. Highways and byways of the South. off in the freeze of 1895,as they were everywhere in the state except at theextreme southern end. That was Floridas great dis-aster— a disaster from which it has never other states you hear constant reference to theperiod before the war, but in Florida they substitutethe phrase before the freeze. During the yearsimmediately preceding, the orange industry had beengreatly developed, the orchards were fast multiplying,and an immense amount of capital was the thermometer dropped, the trees were blasted,and the Floridians dreams of weal
. Highways and byways of the South. off in the freeze of 1895,as they were everywhere in the state except at theextreme southern end. That was Floridas great dis-aster— a disaster from which it has never other states you hear constant reference to theperiod before the war, but in Florida they substitutethe phrase before the freeze. During the yearsimmediately preceding, the orange industry had beengreatly developed, the orchards were fast multiplying,and an immense amount of capital was the thermometer dropped, the trees were blasted,and the Floridians dreams of wealth received a dolefulset-back. That same cold winter the state experienced the onlysnowstorm that has occurred within the remembranceof the oldest inhabitant. The snow fell to the depthof two inches one night in all the northern counties,and the people opened astonished eyes in the morning i6 Highways and Byways of the South to find a white world. The negroes were particularlyimpressed, and instances are reported of colored chil-. Picking Oranges dren who looked out of the window and exclaimed, Somebody done scatter flour all over our front yard. Spring on the Florida Coast 27 It is only in a few of the most favorably situatedsections that orange raising has been resumed. Onthe Indian River the people were just beginning to getgood crops again, though the trees were still oranges, they grow all kinds of early vegetables,and my table fare was every day made attractive withnewly maturing delicacies from the garden. I remem-ber once some very fine string beans were served whichmy landlady said had grown so long that when she wasgetting them ready to cook she had to break themin seven or eight halves. My landlady had come from New York State in heryouth, and I asked if she did not sometime intend toreturn. No, was her response, my husband is buriedhere, and no money could hire me to leave. This isan expensive place to live — why, milk is fifteen centsa quart, and
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