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Updated: May 19, 2025
In the swampier parts the trees are lower, and their limbs are hung with heavy festoons of the gloomy Spanish moss, or "death moss," as it is more frequently called, because where it grows rankest the malaria is the deadliest. Everywhere Nature seems sad, subdued and somber. I have long entertained a peculiar theory to account for the decadence and ruin of countries.
In the swampier parts the trees are lower, and their limbs are hung with heavy festoons of the gloomy Spanish moss, or "death moss," as it is more frequently called, because where it grows rankest the malaria is the deadliest. Everywhere Nature seems sad, subdued and somber. I have long entertained a peculiar theory to account for the decadence and ruin of countries.
As we approached the coast the country became swampier, and our old acquaintances, the cypress, with their malformed "knees," became more and more numerous. About the middle of the afternoon our train suddenly stopped. Looking out to ascertain the cause, we were electrified to see a Rebel line of battle stretched across the track, about a half mile ahead of the engine, and with its rear toward us.
"I haven't made good, Una." "Oh, there's still time. The jungle is still there, but it's an awfully big jungle, Jerry, bigger than you thought." "Yes bigger and swampier," he said slowly. "I think if I could see more of you, Una, I might be better." "I don't know that I've ever denied you the house," she laughed. "I I'm coming soon. But I want you to see my place here the house, I mean.
They stirred up another black bear, but they did not get a chance for a shot at him, and they also saw the footprints of a panther. They returned to the oasis satisfied with their exploration. The swampier the swamp and the greater its extent the safer they were. That night as they slept under the trees they were awakened by the rushing of many wings.
As we approached the coast the country became swampier, and our old acquaintances, the cypress, with their malformed "knees," became more and more numerous. About the middle of the afternoon our train suddenly stopped. Looking out to ascertain the cause, we were electrified to see a Rebel line of battle stretched across the track, about a half mile ahead of the engine, and with its rear toward us.
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