The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-28
WRITES Of THE
DEEP WATER
CITY
Pensacola Visitor Tells of Strange
Things He Saw In
Dixie Land.

/ peared IN a recent issue Of The New
comerstown co. Index:
Pensacola, Fla, June 8, 'O6.
Editor Index:
My trip down here to the Gull
| Coast was somewhat tiresome to q
fellow with the rheumatics, notwith-
standing the elegance of the equip
ment which the L. & N. railway
places at the disposal of its guests
| We made the run from Cincinnati to
! Pensacola, a distance of some 600
miles, with but few steps, and every,
ching which was possible for the
! comfort Of the passengers was at their
disposal.
! The weather seemed to get warm
as we reached the southern border OF
! Kentucky, and when We struck north,
ern Alabama the caloric man was
making it decidedly interesting. It
grew hotter as we crossed the state,
the heat pouring through the car wiz
dow in ever increasing intensity
After we crossed the Kentucky
line. northerher begins to notice
! the absence of big wheat fields. The
! patches" seem to have been planted
at intervals, so that the grain may
ripen at successive times. It is all
fcut by the scythe. and I see nothing
OF the big binder and reaper such as
sweeps through out big Tuscarawas
valley fields
In fact l note but little machinery
on the farm LANDS through which we
pass. The OK and the donkey are
the picturesque but practical stano.
bys down this way. Cotton seems to
be the speciality among the farmers,
none of whom seem to be in a hurry
about anything.
Coming over to Pensacola from
FlomatOn, Alabama, l noticed a
cracker" elopement that was amaz
ing. The train had just started to
leave - little station when a young
girl jumped aboard The next in.
slant two men sprang after her. One
man wanted to know of the crowd
that gathered around VIVA you'se
all goin?" while the other grabbed up
the girl who began to cry, and jump
co off with her in his arms.
The sons of Ham are as thick az
Post Boy blackberries down here. In
fact they are in the majority where
ever you go. When l got off the train
at Pensacola, the first thing / saw
was two strapping big blacks with
a pole reaching from the shoulder of
one to that of the other while a big
tub was suspended from the pole be-
tween them. The one in front had q
rams horn which he blew Justify
announcing that they had fresh fish
for sale.
An old darkey came numbering
down Pensacola's main street yester-
day in spring wagon, a big faded
cotton umbrella over him. and a for !
lorn looking OK drawing the outfit. II
asked the old man to stop a minute, |
as he did so u snapped" the old fell
low, and will bring him north While
the scene will be ODD enough to III
deX readers, it is a familiar one down
here
The wharves and shipping INTEREST,"
lac greatly. It is truly a novel sight
to see the ships coming in from all |
parts of the world, and departing with |
the products of this southland. |
ROwed out to one of them in the bay i
yesterday, and was allowed to climb !
all over the vessel. and watch them
One Of the prettiest little trips was
that last night out to the Life Saving
Station, and from that far out intOI
the Gulf We stopped at the Satlon |
long enough to take dip in the surf, |
As the SAND is white as snow it looked |
for all the world like people in bath
ing suits rolling around in the snow.
Smoked glasses come in good play
during the day on account of this
clustering sand.
Some relative Of Mr.. John Baure-
gard live here and they have showed
me every attention. Through their
kindness / have had an opportunity to
fish; to go on sailing trips such as
the average Yankee misses down
here; and to catch crabs which is ex
citing.
Will visit the Navy Yard and old
Spanish forts within a day or two
Shall go to New Orleans next week,
and later if l abandon the trip to
Cuba will return to Pensacola. Sent
a box Of magnolia blossoms for New
friends to-day and hope
they will reach you all right
ROLAND o. DUFF.