Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-07-17
A "Trip TO Whites Creek Springs.

MEsSRs EDITORS -
In your paper Pve noticed all kinds Of remarks
Upon banks upon war, and upon lottery sharks;
Upon things that excite the mind TO a
or confusion, as each sad tale you relate;
But among all strange to say there has not been
thing
Said OF friend CRoCKER at the above mentioned
Spring;
Where a few days ago in a fit Of delight
A friend and myself took grand pleasure flight:
After riding through country TO whose scenes and
whose beauty,
A brain weak like mine really fails to do duty,
We arrived safe and sound, was by our host kindly
greeted,
Who in very few moments had gently seated
To a table, that really groaned under the weight,
OF substantials and danties some II which I'll
late
But sincerely the task is truly no jest
So u give you idea shall here do my best;
Well as / said before took seat
Aud began 10 ''dive in" who could beat
But ye Gods what a FIX found ourselves in,
When feeling quite full we had yet TO begin;
For plates Of fine chicken stow d. roasted and fried,
Crowd, cackrd, and wonGer d why they'd not been
tried,
But this Is not all, nay lis true and no sham
When say that preserves, tne jcIly's and jam
Came crowding upon in the greatest prolusion,
Which put my young friend In dreadful confusion,
For he being bashful really thought that he must
Eat all that came near him II II caused him To bust
At last feeling that had finished for certain
He started IN walk beneath natures Startled curtain,
When there from the tube very strange to
late
pyrmid made OF the purest pound cake;
With an army behind il Of every description
OF cakes that's named in all books Of prescription
] looked at my friend whose peculiar grin
Sad plainly enough I'm bound Ia "Iitoh in"
protested but he as he gently sat down
Said these things my friend We have MT in town,
Come pray take n seat, feed well while you're here
Although by too much you may feel rather queer.
Well to please HIM acquisced with hs wish
And piled heaps upon heap OF cakes on his dish,
But fears DER me I'll just tell you why
was really afraid the fellow would die.
But u spill no~ quite magic and truly sublime
Waited TO dccanters Of cordials and wine,
The feast was and each kindly gave
A toast 10 our landlord kind hearted and brave,
May wreaths Of sweet flowers around him cntwine
STARRED with dew drops Of love, whose brightness
e'en time
Conuot hide, then may he ever he blest
On earth and to heaven where his soul shall find
rest,
We were introduced by our hotiss so kind
Into the parlor, why truly almost went blind
Such dazzling beauty as there was displayed
Threw our city asscmblages quite In the shade,
Some reclining on sofas, some laughing some talk
ing,
Some playing at draughts some leisurcly walking,
Some singing a song caud 1.-The Smile of DIANA"
Accompanied by strains from a grand action piano;
! stood gainst the wall cnwrap'd in a trance
or love for behed a fair one in the dance
Whose Smiles aud whose gracea pierced through my
heart
The gold pointed arrow Of bold Cupids dart,
The emotions that this fair maid had produced
Made me eager aud anxious To be introduced;
The wish complied with and soon was created
With smile, and bow, and long l was
seated
Beside the fair beng and let her discover
The love (mark you now that belongs 70 another,
Thus pass'd pleasant hours t the deep sounding
bell
ToIl'd the sad hour OF good night" and fare
well
To our my friend and myself
Who declar'd all his hopes he would lay on a shelf
To dwell In place Tree from sorrow aud strife
Like this with other than a sweet little wife,
Where mosquitoes and chinchs and all other
mints
Never sing you their songs nor crawl under your
garments
But soon gentle Morpheus in silence did creep
And wrap'd Us At once Ia the arms VI sound sleep.
We arose the next morning took fine country walk
Ate breakfast tleu sat w.th the ladies 10 talk,
Who proposed alter white or all would behaved
To 20 In a body 20 the glorious cave,
To this We agreed and Ia an hour found
Ourselves in strange regions FAR under the ground
We remained there sights quite as
founding,
And listened with pleasure al voices resounding,
We could now go further unless could creep
81 concluded quite wisely twas uIns Io retreat,
We did and after n mast charming roam
Over high hills and valleys reached our home.
Our time up forced, what plty,
To falldl engagement that made IN the city
N with hearts full Of that long d dispei
We bid friends and the spring farewell.
And 10 those persons who has a desire
In some qaite place "A few weeks 70 retire
A word let me say, 10 Whites Creek do you so
where waters OF evry description do how
For all other Springs can't IA this hold candle
From tho personal experience u your anxious
friend RssssL.
Nashville, July Is, 1859. ii
So. .+as-o- ~ ~