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Rolle writes of


TRUTH IN PRIVATE HOMES.


"Everything in nature seems to


correspond toward the cultivation of


the productions


the whole


world,


in some


or other


of this


happy province-the most precious jewel in his Mqa-
esty's American dominions."


"The


exports of this province of East Florida in-


creased rapidly, the Florida indigo bringing the high-
est price in England, and everything indicated increas-


ing prosperity and much


pleasure


but then began a


troublous time.


The Spanish force got possession, but


were surprised and routed a short


time after


then


the Indians


became aggressive.


Spanish army


again succeeded in gaining possession of


a large part


of Florida, giving the English people eighteen months


either to


remove


their effects,


lic faith."


with


or accept


"Upon


their property, or
Spanish rule and


these homes,


dispose of
the Catho-


embowered among


the orange-groves and made pleasant by the fragrant
blossoms of the honeysuckle, the rose and acacia, in a
land where Nature had lavished her choicest beauties
and created a perpetual summer, the unfortunate resi-
dents of Florida were obliged to turn their backs f&


ever."


But since that period Florida has changed hands


many times-ceded


by the


English


to Spain in part,


then again under English rule, then in part to France


back
fair


once more to Spain.


land


of Florida


At length,


1821,


became a part of these United


States.


rivers relics


along th
he olden


banks


times


may


beautiful


found


almost every settlement.