216 CRUISING ALONG SHORE. 



visit from Uncle Sam, the inhabitants of Jupiter have 

 few visitors. A few stray waifs from the North drift 

 clown upon them, brighten them with their presence 

 awhile, set their sails again, and disappear in the gloom 

 of the mangroves. Indian river, once visited, leaves a 

 longing in the heart of the visitant never satisfied, till 

 the sparkle of its waters again gladden his eye, and his 

 tent is pitched upon its sunny sands. Certainly no other 

 section of our country possesses so many natural charms, 

 united with real blessings, so easily accessible. 



FRED BEVERLY. 



