The Republican journal., 1916-04-13
Southward BY Sea.
= ,he Imperial City of the South.
vahh" Farm. Old St. Augustine.

lSdii" -, Farm. Old st. Augustine.
q i." 'r,,sT,NE. FLA, March %, 1916.
j. l., the postman's CHEEKY whistle
pc" Saturday afternoon there is
|pD0' scramble to see who will get
PnSl" ,rraI first, and each column, adj
p w. mis- and all, is eagerly scanned
| ,be home news.
t ,rarg to our usual custom we made
Vus 70 the Southland this winter
nv water, going to S vannah from
Z" the steamship City of Atlanta,
pS'V. and most perfectly appointed
'~ ealing from Boston in the south
,ostwlse trade. For the greater
rbs voyage the ocean was as
and smooth as our own bay, but a
p.tsrg gale, off Hatteras, rocked us
~, thoroughly in the cradle of the
There were about fifty first cabin
''f .r-rs genial and disposed to make
nre aass pleasantly for others as
T. -, themselves. The weather was
,.. for out-of-door recreation and
! Everyone preferred a book, cards,
mark bag by nice hot radiator, to
..,sr chair on deck.
e t''' arsy5idable delay of more than
...,r.four hours in sailing made US late
-.srbjag Savannah, the Imperial
.,s ME south, " and it was 8. 80 Sun
!. .,,r1irg when we arrived at the
..n.ir dock. We were soon pleas
-, .,s..i IN the beautiful new Hotel
,,-.o-.r sister to and under the
.aay-ment as the Seminole Hotel
rs.., T., and absolutely fire-proof,
..rs.) Our delay in starting
,,... shortened our stay in this
..r.a.. .tg, so we made the most of
..... visiting the interesting places
"a. .sra
IN u4"y with a dozen or so COM
,r.r started early the next fore
", f0rty-mile auto ride thro' the
+, ami laurbs. The car was luxur-
rs "A. charming and the company
5r4gs! 80 with this outfit a good time
as assured We took in all the sights
o9ga Tue city, the beautiful residences,
;hfc 1alilags, parks and monuments,
y whrn ~avannah is noted, and then
rnss ,5r faces toward the country, the
st say being at the Hermitage" a
70, rtauon of ante-hellum days. |
n tssa there on a previous visit, but it
ii roH0g of it's attractiveness by rep
ir,r he fine, old mansion is closed
visitors, doors and windows bolted and
Br-e .uJ one could easily imagine the
eqar.- If the interior in the days
bgh a. war. " The struggling rose
ns-a. an other neglected shrubs spoke
M. au.-aIs for attention. The long
1e al suins in various stages of decay,
ME- s.ry habitable, others ready to
|. o, while only chimneys remained
What was once home to the negro
s7es The great barns, once filled to
m,irg with the products of the planta-
en- ave still standing. but hardly more
ar aaL Everything seemed gong to
10 az u spite of its fascinating nov
g 1s sorry signt. But life there
as nor extinct by any means; such
arms VI ragged, dirty, grinning negro
I- ould be hard to describe. They
ON found our auto clamoring for
Fre5- aal were willing to sing or dance
gar e coveted pennies. The tour
5 asr generous, and the coins were
rc arsInd with lavish hand, but
--..-.n was only made worse, - the
Or got the more they wanted.
.e climbed into the car, and a
III s aa your purse and bags only
'er-7t hem being taken out of your
IT,. llair appearance was most fan
sty a.. It seemed as if at any moment
5 E- gatton or string that held the
a-r hat served for clothing was
ite 20 part company. But after all
er ginning was contagious and we all
lgfsi earthly at their monkeyish
ans Such sights seem specially