Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-01-29

Charlestowu, s. G., and as we stopped
there for few hours we seized the oppor-
tunity to explore the city little. was
impressed with the old style architecture
prevailing, and also with the heavy iron
gates, which are kept always locked in
front of the residences. l was told that
during slavery the gates were locked night
and day and since that time the custom has
been observed Charlestown ought to be
very proud of its postoffice which is mag
n,ticent structure dating from the colonial
period. The Custom House, built Of white
marble after the Roman Corlntbian STYLE,
is the finest edifce in the city, and the Bat
terry, fronting on the harbor, is very at
tractive building and full Of interest. A very
ancient church is St. Michaels, and inter-
esting from historical point Of view. Here
Washington and his family attended divine
worship, and the same pew and chairs are
still there-which they used. We found the
people in this city very pleasant to meet
and anxious to show US about and tell If
the different places one should be sure an
visit. wish you might see the trees with
the Spanish moss dropping over the branch
es; they are lovely sight.
We rtllctsntly left this beautiful south
ern city about P. NJ. and sailed on +"
Jacksonville, Fla, arriving there at 10
A. NJ. Thursday an / we then made the
remainder of the journey by rail, reaching
Palm Beach late that evening. The car
and climate grew hotter every mile, and as
we wore our winter-clotbing, which we
found not uncomfortable in New York,
by the time we landed at our destination,
we were / assure you, a warm, tired, dusty
party of travellers. 1t took us two or three
days before could overcome the motion OF
the boat.
1t would be impossible for me to describe
how beautiful it really is here at Palm
Beach. Everywhere one sees growing the
p +lm and cactus plant; the shrubbrry is
Just grand and there are so many different
titul even than flowers A few days after
our arrival the weather grew very cold
and quite number of the plants were
frost-bitten and great many fish in Lake
Worth were frozen. On one side we have
the ocean, and on the other Lake Worth.
There are number of sharks in the ocean,
therefore bathing is not very desirable.
Both the travellers tree and the rubber
tr. e grow here. The latter presents very
peculiar appearance, f,r looking at the
trunk, one would think there were halt
dozen trees, more or less, but at the
top this branches meet, and grow together.
We have the grapefruit and the lemon,
and ali the oranges that l have seen have
a dark brown skin, and look very pretty
growing in clusters, and taste even better
when eaten picked fresh from the tree
The cocoanats seem very plentiful and
look odd in their green covering, instead
Of the brown as we are accustomed to see
them. have been looking for all'gators
but as yet have not seen any; not even
snake SO far, and l expected to find them
hanging from the trees In testoons.
l ATTENDED the colored peoples church
Sunday evening and found the congrt ga
ton very enthusiastic and earnest. When
one prayed, the others shouted and
groaned, but they me ant all right, l sup
pose The church looked like the tobacco
oarns one sees in WaIpole, and the houses
that the negroes 1--we in are all alike-jus'
one room tor everything and every body
They are a Jolly class OF people however
and are contt nted and happy, and the,
each own either guitar or banjo, and will
sit down anywhere and sing and play ioi
hours.
There are no horses here, all the heav.
work being done BY mules; two-wheel, d
carts are used prin ipaly. The hotel
navejnported a two-wheeled vehicle iron
Japan with only room for one passenger
These are drawn by darkey. The bird
are singing near my window, which is
opan, and it is 20 warm and beautiful her
can scarcely magie this letter gong
here the tempera ure is zero-ward and tn
saow~banks are piled high.