The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-12
a TOURISTS ExPERIENo E.
A Trip to the Salts Over the City and
suburban Railway.

a Trip to the Salts over the City and
suburban Railway.
l had not been in that most delightful
aid most distinctly southern town Of Sa-
vsnnah more than day or so when re-
ceived an invitation from my old class
mate, Jones, to visit him in his country
home near the historical old place. Fine
fellow Jones, by the way. | had not met
him since his marriage with young lady,
whom he glowlngly described as the pref
test girl in Georgia. Naturally | wanted
to see him, and so, very nat
Urally too, disregsrded the
rather apologetc postscript to his
note. II am afraid, my dear fellow, that
you will find the trip trifle uncomfortable,
coming as you do from the land of rapid
transit. The schedule is some what uncer-
tain, so you had better be at the depot as
soon after breakfast as possible. Don't re-
gard the printed schedule / must say
that upon second reading this struck me as
peculiar. l determined, however, to bury
my northern notions, and being in Rome to
do as the Romans. Accordingly,
arose with the lark and found myself
at the depot at something to ten to
catch the 1O:37 train. Early as l was there
were two ladies ahead OF me. We were
soon joined by others, and at The end Of ten
minutes quite u gCodly company were col
lected. BY 10 o'clock all the passengers
were assembled save one, yankee with
camera. whom | had seen at the hotel. He,
poor fellow, not being notified Of the eccsn-
trlclties Of the country arrived at 1928 and
Che car had TO be stopped some
way out for him. But I anticipate. Being
a conservative creature, l went directly
TO q small window with Ticket Office"
written above and thumped for some time
soon q nondesoript looking man poked his
mead into the room and stared surprisedly
at me. Can l get a ticket here" asked
politely. NAV. sir. Yer dom git yer
ticket till yer git on the car" ''O!" l ex-
claimed and joined the ledies on the
bench. There we're cars. going TO
other places electric cars, here let
me here state), coming In at Intervals.
Whenever one of these hove IN sight all OF
tae ladies Of the 1927 train got up in
Il body and rushing to it in a state OF
pIeasuTable excitement, demanded OF the
conductor: docs this car 60 to Isle or
Hope" The official, without once looking
UP murmured, as if by heart, "No, mann, TWO
cars after" The ladies then picked up their
baskets ,all OF them had baskets) and sub
sided on t e bench sgsin, only to dash ex
clJedly at the next two cars. The last OF
THESE salles was successful and we boarded
cur car. We soon stGrted off and pro
Ceeled for some distance with
Already mentioned. About q mile out OF
tue town the tickets were distributed for
consideration. Each ticket had to be care
iully explained TO its possessor by the con-
uacEor. Some of the passengers myself in
GUIDED, desired to go to Montgomery, be-
yono Isle Of Hope; we were told that
we would have to change cars in
order to do SO; and as to the
uoket-why, you couldn't get 4
ticket TO Montgomery. Tbere'd be q fellow
On the other car would take your money"
Iu the course of the morning we arrived at
fmal station-Sand Fly. where
We we're ordered to change cars Here three
vi toe ladies, myself and seven darktes
VW.sctrio cars are very democrGtic) got Off
we here left all sign Of civilization and
tered peculiar looking arrangement
5newhat resembling street car, to which
ole niue was attached. There was an open
pace IN the center ia which bales Of hay e,
,Uags OF ice, boxes of groceries and other
t lungs we're piled. One OF the ladies asked
t tle conductor what time be
'uoushs we would get in. To