DOWN SOUTH.
DOWN SOUTH
BY
LADY DUFFUS HARDY
AUTHOR OF
“THROUGH CITIES AND PRAIRIE LANDS”
London: CHAPMAN AND HALL
Limited
1883
LONDON
R. Clay, Sons, and Taylor.,
BREAD STREET HILL.
CONTENTS.
| [CHAPTER I.] | |
|---|---|
| Two cities.—Our home upon the waters.—Southward bound.—“Onlya brass star.”—At Ford’s Hotel | [Pages 1-13] |
| [CHAPTER II.] | |
| To-day and the yesterdays.—Richmond—Its monuments—Its surroundings.—Thesculptor’s studio.—Andromache. | [Pages 14-28] |
| [CHAPTER III.] | |
| Fire and ruins.—Through sylvan scenes.—The Cave of Lwray.—Ajewelled city underground.—The white savages of Wise County | [Pages 29-44] |
| [CHAPTER IV.] | |
| Through the great swamp.—Charleston.—A memory of the OldWorld.—Blacks and whites.—Peculiarities of the coloured folk.—Aghost of dead days.—Quaint scenes | [Pages 45-62] |
| [CHAPTER V.] | |
| St. Michael’s chimes.—Architectural attraction.—Magnolia Cemetery.—Aphilosophical mendicant.—The market.—Aboard the boat—FortSumpter | [Pages 63-83] |
| [CHAPTER VI.] | |
| The great Salt Marsh.—A break down.—We reach Savannah.—Fancysketches.—The forest city.—A gossip with the natives.—Crossquestions and crooked answers | [Pages 84-90] |
| [CHAPTER VII.] | |
| To-day and yesterday.—General experience of travel in the South.—Theassociated Southern railways | [Pages 100-109] |
| [CHAPTER VIII.] | |
| En route for Jacksonville.—A few words about Florida—Its climate.—Itsfolk—Its productions | [Pages 110-121] |
| [CHAPTER IX.] | |
| Pine forests.—Arcadian scenes.—Strange companionship.—We reachJacksonville | [Pages 122-131] |
| [CHAPTER X.] | |
| Jacksonville.—Our hotel.—Greenleaf’s museum.—Floridian curiosities.East winds and tropical breezes.—Strawberry packing | [Pages 132-143] |
| [CHAPTER XI.] | |
| Fernandina.—Romance or history?—Dungeness.—To Tocor.—On boardthe boat.—Oddities.—A lovely water drive | [Pages 144-158] |
| [CHAPTER XII.] | |
| St. Augustine.—A land of the long ago.—A chat with a Spanishantiquity.—Quaint streets.—City gate.—Fort Marion.—The oldSlave Market.—The monuments.—The Plaza.—Cathedral andConvent | [Pages 159-179] |
| [CHAPTER XIII.] | |
| A chat by the way.—A steam bicycle.—Rough times.—At Ocala | [Pages 180-188] |
| [CHAPTER XIV.] | |
| The “Okeehumkee.”—The Silver Springs.—The weird wonders of theOcklawaha | [Pages 189-203] |
| [CHAPTER XV.] | |
| Picturesque scenery on St. John’s River.—“Sickening for the feverma’am?”—The inland lakes.—A pair of elderly turtle doves.—Sporton the Indian river | [Pages 204-221] |
| [CHAPTER XVI.] | |
| Retrospective.—A critical conductor.—Montgomery.—Train wreckers atwork.—Weird scenes in the moonlight.—Silent watchers.—“WildCat” train to New Orleans | [Pages 222-237] |
| [CHAPTER XVII.] | |
| New Orleans, “The Paris of the South.”—French quarters.—Tropicalstreet scene.—To Carrolton.—The Levées.—Classical architecture.—Acoloured funeral.—The dismal swamp.—Lake Ponchartrain.—Agambling population | [Pages 238-252] |
| [CHAPTER XVIII.] | |
| Atlanta.—A wilderness of bricks and mortar.—Lovely surroundings.—Scarletwoods.—Memorial day.—Scenes in the cemetery | [Pages 253-262] |
| [CHAPTER XIX.] | |
| Columbia.—Wright’s Hotel—Variegated scenes.—Past and present—ASabbath city.—The Penitentiary.—Sunday service.—A few lastwords | [Pages 263-276] |
DOWN SOUTH
CHAPTER I.
Two cities.—Our home upon the waters.—Southward bound.—“Only a brass star.”—At Ford’s hotel.