The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-04-18

wsrrs PAM. Pa. April II. 1850.
Dew JaagaaL
To give ~ sccous, Of al OF Cur usadsr-
isss ADD doiegs during The lsss ten day.
would be too much 81 40 irnsction upot
your readers. though these de,sils hsv.
been very interesting 10 ourselves. Sufhs'
Il 70 say thai after dasi- journey through
ave states We arrived 81 jacksonville ias
Friday evenins Perhaps I onsh 10 ssy
night. for Ne have been learning differ
eDi usc Of these words from our accustom
ed oD.. With the Louisisnians IL 10 morn
Ing iili neon. then 10 is evening TIL sunset.
aud then IL 10 night You zee ooe Is oblig.
ell 10 be very careful 10 giving notice.
where such = Custom prevails. II seemed
coed at the end Of our journey 10 the At.
hutic coast TO see familiar faces and bs
greeted cordially by old friends such .
meeting and greeting We had at Jackson
vile. and our recoliec,ions OF the Windsor
Hotel will always remain among the pleas
sniest ones of our southern trip. Sa,ur.
day evening We went 10 bear Frederick
Douglass lecture His audience was I
mixed one Of several hundred, and his
subject wM ''Selfmade Men" which be
handled very instructively as we'll ss en-
iertaininsly In touching upon the "racs
problem" he expressed his views very
positively 10 = few brief sentences such A
these Don't talk so much about helr lug
the colored man. Don't make such fran.
ito efforts to help him. Just give him :
chance. and then let him alone. Let bin
live II be can, and die II be must, q che
white man doeH," am inclined 10 think
there is the soundest common sense 10 this
view OF the situation. II is a serious ques
ton whether some OF our benevolent soci
cites are not hindering their own work ia
this direction by OVERRIDING it. And / am
glad to notice indications that the new I'D.
minis.rsiion at Washington is to recognize
the great principle Of equality without
making it obtrusive.
II WAS pleasant to attend the Congreas
tlonal church at Jacksonville on the Sab
bath. The pastor Rev. II. T. Hall and the
State Home Missionary Secretary Rev. DR..
Gale. both native Vernonters, gave us
warm welcome; and we we're delighted TO
meet some OF our Orleans County acquain-
iances who have been passing the winter
In Florida.
At the solicitation OF friends We changed
our plans little in order to visit southern
Florida. Nor are we sorry for doing so,
for this is the most beautiful and restful
region we have visited in the south. That
this is fine fruit country we have ample
evidence OF sight, smell and taste. The
scenery too is beautiful. There are lovely
lakes on every side, whose water is clear
and pure like that OF our New England
springs. The village of Winter Park is
built in the midst OF o cluster of these
lakes. 1t stands upon thu highest ground
IN peninsula Florida, it. altitude above
sea level being about ninety feet 1t has
many fine orange groves. though the trees
IRE young as yet: and the vegetation in
Many kinds OF flowers are now
"a bloom, including the bay and the mag.
lolia, the last OF which is thu most maeni.
icent flower Of any CLINE. The tall pines
nave beauty of their own. which is made
more weiredly picturesque by the thick
estoons Of the peculiar southern moss
This place is the seat OF Rollins college, OF |
which DR.. l. p. Hooker il president, and
u which he with Professors Austin. Bar i
'ows and Ford. and their lady co-lsborers
IRE working hard to establish al institu
ion after The true New England idea. Five
niles away is the city OF Orlando. the
county seat. place large and presuming
nough to have horse cars. daily paper. |
nd three banks. There is cluster of set |
lements 10 this central region which must
ave no small influence in shaping the
haracter OF the Florida OF the future.
As for the people. there is more Of tho
progressive element here than in the Gulf
tstes farther west. Christian education
doing grand work, and dong it as rapid
7 rs possible. On the occasion OF Freder-
* Douglass lecture at Jacksonville last
aturday. thirty eight colored girls, all
ressed III white and crowned with roses.
ach carrying u banner representing q
late, sat upon the platform. After the
'cture Miss Florida 10 u neat aud grace
II speech prernte'i the OF stor with =
asket OF choice flowers. The whole p,r
FINANCE WIS touching and prophetic.
he great problmn OF the south will solve.
self 10 due time, il it can be kept ont oil
le hands OF selfish men and sche ming
ollticians.
The weather since wa cAme to Florids(
rs been as nearly perfect a. possible, with
cloudless sky aud balmy cir. The
ercury rises into the eighties every day.
IT there are breezes that prevent opprss
On from the heat And the nights ars
ol and invisoratinR. We are to move
'rthwsrd to Washington early next week.
Z. and Mrs. Hard having already gone
ere before us.
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