Putnam patriot., 1911-03-31
My Trip Sou th.
LA GRANGE, GA, March 2

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 As anticipated, in closing my former letter, when the pleasant sea voyag e company, after stopping a few hours at Key West, sailed into Tampa, where they made their final separation, bid ding farewell to jolly Captain Meln- tosh. of the good steamer Alamo, we each started on our various courses, but not without feeling of sadness that we should see each others faces no more.
 IT was my good fortune, soon after landing, lo meet with two Putnam res idents, Joseph Egan and Ghas. Myron, Jr And at about the same time, l saw my genial friends, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lake, coming down the street in their auto. These kind.hearted peo pie, hearing of my intended arrival, had come all the way from Lamona, the Putnam colony, to welcome me. It was indeed a gratifying meeting.
 After taking view of the principal drives of the city, and seeing the Grand Tourist Hotel and other noted build ings, banks, etc, and then dining, of we started for lamona, some ten miles distant, over good State road. Turn ing from the main road the auto soon brought Us to the center of the village and post oiti"e.
 Roy TourtelIutte here resides as gov. ernment employe, and at the same time eaters 10 his neighbors' tastes in providing for them all kinds of fine groceries. His brother Harry assists him at present.
 Winding our way a little further through beautiful grove Of Florida pines we come to Col. c. D. Bates new COSY bungalow on the left of the street, while on the opposite side we see the pleasant home of ]. w, Buck. A short dis ance beyond, through rows of fra nrant orange trees is seen the comforta- bIe home Of our hospitable host, which we are glad to reach.
 surely Florida is a strange land, where they "sell climate at 50 much per acre and throw in the land, 7 and they have such n surplus of grand old original yellow pine forest that they are wa,tetully burning great tall trees measuring from one to two feet in dia- meter simply to get them out of the way.
 The moss dmpeties that hang from Inc pines anu other trees cannot be de serioed, they must be seen to be ap. preetated
 The absolute quiet and festfuiness of these wood emhowered homes are ideal in their peasant resttulness. The aean. don with which every one drives out in all directions through winding ways among the pines, is certainly anus. ing as il k informal There are few fences, no underhrush or other obstruc- tions 10 be seen.
 Next ta the whole-souie hospitality universally pervading, and it's magni. hNNAAA NiAiANtSN AAtC SitHu anu HilTAC- tive feature of this Florida region is its aooanding orange groves. Springing out Of seemingly common sand are seen groves of thousands of large, heal thy trees, covered with last years rich. dark-green foliage. On the tips of each twig the beautiful, glossy young shoots ot lighter shade, carrying millions of the fragrant blossoms, while back among the darker foliage of the trees are seen great clusters of the ripened frnit--sll, mind you, on the same tree, and al the same time. On one slender branch we counted seventeen great luscious grape fruit hanging closely to- gether like souneh of immense grapes. To Use a Southern exclamation: "Myi My! My" such fruit. If you wish to