Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-07-04
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to the da'niy dishes set before H.. and ,ver. SOON
a2 seated III th+ cars. the mii,-.nrr iviu rapid
wy How We blessed in our Eegrz m. ,rnr,orv oE
1"us ur'!ccA!' oy "hoM these memorials oi distance
were btqAea'neh 10 l'"sterity TO tel u hby every
minute brought us nearer aud nearer our destination
Along some portions Of our route the massive f,a,
of the trees aernated in glorious fertility with pl.irs
| OF golden cora; while here and there moui.,iu.
| rhrctc'l with nzure blossoms and v.rdant foliage.
into d.rser shadow the frr-t~ that rird'rI
| them around Sometimes, trees partly tor;Sup by ii!s
roots, by wind and storm, rcciiEed on thosNbohiui
! them or impeIGsd in dangerous proximity h>;he
! me- us II nnd,lug in anger at the passing tranA\
moiarc!ls ot the woods, whose reign IN these so.-'
tudes had been strangely iutrudei upon by the rush
| ing enginrry OF modern transport.
Oar railway route terminated at Millboro', VII
aSe "!icTc everything looked as displrltIng rs IG:.
| NOR III tie Desert. The whole place seemed drId--
osSii-petried The very dus, in the streets seeracd
nrer han oEer dust. But this did not deptess
Like ieiry '. AT Gra;z, we felt convinced that bets
ter things awaited US. a species "f ''cioirr0r0nrt
i,nuate into our soul visions Of Cireeubrier'. flow.
| cry meadows.
IL was by no means into freedom and comfort
majority OF The passengers emerged from the II.
| this place. They threw about them alarmed looks.
| aud commenced hurrying, some one way, some All.
other, occasionally meeting Ike so many locomotives
i'll collision Til az length al rushed cpnsnHtnueousiv,
or were carried by the stream, towards the bG.gn..
| car. What garng eyes were thrown towards IT..
opening Ut this cavern, il dsgurgei trunk aii,r
| trunk tumbElns them upon the ground Is il they be-
o1gcd To nobody III particular, but 10 be scrar.
bed for by all. The wiser the travellers GU
city OIL edsins themselves clenr of the frantic mass,
aud max o., .cticay for the stages which ne.p
| To convey us to the Warm Springs TO lodge.
| The We hnrde into had evidently seen
great service. 1t had detected, heart broken look,
! like solitary Indian in city. IL stage had brcG
| running NJ the time when Noah explored Tie SUNNI;
Of Ararat. would have affirmed that thi, v"h.r,"
'res the pioneer Of that period. And Yet loved i:
at frs, sight. There was dignity, repose OF man.
mera never in.a-hurry Kind OF confidence aboT. II.
that touched our heart. Ii you, gentle reader, ht.u
ever been coniGed sixteen hours in n crowded ear,
with steam 20 breathe ana the growing Of the engine
for music, and find yourself, by sudden rcirase ra>
lated 10 the pure bu"yanry of the summer atmos.
| phere--.reciuui BREATH unshecklrd irrcdnm-yoU
| will understand our SENSATIONS Is took place
in thar Old stage. We doubt whether Napoleon irit
| hall triumphant on his road Ia Paris ~ the CLOSE
OF his Italian campaign. Over roads rs rugged rs -
| verse OF PcrrIval, not q complaint did We utter.
during il with th. s.oicism "f Cato Bat one u:
our passengers, young gentleman in long clothes,
never failed 10 respond by n scream, TO every de'"'
into rut or bump out of il, with the emphatic d"l"r
| Of Ethiopian chorus. One OF the Passengers Was
an old man. as gentle, and mellow. aud full "t sou.
one of GollsmIlhs Essays. His ncigibor ought -
| have impressed lis with very respectful idea %! IL,
lore in the dead languages for not single sy.Hh,.
| in live one, did he utter. lie was dignity sc:tE
perfect Lord Coke, giving, every now and then, u
solemn and impressive cough. The driver, awe alil!
