Paddling under Palmettos — page 127: what you’re looking at

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[20 Paddling Under Palmettos. enough to get one, although there had been no mail down for a week. Eden struck him as by far the prettiest place along the river. At this point the river bank was some twenty feet in height. Captain Richards’ house, where he, at that time, took boarders, was a very pleasant building with a porch along the front. It was surrounded by flower beds and orange trees, The air was full of the odor of blossoms, for lemon and lime trees were in full bloom, and the sour or native oranges were breaking out. Archie was enchanted. Here, at last, was the realization of what he had fancied he should see in Florida, and which he had as yet failed to find. Ah! Here was the well-known captain, the “pine- >] apple-man of Eden,” as he was known along the river, a tall Jerseyman, formerly from Newark, jolly, obliging, and with a twinkle in his eye that was a suf- ficient guaranty for his love of fun. Archie liked him from the start. Huis boys were grown up and built upon the same plan as their father—good-natured, The captain was erecting a house of eight rooms (EONMIELOOOL KS (E()