The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-02-22
LETTER FROM FLORIDA
An Anderson Lady Writes About the
Land Of Flowers.
Miami, Fla, Feb. 11th 1909

Miami, Fla, Feb. 11th, 1908.
Dear jeff: Your last letter received
yesterday and was highly appreciated.
we look forward to your letters every
day, and feel a keen disappointment
when we fail to pet one. I can scarce
~ realize that you are having SO much
snow and sleet in Anderson, while we
are baking in sunshine and flowers.
The thermometer has been ranging in
the eighties all the past week, and it is
lovely t,day, but shade cooler, and
light wind blowing reminds me little
OF March. The wind blew consider
ably yesterday afternoon from the
North and we thought it would rain
last night and be cool this morning,
but 1t did not rain and is still warm.
We need rain and would be glad to
have good rain. AS we walk about
we see people watering their yards,
just like we do in the summer time,
and the flowers are too pretty and
sweet for me to describe. The grounds
around the Royal Palm Hotel look like
fairy land and smell 80 sweet. I
never saw 80 much sweet alysum be-
fore; it is suoh beautiful border
for beds, with geraniums in the
centre.
Some la lies and gentlemen, three Of
them from our house, went out in o
boat to Cape Florida yesterday after
noon, seven or eight miles out, and as
they were returning heavy wind set
In, the gasoline gave out, and they
had no oars nor anything to work
With, and were drifted about in arough
sea for some time, and came near
turning over. They were terribly
frightened aud would have been
drowned, no doubt, if the launch,
Jeanette, had not seen their distress
signals and went to their relief. They
tied their white handSerchiefs to the
tops of their umbrellas aud waved
them frantically for help and the cap
tain finally saw them and sailed
their assistance, tied rope to their
boat and towed them in. To add to
the horrors Of the situation the boa,
commenced leaking and tlfey had to
| get the buckets. 1t was very thrill.
ing to hear the ladies Tell it. One
of the ladies, Mrs. Thorne, from New
York: is one of our good friends. We
were going down to supper, and a,
the head Of the stairs we met her com
ing up, supported by Mrs. Mckinley
aucther friend. looking so pale and
terrified that it scared US like any
thing. She said, "Oh!I like to have
been drownedl' and she was nearly
rigid and so cold. Iran to my room
and got some whiskey and gave to her
and she soon came around all. right,
and you ought to have seen the in.
terest we al took 10 hsaring about it.
She said they all thought shcy would
be drowned and prayed for help. One
lady and little: girl knelt in the boat
and prayed to be delivered. It was q
thrilling time. She said she would
not get in another boat for nything.
Well, we thought we would start
fer hea::ss aezt week we5h, bi but Us tits 80
cold up there We will stay another
week, or until the weather will do for
us TO come. We could not atand the
freezing weather -am afraid it would
make us sick. I am getting anxious
to c5;ne homo and see yoE all again.
It seems c long time we have been
away. Julia has not been right we'll
for the past5two days. butts better to.
day and will be all right now. She ia
going down to the Royal Palm 60:
night to hear the music and ace the
find ladies' Lam, afraid to 60 out 10
the night air. They all cay + look
we'll, but I am very careful with my
diet and going iu the wind. ] am,
aick Of seeing fish, and will be glad 10
get back home onoe more. sf.sss Be it
ever 80 humble. sdere is no place like
home. With maah Isyel to.yoa oil, J,
and hoping TO see yon soon, II will bid
81, s., s. lli;;s. 81
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