The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-25

hands and going through a thousand
genufexiOns. until We lea a. eleven
o'clock, and they Kept up the perform.
ance until midnight What an emo
ti0nal peOplei
I revelled IN the most exquisite roses
during all OF our stay On EusfIs. our
kosiess keeping our room filed with
tie choicrst varieties. - marvellous IN
Cobor. 30 rich In perfume, as 90 almost
intoXicate rs with their beauty.
where Winter Strawberries Grow.
March i5th we took The train lar
Ocala, the next day reached LaNtie. a
quiet little town settled D. northern
ers devoted 10 strawberry culture. Here
We spent a week dTiyiug. walking, sit.
ting on he broad piazza OF the hotel
in the sun. getting tanned and lat
Nothing here l. cultivated but acres
and acres OF strawberries, lille tiny
plants. but raise the leaves and you
can pick nearly a quart from one vine
The number Of quarts shipped nor. a
during the season h. fabulous, but &C.
CasiOual freezes DO DAMAGE.
sThe mornings and evenings we're N.
ways cold. 80 We hal q wood Ere In
the big Ore place Ia our room. OF TAT
pitch pine wood. and IL vas very fas-
Cinating 10 watch the FIRE light, as Il
hickered here and there, lighting the
room 30 that We needed 40 lamp. All
through the South the hooking birds
we're singing. calling and answering
each Other day and night Returning
20 Jacksonville We devoted the few
hours we had 20 visiting the shops and
the Exposition building. Here il the
Alligator Pool NE saw q number Of the
uncanny looking beasts. the largest Of
which was ten feet long. 50 utterly
hideOus and ugly that he was most fas.
chatting 70 me. Our next stop vas az
savannah, where We drove all over the
city and out on the beautiful shell
road 10 the old cemetery. called Bon
aventure" tBoautiful Way. where the
treeR. great live oaks. covered with
Eray moss, are a hundred years old.
Great Natural Arches.
Roads have been cut through the
woods and the efeCt Is indescrihabis:
IL Is like driving through great Cathe-
dral arches. 90 sombre aud solemn, and
50 grand withal. a fitting place for
the dead. Savannah T. a beautiful old
city, with many parks and squares
planted With palms and palmettOs.
right IN It's heart. Tie maCnOlias
seem the fayorite tree and they grow
TO a great height. The houses are large
and broad. with yerandas all around
the two si0ri,s, and they must b.
needed en- the bot summer. We had
WsaHH 80
the sleeper for Richmond. We rode
all the next day. reaching oar dr-'ira.
tiou In the evening. and drove 10
Ford's Hotel. where we had s'0UpT
thirty.fye years aco or our wedding
trip. But tie ho'lTai changed. the
city has grown. ara nothing looked
natural except Sunset Park and the
old Capitol Park. Tho grass was turn.
inc green and the numerous gray
squirrels were - tame thry came AMI
are from my hand. We drove al 'he
morning. visiting the beautiful statue
% Gen. Robert r. Les bronze el1es-
trian on m immense granite PEDESTAL
In the afternoon we drove % the par,
ana hunted mp Nr Pollard me Nir.
rinian who captured nv husband dur.
ing the war. ir was their first meet.
'ng since thar memorial time when they
we're mere Tow. one wearing the h'r'
and the Other Pho gray. and they hal
a u.p.t Interesting "var tllk."
The next morning Wa took orr train
FOR Washington exactly Eve weeks from
the day we left r has been truly =
delightful trir. beneficial IN health ant
educafion. perfectly charming On every
wsy. whose memory vii so with me
through life. {. @. G.