The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-09-14

good speed of about 25 miles an hour,
although Rogers said it was not over
20, but he never went under 25 and
30 except when | held him back.
Our lights we're not very good for
any distance | gripped the side of
the car and said, Look out!" Rogers
saw our situation just as ! did. |
thought we were going to be crash
ed into a--well, don't know what,
and down we went. We came out
as fast as we went in, and both said,
What kind of place was that?" We
stopped and went back. 1t was a
plank culvert only six feet wide. The
road had been raised on both sides
about two and half feet and was al
most perpendicular. AS we got out
of the car there laid a rim on the
ground. told him somebody had
lost a rim, but il was our own, hav-
ing jerked off the rear of the car.
Why our car wasn't left in that place
a perfect smashup | can't understand
The road seemed to have been in
that condition for some time, as there
we no new work. If | should get on
jury to try anybody for leaving a
road in that condition ! would vote
to send them to the pen. Then on
TO ST. Augustine, the city fine and
beautiful.
The next morning we drove over a
part of the city. We saw a house
with sign on it saying, This is
the oldest house in the United
States" We looked at the old Span
ish fort on the hill, or embankment,
and it looked as solid as ever. Then
we drove through the city wall gate,
but the wall was all gone. We felt
honored to drive through it, but prob
ably those who went through it when
they bombarded the fort felt more
honored then. Then we went through
the narrowest street in the world,
so il is said. II was feet inches
wide. Why not say feet 8 inches
narrow?
Then on to Jacksonville over a
brick road that cluttered and ratified
Just like loose bottomed bridge,
with ever now and then an upheaved
lot of brick in the middle of the road
that we had to run around to keep
from being upset or ditched. So
much for the good roads movement.
1t was said that the brick had just
been laid down loosely on the sand
in building the road, and that that
was the only foundation it had. Then
over the bridge into Jacksonville, a |
bridge that looked like IL might have
cost $2,OOO,OOO. 1t was fine one.
The toll was IA cents. We had paid |
so cents over some badly made
bridges. Then back to the bridge at
Eau Gallie over an arm of the Indian |
river that was in a very dangerous
condition. 1t was sagged down and
rotten. There was a sign, Danger.
Drive slowly. You are driving at !,
your own risk and taking chances
on your life" and at that thousands
of cars went over il day and night.
Some would drive carefully and some
at break-neck speed. In Jacksonville
we saw a new looking kind of orange |
Il was said to be the best In the !
world-at 10 and Is cents per. We |
tried one, but they were nothing to
to the Indian river oranges /
that we gathered of the trees on the
river.
Then out of Florida, the land OF
oranges and flowers, but we saw but
few flowers. wild or tame-only what
were in yards around the houses, but
they were very fine. Now, adieu to
Florida, the land OF sunshine, flowers,
oranges and sand, which was once
the happy hunting ground of the
Seminole Indians but now the play