Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-03-10

house, built OF Coquina or she'll rock.
Although neglected for nearly forty
years the grounds are still marvelously
their very wildness giving
them q charm that the elaborately
laid out parks Of st. Augustine can
not equal. Some Of the trees which
stood out alone seemed to be fairly
shrouded with long festoons of Span
and sxayns 0 WITH a1' tSe %U Sreess ena
In places, the foliage Of liveoak,
hs paa the and ehs oea Ss,d9
penetrate. In contrast with the den
sity over head the entire absence of
and the distance between
the trunks allow an almost uninte-
rupted view of the river on one side
and an artificial lake on the other.
OF the old negro quarters nothing
remains but the little heaps Of stone
which had onoe been the chimneys.
The old castle has undoubtly been Its
center of many lively scenes, but We
doubt if its windows ever framed q
prettier picture than whore the ladies
OF our party poised on the deoaying
sills while the amateur photographer
took a snapshot Of the castle and part
Of the grounds. In the days before
the war the Braiders owned an exten-
sive sugar plantation and with hun
dreds Of slaves to Operate it,they lived
like princes. The freeing Of tho slaves
rendered sugar production unpro6t-
able, the cultivated lands have gone
back to their natural state aud:
"Thou art crumbling to dust old pile,
Thou art scattered in thy fall,
And around thee In thy loneliness
Cliugs the ivy to thy wall"
We had two days to do Jacksonville
and st. Augustine in, and as is the
case with most tourists we're oontin-
ually haunted by the fear that We
would miss something. The result
was that most Of US did mise about all
We had whom we got away and had to
consult our guide books for value re-
oeived.
Tallahassee Is unique and interest
log town to Sunday In. The newest
building there was built so long ago
that the oldest inhabitant cannot re-
call the date. While everything else
has stood still or gone to decay the
live oaks have continued to grow aud
ell now the browning glory Of the
oity. The inhabitants are very cour.
teous and take pleasure in pointing out
their attractions. One Of many. is the
old Long mansion standing out alone
with commanding view OF the oity
and surrounding country. 1t is now
In very dilapidated condition but
must have been imposing when the
Longs one Of the F. F. vs. held sway
there. Most Of our party visited the
Tomb Of Prince Murat, born king OF
Italy. but exiled when Napoleon was
overthrown, he came to America and
became one Of the leading citizens Of
Tallahassa.
We had expected great things Of New
Orleans and the Mardi 0ras, but tho
oold weather e4eotually vet -blanketed
any undo enthusiasm. The kings OF
the carnival had their parades and
announced their reign az usual but
from tina -standpoint of-a shivari1R
North Dakotan the Mardi Gras 1893
was dismal failure. The j
north over the Illinois centra
very pleasant the last day espec
was so warm and sunny that overou
were discarded for the first time
"Ye Editors" were out prominading a
every stop. At Chicago the party was
practically disbanded. Taken as q
whole the trip was q delightful one
and Mr.. atraub deserves the thanks
of all who participated.
F. r. STEVENS.