The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-06

hands and going through a thousand
genuhexions, until we left at eleven
o'clock, and they kept up the perform
ance until midnight. What an emo
tional peoplei
] revealed in the most exquisite roses
during all of our stay in Eustis, our
hostess keeping our room filed with
the choicest varieties, so marvellous in
color so rich in perfume, as to almost
intoxieate us with their beauty.
Where Winter Strawberries Grow.
March 18th we took the train for
Ocala, the next day reached Lawtie.
quiet little town settled by northern
ers devoted to strawberry culture. Here
we spent week driving, walking, sit
ting on the broad piazza of the hotel
in the sun, getting tanned and fat.
Nothing here is cultivated but acres
and acres of Strawberries, little tiny
plants; but raise the leaves and you
can pick nearly quart from one vine.
The number Of quarts shipped north
during the season is fabulous, but oc-
casional freezes do damage.
zine mornings and evenings were al
ways cold, so we had a wood fire in
the big fireplace in our room, of fat
pitch pine wood, and II was very fas-
einating to watch the fire light, as it |
nickered here and there, lighting the |
room SO that we needed no lamp. All |
through the South the mocking birds /
were singing, calling and answering |
each other day and night Returning
10 Jacksonville we devoted the few /
hours we had to visiting the shops and
the Exposition building. Here in the
Alligator Pool we saw a number of the
uncanny looking beasts, the largest of
which was ten feet long, so utterly
hideous and ugly that he was most fas-
einating to me. Our next stop was at
Savannah, where We drove all over the
city and out on the beautiful shell
road to the old cemetery, called "Bon-
aventure" beautiful Way, where the
trees, great live oaks, covered with
gray moss, are hundred years old
Great Natural Arches.
Roads have been cut through the
woods and the effect is indescribable;
1t Is like driving through great cathe-
dral arches, so sombre and solemn, and
so grand withal, fitting place for
the dead. Savannah is a beautiful old 4
city, with many parks and squares 4
planted with palms and palmettos, n
right in its heart. The magnolias l
seem the favOrite tree, and they grow
to great height. The houses are large I
and broad, with verandas all around I
the two stories, and they must be !
needed in the hot summer. We had a |
very full day, and at seven o'clock took
the sleeper for Richmond. We rode {
all the next day, reaching our destina-
ton in the evening, and drove to
Ford's Hotel, where we had stopped :
thirty-fve years ago on our wedding
trip. But the hotel had changed, the
city has grown, and nothing looked
natural except Sunset Park and the
Did Capitol Park The grass was turn
ng green and the numerous gray
squirrels were so tame they came and
lte from my hand. We drove all the ]
visiting the beautiful statue
II Gen. Robert p. Lea bronze eques-
rian on an immense granite pedestal | 81
n the afternoon we drove to the park
nd hunted up Mr.. Pollard, the Vir-
inian who captured my husband DUR
ng the war. 1t was their first meet
ng since that memorial time when they
'ere mere boys, one wearing the blue
nd the other the gray, and they had
most interesting "war talk"
The next morning we took our train
Dr. Washington exactly five weeks from
le day we left. 1t has been truly
elightful trip beneficial in health and \
lucation, perfectly charming in every
ay whose memory will 60 with me (
rough life. G. g. G. {