The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-03-04
Additional st. Augustine.
TRUTHS FROM THE TOURISTS.
Wit and Wisdom from the St. Augustin,
Museum Register.

has on each page a wide space headed
Remarks, and the remarks written
therein by the. various visitors are ex.
ceedingly interesting reading. We give
herewith another installment:
"a charming old town.
A good place to spend your surplus.
Wonderfully interesting
"A slow old town.
Full of historical interest.
Grand except its streets, which are a
disgrace to any civilized place
ssMust say st. Augustine is grandns
Nothing surpasses it in history
/ ''It will repay a visit of thousand
miles.
/ "a quaint old city, whose beauty is
being marred by the modern buildings. .
sit is like going to a European town.
Americans should see their own country
before going abroad
"A quaint old town, that seems to
carry one back for several centuries
.sBad in wet weather; delightful when
the sun shines"
"A good place to skin Yankees.
..St. augustine, the gem of the South.
"Nice climate and very poor walking.
.Too much rain for comfort
s.St. George street ought to be paved. >
| s.They oaght to plant pond lilies in
the middle of the streets to improve the
looks of the town.
| "a wonderful city! How sad that
Ponce de Leon did not realize his dream
of perpetual YOUTH
sThe most attractive of all Southern
winter resorts
at lsa good place to be if you can get
away when you feel like it.
''i've been here for twelve years and
am not dead yet.
"a moonlight stroll over the sea-wall
must be lovely with her
.'Now going for sail: sure to have a
good time"
Everybody should see st. Augustine
and this famous museum"
.'This collection of curios cannot be
beat
Il would like to stay here.
Delighted, will come again.
.sIf were sick would come to Flor
| ida; if l were well | should go some
where else
stEn Floride voire ct mourir."
'sTel serait mon plus grand desir.''
"a nice place in winter, but give me
the North for permanent residence
"a lovely old place. All it lacks is a
cool temperature
"You just wait for cold snap. Ugh.n
.sAfter visiting every depart
ment of the Museum / con-
slider that month or more could be
very profitably spent ia the study of the
different objects. My visit has been in
teresting and instructive
"a city of fieas. flies and flowers.
| Florida, the dearest spot ON earth
to me, been in the State three years, my
husband made well by coming. A large
family and all members of Christs
Church. All children should see this
collection of curiosities.r
Were glad to say that we have seen
| the quaint old town of st. Augustine.
Though glad we've been, yet still we
know we shall be gladder still to go"
The valuable collection of gold ore
from the Dahlonega gold mines should
be seen by every one interested in the
| South"
"Good place, but requires fat pocket
book
"Two sprigs of the law on business
bent, to the Land of Flowers lately
went"
eWhere are all the pretty women
"Highiy pleased, particularly with the
bargains offered at the Tourists store.'
Thanks to the proprietor of the
Museum for bringing so much of the
world to us fe the small sum of twenty
five cents"
.sSt. Augustine is lovely now; but
later on visit JarrelHs Hotel, High Poi mt,
! N. G. Nothing more beautiful than that
climate in May"
Magnificent Wish had brought my
mother-in-law along"
"St. Augustine is like glorious sun
set.''
'sTo collect the contents of this hu-
scum represents q life work
"Too hot to be witty"
1.-THE lazy mans heaven"
A gentleman from Denver writes
Like our grand Colorado, Florida af
fords diversity of attractions"
''Got my moneys worth here. and sc
will any one else who takes in this Mu
seum."
Valuable relics in this Museum"
An Ohio man writes: .4The Buckeyes
are bound to show up everywhere
s.Just ought to hang the man that ha.
charge of the Streets ssGive me the
hills"
s'EiLe sehr schoene stadt."
"Oh take me back to New York.
"Was here eleven years ago. quite 8
change"
4 ssGood deal of sand to the acre.
daily discovering new objects of in
terest.
Il should need volume to express
one-half of what I think Of F1orida-
wonderful
"Mucho gusto me sdio el dia que pas
aqui.u
"The dear old city, / never shall for
get my first visit
Il my expectations have been realized.
And thus they go on. filing page afte
page. The Museum is drawing like
mustard plaster, but gives mnch NOR
pleasure than that useful article