Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-08-09
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RID SULPHUR SPRING.
July 29lh, 1888. \


Geg{tmen- Having now both " luck and leisure
luck IN being comfortably aud acreeably situated
and leisure. because | have nothing To do. but 10
Ia, and drink and sleep md thcn.--
Eat and drink and sleep again,
| sit down Tor the purpose &C giving You some ac-
count OF matters and things amoug the mountains
Bat inst, allow me to give You cursory sketch oi
my journey huber, with the hopr HAT tls sketch
may be hoifas interesting to you as the up was Ia
me
! A company of rs (two gentlemen besides my SELF
! left homes IN the county OF Amherst tie
18th instant. vending eur way, over hill and dale
up the little river of Buffalo, bur ltc 10 arrest
the attention OF a traveller until We arrived WITHIN II
! few miles Of Pedlar Mills. where, from ma elevated
old field most beautiful view presented ITSELF
On our left, looking southwark. IN "ehnminG con
tguity," developed ~ eaIb of brilliant blue INST
| lay the lotliesi portion Of the Tobacco Row noun
tains ON night long sweep of the Blue Ridge
now rect dIns, now approaching, now using. as II TO
support the Heavens; now sinking, until It was in
the :" dim distance lost - whic before were the
celebrated PEAKS OF otter, liung hei shaggy sun
mlts To The "thaadci's home"
Resting and feeding ourselves and horses At the
Mills. VT proceeded, III the evening, over rough
and unuteresting county, until we reached, on HE
north side OF james RIVER the flst iortion OF the
Blue Ridge Canal. one of the greatest ulnmphs ol
Art Nature ever betc!d. The scenery, inf
the wholc length oil tins pant OF the Canal, thonBh
rough and sometimes almost terrific, Is OF I'll" most
interesting character Riding up the tow path, YOU
have, on The len, the river 'o'mlnS and tnmoan6
along Us pea oil more 'ian Ten 'louS',lo 'otNs sl
Ken do"ndt "9"ia Seen'oy some ea'h9"a"e '"''' 81
Nature. from the huge mountains that otclslado" II,
whose ar ca" WIN uoas III n'' s''N 't"' an"
s,''' pun anu y" 'e ,S"''''' N"'' VN'"e my
Along al me base OF we less elevated portion "i the
mountains, hut which rown most tcuIby with
batIehehlS oi loehs ana exchanging ellla' threat
enIng you every moment. with destruction. The
sephetf' Hengh CONNECT swell eiiculaed 10 arrest
tae S'ianIe eye, ana 10 impress nun WIN u,a' Of
me gram 'n1 s"on'. Al the it'u 81 INC IN j.
Norm 'or ia'S mo lhc iincS IN inc az oil winch
one 81 the most elevated and beautiful l"lms PIE
seh'S list lever sa" II nuns loi anne anu u h1'
o. Two hlIes up euhef fNer' having IN me p'eh
slo"uu " l''se ",i'h HOUSE. ana M'oty range OF
MOUNTAINS il me owner Is not hallS ana con
tented man. ne may iooN III VAN 10 lhe mugs oil
ealth tot happiness. Ah9nt Nv" mlcS UP Noun lNe'
We halted, iof the nlght, At Dmsts Qofmrlly Fax
ton's) where we were kindly received and h"splla-
bly, entertained, after iatlsulng days ride IN the
hottest season OF The year
The next morning, lust as tie sun was binding
with wfcaths OF LIVING hight the surrounding
mouutain tops, VIC set oetfor that object OF universal
aurAo lon, the Natural Bridge vas aboutln look
upon II Tor the inst tmc aud my feelings were a
strange eonmXule OF saguencs3. curiosity aud awe
Expectation WIS wound mp 10 the CHEST Pitch
Imagination had drawn picture, as thought, won
drous and sGbilHc,-tapcy had tIno"n around II
her strongest eotoulnss, and ieacd Notifying
disappointment a"aHtd ne. But when, nj ieHGth,
stoud under the stu endons arch, found that Ina
gina ION had too coutds Unity CsSayeG 10 scale one OF
the most Gigantic OF The works OF creation, aud that
Fancy had eHdeJveuIed to colour that, before which
she 10" lured her wings and sat coHtoundcd. /
could scarcely bring myself to believe that had
ever heaid On ever dreamed OF 1t beiure 50 lar had
ny letbe lnaEInbgS fallen below the tremendous
reality No description ever did nor ever can,
create an al fqude conception OF tins wonderful
handyworl o the Almighty. To see it III all ITS
uneqnalled and unappioachablc grandeur you must
view nwlIh the naked eye, aud not with tho eye Of
Fancy. To receive the sublime and Impershable
lessons which "A sight OF it must convey 10 every
heut, YOU must come and let Nature, sober and
/ solemn Nature, speak TO you III her unleitcred
language, winch, though silent, Is yet louder than
the thunders peal IN Reflections Nondions
iabfc l en- thousand winds have swept oyer,--ten
thousand hoods nave dashcd under thee IN VAN -
foS'N anu SHOWS, ana Shtn ngs and tempcsts, have
spent lttIl iHfct upon thee and thou art still un-
moved ana l'nmoYc"b'. ! hou AT ptIlaed as man
ca4no' plIa! ihou art upheld AS man cannot up
hold "en like the hodfy -wa0td ocean, art The
same elaho, sublime and wonderful rs thou INST
! alast come nom tie hand oi inc great Architect
DIVINE And so tion Will remain unt that Ihnh-
| ei-nhs"cd trumpet winch shakes the pillars oil
NE Universe, shall leau llee 10 my deep louhda-
IONS
! STANDING iu'e ahoVc the hfdgeand looking about
Tue centre Oh me aIeh' You iefcrHe pretty clearly
dei'heated E'2Ie' auh under MS rIeht wing WIN
shoulders OF roughly drawn Lion; winnie above tic
same wing You can very distinctly perceive well
formed white Boise Aesc are I"cts wine many Lave