Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-15
MY TRIP SOUTH.

Charleston is an old city situated en the ef Afniy tba ahd Cooper rivers and of the Civil war. It has a beautiful place called the Battery" the St. Charles river-on one side and on the other side are many grand mansions with broad. well kept lawns, showing handsome front. The street cars afford good and frequent transporta- tion from the center of Charleston to The Battery.
 Then there is Hamilton Park! Oh, it is such a pretty sight to see all the beautiful flowers in bloom in March, while in the park you could see a great many tourists whoSstop over to visit these places.
 Magnolia Gardens is another de- lightful place. The magnolias were all in bloom when I was there and it was a charming sight The moss hanging from the trees is certainly very picturesque.
 In this beautiful place lives a man, who. when he was a boy shot his brother. the guide told us. and he gave these beautiful Towering trees as a recompense q understood him to say the shooting was, accidentaD. This beautiful place is not very cas- fly reached. It costs g to go there and see it. Standiig on the bank you are ready to pronounce this among the most beautiful regions your eyes have ever gazed upon. The view com- prises a broad row of magnolias in the foreground, with undulating rows of 5aponicas: and these were in full bloom. All through the garden lead ing in every direction are these beau tiful flowers bordering on every side.
 We visited Palm Beach-that Is certainly a beautiful place. The palms is beautiful white sand. We helped pick up shells to make draperies and they were certainly handsome.
 In Charleston St. Joseph's hospital is in charge of the Sisters and they have skilled physicians and surgeons on the hospitab staff. This building is modern. with the latest appliances. People of any denomination are well come alike. My aunt and cousin have since been treated there, and the Sis ters were very kind.
 It was an odd sight to see 50 many colored people. It seemed as if the three months I was there saw more negroes than whites. visited an was owned by the president of the asylum, a strawberry plantation. The city horse cars run from the center of the city within block of the main entrance to this plantation.
 My uncle was money order clerk in the Southern Express office I used to think that a busy place.
 The Colosseum building and the diff Johns Evangelical church, and the Congregational church, the Charleston hotel, the Citadel" where the boys from th.a military academy used to crill. It was a pretty sight to watch the cadets drill.
 Another odd sight were the mann mics sitting the sidewalk selling ground nuts: and with baskets upon their heads calling out Sweet petater' and sugar cane.
 I was more than pleased to watch my little cousin hug lis colored nurse: re loved her so he would hug and kiss her, and all those things were stre nge to me.
 The city of Charleston f.; not a clean city. but it is better today than it used to be.
 They re11 me Charleston is upon made ground and this is the reason when they had earthquakes there 1t was so dangerous.
 We left Florida about nine o'clock one morning in December and it was a beautiful day and the sail was en- joyable on the St. Johns river; but towards night began to have feelings of unsafety and memories of the night around Cape Hatteras but my uncle 1 was first-mate, and he let us have his room; and the captain was the same l captain we came from New York with, l so I felt acquainted. I went to bed and about twelve o'clock was awak-