Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-02-16
A SOUTHERN TRIP.
A Pleasantyil1e Lady Writes Ol
her observations In, the south.

A Pleasantyille Lady Writes of
her Observations In the south.
To the Editor of the Pleasantville Press /:
We left Philadelphia at 1920 a. m. on
Monday Feb. 7th over the New York
Phila. and Norfolk road. We rode
through Chester, Wilmington, Delmar
and other places of interest too numer-
GUS to mention. We were quite inter-
ested in the great peach orchards which
were on eyeryside. At 4 80 .. m we
arrived at Cape Charles City, where we
found the commodious Steamer "Old
Point Comfort" all ready to take us to
Old Point Comfort, Norfolk and Ports
mouth Va. The latter place we reached
at O'Clock and spent the night at the
Madison Hotel. The next morning we
left Portsmouth at 8 20 over the Sea-
board Air Line for Southern Pines, N. C.
and Atlanta Ga. We rode ali day
through the pines of Virginia and North
Carolina arriving at Henderson, N. C.
at 1.30 where we took dinner, stop of
20 minutes being allowed for that pur-
pose. There it was that we found the
only decent meal since leaving home. !
noticed that every station through the
South has it's separate waiting room for
colored people also separate schools and
they ride in the smoking cars.
The Seaboard Air Line, over which
we travelled, is one of the finest | ever
rode on in respect to the little attentions
and courtisies paid to travellers. Every
body connected with the Company SEEM
ed to vie with each other in the little
polite attentions that are always SO
agreeable and cost nothing. They were
in refreshing contrast to some of the
pompous train men have met in some
parts of the North.
We arrived at Raleigh, N. C. at 8
o'clock. We found quite q large city
here. Later on we reached Wakeforest
where one of the celebrated Male Colleges
of the South is located. At 5,55 we
arrived at Southern Pines where we dis
embarked for the night. This is cele-
brated place founded by New England
ers and is visited by lots of invalids in
search of lost health. ''The Piney
Woods Inn" is the best hotel in the
place although there are 25 other small
er houses. The Inn is on q high eleva-
ton of land and is beautifully kept and
everything made attractive for its
guests.
There is an electric road here and the
houses are lighted by electricity. We
intended remaining here longer and
then continuing our trip to Atlanta and
from there to Jacksonville and st.
Augustine Florida. But owing to the
illness Of one of our party we were
Obliged to return home. We hope to
continue the trip at some future time,
for the balmy air of the South and the
change Of scene and climate puts re-
newed energy into tired bodies. All
along the Seaboard Air Line little
villages and settlements are spriuging
up, and the rich resources of the South
are being developed. There is much
land that is rich and fertile, and capable
OF producing great crops, but the South
ern white people take things easy and
are noted for their ability to endure
rest. The Northerners are coming in
everywhere, however. and for awhile
they will make things hum; but after
awhile the enervating climate has it's
soothing affect, and | was told that
they became about as lazy as the natives
after few years stay. much regretted
shat such promising pleasure trip
ould be cut short, but sickness is
Wywhere and is no respecter of per-
~. We made the home journey over
same roads without noteworthy
4ant and arrived home after four
bsence. NJ.