The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-07-02
The Editors Trip.

from his excursion late Sunday
night. He was delayed trying to
got derailed passenger locomo-
tive back on The track ut Plant
City Sunday afternoon. He had
the kind assistance of about 200
men, women and children of that
pretty town, who quit promenad-
ing to help him and the two train
crews. The railroad people rem
dered valuable aid, without which
both trains would have been there
yet.
The EDITORS railway trip from
New Orleans 10 Columbus, Miss. =,
and thence TO Mobile was not
pleasant, because he had TO pay
cash for it and the cars were
crowded and very dirty with coal
dust. On his down trip TO Mo-
bile, he got cinder in his eye,
which spoiled his pleasure for two
days and cost o Doctors fee of Il
dollar for getting ii out. But he
was royalty received by his old
friends in Columbus, Of whom he
was gratided to find more living
than he expected. The great ma
iorily had passed over to the other
shore. And the dear old town
had doubled in size and quadru-
pied in wealth and importance.
1t is the most city-like, progress
i've and big-hearted town of It's
size in seven states. Such u
splendid and lovable little city
properly belongs in Florida, and
our legislature ought to take steps
to have it brought here. The
trolley cars there stop anywhere
you wish and take you everywhere
for paltry nickel, a rule and Gus.
tom which ought to be observed
by all railroads outside of Florida,
especially when editors are trav-
cling.
But it was very, very warm in
Columbus, much warmer than
here, o fact that may be attributed
to the OVERLOOKING warmth from
hearts of the people raising the
whole temperature.
Spent Wednesday aud Thurs
day, June oath and 25tb, in Mo
bile. Couldn't find any old
friends there; they are all dead or
moved away. Mobile is a clean,
peaceable, very attractive city, and
IS worth trip across the Gulf to
see. BY The way, the steamer
Morgan made such close connec-
ton with the editors train in
New Orleans, that he was in the
city less than two hours; conse-
quently; he is unable to expatiate
on it's attractions. But Manager
Penn, of the steamship line, is
proud Of New Orleans, saying
that it is the true type of a genu-
inc Southern city and is blessed
with an abundance of courtesy,
chivalry and generosity and that
the people are not money-cro2y as
they are in most large cities. He
says it is the Chesterfield of cities,
as it was in the good old ante
belIum times.
Left Mobile on the return trip
last Friday and reached Tampa
Sunday morning. IL was a de-
Iightful trip over, with fine wealth
or and lovely ladies and pleasant
gentlemen aboard; and on Sunday
morning, Capt. Thompson, of the
Morgan, called all hands forward
on the upper deck TO witness an
eclipse of the sun, which he said
he had prepared for the especial
entertainment Of his passengers
and crew. The company pro-
nounced The eclipse great sue
cess, which was very gratifying
to Capt. Thompson, as he does
everything in his power TO please
his passengers.
He took the editor up on the top
roof of the ship and showed him
conddeDtially cannon and ammu'
milton which he keeps locked in n
big box, so that, If he and his men
should get out of money and be-
come hard pressed for cash, they
] could turn pirates and take up a
collection on the high seas. The
cannon is also also useful in shoot
ing lifeline to the shore, in case
of shipwreck.
But the editor, on getting home,
finds such an accumulationof work
and unanswered correspondence
that he must bring this report to