Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1891 — The Dismal Swamp. [ARTICLE]

The Dismal Swamp.

A correspondent for a New York paper, describing a trip, to the Dismal Swamp of Virginia, says ©be can look for miles down the canal which passes through It, and the scene suggests.the heart of Africa. A sottd wall of verdure on either side—gam trees, wild magnolias, occasionally a juniper or a cypress—and always the burning sun above and the strange black water below. Now and then a shrill bird cry, now and then a water snake, always the most beautiful shadows and reflections. Negro cabins occasionally, and glimpse!* of wide clearings, and at one of the locks a group of little darkies with great bunches of water lilies, making a most effective combination.