The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-24

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2 nice spring brook and camped in a
farmers yard. This Is the first place
we found pecans growing. They also
raised cotton sweet, potatoes and pea
nuts. II il now Sunday again. Ev-
erything being closed we didn't stop
long In any of the towns and so by
night were miles from Marietta and
only 20 miles from Atlanta, which
place we reached in good season, Mon
day. Were in Atlanta about hours
and this was the busiest place we
found. From Atlanta we went to Grit
nm a very pretty placelof about 1000
Here we followed the trolley lines un-
til we came to Gainesville and upon
inquiring the way to Macon were told
that If we went TO Upton over another
road we could save 26 miles and get
much better roads. We drove out
about miles and coming to beau
tiful pine grove were given permits
sion to camp. The next morning we
had only driven a short distance when
it began to get foggy and we could
hardly see the roads until about 10
o'clock when the sun began to shine
and it cleared away and was very hot
the rest of the day. BY night we
were near Perry, small town of all
black people. Again we were puzzled
about good camping place and the
first good looking plantation we found
we inquired for school house or good
place to stop over night and the lady
said several had camped in her yard
and we might if we wished. All the
yards in~the south have plenty of room
for camping because they build their
house back from the road about 60
rods.
The next morning we started out
real early and did not go through a
very interesting country until about
noon. At 3 o'clock we had reached
valdosta, which was the last city in
Georgia and 30 miles from the Flori-
Ga line. We crossed the line lust at
dusk and drove several miles over
the worst sand roads we had, before
we could find any place at all suitable
TO camp. At last we came to a clump
of pines where others had camped and
we soon pitched our tents.
In the morning we were Invited to
come up to the house and watch them
Doll sugar cane, which we enjoyed
very much They were very friendly
and about the first thing the man said
was We'll | bet you never saw Xmas
on Thanksgiving before" OF course
We didn't know what he meant at
first but finally he told us his name
was Christmas and of course it was
Thanksgiving morning. He also told
US he cleared the place where we
camped a purpose for northern people
and he presumed more than so cars
had stopped there before us. Our first
stop on Thanksgiving was at Madi- |
son, where we got oysters, crackers,
cranberries and pie for our Thanksgiv-
ing dinner which we ate at o'clock
on the banks of the Swaunee river
near Beanford. On Friday we travel
ed all day long through deep white |
sand SO hot we nearly roasted; about |
noon we crossed the Santa Fe river, |
which was a beautiful sight, banks !
on each side lined with big oaks, COW |
cred with moss that hung nearly to the |
water. That night we camped near |
Williston out in front Of a wealthy |
and here we were present. |
ed with roses of every color, which !,
we divided and sent back home. At
Williston we. learned we were only |
about 65 miles from Leesburg and /
thing it was good news to ALL Near
Moniston about 80 miles from here
we came to the first oranges and it
certainly was a grand sight and a big
to get over the fence but
now we have seen so many we don't
think anything about them. That
hight about o'clock we struck Lees
BURG tired and dirty bunch looking
more like bunch of Gypsies than
white people. From all appearances
.hcugh we locked good to Waldo's
'olks and nothing would do but we
must all eat supper with them. In
ess than 20 minutes after we got
lere it began to rain the first we had
ince we left BattleCreek.
Now that we are here / presume |
you wonder how we are living and
What we are doing. Well we live on
he top shelf and all are working but
Earl and / and we have made our for
unes and quit.
Carroll is working down to the cleo.
ric plant this week, Ray is working
n Waldo's orchard, Uncle AL and Eth.
j are working at the packing house.
j thing Earl and will take a little
rip the last of the week. We have
ur tent quite comfortable with two
toves. 1t turned colder Sunday and
hey look for frost to night. | hope
don't freeze our bananas for I
hould like to see them ripen.
Now Lena wish you would read
his to father and Lizzie and pass it
round the neighborhood and over to
our folks if it will interest them any
nd then keep it yourself. 1t is too
luch to write it to each one.
| have written one similar to Ollie
3 ! presume Smyrna will get the ben
fit Of that.
Received a letter from father today
aging he arrived in Prov. o. X. Do
rite the particulars about Mina's
cath, it sure was big surprise to
n.
Hope to hear from YOU soon.