Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1860-08-08
n For Tie Beacon.
SAetChes Of TraYeh

AAh -" wis VIVA
bee world as to be destitute Of friends, an.
me latter myself that there are those abon
ace my home who would be glad to hea
out from me who do not expect a special let
ter and Notwithstanding | have nothin,
interesting to write, still | think m,
all writing will be read with some interest
BY many Of your readers.
Ct left the quiet and delightful village
of Of Macon. as you may know, on the Hin
d DAY otJely found the country all alone
The road t. Mobile, hot, dry and very
much rarchcd up--many crops Of corn
! almost worthless, and the cotton exceed.
mgIy small, The city of Mobile vas
'e altogether too hot for comfort, and dul.
!. err than ever saw it. Here | was de.
tanned two days BY a new ar%ranpement
10 OF the boats and the failure Of one to "a
ont on Friday. TO make the best 81 f.
however accepted an invitation oftbat
0 estrmabIe gentlemen Judge McKipstrv
u went with him ''oycr the BAY to Point
clear ana in the midst of his dclipbt.
iul family spent a pleasant time.
leaFped that fourteen bad died Of sun.
stroke the day Of my arrival in Mohilp
and SIX deaths Ind been heard ofby dir.
ger on the day | left / left Mobile an
Saturday morRir. on board Tie ,to,no, +,
Ooqaette, a very appropriate uamc, one .
winch IT She hpd never mctitcd before. r
.lHS TRIP would tuiis bayo entitled her .
TO- After divers scrapnbg> and pulling t
over sand5ars and the like, we reached
montgomery ABOUT 3 o'clock, Tuesday. i
ne VINO Is 50 much beloved about Ma. :,
Gen. 70 wit, Rev James 4. Heard, aud "
ms excellent family, called at the "Ey. a
change aud would have myself, and
nose W'th me, Mt the Parsonage to tea. Il
ID was pleasant to be there, but the ar. +,
rival OF a coach warned US that the time p,
i'r the departure ofthe ears was near at q
oaoa' 50 We must needs leave this cheer "
'0I l'ml,y' all in excellent health as their
many friends will be eIad to know. !,
Leaving Montgomery at niaht [ can g..
say uo.hIo&0f the crops until we reached
.'o neisM oor'ood Of Atlanta, when the ct
respect y derid. aty worse than in Miss. s'i
supp. | saw thousands Of acres of ii.
'ofn mat |oaId rot make as much rs 81
Vas planted, AMI quantities o fcotton that
VIZ not be knee high if it shall continue Wv
s,L" ,"''' yeafs at the same rate it
o2os the same condition. of fittings as Far G y
> l AYE travelled, ezcent Immediately 49,
round Augusta, where it seems they '''
I'VE h'a ram, and the probabilities far SV'|
read somewhat more cheering. Vii,
There are many scenes Of beaptv oIong ,hr
us route Of travel not least amongsf an
II me stone mountain, q short dis. rol
nee south Of Atlanta. This is indeed fo!'
It's name indicates, a vast mountain Of tell
one seemingly Immediately on tho carr
ad, but really one nile from it tbonrb will
shy en~cenPasscd by the eve. lis ey. G
Is tar greater than one would snr. -
berg one mile high and It's b,so GAP
ont eleven mics in circumference, his
pom It's top is a house Of considerable wen
nen7ions. but looks very s.oqlI fam n
railroad, Front it quantities of stone
Being taken and dressed by wort. cAei
N for transportation wberever dam.,J plac,
There is a oircui,ous rond to ;s jam
nmlt. which is y;si.aa LT il''" " It's -,
rs Of persons, ~,
On the morning of Thursday tbo II
."' 'o0"' uay'ight' l reached Charles -,
not the capital, but the largest city The
native Slate, South Carolina anotb
-e IN the evening | went oyer to SnI.
MS Island to see some Relatives In
spent a few days very pleasantly the p
Wv Weather was oPPressiTcly the n
IN the city, the sea breezes on the St,to
rendered it quite comfortable ,
the scene upon the beach the most s"" q
sdtfuI and grand | ever saw. No the 10
who has not stood upon a Leach the $;
seen a brave ship, a majestic sto,m. c3soo,
II the tishermans smack, baglina =, -.
the waters, can have any coacrn, =" WI
Of it. 1t is 50 hopeless 4 tbins to uiisae
! mon the shoro ma T,o. y protect