The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-26
THE SUNNY SOUTH.
4 TRIP FROM WINNIPEG TO THE
ORANGE GROVES.

New OFk on a NONGUi Der Da9
WashinGton---RichmOnd--Savan-
nah - PaIatka - Interesting
Notes From Young
Cracker.
Special Correspondence of the WINNIPEG sun.
New York-cold. wet, cheerless New
York, on a dull November day. So it
seemed as I sat eating breakfast looking
oat on the wet, dripping crowd as they
went skurrying past, steaming with
dampness. Broadway buses. cherries
and crowded; great freight vans; ex-
press wagons; drays, pulled by bedraS-
gled, mud-spattered horses-while a pri-
yate carriage would fit rapidly past,
rich in all kinds of carriage ornaments,
and the fast-stcpping horses clothed
with much more comfortable clothing
(horsc) than the average human pedes-
trian: the rain, drip, drip-suggesti
the colder weather yet to come, with
pneumonia, colds, and all its attendant
ills. Like a fash the thought came,
this is not as bad as Winnipeg" (Which
was below zero when the writer left, a
week or so before) Again, an outward
look at the restless, moving crowd, and
u strange feeling of sadness came. Who
are they-these crowding, jostling peo-
ile. each one intent on doing some one
particular thing, known but to himself?
Each one a world within, and centercd
in himself, caring for none but self, and
careless of all but self. What a small
atom one feels in this great stream Of
humanity, when rejecting on such a
sight, "alone in acrowd.' A brighter
thought now came like CLINT Of sunshine,
tonight at midnight
LEAVE FOR FLORIDA,
Linda Florida, "land of flowers the
land of DeSoto; enveloped Gn its earliest
history. in a halo of mystery, chivalry
and harbarism. The luscious orange,
the delicious pineapple, peento peach,
etc, all come to mind, amidst sunny
skies and beauteOus scenes. An impa-
tience took complete possession of me.
and auxiously the hour of departure was
looked for At last whirled away
through the streets of New York" at
night Dark, gloomy and sombrc, sug-
gpstive of evil deeds, are the side streets
leading off the main arteries Of travel
now in light, now in darkness, till the
brain becomes weary in effort to keep
track of the streets, and the feeling is,
how completely / am at the drivers
mercy. No police in sight and streets
deserted. The Pennsylvania Railroad
ferry depot is reached and we emerge
from shadow into light bright as day.
This way, sir; extra baggage IS so"
SAYS the stern, unyjelding baggage
ter. There was q cold, cruel look Of ex-
utation in his eyes, and slowly my hand
stole towards my 'greenbacls.' But l
have come all the way from Manitoba
without paying anything extra on bag
gage, mildly insjnuated. He looked
at me as at a natural curiosity; then his
face assumed a sarcastic, plying smile.
.Manitoby mo wonder, sense froze out
of 'em; 1896 for Jacksonville" " and he
silently gazed at nothing.
II WASHINGTON.
Next morning, having two hours to
spare in Washington, it occurred to me
that the Smithsonian Institute and ma
tional United States Museum were near
the station and the time could be there
proftably spent. The mound relics
were my first interest. Long and earn
estly did Igaze on the relics Of this pre-
historic people gathered from nearly
every state of the Union and from Cana
da. The similarity Of implements, pot
terry, arrows and skulls seemed to indi-
cate a common race. One skull had a
large flint knife or long narrow spear
driven into the temple, where it still re-
mains. Nowhere did / see whole vase
or pot, such as found by PIof. Bryce on
the Rainy River last summer, so that the
honor of q first disCoverer' remains
with the reverend gentleman. A glance
at the watch. fifteen minutes more, Sc
with lingering sigh l turned from the
interesting objects, left a card for Prof
Baird. who was absent and caught the
train just in time. Several times have
visited the museum and institute, and
still it is quite new, and the desire tc
look is just as strong as at first. One
cannot but notice, with a degree of pride
the great number Of contributions SEN
by so many Hudson Bay Company EN-
ployees and others from our own 'Illim
table northwest. The capitol, Wash
ington monument inow approaching
completion nearly one hundred year
after his DEATH the Long Bridge, Rive
Potomac, AIRING Heights, all are seena
the train, gradually gathering speed
pulls away for the south. Memory goe
back to the war of independence ant
Washington's part therein, and to tn
later fratricidal strife, ,andviyidly appear
to the imagination the hurrying, pani