The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-03-10


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inythlhe thaa sal,,alle Az ueh
lmfIlaTs Afe W. iflsd Il mcs, laa
that sas w ihe day. " iaas yas
Mortimer now commenced biz
loufney IN eafneH. A rad ogef
mounialua md aefuss rIvefs, lhms
aad miles long, Ia, teffe him. ~
ifue bo oould have made lhe dlslnaet
IN few days, BY mil, bot friend
who had Travelled Me Rad NV
year before, wsote him such grniily
Ing and eloquent descriptions II ihe
SCENERY 90 vafious points NJ thc road
that be wished iu SEQ for himself 70
this end he concluded 10 tfnycl by the
slower and yet more pleasant mode
he had adopted. Mortimer wa. an
ardent wlmircr Of nature. and amid
iho lolly, grand, sublime scenery ol
Western Virginia aud East Tonnes
see, his soul, impressed with the
almighty power oi the Great Creator,
saw the insigni6cancc of man, the
littleness Of his master efforts of ari,
when compared with the greater crca-
tions Of Jehovah. "fis good to feel
thus. II humbles the soul of man,
and exalts our ideas Of God.
Crossing the Roanoke nj the june
ton of the Dan and Stanton, MORT.
mer proceeded on his journey. Al
every iootstep there was something
new, something to admire, ThC
Pilot Mountain first burst upon hi
view, on beautiful morning, in al
its beauty and sublimity. This noun
tain stands, solitary and alone,
miles away from any other elevation
IT'S the admiration Of all who bchol,
it. Soon the Blue Ridge, looming
up in the distance like some darl
cloud far away. After first obtainin,
a sight Of these mountains, il wa
three or four days of hard and toll
some travel before he reached thei
base. The point he had selected 70
a crossing was known to travellers a
the Good Spur. Reaching the SUNNI
after winding ascent of two mile
oP uore Mortimer beheld scene {
NJ " - beard and reac
A ~ 49, him, burst
ing and rdAks &sSsll itshry. Tn
Iightumgs flashed, and, far bcneatI
his feet, the thunders rolled an,
4 echoed amid the mountain cavern.
while the sun, Shining bright an
lovely Shcre hs stood, gave to tn
ever changing scene below thous
| and tints Of the rainbow. Turnin
from the contemplation Of the mo:
beautiful scene his eyes andtsoul eve
feasted on, he inaudibly breatbed
prayer of praise and thanksgiving
the Great Ruler Of the Univers'
Soon the Valley Of Virgiuia--th
garden Of North America-in all il
beauty, lay before him. Again h
paused to. yonder and admire. Alas
that this beautiful vale now lies !
desolation. The ruthless invader ha
done his work, and years must elap'
before this spot can regain its form'
beauty and prosperity.
Thus, day after day, Mortimer ha
before him, ever in view, the "woy
drous works Of God" No wond'
J he became a devout and sincere Chri
tian. A Christian always, he no
became humble, awe-strickcn, devo'
{ and uniform in his devotions, IN
more firmly resolved than ever
spread the knowledge of such
, being as he now conceived bis make
he no longer hesitated, but at on
4. yielded TO the impressions which b.
weighed and pressed upon bis spin
9 for years, young though he was.
r He reached his Aunt's in ffty-eigl
days from the time he left his father
home. His now aged relative T
| joiced to see him, and gave him SUI
b a genuine heartfelt welcome th
c Mortimer became convinced at on
n that he had found an agreeable hon
For a few days he busted himself
& arranging home for his faithful 81
y wants, and set about arranging I
n his journey TO Philadelphia. The
G was but little 10 do, and the task
easy one. In few days, much
o the regret Of his Aunt, he was
n his road, and having safely arriv
e at his destination, his first duty v
:. to inform Carrie Of his good fortu
80 far, and the next to write TO
" father, and then to his Aunt VIII
n on the road from Virginia, he b
written several letters home, and
q, bis last to Carrie, he requested d
N her answer should be sent to Phi
I delphia. The morning after his
at rival, he therefore made inquiri
y and found q letter awaiting him.
er was from Carrie--his Carrie-sws
py ct, the most sanity Of all crca