beaten little man, evidently considered railways III"
ruin OF his business. lie listened with the rratet
puiiteness imaginable o tribute 10 his horse
merits Accustomed TO the rough handling OF aGl.
mails, conversation with cl;y lady seemed 10 c"'n-
prise for him ali the grace and poetry ot life. There
vas something irresis,iby comical III the dainty r.-
derncss with which he To adapt his grut tones
to ue.like accordance with the Soft occasion, puck
crins Gll his features into smiling wrinkles Us he did
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| How beautiful the country through which pGss
| ed Oh! the intense erjsytncn; OF that pleasant
transit no; q hciter-skclter II Lht BY railroad.
derng the landscap. blurred and fratur""s- c"ni.
sion; but slow Journey through fertile fields. whore
the hay was halt up, half down, filling the mir :r
fragrance and the fields with atariving population.
| After most refreshing uigH.s r"-i al the Nv arm
Sprinss,"a delightful retreat, aboGt hall ways !i..
tance from Groenbrlrr, we Resumed our journey II
the early morning. Our youtc rom th.s point WI. p
hill and down hill; through those lbvg!y landscapes
that lie away oil nestled a the by-paceS Of Virginia.
meadows Of soft luxurious grass, giving sust"nnmc"
the locks Of sheep that would WIN the przr nj any
agricultural show; farm houses, whose dairy clean
licst reccptacles filed with bowls of coacuhuch
butter, and cylinders OF olorous cheese. Beyond
these stretched too grand for descrpion too
wonderful for painiins-tar "a the eye could rcacn
WAS range of mountains, unduia,Ing With graceful
curves and decked with green that no thought ~
mountain ruggedness occurred while looking at them.
At one point We wound up deep rarine and o:ieu
slowly mounting by curves and turnngs, we w,r"
placed aOft on the solemn so!Itude- ot mountain,
which tier tier, seeming but step between 's
upperInOsl and heaven. On lct; II slope, icrai.
mated in deep gorge, through which l,t!" bronx
tinfed. as though Inyr!aGs o fairy jewellers trpp"d
IL there, tho music Of their silver bcs. j.
WAS SUCH view, MS in our lie never bcIeid. We
know tht God is everywhere; bnt Certainly W" feel
his presence most when his works in the graEie.;
scale spread before us; and il is in the uLc,ug!ci
beauty of such a that read closest III. ~
tntude, and His oinnipoience. About us, and above
lowered mighty trees whose roots had been crap.
ping Tor ages among the and ii>rGres o: thOsC
granite hills. The blows Of iInpious axe-mcn lad
never echoed from these mountain sides. There W..
rode ia tie old, yet r., cad glorious world which
God nude M trace oi mans woridGrss hgd Yet dc.
faced ha, solemn sreHe.
Beau:i:u., too, beyond description were the down.
ward views. All mO,ion,rss in the DoondHy dazzle
stretched lovely valley, until il seemed continuous
with the heavens that stopped down between the two
mountain ranges TO let IFS angels rcvel III the grcer
beauty that dotted il every warre.
What n s;:bme sonnet might the gifted HGyur
have extracted from such scene, What Il Ois O
uuii,,ag nabe beauty would have flowed from his pen
That exquisite view-ike the suns rnys awukug n,
mysterious har!nonies OF MemDuu,-wou!d hav,
touched glorious chords in his bosom.
About one o'clock. the green slopes and lovely
grounds OF the White Sulphur revealed tiIem-cIvrs
to our willing eyes. Everything looked So rc-h 81
pure tha, we grew flushed and heated from sudden
sense of contrast, aud remembered own travel
soilcd garments and fatgued faces painfully.
Drur Pubic. we did not promise tdi wei! to gi".
sou ANYTHING more than account ol our rurLry
, licre7 f, however you have become sufficiently in
terested, desire 10 hear more, we will, nj future
day, cut the nib from our pen and dash OF w'th
ieW simple strokes the various beauties OF this far
, famed watering place.
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