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A Journey to the eM0untains--sorne
Notes on ase Hdy-DssaHaI Nights Trarei-- Hear,
Rockingham FhrmiIsq drl
CORRESPONDENCE OF TIE RICHMOND DAILY DISPATCH. ]
On THE WAY. Aug 7th

hc oci"S al ooTuVLsSiite, tuf tile translation OF
sengers ana their baggage to and fro. between tn,
Central al ! Alexandria. Roads Z Tn, n traveller,
have sort of change whith lasts long enough I,
stretch their legs, find out who's aIops~ and what
new. L saw several old friends and Interchange.
little pleasant conversation wbla bagra1,o ~ :
ters called out Justify the numbers oT chscts :,
their delinquent holders Among the old friend,
"a" Joseph Phillips, Esq. aud Cant Moody
"a,l agents VINO were industriously giving the
Flght diTecuon To travelling mail bags. They ar,
Important persoIIs--Faluablo public servapts-tc
whose hdeiity those who promptly receiye thai,
letters ana papers, are Iauch indebted Josenb
looked as happy as ever. Time takes neither his
youth nor ms hesh from him. His genial TEN.
per ana good humor are never interrupted The
railroad wheels once cut oil a connie of toes 70,
am. lie laughed. and consoled himself for the ar
cneIt ny saying That II were we'll it were not the
"hole loot sihce 1t were easy with boot to make
toe, but not the toe aud foot 10 boot
The crops between Richmond and stauptor Iool
magnihcently. NeVer6in my born days have seen
9nch universal display of rich living graen felds
oi vigorous corn. | was constantly reminded of
cue iiishnIah remark to Governor Barbour: 81
loNe 70 look at the corn. Governor Barbour" said
he. why PATTI said the Governor sRararsa /,
looks so dommed indepindent" "
M Staunt0n, put up at the VIRGINIA UataI
whose generous and Mhole-souled landlord no man
can know, without feeling bound TO him I,itt
hooks OF steel. sold myself to him ,onty o,ro g.,
'nInething better than poor ''mess of pottaga,
with winch landlords sometimes bait their hooks
lhe iahk' honest and kind disposition of min,
host OF the Nirginia-his gentemanly besripg a nd
polite cOurtesy-w0n my regard and 7 ons -;
MOST uuly> until we separate for the journev ~
nhIe,urhing travellers. The Virginia is a canita,
iotei' ana to my old friend MClung | wish all
the success he deserves, and that il as runnb .,
heart could wish " 90 Hi"oii at
FROM Staunton, / and some little ones undar m =
n Se, sat OUT on a long journey 10y stage to Mont
| i.y; III iiiehiahd county. perhaps the most ex.
uted place IN Virginia We travelled 10 StrihIipg'
| springs in a handsome four horse most coaeh !;
| peasant style There took SUPPER II raineG
| 50 that was unable to see much of the pIsce III.
| ma tia. IN proprietor Mr. CHEsLEY KINNEY TOLD
the that ne had three distinct kinds of mineral a
'eF-each OF decided merit. viz: suIphur cb.Iybast
| thd ainfh' lie has as manager, Mr. Woopw,Rn WI,
was formerly ut the Healing Springs The comnan,
| was large and they seemed 70 hn cop,fDrtoIIP!
| Vldsd for and highly satisfied pio
| after supper we got ready to start on a gloom,
tho asplrltlng nights journey i'm a vehicle wb;ri
| we soon found to be terribly dilapidated, II We,
| Two ~two morse straight-sided stage The doors wer,
mere lIalles and could only be closed bv Iettin,
| '""h the curtains-there being neither wood maj
| glass to shut out the weather Each side of tn,
| ioors were little oval shaped windows which onc
iiau t oeeh supplied with panes of glass in meta
| sasies' but now We're unimpeachable of either :
| the button holes of the curtain were eithor tnr,
or 40 worn that they held on the buttons only herr
| tnd there, and the curtains tapped in and ont a
| the mercy OF the wind. which, as the razor stror
man says, "Whlstled how do you do" to the passrn
GERS The canvass of the roof was so worn that H.
rain dripped through. In this frail locomotive ha
bitation, | and two little girls took our pIaces f.
