The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-13
GUYS SAVANNAH GOSSIP.
4 Bslated But Interesting Letter
From Our Veteran Cores
ponoent


.ysrds are s,ill ,eemiug with luxuriant
growth and oil the vsrisgated shades
and colors Of the 0owery kingdom.
and there ere but few signs Of the
b'ighting touch Of winter. only the
gradually browning grsss and the
slowly gripping lssves of deciducus
growths
The Pyshisn fair aud carnival has
been iu foil bIsse the pest week and
viii continue during the present
The Ks Of P. have surely furnished
. suspsssiog array of smusemeuts,
t0u sod msrrimens Tho enclosure
is9 On che park extension, or vast
porade gsoond. end covers quite On
1soa. being several hundred yards in
leegth An imitation Of castle wslls
ond Rate forns the entrance end an
i0italioS OF The world's iair midway
p)sisasoe within the second and
third gsiss. aod then come the
eerssts Of Indie On either side Of
Shsse streets are booths and tents
cad enclosures within which are
tAs pumerous shows. entertainments
80 displsys "too Dumerous to men
sioa apd oil - ooss" livery fair cost,
TOO Though neither Damon nor
Rythiss ouvself wa we're kindly
tekso ltbrough BY . gallant and
tnighuy friend. and can truthfully
eey that Savannah Pythisns know
bow 70 tet up . good thing, % 10
ds'ly snd nighsly proven BY the
nersy thSoogs Of pleasure seekers
wbo psess through The castle gate
sod crowd the streets since the iirst
dsys Of lsst week.
Ou Wednesday, 22d ultimo, the
Oonsedessse army Of Georgia took
pcssession OF this city without even
shs slightest protest. Instead, this
tssutifol netropolis was drsped and
vsesshed and festooued aud looped
and sotwined with that patriotic
banting "the Red. White and Blue, /"
end though We missed the falling
sosss there are myrisds Of constells.
eious mingled With the bars and
eeatisg in the broad daylight and
oslllisnt consultations Of electric
IleAss - night thst cast their lustre
spoa thsa moro rsdisntly beautious
eeustsllsiioo. the blessed women OF
oavsussb. sod indeed. of Georgia,
fos sAsS 10 the week Of reunion of the
W q. We Of Georgia. and we've
sgsin. for the second time shis year.
ecjoyed o love feast with tho old
eeye Who wore the grey, and ere
6in % eey lhas THE rsuuioo conpot
- saspssesd ior open. cordial. lavish
Aespisalisy ID the shape Of entertain
osn'e end a0seemspls. feasting-
end Rowing. TOO. lin the wide and
neostIslt appreciation Of tho tattered
1eUs ed their bserers--in The gan.
esol entente oosdisls aud bon Jour
ed bon soir ind bon mote and every.
eAjeg bas bon tos.~
y Well we've ssesed with The Geor.
oisas ssd though We wore the pal
neste badge. oss truly affirm thst our
own OssolIsa brethren could not have
eoeo more sisoerely cordial and
esassily frstesnal than these neigh.
boss scross the Savannah, both vet
esuos end sons of veterans The
sU0bss Of veterans present is esti
ostsd q 1000 on parsde, and i,
!, appeared - though there were half
lhst nunbor who did not "fsll in 1"
vieIlors s6roDgsd the city. and there
heA eces one week Of huge holiday
cssaivsl Of mirih, and fuu, and frolic
ssd ipnoceos revelry Abuse of
psivi'eget was sbe rare exception.
and this will appear the more notable
Sheu Ne state that Savannah ia q
vide open town. and besides The 800
saloons and bsrrooms. the hesdquar.
ssrs Of oil military organizations kept
open doors end there was feastiDg
enough 10 burst the bel,s and flowing
enough 10 embslm the bodies Of rank
ssd hls; end many Of our dispenssry.
eossed veterans would doubtless
hsve enjoyed the cmbalming process.
The city 10 now greatly perturbed
70 regard TO . stsict prohibition bill
wAtoh has already parsed the House
o. Representatives sad il now before
ehs Ssoste In Atlantis ID 10 Q aues.
tlou Of dsssh TO Savannah Our own
6ssis hss sxperIescsd enough Of these
dssssie sed sumpsssry neasures to
prove their utter futiliiy In accom-
plishisg the ends pretended to be
aimed st The temperance fsus,ics
esve The lev end The whiskey drink
ere have the whiskey oil the ssme.
A coupls Of sotomcbiles have been
10 evidence here for como months
Ihey ere simply very neat horsslsss
ssd shsitlsss beggiss With rubber
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