New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-28
0-en-2)ork Dailp Gribuue.
TIE MAMMOTH GAVE.

This big hole in the ground is in Edmonson County
Kentucky ard has a word-sle celebrity. We visited
mis- notable cave and recently hatour recoec
ton and memorandas thereof are fresh and Ineligible
md az this is the season for fashionable ocomotoo
SIGHT seeing and pleasure-huntDg, present the fol-
lowing as fDger.bosrd, pcntDgto Of the most
remarkable, interesting and delightful sabterreanean
places Of sumner resort.
Before reaching the Mammoth Cave we trayersed
many of the interior Counties of Tennessee and Ken
tucky-a gon then outside of all railroad improve
mepts, immigration aud progressive civilization; but
where we Observed and recorded many sectional pecul
aries and noble tests and exhibitions Of character and
education Throughout this interior region are many
wealthy families as there also throughout similar
isolated sections Of other Southern States and the
youug laoes Of this particular class certainly
thoroughly ned than those Of the ca-s at
be Mouth r IN addition 70 the usual accomplish nent5
f i-usle education, they uniformly thoroughly IL
shuoeo il The practical duties ant responsibilities dsyoly
M upon the m0tter q fQn1lly They are intimately
conyeIsaIt with all the details OF house keeping" and
named With an especial TO making HoAE cheer
al $40 happy, in adversely well ss prosperity. AS
,our ladies they celebrated for all those gentle and
refined acc on phmen which give TO the female charac
fer rs eheest charms most enduring l0yeness. Yes
mary of them are gay and Standardization the more
fa,idous might call fast womenyet rIrss they
cheerful and useful al circumstances In fennesses
We lodged two nights in two ordinary log .yerns-ire
queuied principally by wsgoners Tue llntsdy of each
had been nuriured in the lap Of auence-hG anticipated
ali The Injuries distinctions which great wealth aud
heb Official position sssys secures 1t the National Ne
tropols and the fair fame OF their pectiye fathers !. s
IDLY cherished by the America people Adverse fortune
bad reouced these daughters to penuy they had be-
con the sI cades Of log cabin tverns and here they
personally administered TO Of their guests At
b. bead OF tie table they a,usy cared for the wants
# all and cheerful and happy they discharged their do
nestle duties sihout plant and made the humble log
tavern OF their husbands heaven upon earth.
Amos; every uan Middle Tennessee who has arrived
age of frtydve, psropsed in the last With
Great Britain or in some one Of the Indian Obssrv
ing unusual good fellowship aud warm and cordial greet
pgs among the Of this age irrespective Of class or
condition Oss 20 account for Il and noticing
that Gen. AExsrRoSG with whom travelling, Was
constantly stopping the csrIZe for friendly greetings And
hearty joining hands with common lsoorers We pat the
question: Why is IT, General that good fellowship and
kindly feeling indiscrimnsts ami universal here
than at the North :" Because said tbs G7n-rai' All
Of that age 45 and upward Aare 'f AAd<F ne 'ae
"biaHkd' The answer significant and satisfactory.
Seuiherrers are sometimes wont to t"n the Ankse-
about their peculiar verLAculAr phrases od me hng
English more shookingy distorted and ABUSED here than
W. have else xbere noticed For Instance every body
blacks a. vel As whites conHanty make use OF the word
amightyn-thAt's nig.iy good horse-thHs NigAfy
fine xoman-h.s got a aiykfy s"arf oaasfs, &c The
.cp NJ landlord xas the last stages OF the consnnP
op-s doctor have sent ioF-and as be csms from