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steam engine rusted -- disjointed, and hacked to pieces-;
numbers of huge kettles and large evaporating pans -- The
water hole or well for supplying the engine was over-grown
with a rank forest of weeds, and an alligator some six feet
long, splashed beneath the surface as we approached --

The fences were made of palmetto logs-; and palmetto
trees abounded along the sides of the road to the sugar
house-, from which immense bunches of berries depended -; we
gathered and ate many-; a large stone, with a very little
film of fruit on it -- the little pulp is sweet & pleasant-;
a dark purple berry -- size of a large grape-; the wild
turkeys & bears are very fond of them --

A light rain came up -- We returned to the boat-;
crossed the River & landed at the point by the old Braden
place -- We walked a mile & a half to the Braden Orange
grove; some 50 trees-; large, splendid trees, in a state of
great neglect -- Each one of us gathered as many oranges as
we could carry in bags, baskets &c -- I carried over sixty
in my india rubber blanket -- We ate as many as we wanted-;
got caught in a smart rain as we returned to the boat -- We
had a head wind against us, going down the river-; rocked and
beat until our sailors grew tired of it -- and resorted to
the pole -- In this way we reached the place of Madam Joe's,
as it is generally called -; old Joe Atztroth is living --
a quiet old German, whose wife is so much brisker and more
full of vim than he, that the place goes by her name --
We got there about dark -- It is a beautiful place-; a shell
beach-; a very nice residence with a pretty yard in front of