The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-10-29
A SUMMER OUTING.
A Tallahassee Lady Tells what
She saw and Heard I'm &Seor.

A Tallahassee Lady Tells What
She saw and Heard I'm Geors
gia.
To the Editor of the FLoRDrAx:
I too, have been away during the hot
months of the past summer, and, although
not much at description of places and
things, will tell you about a few things I
saw and heard after leaving dear old Tai.
lahassee. l went 10 Atlanta and saw
Peachtree street and the Ben Hill monu-
ment. The first is the most beautiful street
l ever saw, (but you must bear in mind
that l never have seen much.) Peachtree,
however, seems TO me decided misnomer.
TOR l looked eargerly about, as l walked
slowly along expecting to see peach trees
on each side of the street, loaded with their
delicious fruit, as 1t was too late for their
beautiful bloom, instead, saw trees of va
rious kinds, many l had never seen before,
eims for instance, and lovely large-leaved
green plants, and roses and flowers of all
sorts, sizes and hues; the front yards were
generally terraced and covered with the
greenest OF sward, closely shaven, resem-
bling soft smooth carpet, with white
gravelled walks and beautiful marble
statuary, conspicuous amongst which no.
ticed Diana, Goddess Of the Hunt with
her bow and arrows, her huntsmen and
hounds, oil in pure white marble, contrast
ing so beautifully with the green verdure
around the snowy spray ofmany fountains
aiso enhanced the beauty of the scene, and
added freshness to the already delight
Iul atmosphere; in the midst of all this
vT were palatial residences reminding me of
The stately homes of England" that I
have read of-but, I missed the songs of
our beloved mOcking- birds, and heard only
the monotonous chirp of the English spar-
row. 80 much for the street now for the
monument having never seen the original.
l can't say, of course, whether the likeness
is good or not, but have been told it is q
speaking one-so, may say the monument
is very fine one. didn't see ANYTHING
strange or wonderful to relate as one Of
my neighbors did, such as "azure orbed
Rivers, for instance, but heard some sim
gular ideas advanced In the way of pro-
nunclatlon OF common words; was actu-
ally told whilein Georgia that must say
"dictionry" tor dictionary and Geometry"
for cemetery Shades of Webster and old
Mr. Kerr, how you must have sighed or
perhaps chuckled in your long white sleeves
when you heard that y I stared in OPEN
mouthed wonder, and concluded was get
ting into my second childhood, and had
better commence over again with my A. B.
Cs., as l must have been 90 enormously
taught at first. Was there ever q greater
absurdity perpetrated by any modern
"Dunciad !" Again, was corrected not
only in Georgia, but on the train after got
to Florida, by Floridian, too, on the pro-
nunciation of the name Childe Harold-was
told | must call it "Cheelde" Harold
didn't contradict these oise folks, but after
reaching my quiet little home, and resting
somewhat from the fatigue of the journey,
l commenced my researches on the cues
ton of the noble Pilgrims copnomen. and
found that my old friend and constant COM
panion during all these long wears
Of my retired life, Noah Webster.
decided that was right; he calls il Childe.
with a long mark over the II and then
opened the poem and found that the au-
thor, in one of the stanxss In the original
ID. s., contained in the foot notes of NV
copy ofthe book, makes the name "Childe''
rhyme with the word "beguiled," which he
could not possibly have done, if he had
pronounced it "Cheelde," without being
guilty of the barbarism of saying Aegueelsd,
which so fine q scholar as Lord B. never
would have donel I will quote the two
lines from the manuscript:
THE gloomy dim from Harold's eye beguiled,
And css pleased for glimpse appeaf'd the woeful
take this trouble, not from any benefit
l expect to gain from it, but that some tim
id student Of Belle-Lettres and lover of the
glorious Nine may not always believe
what this, or that one says, for some
people are too busy and others per-
haps too lazy to take the trouble to look
out standard authorities, but will care
lessly take the ipss dirit of anybody sin
society,"" somehow, right here, an anecdote
of the celebrated DR.. Samuel johnson pops
into my head, and if not prolonging this
article to too great length may not prove
mal-aprOpOs. DR.. johnson met society
lady" at the house of his talented friend,
Lady Mary WORTHY Montague, and after
listening for about an hour, with forced po-
liteness TO her senseless twaddle, gave a
sigh of great relief as she came to close
and took her departure. Lady NJ, think
ing TO smooth the matter over little, and
like kind, good soul, remarked that the
lady "maeant aceN," and asked the Dr. if he
did not hope to meet the lady in Heaven"
mo Madam" thundered forth the irascble
old man, II cannot say wish to meet
fool, even in Paradise"
With this closing but very pointed anec-
dote, / think had better stop. NJ sd.
TALLAHASSEE, Oct. Goth 1889.
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