Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-13

atIIEiif5Fifi I is now ten years almost TO
gii.fS day since Senator Sher'
5Hts man invited me to make
trip with HIM to the island OF
47l55k#il. Cuba. Mir Sherman was
liaSSEisl then president pro EN-. OF
the Senate. and as such, by
lsy5ftssa the death of Vice Presiden'
liSSll3J Hendricks, he was the acting
l'lI4AsN Vice-President of the United
AHaSl Safes. Nov Mr. Sherman is
NltRHt Nythe head OF our State De-
gP sg-partmeDt, and one OF the
H1s . a. chisi subjects with which he
ny 9 2 lhas to deal is Cuba.
The trip which we made had no diplo-
malic significance 1t was merely
pleasure tour for' fun and rest Sher-
man was tired out af,er hard session
OF Congress, and took party OF halt
dozen senators and friends along with
him. He had with him some oil the b'S.
fellows who ever came to the Unlted
States Senate, There were Paimer, oil
Michigan, the philosophic Millionaire
from Detroit, who was aiterward III MS
trtoS Spain; Gen. Mander5on, OF Oma-
ha, who is now acting as the attorney oil
the Burlington railroad system; u n
Arson c.. McCook, OF New York, then
the clerk OF the Senate; Mr. Batcock,
Senator Sherman's private secretary
1ultac
daughters and nieces OF the United
States Senator'S. We spent some time
in travelling through ihe South before
we went to Florida, visiting Charleston,
Savannah, and other points. Senator
Sherman was the life of the party. He
told numbers OF good stories, and en-
ioyed himself like a boy out for holi-
day. I, was the same with Senator
Palmer, who now and then sang a
Methodist hymn by way OF variation,
aud with Gen. Manderson, who was
the most interchangeable of all our sight
seers.
SOME EARTHQUAKE INCIDENTS
We met with funny incidents every
where. We arrived in Charleston short
ly alter the earthquake, and Senator
Sherman was much interested in inves'
,gating the destruction which had been
occasioned by it. He asked many quei-
tons of the people concerning it. re-
member one old colored woman with
whom he conversed somewhat as fol-
lows:
"Where were you, auntc, when the
shock cameP'
81 was ia de church a.praying, sah,"
the old negress replied.
And did you not run outP' asked
Senator Sherman,
''No. indeed, didn't, sab. was the
hearty answer. "You see, masca, |
knowed was sight nearder heaven in
de church, and thought il died I'd
get there shuan. II died outside. I'd
lie nearder hell So | just stayed and
axed the good LORD to save me, and He
done II"
AT this the whole party OF us laughed,
and the old lady doubled herself up into
YAH yahl YAH as she went on.
Another story which we heard at this
time is especially applicable to the help
which the Cublns need in their present
struggle. II was concerning an old ne
gro who was out in the field in Chirles-
ton when the earthquake came AT the
first shock he was frightened almost to
death, and when the earth began 10
shake and tremble he dropped down on
his knees and prayed
"Oh, Lord Come and help dis poh
al Oh ord
YOURSELF ID MT sem your son. DIS am
no place Tor Chillenl"
SHERMAN IN FLORIDA.
We left Washington when it was cold
and stormy. When we arrived at lack.
sonvie the weather was like June The
S majors went about without their over
COATS, and the ladies threw aside their
sealskin saclues. We spent some tims
at Jacksonville, and then took a long
Journey up the St Johns river. This Is
one Of the most wonderful streams OF
the United States. Near jacksonville
il is like an arm Of the sea. The coun.
try through which we passed was pic
turesqu y tropical. Live ks and pal.
mctios lined the banks, and we rode tor
lie through Jungle as dense as that
OF the great Dismal Swamp. was
cool and p easan. In the evening aud the
sunsets were the most Gorgeous / have
seen IN any country. As tue sun began
to tall the waters gradually turned from
steel to gold. They put on III tine colors
OF the rainbow; ana aner lis m i-sty.
the lord Of the heavens, had retired be-
hind the palm tos these colors were
tran ierred to tn sky, the golden silver
OF the clouds being Onlv suip Ssed by
The ripping golden waves which TIE
motion of our amer drove cut upon
the sivery and, Of The shore. A little
later on The moon came up, and the
tTo ical scene became more weirdy
b auulul. The trees were loaded down
with SDansh moss, wuch hum like
sable live. n' ards from her numerous
hi anche7. he pllmetlos. with the
tail round trucks, bore al f their nal NY
heads in he moonlght, and the only
thi & he ~ were tie rush OF III steam
er through tn waters IN now and then
the spa- h oil 4 crocodile as il crawlel up
the bank.
Afr leaving the St. Johns we crossed
he country to tn Indian river aud Wis
tied What is perhaps the finest orange
region of III r.dt. Senator sherman
and the rest e rs ward d about
among the orange gro, e, picking the
lusciou, fruit from Inc e-s and eating
il, remember Senator Sherman 10 d