The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-07-20
BILL ARP'S LETTER.

GILLIAN CANNOr KEEP AWAY
FROM TIE LAND or FLOWERS.
-7e Writes Of Nit!-I"m:ncr Life X Tie
Tropics.
Away up In the piot-housc. We Ts'd TO cal
the whecl-hou:e when I WIS yoIl; an the
wheel is I'D there vet Just the same and the
.npc tina. is wound around the hub ard rims
down msyteriously to this rudd and guides tho
srea: big boa! The captain invite n" up
there and let me turn the wheel little to SO
how easily could change the course. g'rl
could manage it on an open sea like there wa
from Tampa to Egmont lighthouse. II was
lovely day aud the scenery charming. Mha.
relief to get of the dusty train after 6Jo'm'le
journey and walk the deck of pretty steamer
and stretch yourself or climb the iron ltddef to
the pilot-house and gaze upon ;h> green shores
and the islands and passes and white sa'ls OF
passing vessels. There is but little comfort IN
tr yelling on the cars, so far as sightseeing Is
concerned. but it IS spiend on river ooa' IN
Florida. You can take in miles and miles at a
glance and if man only had another eye IN
the back Of his head his organism would %
complete. But then he would hav. TO have an,
other spectacle when he got old and that woula
be bother, and ifhc was in church he conldn
listen to the sermon, for he would b. looking at
the pretty girls behind him It IS hard to GO
now when the choir is full and sits in front OF
YOU. And then The breeze, the Dalmy pie u
thst is ever breathing on you as you SIT npon
the deck makes you feel so calm and serene a
feeling of 'innocuous deSuctude, or words 10
that effect. Folks don't ak much on steam
boat They look and think and en1'y IN
sweet and restful silence the evcr-chan2ing
scenery. Even the Guvering throbs OF the
steamer make 1t seem like thing OF life an
remind you Of your own heart beats that the
poet says
Still like muffied drums are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
We touched at Petersburg and from there
canned away to the q raraiit ne island. netr
Egmont. s'What do we stop here for sad
to sociable drummer. ''uh to b. tumlS |" q.
of course" said he. pondered that IN my
mind fora minute until convince that ne ),
and then I ioincd in the laugh that followed.
These drummers are always lying or joking AMI
they select me for victim whea l am about.
The cd quarantine ctor was portly Cuban,
dark brunette, dressed in q navy rsgr a'lon
suit with gilt braid on his cap. II had good
manners and was well fed and locke | like an
educated gentleman. The great burn OF n honse
was full Of boilers and tanks and tubes and
chemicals for djsinfectinS the mails or the
clothing of the passengers IN tim O peN-
lcnce. OF course we ony stopped this time 20
take on and put off Uncle Sans little pouches
of mail matter and some freight. The light
house lust below loomcd up like thing OF
beauty. Graceful as a bird in form, and as
Yhite as the clouds, it stanls solid upon its
swelling base, and every night lights the mari
rer safe through the narrow passes TO deeper
and safer waters. These are the things that adj
majesty and strength to the nation. Tue
quarantine, the lighthouses, the for;s. the life
saving service, the men-of-war, all impress you
and deepen your patriotism and cause you to
submit more willingly to the burdens of taxi
ton.
Our next stop was ouly minutes pause in
the channel and girl came swiftly from the
lanl in her tiny boat, and when alonG'ld, she
io.scd the little mail bag up to the captain am
he 10 sed one down by her side. Sho said goo /
morning AMI then gool-by and was OIL as
quickly as she came.
.Ducs she get paid for that! sad l.
s'Oh, yes" said the captain.
"Well," said I, ssbe is the first female mali
| boy ever saw What is it these modern, self
iaadc girls cannot do? see by the papers hat
they hare be- practicing as Conductors OF the
ST c. cars in Rome aud the men are oolho io'S
| Of rIdiuE.'
