The daily sentinel., 1909-04-05
MRS. SULLIVAN TELLS
OF QUAINT OLD MOBILE

Shlpman. MISS, Apr. Ito :
J. The Sentinel; Alabama (mean- !.
: ing Here We rest') and Mo /.
+ bile had always a melodious :.
= sound to my ears. The atmos- /.
:. phere-soft. damp and baImy- =
+ has Il tendency to incline one to j.
+ rest and be indolent and to en- +
j. JOY life in peaceful. quiet way. 4.
= Mobile is one of the Oldest i.
!. towns in the United States. and +
:. she shows her age +
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In the suburbs there are many
beautiful old southern mansions.
with spacious grounds. dark with
magnolia and live-uak trees. azaleas
(which grow to The proportion of
trees) ablaze with blossoms. some
pink and different shades of red to
crimson, and the waxy white and
scarlet japonicas which grow so lux
uriantly everywhere
There is one broad. paved residence
street where there are many hand
some modern homes. mostly of frame
In the older part of the town the
streets are narrow and unpaved. the
houses old. unpainted and many of
them delapidated
The wharves OF Mobile cannot be
compared with those of New Orleans.
H.
but there must be much business
transacted every day. Judging from
the number of vessels to he seen.
There We're four torpedo boats in
the bay. | saw a Queer-looking little
boat dashing along in the water with
very little Of the boat to be seen,
nearly all of it being under water.
II proved to be a torpedo boat de
stroyer
Mobile claims 20. 600 inhabitants.
but she is very far behind our north
ern and western cities of half that
size,
Monroe park is Il pleasure resort
reached by 3-mile ride on the cleo
trio cars The park is quite small.
but is beautifully situated facing the
Bay of Mobile in a natural grove of
| live-oak and pine trees. say steam
ers, schooners and vessels OF various
kinds coming and going as | sat for
an hour on a bench in this park
Mobile has a gradual rise from the
water front and at Spring Hill Col
lege. 3 miles from the city limits,
the altitude is ESQ feet
The college just mentioned was
established in 1880 The late Dr.
Richard Lee Fearn, who made spe-
cial researches in the geography OF
health and whose statistics covered
two generations, records Spring hnl
as the healthiest point in the known
world.
Along the route to the college are
to be seen the quaint old home and
birthplace of Augusta Evans, the au-
thoress, the Marine and City hospi-
tails, the Southern infirmary and the
/ largest convent and school in the
city.
Mobile is blessed in having pure.
cold. sparkling water, which is taken
from springs on the hill from which
the name. Spring hill. is derived.
There is fine shell road leading
past the college to the Spring Hill.
inn. a health resort, where the guests
have shady walks. country drives.
fishing. bathing and boating and the
giving pine woods.
There is a public library here, but
1T is not free. \ fee of > cents per
week is charged
| Bienville square. situated in the
center of the business part OF town,
has a monument in memory of Cen
! eral Bienville, erected by the women
of Mobile. There is a 1ne fountain
but no cups for the thirsty. The
trees are great live-oaks and there
are benches scattered throughout the
park. where one may pass an hour
very pleasantly.
EMMA KEENE SULLIVAN.