The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-01

] Hero and thcro smiling farms with tlIoir opci
fields and wliito cottascv, break tho mouotonous
face Of tho forest PAINS Mountain stands SOLITARY
in ti' distance; tho gstoning spiros OF GrernYille
lndcat, the prUt whore ncstlcs tho little town
loft tlie day before. With telescope Of high mng-
ntyng power, il is said, that tho spires of ST
AIcllael's and st. Philips, and tho wllito sais OF
tho ships upon tho ocean, might hero been rem
dcr"d visible. To our lcft-in solemn and stately
grandeur rises tho rocky pilo OF Table Roc-at
The head of high spur it projects its castcllatcl
wallis, like an advanced sentinel keeping watch and
ward over the smiling State at its feet. Between
| M yawIIs tho deep, dark valley OF tho Dismal.
| Hchind-pcak rising upon pealS--and ono moulI-
tain range behind another, like vast troubled sea
rise The Alpine heights OF Mort, Carolina. There
| lis Pisgahs narrow pinnacle mounting into the
Bky Yonlcr is tho black heavy chain of tho lalsam
| Mountains.
thick cloud which has been slowly gathering
! among these mountain ridges, now assumes form,
and i'll rapidly increasing Dimensions IL coming
] towards us, it's dark shadow spreading gloom
around its path. The rumbling thunder tells O,
| tho approaching storm, and thus almoniBhcd VIC
determine to sock shelter before wo ovortalton
| by tho heavy riin, which wo can distinctly hear
pattcring on the leaves in tho valleys around us.
Fortunately, tho hospitablc roof of tho bTountai,,
House, close at hand affords tho desired sholtcr
md hero. within Wow of tho storm now raging
| around Tnblo Rock, sit in security until tho
lightnnGs havo spent themselves, and tho black
| Clouds have passed over to dronch tho low lands
| now lddon by tho misty mantle from our Wow.
Whilc our horses tako their feed OF corn, VIC
amrae ourselves by stroling 10 tho various points
from which views OF this grand panornu,n can be
most effectively behold. Al every bend c.- '''',,
Of the road-from tho s1nIn,, 1T, :" .is't Ano'i
ing prospect presents i!ecH. At ono point is yisi-
bic tho steep sides OF tho Irecipicc ITSELF with ils
llfc-liko projecting summit, which, short limo
before we had bccn standing. At another, wo gazo
down into tho Deep dark raIloy-appropratoly
named the Dsmal-lko n vast trough lined on
either sdo by dark turning precipicca, wlose
heights throw an almost CO .tinual shadow across
this land OF darknesa. Not tho least interesting
among tho phenomena of This mountain rcpion il
tho formation OF tho clouds. Thcso gather inst IL
sbly and rapidly around ono higl, peak after an
other, and rolling down valleys and round rocky
crcsts, cvaporatc and disappear ms rapidly as tloy
lnd originated. Their effect is, however vory
striking on tho landscape; their travelling shadows
keeping constant motion, which is very pleasing
to the eye, AMI varies tho monotony OF Wow
| which is deficient in variety.
Time docs not permit to describe tho woodland
beauties of this legion. Tho buhbiing springs
gushing from tho rocky crovices-tho foaining cas-.
eEtles sGt IN rich frames Of waving vcrduro, mos.
teilcd with constant spray. Tho rank growth of
the vaeys-tho stately trcds, whose tops towor to
hciEhts almost cmuous Of tho mountains. and
whose spreading branches intertwining overhead,
form vistas of shada grateful to tho toiny travel
lcr. Tho ri:ll Clusters Of rhodoIcndra growing
an'tlst tho barren rocks, md hundred other
flowers which deck theso solitutlcs and add The
charm of simple beauty 10 tho WILD majesty 81
nature,
M finer nccnory can bo found in tho country
than This region of our StRt0 afturds nnd it only
requires to ho known nnl described hy some n,urc
competent pen Than minc 10 secure for it that at.
tcntion from our travelling public which it de-
serves, and will repay. rEAuIs.