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and private boarding houses. However, there are some 

 rough, uninviting looking buildings, where the travelling 

 public will iind within, neat, comfortable bed-rooms, 

 and good, wholesome fare. The &quot;finest oysters in the 

 world &quot; can be had in abundance during the winter sea 

 son ; fish can be had all the year round, venison is abun 

 dant, and a great variety of fruits flourish, while there 

 are countless other objects to please the eye and gratify 

 the taste for what is truly beautiful. 



Many varieties of pretty shells can be found on the 

 ocean beach. Sometimes one finds a sort of spiral case 

 containing hundreds of diminutive shells. These make 

 pretty necklaces, resembling white coral. The delicate 

 flesh tint of these shells makes them beautiful, while 

 their frailty insures their being carefully cherished. 

 Just now, we Indian river citizens are compelled to live 

 in a style not according to our former habits of life, or 

 present desires, but we trust the day is not far distant 

 when, instead of rude dwellings situated in the native 

 wilds, the visitor here will behold handsome residences 

 in the midst of grounds tastefully and lavishly adorned 

 with all the different fruits, flowers, and evergreens which 

 this climate is capable of producing. 



C. B. MAGRUDER. 



