Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-01-01

Two Days and q half out Collecting,


AlEssRs. EDlrons As 4 have "seen
the Eiephsnl,a in the line Of collecting
Printers bills, in mil-winler, | thought il
might not be amiss torecom chapter
OH The subject, for tile Mirror, and iot, the
especial benefit Of those who know no.
thing about il, 81 f6.Dtoupt g,a.Hi. n- .
Left home Maiday morning; weather
,olerably pleasant. About II O'clock q
cold South. Eus, wind came up, driving q
hard shower before H. Wind loo high to
curry an umbrella; raining hard (; ,iee.tops
waving limbs llyiiig; altogether, it was
dangerous travelling. Gutlo Stewar,lown
and"hcd up.N lofJlhsee hours. Called
on Mr.. c. aud gotsome money; then on
MI. r. und got more. Started abo0, 8 o.
clock for Ellicolts Iron Works; got there
ind cnquired for Mi. who lad gone
dawn lhe river; Mr.. had pan,ossi.--
i.cltlhe Works aud wen, 10 Mr.!sps, aid
got u bill settled; went on 10 Spring Hill
Furnace and pni up. fprithe, night at Mr..
Holiness slnn, aud a more kind and atlen-
tive and-lorslardlady are hard toPfnd.---
The storm Of Monday como, be described,
particularly aloig the MoulitSin. : The
storm increased Oh, Monday night until it
blew hay-sacks, fences, &C., at random.
Tuesday morning. pouring down,
mountain roaring, every thug gloomy
Breaklasted, started in company with Mr..
Holmes, who chad urgen,lbusiness Tor he
would not have turned OUT on my road.-
Travelled five miles and 10y direction)
turned upa COW path 10 hunt Mr. r.; kept
The path for about two miles, found MI.
RS house, but he was notat home went
down the mountains little discouruged.-I
The storm increased on Tuesday. giving
u ittlesnow for variety. Butnow for the
interesting part Of my trip. After calling
on several persons, Tuesday afternoon
found me enquiring for Mr.. 4. | called
alta house, where an old ludy gave me d.
rections; sinrled, aud had gone quarter Of
II mile, When 10! my horse's ears we're
sticking up out Of u qaick.sand, aud hoi,i IL
unA rider sinking. ! made an eItensire
leap and landed onathe far side, then fell
10 hslpiuy my horse Iout. Running my
hand Into The mud ubout q feet, caugh,,
the bride and pulled, while the horse
made some desperate rlunges and got out ~,
The next thing was TO remove coating
Of mud from myself and hprse, ws!ll
10 the house where ! had enquited the
road. and out came the ldladylan!l lhree
daughters 5apologizing for,not telling M
" Ia on;cksand. and aiding, for. my con
ISOLATION, that aevery stranger that y. wen
IN that lahe gol into thai, maa: holeH
90, broom. led my horse into The ,.N
n,l'pu,in bonta hour uhorse.serab,oliat
the water freezing in icicles on. mar = si
and tail n! I warmed myself amid Y Y
symn,hies Of the old lady and her dapg'
tiers, aud went 10 Stewart town, etald q
night. and returned home on Wednesaa
morning, Il .f5s "a Ia az dftS. M J
The quick sand is on a ,narraw lane:
Of mile from any public road, y ~
feet deep, about ten feet across, and ffI
wi,himud and eavessa Tthas been aled
for strangers for many years, and as ~
told, somebody gets into il ever was
and the neighbors have had to m year,
and cattle out, wi,hrails., ypry horses
the middle Of the lane, cot u FrightSin
leaves, and looks as 5yered over with
of the road, and Hsylnvitine as any part
no brush atc',,, what is worse, there ia
strangers 1aad Il, nor anything jtoawain
but There Is Q e.path around it,
rorlolslrapger would think of going a
sue it,. ANY man who can live near
& bsa mire, and not fence itup, oughtto
thrown in and out about tkrse time, !!
such y my private opinion, publicly e1-
pressed! w. D.fS.5