafiug tac three
wcsk. iogf .r che Soaih that they have
become lode l'y Impressed upon my mlni
asAp.oiufs of Sogthefu lfs ln striking
contrast to tae Wsu tuit bosses ani
barus. beatty krp, wards ans We, cared f'f
stock A. hone
The objective poIni or iais Afternoons
uip wss the beach When ~ goi ihsrc.
w. f1aui fn, strip of saui sk.ftug the
ocetu car guides began by saying We
oouii drive along th.s beach for h.fiy
mues Evcry new mac struck. iiici io
the distance en-. b, fore ~, IN. 10 49, scu.
srary understood shat team c1a'i he
dr.ren along the beach or i.stance ~
nInety mIit. ou sari a. smooth AL r1or,
w.tAoa, weitug ihs tor.e. icci Toe
beach "a. Iuicri q See oue. reminding mc
o. Oii orchard A .arge hotel has hceu
balls a. thc icfm.uaiilu ot &C. railroad.
al ne company expect to sopu aasc au
establishment wh.ch wi.i f.ya. tas ilys,a
AZ Oii Point Comfort There -ssms il Del
10 resson Wy iasJ should uoi succeed.
AZ climate Is sn even thst ttI. pace
nay he use asar,soFi both in summer
az wluisr. While strollug a.'ns bc
shore a fshrr BOAT came Iu wIta lts sr.nc
loaded Win nsa. May 10, zoe nsa. 10 noi
a. % them. were strangers % our party.
BAT We soon made a closer acqaaluiance
with some of then. A white man vas
captain % thc crew while his men we're al
Negroes. We sas the boat launched again
through The surf AMI The seize re- set.
Amer a. hour. stroll - we're cAAci -
gethcr 10 q collation. spread on q .ons "a
be a. TIE hoie, Here W at All eai aud
eAa,ted. while looking out a. sea. The
repAsi vas an elegant sPreai. f.sh. oy''
tefs. crabs. salads. fruit, strawoerr.es and
ice cream were served 10 abundance. some
o. the nsh served were ron the seine
which w. hai seen drawn, AM they Nere
eellcl0as. ~ fresh and vel cooked There
was also plenty Of champagne All vine.
also mint laleps 10 wasA down the food
% course this custom o. serving wine aud
strong drink WS the general rule, al
through The South. and large pr cent
az Of our party took 70 Il kindly, Nc are
sorry % say However, those OF Us Who
went through The whole tour without
touching spirits. were well treated. aud
An abstinence was not looked upon ss
anything remarkably peculiar-this much
has been already gained for temperance
sentiment 10 the South.
cur return b Norfolk was not wholly
by rail Commodore MArshan Parks, an
enterprlslng citizen Of the city, took Us
out ~ a way station. and gave rs sail on
his nt,le steamer. We sailed about Nor
folk hArbor. noting the Navy Yard, many
lumber mills. the hne railroad buildings,
aud the shipping Commodore Parks Is
Interested in the virginia Beach Railroad,
10 shipping, In canal communication, and
In many other Virgins enterprises. lie
showed Us canal barges 10 Norfolk hArbor
which had cone through an Inside passage
from Buffalo, New York You will not
nnd the route on any ordinary map, but he
showed a chart marking out the course In