Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-21
South We tern VilginLa


Ne,r and Hoistoa Ripers-7h, Torn Of Ma
RON Seren MI Fori and The bottoms o
the Hoisfon- Bud Roads IN old 1fmfs-
AbjagdoH-A touch Of Geography feTthfl
and Mjaeroi Resources Of he Southeast
The H0spitG5ie Treatment Of The Company II
abingdon.
On Ncdnes ,laY jane the 9th. we were all ~
nj Ar, ear " hour and rrudv fnr departure from
Wytlfa.i'la hy ) o'clock III the morning. w
regretted TINT our l.fnclburg friends, except
cd GARNi-1r an Mr.. Gilt, had 10 leave as at
this place aud return. bur party, consisting al
flfenfv were comfortably scented IN ~" Of SUN
merson ent 4 COS fiur SINGS, drawn by fine
ieams. and Mt tie appointed boar started oil IN
the finest style Of staging our plcnure being en-
HANGED nv the cool temporal ore, and the c'eaF
/ and hracing mountain air, which gave now life
and spirit to the mind,us it did Ia the bodies Of oar
travellers. Iuder the inspiration Of this delight
I fa morning. and the sociahr Unwilling III the
stage. there btgtl thai How of hnmof and oi vii,
which vas kept up almost without cessation IN
+ Ill the party had. IL rciracing u journey, hove
j ia .ight of the drcary lnnds # the South side
/ ridges Those Old acquaintance, gullics, gaIds
hr#m straw, ben nest grH-s and -a,-ntrus, were
too sambre FIR humnr. and there seemed 10
he too much Grency Of feeling 10 indulge an nm.
becoming leyity in whit now seemed 10 those
who had been tothc South west, the venerable
presence If Missy.
Leaving y 'he'"'s "hS'' ~ M ~
lhe present .t!u"3a''' we Inv - ~
did MGcndamiscd road towards Abingdon tn"
point of cur destination. Three miles from
W,iheyillc We crossed Reed Creek, a tributary
~ New River md n very pretty stream, winding
us why, "hri' we e'os.' " H. ny" '"'N7
covered WIN l'ru's' io,'"s'' ~ "'',' w, ~ ~
lnck WIN IL, 1'Hfa'' Ii,i'S' s.'"''" - S'' III"
finishing touch At 'ihrr lai",' However h'e'
'fefk Is hofa,'l'a ny "i"o i", ''""r 'n"' NV ~
c'thneiY Heh' W . tlaEr''e" 'eP'"S "'''s 'i''
lne road, passed llch h'i's ""a "'aHP"-' oho
forests 81 hobl' iecS, ma ea''' u ,,o' "'eaNiast
I'as' distance oi II 'Mes from NythP''l'c, III
good time. ms h"nse ihe pAii} VIII never I2f-
get. Il II emitted lhe hhrhl he'reht' ana Is Kept
hS old Mr.. JoNAihAN AhEk- sltH II lleh'; In
! haNo II from the Oh gentleman hims'il he
breakfast "ns soon ready. Il consisted ct iitd
ham tired ohickfn' beck sl"AN' scfamhta ma
boiled eggs, coffee, mix and hattrr with honey
and Other things aud the ht'nd was rAfeIlrat;
indeed. all WAS delicious, hnt,nost ut all the but
ter WIS the subject OF culosN. Fourteen gen.
tIemrn spoke Tor "A pot OF II on lhrr return; but
all seemed to fear TINT they mi slt not meet such
blfi'r agnn, and therefore ate Is much n they
nd The milk WAS the richest the egg tHe
freshest, the bread the nicr-t, 50 rveryhody ,aid
that any body had seen. Mr. Akcr and Mr..
Aker apogzed they had not efficient Notice ~
prepare for 50 mony If W Lat only hat n litllr
marr time we would done potter sail Nh. A.
No apology necessary" said une aud an cgE dis
uFT lrr1. ~ capital breakfast ,aid another
aud nNae went II glass of milk. Butter lad Mt
TIM tomcit in the mouth, and had there been
chicken amy of the egg he would not have l1l
time to ehirp n, when swallowed hy the French
uau. Mr.. and Mr.. \. I'D to talk agtinst tr,ntg
aud as only could talk n once, they LIST litl.r
tiua. At the conclusion Of the meal cam" {,
the conclusion that II better breakfast. more
promptly ,hsposel Of had nryer hren The up
petite of the gne-t had been whrtted by the travel