Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-01-27
FOR Ino SPEC
ATRlP TO FLORIDA.

Leaving Washington one cold New \ ear
morning 1, accompanied by party of three,
started to visit the warm regions of the sunny
South, with Palmer, Florida, as our objective
point
After run of little over twenty hours we
We're landed in Savannah Georgia, on the
following morning, where we were informed
that we would be compelled to lay-over for
about twelve hours, which fact was far from
causing joy among our little party, but as we
were doomed to abide by the laws of the rail
road, we attempted to content ourselves by
traversing the sandy city in search of a
'Hotel" or place where a meal could be
secured. We succeeded in finding the former
after an extensive ride on one-mule tram
car. The hotel was a commodious structure
of the Southern type, much given to air,
holes. Antique walters lost but little time in
setting before US very inviting breakfast, of
which we partook heartily and paid freely,
After breakfast our coterie concluded to
explore the town, but, after a walk of but a
few blocks, this idea was abandoned, as our
winter clothing did not agree with the sum-
mer-like weather of Savannah. We again
boarded the one-mule tram car and returned
to the depot, where we amused ourselves for
several hours by firing pistol-shots into box
cars, using the letters for targets, and at the
same time gained better knowledge Of accu-
rate firing, which we presumed would prove
invaluable if we should be unfortunate
enough to be surrounded by Seminole war
riors in the back woods of Florida.
As our appetites denoted the approach of
dinner time, we again boarded the uptown
mule car and visited our former hotel, where
we ate travellers dinner-that Is, two din
ners in one.
At seven o'clock the long looked-for train
approached, and we soon found ourselves
snugly slowed away for another nights rest,
which we were in q position to enjoy after
our tiresome stop in the sunny city.
The folio wing morning found US in the
southern part of Georgia, and, as the train
slowed up at village composed of few
scattered frame houses, we heard the welcome
cry Of twenty minutes for breakfast" As
the train came to a standstill, rush was
made for an insignificant looking one-story
rame structure, which, but for the word
'Tivoi HoteP' being placed over the door,
presented the exact appearance of small
chapel. The interior appearance proved even
inadequate to the exterior, as but few red
pine tables and chairs, made of the same ma
terial, completed the furniture of the place.
Fifteen of the twenty minutes having been
exhausted in securing the food we promptly
concluded that our only chance of enjoying
breakfast was to lay-hold on the contents of
the dishes placed before us, and devour the
same at our leisure after returning to our
car, and at the suggestion of member of our
little party, all inviting eatables were secured
upon "a tin pie plate, which was safely piloted
to thetrain, and few minutes later hearty
breakfast was enjoyed by our little group
For dinner we concluded to enjoy smoke,
as we were not DESTROYS of drawing the wrath
of another Cracker Hotel-keeper, by ap-
propriating any more of their valuable tin
ware
A little after noon we were all called to the
ear windows to gaze upon the beautiful
''Suwanee River about which the feeble
poets write when they are in the last state of
consumption. The scenery along this river
is beautiful beyond comparison, and even
reflects credit on the heart-touching song
which derives its name from that silent
stream. The branches of large live-oak trees
that grow on either side of the stream touch
their respective neighbors and are draped
with tons of beautiful Spanish moss, which
forms complete canopy over the water.
Although we were afforded but one passing