Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-03-06
COMMUNICATIONS.
Correspondence Of Ac Kco,cce Cpwi,cr
Pic Mic on Six Mile Mountain.
CLAYToN's MILLs, Fob. 25, 1856.


Editor Courier: A small number of us
this day. celebrated tho birthday of Miss NJ.
by partaking ofa picnic upon said mountain.
which is about .our miles from this place in
n Northwestern direction, standing isolated
at least ten miles from any other mountains.
We approached its base on n high ridge, to
either side of which we could sec in the far
distance till the sky and the earth met toccth
cr and closed out the view we reached the
summit of the highest spur, or peak, about
eleven O'Clock, a, M, when the sun shone
bright and ccar. The spacious prospect was
delightful in every direction. for tho noun
tain runs up to a level point, about two hun
dred feet across. In Northeastern direc-
ton we could discern n portion of the Table
Kock; n North-wcSterly was q Wow of tic falls
i'll the mountains commonly called tito White
Water" and somewhat Soutl-wcstcrly was
seen Pickens courthouse, aud some of the
houses round, all as conspicuous as II very
small city on hill, while the whole surround
ing earthly scene from the base of tie noun
tain, till it joined the bonding skies as q vast
crystal, seemed like grand, n gigantic au,-
phithcatrc, in which Gods might sit to see
volcanoes discharge thundGl4gusts
When we had sufficiently feasted our eyes
with the wide and distant prospect, to turn
them on matters nearer by, our appetitcs be-
gan to remind us that our ostensible purpose
there was picnic, But, them VIC discover
ed that we had no tables, chairs, or anything
In the culinary line whatever, and some Of
the company did want broicd beef How
ever old Damo Nature, who is nevcrat a loss
for expcdients, seemed to answer our wants
thus: MY dear children, be contcnted. and
will soon see that you ere supplied with all
things necessary for your enjoyment / an
ticipated your coming, and have endoayorcd
to make everything as pleasant for you as
possible, as you are the first company that
has ever come to this sublime portion of my
solitude for the purpose of enjoying n Pic Mic
Behold, have canopied this lofty point with
crystal skies and dyed all the distant horizon
i'll inimitable blue Yonderis the Table Rock
strcaked down with great wrinkles of age
See then, III that vast altitude of mountains
shine forth tho Whitewater" appearing
in the great distance something like the
Keowee Courier lying on q great blue house
top gtodTy Yonder, see yonder is Pickens
Z. H., laoking very much like a large square
tin cup sitting upon a potato hill, the han
Then to complete the variety in horizontal
grandeurs, see yonder in the pyr,midal mag
nifcence are white sheets of snow glittering
in the dismal sun-shine.R ig s.,5sG .,..s =
We Of course felt very thankful to her FOR
those littlo kind attentions so far, and were
expressing as much in our looks, when one
ofthe party, becoming impatient about the
"dinner tixings," showed little uneasiness
Gt so much graHd talk, which the old dame
quickly perceived and thus continued ;"Ah |!
yesl here you make your table. Mahogany,
have none here yet, but plentiful supply
of fat speckled rocks de have /; take !thor,
and construct you affirm table Th6re is one
which will do for grid-igon. / have plenty
OF softs here, after tho good old fashion, logs
put lengthwise on the floor For knives and
forks here isplenty of material. Last week
Itook q notion to oembellsh all my trees here.
with shining crystals, and many, being rath-
or over loaded, have broken down. Leaving
many fresh splinter, OF which; You arc vel
come to construct your knives and forks"
We thanked the kind old lady for hor at
tent'on and liherality, and proceeded TO work
under her directions. 4'he male portion Of
the party soon constructed a firm table ofthe,
solid materials around, aud there it will for
ever stand, If some rude yandalic barbarian
docs not throw il down. Then the girls
spread the cloth upon it, ON which were ar
rayed all our delicious eatables.. When ali
were seated Miss Merry eyer ready In duty,
passed the breiled beef round in the dish.
made of the lSfoYesaid speckled material, and
the Pic Mic began in real earnest; for O. long
ramble over rocks, hills and dmountainsmakes
nPic Mic worry agreeable, particularly whom
like thisyit just mp under hoayont
All passed. off Yery ceremohiously. yet
quite pleasantly. Ipdeed Miss Anna said it
was, without any exception, tho BEST pic mic
she had ever enjoyed While vet seated a.
rouhd the tablefitwas loft to q vote and ea,,-
ried that, In asmuch as we had ihSflIgith-
IN sig. 1t ol I,icla,ns G. Il !; tho psdeeedinos oe