Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-08-28
WALnALLA, C. S., Aug. 10th, 1867.

NALHALLAJ O' S'j HAu6' AS'At '~O''
Are not the mountains, waves and skiof, par
of inc and Of my soul,
As of them7 Is not tho love Of these deep il
my heart
With pure passion Z!
Seated hcre in tho "Gluc Auf Tavern at Z
window commanding view Of the tall, blue peaks
of the Blue Ridge,-to say nothing of the pure
clear, cold water or the e1hilarating breezes tha
fan the eagles homo-I begin to feel almost hap
py once nore,-tingling in every vein, recognize
tho glow Of returning ecstasy. I'm almost tempted
to intim ate that I ought to be enviod little BY
tho cans.gct.away club. Now some member o.
that highly respectable fraternity may be ready
to crowl out the following sentiment. DWELL
we'll. every d-g has his day" But might re-
tort by saying that havo had day and nigh
feasting and loahng, chatting and studying the
manners and customs Of genuine Germans. And
then have just como down from the mountain
tops where the scenery is gloriously beautiful. Tc
the North, you might see wild, irregular, and
yet sublime, grouping of crag, gorge, and heaven
reaching eminences. You gaze until tho eye
aches with tho effort to take in panorama sc
ynst and diversified. Now the scene changes. o.
r. sudden, storm of wind and rain, of lightning
and thunder, sweeps through the narrow defles
and across the gray cliffs. But tho reign Of the
Tempest King is brief. A moment more, and you
arc transported with the view of rainbow span
ming lovely valley, resting the e1tremities Of its
"bright arch" upon brace of mountains, form
ne bridge seemingly fit for angels 20 croas from
one district Of Paradise to another. On such an
occason I love to turn Iuy eye in the direction OF
Homo. What picture of hill and 'ale, of farms
and villas forests and whitish vapors with ridges
oyer.toupipg ridges unti' lastazure wall seems
to meet and support tho &c of the sky! Again
and again, we survey the magnificent landscape.
The heart thrills with pleasure indescribabls. Ev-
cry thing dull, or -place,-all that's sad OF
,inful;-seems to have beon banished from Earth
theinspiration ofthe moment becomes . part Of cur
better nature, and We 90 back to tho world to
labor with greater diligence and power, and with
holy purposes
On Saturday last, went to Tunnel Hill. TAX.
ing hasty peep at the Western and Eastern por-
tails and also at each shaft, to the number Of four
I saw much to mako one feel cad and lonely. Eve-
ry thing pertaining to operations on the "Big
Tunnel" 10 neglected, and fallen to decay. The
Whole place mas di:mantled in 1860. The powder
mill, located here, WAS stopped at the samc lime
OF nll the busy throng congregated hero in 1858
only two Irish families and one native now remain.
These arc cul,ivating lots on the top of the noun
tain, ind haye good corn crop. AT the East end
of the tunnel, found pic uic party in tho pleni
tuic of social enjoyment. Some Terc outside
viewing the works Of Art and Nature othor'
wero in tho cool twilight Of the tunnel singing,
and listening to the thrilling reFerberatOn of their
own roice.. saw six ladies, who bad gone into
this Railway cavern to tho hrs. shaft, = distance
of n.,r:y ope.fourth of q mile. When it became
necessary to quit work in 1859, ono Of the con-
tractors said that the Stump House tunnel could
bc finished in eight month";; but tho Engineer in
charge averr.d that he could have it all done in
ri1 months. Any way, the excavations yet to be
made are no serious obstacle to tho completion Of
the oad-especi,lIy with the present facilities o
tunuclling. Th. friends ofthe Blue Ridge Railroad
arc still active and hopeful. For the sakp Of hay
Ing thi, great highway of commerce built at once,
the old Company propose to give away all the
NO I that has beon done with this reservation
that whenever tho new Company shall realiEc
,even ner Ct on nll their expenditures, then tho
original Stockholders are to have an equal share
in apv proGts over and above that per centum.
Hero is m inducemeat to invest, and the holders
of United States Bonds will doubtless jump at the
ohauco 80 soon ~ our GoTernmcntol probIsn'
Cad solutc0.