By and by we entered the broad exp n ling
! mouth Of tho Manatee river, a river named Tor
he curious aquatic animal of that n'mo that
! II ed to b. found in its waters The na'iTcs
called it n sea COW, for it. gives birth 10 lis
Young and breathes air lIka whale-a sors OF
| hslf horse AMI half alligator creature and il:S
i ,a;l like beaver 1t is link be wrn tile
,c,ac:a and the pachydsrmata or worI' 10
that cffsct Many museums havo fossil r.,
m.inS Of this animal and the old tic sill
| tell about seeing th"m in the river. NJ mae
! county was nam.d for this riv-r AMI Brad n
! ,,.wn is the county sea-. In going mp the rive:
| Il o.c and lofty tree WAS pointed on: In It STOOD
! on tic north shore. 1t vas dale palm an is
still mourning for it's mate that was dc 'r 'ycd
! f.v wears ago by storm or soma Casualty
! an since then this tree has nev-r borne =
! bloom or given single fruit. They arfrn't
il pairs" said tho captain. 'IheT o.;
acl other and wien one dies the other cca 'e'
to fruit and il q few years grIeVes lfse'f ~
| .la:" have great respect for the co'e palm:
| II IS more loyal to Its mate than some p ople
! knrw.
A. Allentown the river is about mile and
| F., hal, wide and the pretty village of Palmetto
! ;.r.i.t opposite. A little Gaisy of naptha
! lrnca crosses every ten or fifteen minutes AMI
! :.,rr c passengers The big boat-tht k'ssl-
| rlrr-that we were aboard crosses twice every
lay sn carries freigks and pas en.ers' %
! r!.,sc towns and Elienton and Manatce, wh'ca
re only three miles fur her up on o"poHfe
! ri :, ~. practically the suburbs OF Brad D.
| own The river is not in the way, bus IS
~ n"r u pleasure and a sport. Ev rgDody IL
| rtGui of heir river and if the old settlers 90
| not claim 10 have made it they do claim to
! nave found it. All along the coast Oh cI'her
! side arc 20 be seen pretty residences Cmoower.
ed in The shade of tropical tree'' r surrounded
by orange groves Not many OF these ar E:
merely winter homes of northern people. but
most Of them are occupic ali tn, year r'nat'
hy permanent settlers They have long. since
| fruu | out that the summers are as tolerdn'e
here rs in New York or Georgia. bus they say
they can't m Ike our country people believe
| it Until they t"y II.
We'll. l lilvc spent thr e weeks OF the month
! of Jnne II that portion Of Florida that cs b :
| low the LI.-b=Iow Tampl--and can truthful
| IL SAY q q not anywhere suffer from opPr e.
siv. il a. While a. Drtdentown l 70 IL on
with Jl i-e Cornwrll several mics III the alter
| no III anl next div crosscl over to Fam TO
and spcn: the mo o:ning in ri'linS to Ihc SroT :
an the II mmock truck farm; AMI 10 l. Ienfol
and did rot get ut all wearie from The sumnc!
| heat. ilnd 4 Gcntlc brccZ! blowing c' T.
! where and The shade was pleas mt Those truck
farms were r revllotior TO meth ir extent
AMI IrIduc lycneSs III, season for shipping
! is over. rf ours" Mt there arI t,Ious Inds oi
! bushels OF tora'os still in the fields Soln, L
! d car. Tier" were shipped the !ass sea OF
/ :lnu; POD COO c ats Of We :etable3 and there
will b" shipped lhs winter probably 3o0N
nxcs Of oranges. The trees are beautifully
Green AMI load ,l with hat grnwn fruit. TheI
say they symat,iz' with the growers III north
trn Florida and rcch n tn y do. but they
cT'alnIy r'i,icc il the prospect CT gctt!n
from 3 70 81 box fr their oranges. lha
, til.'y v.lc -retiiy bles ed and have hral
| liri a%I attractive country every one alh't
! VIII; visits !!!:,@-
! = ne Englshman sail he did Mt Ike tn
Huirv b. aus2 II ia no Iulas. Pro-. Sop e,
NJ liz P.lin ylr mia University. sad III rec N
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