| the night We had not gone more than a mile he
fore We were painfully impressed with the drnadf,
night before us. by the rain that descended upo,
us, while severe storm. that promised to Last al
| night, was raging. hOisted my uubrella-wrar
| ped up my little charges in shawls-and sdiustf
the cushions so as to protect them in the best DO,
| tlDle manner. | called to the driver for some All
in draining our house; but he could do nothing
| poor fellow, and was himself but illy provide
| against sucha storm. Thus travelled the create
part OF the night. My arms were tired out with tn
| amDr'ila' and was almost ready To give up. whs
Iouhu rellef by thrusting the ferule Of the umbre
Ia through ready made hole in the roof and I, in
| the handle To a scat below. You cannot imagin
| how much like luxury was the rest which foIlowe,
me contrIvance was admirable. and almost thanE
Ell the owner OF the stage for furnishing the yrhcI
| which had cUerced such a grand rasuit nf INV il
| FentIVe genius! We went slowly on durin0 II,
| night-up and down three or four mountains-tb
| am Iaiihg without ceasing, and occasionally i
| torrents The hack was called the ..Obio" Tbra
| years ago travelled down the Ohio when il W.,
scarce Of water could not help contrasting INV on
| iey then with the prescnt-if the then Ohio ha
| had a. plentiful supply of water as the present "
should not have been troubled with sand bars bt,
| haFe hOated on noby to Cairo trust the own
| ii the coach will read this and see how swimminp
| iy hls passengers got on to Monterrey
| lSeriously and positively, such coach-ybos
| dlscomfOrts L have not fully explained-is a di.
/ ID M,
some law to declare it q nuisance and reauirc II
owner to procure better one, or give up. C.rtni
ini L. that no one who can avoid il. will eyer Oh Ia
ae line from Beverly via Monterey to Stribfine,'
springs.
Day dawned as We descended the mountain to tb
Bull pasture river, in Highland county ". wer
3ltl 10 see IT, No wOrshipper of the sun eve.
neheid his morning beams with more delight thar
dld we poor travellers the grey light which hi
coming from the East had sent us On reochin.
the river, We hehcld a magnificent yiew-a InvrI,
and highly cultivated valley-where reside H.,
llulls, very excellent farmers, who are maxim,
the most OF the great natural advantages of thei
estates. We still ten miles from Nont.r.,
which, at a snails pace, we reached at half uast
'cl"ck! Thus making some IS or 81 miles i'm I,
hours
mere are two hotels at Monterey. one kent by ;
Tailor. Neither is "A model of country inns; but
should think the Tailor would be the surest as h,
has always goose to serve up. 1t was our roo,
fortune not to remain long. We left the same da,
IoI Fehuletoh where we were soon among st friends
enjoying their kind and supcrabundant hospitaii
ties. The county IL one Of the most mountainou,
IN the state but ntersected by several Of the beau
tiful tributaries of the Potomac which flow
| Though exceedingly rich, though narrow vallies
The runs or branches abound in very fine trout.
saw an angler with thirty y-eight measuring eight
10 fourteen inches, that were taken in little
while
From pendleton, returned via the Dry River
| zap To the RaWley Springs. and thence to Harrison
tently heavy. Something like water spout IL
| supposed to have fallen on the Shenandoah noun
| tain at the Dry River Gap | could hardly have
| imagined such wondrOus works by water as beheld
| )n both sides the mountain. The floods in THEN
| way down the mountain had washed holes c
| great depth uproOted great trees - Obliteratet
| roads-and borne along and heaped great banks o
| rolled stones OF huge dimensions. The road mas
ters were at work, and great deal had to be don,
/ TO make the roads passable.
I ST1rt1 10 n,H. kl,, Al;
tages all of logs but the water is perhaps the mos
powerful chaly ybeate in the State Professor ROGER
| says it is. Major SITES, old time host of tia,
>prings,stll keeps the Rawley and jolly, hearty
| and hale old gentleman he is The fare is good.
| II rained all the way to IIarrisonburg where
| was most comfortably qnartered in Major IInL'
| Hotel, the name Of which don remember, aD'
there lost my spectacles. Will not some one b.
good enough to return them,I
The country about lIarrisOnhurg is perhaps uu
surpassed for its fertility and for its admirable an
| thrifty cultivation. i was particularly struck will
| the superb barns and granaries which adorDe'
| many farms. Some of the barns were as large IA
| the Exchange (alm0st) aud painted white will
green blinds! commend the noble example Q
the Rockingham farmers for the neatness industry
problty and skill Of their agriculture Their res
dences too, are often of bfick-in good style. sui
| rounded by abundant signs of comfort and muc
beauty. Harris0nburg Is evidently thriving. and
has about it a country which will maintain muc
| more populous town.
My return TO stanton wound up my iaant. an
there once more put myself under McCIung'
| protectiOn-who added to the many proofs of hi
devoted friendship, pair Of spectacles--and case
for which shall never forget himl shall see hir
whenever put them on, and will be happy I
see him double and his picture iu little IA reroo
A. Il. {.
Company at the Red Swcet--Crops.
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