The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-13
GUYS SAVANNAH GOSSIP.
a Belated But Interesting Letter
From Our Vetecan Cores
pondent

Savannah Is now gorgeous ana
gay The parks and squares and
yards are still ,eeniug with luzu.iant
growth and all the variagated shades
and coIors of the howery kingdom,
and there are but few signs of the
biigbting touch of winter, Only the
gradually browning grass and the
slowly crisping leaves Of deciduous
growtbs
The Pythian fair and carnival has
been in full blast the past week aud
will continue during the present
The Ks of P. have surely furnished
a SURPRISING array Of amusements,
fun and merriment The enclosure
:sa on the park extension, or vast
parade ground, and covers quite an
area. being several hundred yards in
length An imitation of castle walls
and gate forms the entrance and an
imitation of the worlds fair midway
plaisance within the second and
shird gates, and then come the
streets of India On either side OF
these streets are booths and tents
and enclosures within which are
the numerous shows, entertainments
and displays ''too numerous to men
sion and all at cost''-very fair cost,
too. Though neither Damon nor
Pythias ourself we were kindly
taken through by gallant and
knightly friend, and can truthfully
say that Savannah Pythians know
how to get up a good thing, as is
daily and nightly proven by the
merry throngs of pleasure seekers
vino press through the castle gate
and crowd the streets since the first
days of last week.
On Wednesday, ed ultimo, the
Confederate army of Georgia took
possession OF this city without even
the slightest protest. Instead, this
beautiful metropolis was draped and
wreashed and festooned and looped
and entwined with that patriotic
bunting "the Red, White and Blue, y
and though we missed the falling
stars there are myriads of constella.
sions mingled with the bars and
bunting in the broad daylight and
brilliant consultations of electric
lights at night that cast their lustre
upon that more radiantiy beautious
constellation, the blessed women of
Savannah, and indeed. of Georgia,
for this is the week of reunion of the
W. G. vs. of Georgia, and we've
again, for the second time this year
enjoyed a love feast with the old
boys who wore the gray, and are
fain to say tba. this reunion connot
be surpassed for open, cordial, lavish
hospitality in the shape of entertain
ments and amusements. feasting-
and flowing. too,-in the wide and
heartfelt appreciation of the tattered
aags aud their bearers-in the gen.
eral enten.e cordiaie aud bon jour
and bon soir and bon mots and every.
thing but bon ton.
Well we've reuued with the Geor-
gians and though we wore the pal
metto badge can truly affirm that our
own Carolina brethren could pot have
been more sincerely cordial and
heartily fraternal than these neigh.
bors across the Savannah, both vet
erans aud sons of veterans The
number of veterans present IS esti
mated at 1900 on parade, and it
appeared as though there were half
that number vino did not Aiall in };
Visitors thronged the city, and there
has. been one week Of huge holiday
carnival of mit,h, and fun, and frolic
anG innocent Fevelry Abuse OF
privileges was the rare exception.
and this will appear the more notable
when We state that Savannah is a
vide open town, and besides the 800
saloons aud barrooms, the headquar-
ters Of all military organizations Kept
open doors and there was feastlpg
enough to burst the belts and flowing
enough to em5alm the bodies Of rank
and file, and many of our dlspensary.
cursed veterans would doubtless
have enjoyed the embaImiDg process.
The city is now greatly perturbed
IN regard to a strict prohibition bill
which has already passed the House
of Representatives and is now before
the Senate in Atlanta 1t is ques.
tion of death to Savannah Cur own
Stste has experienced enough of these
drastic and sumptuary measures to
prove their utter futility in accom-.
plishiug the ends pretended to be
aimed at The temperance fanatics
have the law and the whiskey drink
ers have the whiskey ali the same.
4 couple of automobiles have been
IN evidence here for some months
They are simply very neat horseless
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