The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-05-26

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Mr. HosHsR SroRRtSs:
Dear Cousin: After leaving Lenoir, we
crossed the Yadkin River. AS we were ap-
preaching the delightful valley of that beau
"a tHul little River, we heard loud rumbling
sound, which we mistook fora waterfall but
on reaching Col Davenport's'we found that
everybody there had been started by terrific
sound which they say was accompanied by
ajarring sensation which caused wheat to fall
thro' the cracks ofthe grain oft. 1t occurred
on the 29th ult and we We heard it spo-
ken of at every house we have stopt at since,
on both sides of the Blue Ridge. From the
Yadkin, we went up the Turnpike Road to
the top of the Ridge, on the line be-
tween Caldwell and Watauga counties. The
Turnpike is good road over n rough coun-
try, and passes near the noted Blowing Rock
as we pedlers were acuriosity to the natives,
and it being Sunday, party of young peo-
pie of both sexes ten miles below the Rock,)
turned out on foot to accompany our wagon
and show US the Rock. The Boss and /,
walked time about with the gals, while the
other drove our carriage.
Now the Boss, mind you, is married man.
But Hosher, you just ought to see him doing
the agreeable among these Mounting gals =;
he sometimes tells them that he is married,
but they declare they know better the Boss
then laughs and tips me wink, and when
we are alone the Boss says that the dear
creatures in homespun buy more goods from
him than they would if they knew he had O
wife and Babies.
Speaking of girls, Cousin Hosher, we met
at'the Rock some young people from beyond
the Blue Ridge, among whom were two girl.
whom consider the most perfect specimens
have ever seen, of the rough and ready
style of beauty unadorned.". They were
Just such'jems as we could reasonably sup.
pose old Nature would produce in these
Mountain wilds, to cheer and beautify these
desolate places. These girls wore small
plaid homespun with calico bonnets Their
complexion is a blending of the rose and lily
the youngest of them (now eighteen) told
me that she weighed $50 lbs. at sixteen-
They have beautiful forms, and in n word
there is none prettier in Union Co. These
girls came down with us from the Rock, to
our wagon and while we were hitching our
horse, the youngest Of the girls stepped up
close to the Boss, and says abe, Mister
do you barter for skins!' "Skins," says he
letting fall the trace he held and turning round
IN nj har hpf ha -,
formation by looking he finally asked what
kind of skins! "Oh," says she, q any sort
sich as Coons, Foxes and Wild CATS
"What" says he, "you don't have Wild
Cats here, do you?" Says she, al reckon
We do seed one this mornin." "Ah,'
aays the Boss, beginning to look free anc
easy again.) Says he, why did you no
catch himfs 81 did," say eshe. "Ah, how
did yoh catch hinh?p "Why, with the dogs
sayssEse. by this time the Boss left off look
ing at her, and turned to his work gain, bu
/ had done htched the horse and was stand
ing behind the wagon holding my sides n
his expense. On observing me, he turned
again to the fair Huntress, and says, "have
you good dogsF' ayes" says she, "as
good, reckon, as is in these parts" "Well," )"
says he, if come to your house some of
these times, aGtill yeu hunt Wild Cats with
mes" ayes, sir, any time" The Boss look
ed each way, but not seeing anything else
to talk about, says "geod evening ladies. ="
On reaching the top of the Sidge, the
Boss left me and the Goods, and went on
horse back down the mountain to the Town
The people up here do not look rs healthy
in general, as they do in South Carolina
Horses and Mules are rs high here as In the
South; Corn and Bacon both scarce; in
Caldwell, Bacon is worth IL cents cash, and
corn from 30 to rs, and but little to be had at
any price. We were on the Blue Ridge about
the 4th and 9Th of this month, and there
were as heavy frosts there on those morn
: ings as ever saw in Union at any season !;
but the frost done no damage, as the fruit
trees have not yet bloomed out. The woods
up there look like mid-winter. They gave
us up there lotssof Irish Potatoes to eat,
which like, they being much better than
any grown in our Country. The lands on
the Blue Ridge and on all the little streams
arc very rich, and money may be made here
by raising stock, as it costs but little to raise
them, and there is always n ready market for
them.
On the valley lands Of this Country, the
! fruit harvest will be abundant, it being now
too far Odyaneed to suffer much from cold
told you In my last that expected to
Snarry, but that good thing has n"t happen
ed to me yet. Your Copsin, SrGEELY.