Winter journeys in the South; pen and camera impressions of men, manners, women, and things all the way from the blue Gulf and New Orleans through fashionable Florida palms to the pines of Virginia . s; whenever one issuesfrom the gates of the hotel he is beset by a hordeof hackmen and motor proprietors who are anxiousto do you the honors of the town. They will takeyou to the Fountain of Youth where Ponce de Leonis fabled to have drunk. They will take you toAnastasia Island; they will take you almost any-where! And to tell the truth their charges arereasonable. The Fountain of Youth is situate
Winter journeys in the South; pen and camera impressions of men, manners, women, and things all the way from the blue Gulf and New Orleans through fashionable Florida palms to the pines of Virginia . s; whenever one issuesfrom the gates of the hotel he is beset by a hordeof hackmen and motor proprietors who are anxiousto do you the honors of the town. They will takeyou to the Fountain of Youth where Ponce de Leonis fabled to have drunk. They will take you toAnastasia Island; they will take you almost any-where! And to tell the truth their charges arereasonable. The Fountain of Youth is situated about half amile from the City Gates on out past old FortMarion. You are driven into a very commonplacelooking yard, and then, after the payment of a smallhonorarium, conducted with much ceremony into amost ordinary looking spring house. Here is aspring of clear water and your guide attempts togive you a drink from it in a glass which has doneservice for years to all nations, manners and creedsof men. You are then invited to look upon a crossmade of coquina, which is the building material ofthe neighborhood, and are told that the object was unearthed several years ago. It lies beside the 58. THE UAPTISTEin,AT THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
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