The Pensacola journal., 1912-12-15

amy plantation from personal obssr- I
walton, which was similar % many I
other Mansions then In JACKSON coun- /
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Picture of ths Old South.
"No falrer. richer picture of south |
srn ilfo couid be drawn than from the
plantation Of Mr. Bellamy. Fsr az
the eye could reach. his maEuificent
cotton and corn fields rolled In snowy
0uulfuco. or waved In golden spiendor
in me uudulatiuF sale. The house was
situated on a gradual cminonce which
Vas crowned with a beautiful grove
of younE hickorioa. end was On con-
sequence known an Hickory Nm n
vas also called HeliamY place ~ those
familiar with the name of its mag
ninceut master. Occupying 40 COM
handing site. with its bread spread
ina wings. and lofty piazza hat ex-
tended the whole ienEth % the build
inF. % was a kind of landmark % the
Traveller. who might BE- fuurneyiuE
through the pine woods that Eirdled
the boundaries % this domain. Al
night when ita myriad windows re-
necied the hoEpltabie radianns glow
inF within. and the pine torches blaEed
from tho tan posts without it re-
semhied a light house. flashing ita
beacon lustre on the eye o. the stranE-
er. perchanCa in danger of being lost
in that unknown sea of verduTc.
con each side of the mansion house
a long row of neat white cabins. In
GivlduauEed b. sosne favoriio tree. o.
vine oF plant. showed that the master
" ho had ao amply provided Tor hia
own comfort bad not forgotten the
accommodation of hiB slaves"
a Woodland Fith-Fry.
All woodland that now remains I
through these parts has peculiar at I
fractions The Bellamy bridge when
crosses Chipola is near tae oie Bellamy
mansion. it was. ana stil n. Ia
vorite spot where several familiea az
time. from the country around. Eath-
or Tor pfcnicn and nah- fries. and
spread undor the shade of Chipoia's
magnificent oaks. the Eood tAinEs 20
eut not found on other occasions
Think % large bread pans heaped
up with aN varieties az nah fried
brown. and plenty of the best coffee
and good old fashioned corn bread %
80 with them These rsh fries seem
almost a necessity. and all along the
ChIp0ia the population zather regular
N every few DAYS during spring and
summer az places most beautiful and
nearest their respective homes. 20 en-
Soy the best fresh water fiah man
ever tasted
I feel sorry for those slaves q so
ciety." who have been 90 long housed
up On cities and Who strain tham-
selves IN fhe fashionable ways ~ con-
Quoting a reception. Nowadays you
are handed QUE teaspoonful q some
peculiar tasting aalaA two small
crackers. two stuffed olives. a piece of
turkey breast about one and q half
inches long and half an inch wide.
and maybe a baby cup Of hot choc-
olate. which holds about enc table
spoonfuL And someone. wnom ! be-
ievc they call a receiver Cor maybe
The disCharEerl. win let you cut the
eEit and the next papers yea see are
uu OF grand descriptions Of the
greet spread" the magni7csnt gowns
they wore. the diamonds. the dccora-
lions. ana a world % other thinrs /
feel sorry for the people who attended
these aEHIra. when I read of them. Cor
Z knuw fhrr went away huarry and
falB a "aH" when thgy said 70 had
been a mast ENJOYABLE occasion Cor
tHr thInra are Goo stitf to admit %
hospitality
80 ir aad ta think the poor uttIs So
rIrfv slaves eanndf set out one time
Ia tho Ko8I ola pure country ar and
SCI one Fa1d square meal a. a coun-
try ashsfrs.. where everYthinF 70 serv-
"a anundantiy. and al eat until they
are tired. They 90 a. they please and
81 home a better happier people from
ffIH frfrrehanEe 90 hospitality. and
feel that NE is worth Twins.
Queer Freaks Of Natu~s.
A. wF So down stream from Belle
amy bridge. many attractive springs
bell up from the lime rocks In rain
bow c6I0ra "Cartera NIL creek r.
formed by a diviaion tn Chipola rive
about one and a haf miles south of
me bridFc. Tu course q noarly paral-
inl ta me river and az an average
distance a. haIf q muo west o. a.
when nearly opposite the natural
tfIdKe fn ere river. which 10 SIX miles
north of Mariana the creek sinks
and rises several times. and eventually
rises and continues a. an open run
until it re-unites with ne Chipoia-
The natural bridge on ths river is
also a similar sink The river dia-
rrrdsra suddenly and bolts up again
about quarter of 8 mile below. where
f rrrf.nues lia course. ThH hridEa
.s naf q few hundred yards from the
largest cave ever explored in jackson
county. anI which iH called Natural
uritEe Cave.
There are several large denl-rtmcnta
iu fHia cave The old ciuHFns who
f.cd many years aro. gave accounts
af Row the Indians fu these parts
a. Iaf General IEeEsauH army when
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