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In the cemetery a new grave had been dug.  What possesses
these people to make such an immense mound to
the grave, one would think that they hauled more dirt
from a distance to build it.  This one was fully 3 ft.
high, about as many wide and about 6 ft. long.  They 
also seem to delight in making them long, one there must
have been at least 8 ft. long. Two posts stuck slantingly
in the ground, diverging from each other, serve as foot 
and head stone.  At D's we learned that the sick man
had died during the early part of last fall.  Here too, we
saw how nicely the Magnolia stands transplanting, blooming
earlier than those in the swamp.  Following the path
we reached a new spring; here we stopped to cook our
coffee and eat the remains of our lunch, we had already eaten
the most of it during the morning.  The path led to a
beautifully located hut which was quite near the spring.
The railroad was not far off and we soon reached it
and went up to the station to await our train.  Ilex
opaca was found almost everywhere in flower.  Vitis
was just coming into flower and delightfully perfumed
        