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AaNGnoS IA, August 18th. 1896
As the invited historian Of an exel.r>ion by the
President Directors aud other officers OF the VA 4
Tenn. Railroad from Lynehhnrc must press the
L cal into service for few days amedium through
which 10 commemorate the events and incidents Of
tii- rambe to all who my feel interest enough in
ne matter to read them.
Then. 10 begin with the beginning at the appoint
ed hour for the starting of the mail train party,
together with Il crowd of passengers having obeycd
the summons, 'all aboard and the command heads
in and the warning " look out" which latter has to
be taken by contraries found ourselves issuing ont
behind the " smoke wagon from under the archcd
entrance of that immense building ycept the Depot
on the afternoon of Monday the ith inst, and
left the city of many hills and much tobacco in the
distance, and sped way over bridges, through
tunnels, up grades and down grades as though a
thousand Sharp shooters with i" Bowie accom-
paniments were following our heels with the ami
able design of trying their skill our handsome
physiognomies The crowd on board was large but
il did not abound with "noables, the only one
save oatScircs) of whom heard, being the newly
appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potentary near the renowned Halls of the Monte
zumas-Mr Forsyth of Alabama, who en- PEASANT is
edlor Honor to the Craft There was another
person on board, it is true, who created a good deal
of notice though not exactly ofthat kind which would
constitute him notable in the usual acceptation
of the term. lie unsophisticated and una
dulterated % Paddy who, in Ills simplicity, had
imbibed rather freely of the o-be-j joyful and
sequently was over-talkative lie had in his hands
large water-Inelo end of which he had attacked
with success and that success he followed up rs
though he was determined not to desst until the OBJ
ject of his spite completely demolished. As If
willing to have aid however in his arduous under
taking he tried to press his ncighhorS into service
ali, -
rescue, which refusal he disposed TO construe in
to beil and thereupon commence hoStilities
upon them but the offenders not agreeing with Pat
in his opinion of the matter he could not prosecute
his hostile designs but turned with renewed
zeal and determination on his old foe and like gal
liant knight did not quit the field until the enemy was
totally vanquished-and large water melon, rind
and all, had disappeared under his vest BY the by
he said to be the same fellow who transmit
ted in - the local n few days since as having per-
formed the astounding feat of eating trtY-Dree
eggs mt ono time-shes, young chickens, &c, in
cludedl After second thought am disposed to
retracta former remark and put Pat down one Of
" notabes more: sort of eighth wonder of
the world human phenomenon nondescript;
hog in the form of man, who is disgrace to either
genus But enough OF Pat and his stomachic sagaries
for the present.
Large numbers of the passengers got off at the
rious Springs ON the road-the most Of them at that
popular and deli ghtful place. the Montgomery White
sulphur. As it was the intention ofthe Board and
guests pass the line in daylight, they disem
bnked at Central Depot which place is reached
about clock, and spent the night-enjoyng in the
meantime to the fullest extent the splendid catfish
aad other dccaeies of that region. Central Depot
is Of the most beautifully located stations on the
line and the buildings are large and handsome con-
sistng of engine and car houses, machine shops, De-
pot, &c New River runs by the place which,nt that
point, contains more water than James River at
Lynchburg.
Next morning mounted freight train and set
out at lively gait on our journey. At Wytheville
the party augmented by the accession of Mr..
Stewart one of the Board, and Mr. Clutter lst Au-
ditor of the State Mount Airy, the first station
West of " ytheyle, is the highest point the road
the elevation being . 900 feet above LynChburg and
=, 500 above tde-water. 1t is strange to think OF
locomotive and train of cars dashing along at that
high altitude above the level of the But in these
progressive times it is useless to regard anything
strange but rather everything as a matter of
course.
LiggatsrAle is the name of a dimpdated, dingy lit
Tie town, looking somewhat like the ag-end OF Scuf
Jietown, which lies the road the eastern line
OF Smythc county. refer to this place that may
give statement in regard to it, which made and
vouched for by several on board 1t that in the
olden time the Courts of Smythe county held
there and in the absence of Jail the prisoners were
chained 10 sttnps. 1t would be well in these days if
the guilty were more frequently stunpea than they
Not great deal farther on is the grave of the gal
liant soldier patriot and hero of the Revolution Gen
Campbell He who, alive to the wrongs ofhis coun-
try and awake to the promptngs of patriotism, dcvo-
ted his all to the glorious offreedom and bat
tied with signal power success and renown for that
cause now hushel in the silence of the grave sleeps
his last sleep beneath the shadows of his loved
mountains of western Virginia undisturbed by even
the hOarse voice of the huge locomotive which thun
ders by his tomb;
He has fought his fight he has won his last battle
No sound shall awake him to glory again.
Peace to the ashes and honor to the memory of the