The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-22
News West Florida ~ Southern Alabama
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CAMP WALTON
Special to Ihe Journal


Camp Walton. Oct. 21.-F. c. Eaton
has moved his furniture from Doggy
into ais new cottage here He
leaves today with Mrs. Eaton and Lii
lie for Pensacola, where they will
spend few days and on their re-
turn will go to housekeeping.
Among the guests at tne Brooks
House, we were pleased to meet
and form the acquaintance with Rev,
Mr.. Curtis and wife
Mr. and Mrs. L. /. Smith though
back in their home at DeFuniak vita
their usual generosity gave the free
use of their elegant new launch on
Saturday to a party composed of Rev.
c. W. Woodruff and wife, Mrs. T. C.
Eaton and her daughter, Lille, Mr..
and Mrs. N. Colver, Mrs. Reisinger
of DeFuniak and her mother, Mrs.
Bruce from Ohio. Mr. Smith had his
engineer, ID. B. Powell act as pilot.
and as We struck the bay the waves
were running high, the spray falling
on the forward deck. AS none of US
got sea-sick we enjoyed the motion
of the boat over the waves. Going
down the pass until we could See the
gulf we turned back ana landed at
the Woodward dock, and going up
TO the house we remained there for
an hour or two to have a lunch and
walk in the shady paths along the
shore, the trees having been set out
years before. Destins. as the place is
called is a lovely spot. with the bay
in front and groves of magnolia and
hickory trees in the rear, the latter
loaded down with nuts nearly ripe.
In the yard we saw a large orange
tree, looking very tempting with its
golden fruit. Powell calling all aboard
We were soon home-ward bound,
making the eight mile trip in forty
five minutes, every one of the party
feeling grateful to Mr. Smith for Civ
ing us the chance to have a day of
unalloyed enjoyment
Many, very many years ago there
was up in New England, a wideawake
boy whose parents were wealthy and
had an abundance of everything that
money would buy, and yet wishing
to see more of the world, he was not
satisfied to remain at home, and so
one morning his chair at the break
travels he happened to reach West
Florida and being as every one who
comes here is, delighted with our eli
mate and surroundings. ne travelled
no farther. Ere long meeting love-
ly Southern girl of good family, there
was a mutual attraction and a we'd
ding followed. Among their numeT-
Gus descendants is found the wife
Of one of DeFuniaks attorneys, and
one of her best citizens The young
couple while looking for a place to
locate in somehow discovered what
a beautiful spot there was on the
point where Choctawachie bay unites
with East Pass, where sea bathing is
unsurpassed and where fish and oy-
sters abound. Going into the fish
business for a living. that New Eng
land boy set out those trees, max
ing those shady walks that took our
fancy on Saturday to make their
home pleasant. There that happy
couple raised their children and final
~ passed away. and the old couples
graves are in the shade of one of the
trees he set out. A brother of the
joyed the fishing, but preferred TO
live up north.
One afternoon last week the
writer and his wife went a fishing on
Powell's dock. / shall not tell how
big the FISH were. that got away, as
I heard Rev. Myron Reid. one of
Milwaukee's ablest preachers say
that but one truthful fisherman ever
lived. and that he was Simon Peter,
who said We cast our nets all night,
and caught nothing" l will venture
to say however that we lad fish for
breakfast the next morning.