The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-08-12
ORIGINAL.
For the Southern Entorpris,.

! Nessys. Editors-On Saturday, the
25th ult., We started for the mountains.
ard as il is usual to give an account Of
our trip, would request n small por.
,ion Of your paper for the purpose.
II is useless to sag anything Of The
grand and soul slir,ing scenery, as AL
who go on such excursions generally
give their friends an inkling Of such 1
am compelled, and admit myself bafH+d
in every attempt to do justice to the
views Of, and around Table Rock
Even while riding or walking along
the mountain roads the eye is feas,ed |,
and AZ the sun is declining towards the
West, we forget tbe hard feelings enter
tained against old Sol for the severe
heat Of mid day, in adniring the beau
tiful tints cast upon the mountain tops,
as he is retiring below the horizon :;
then the moon peeping through The
clouds, changing the golden lint 10 sof.
and si,tsry mellow light. Moonlight
nights in the mountains is apt to make
the young gelts melancholy and
thoughtful, and the mind runs upon
sentimental sougs and soft talk. Not
being gifted with either accomplish
ment, | made TO beadway, but my
friends, u. and f., made rapid strides
towards tue consummation Of ma,rimo
nisl plans, with beautiful and accom-
plished mountain girls. J.. added
much to the enjoyment Of the party
with his violin, while some enjoyed the
sweet music discoursed; others were
pleased to have their voices drowned
by sbch harmonious sounds. Ii is i'm
possible to imagine what possessed our
accommodating friends on the other side
Of the river, A. NJ. and S. 8, Offering
Young ladies bacon as substitute for
quinine, and dead shot for camphor
The Major professed 20 have n good
supply of Batemdn's drops on hand.
After being treated in such an uucer.
emonious manner. we all agreed twas
time 10 be moving, and with glad
hearts and merry songs we were on the
road, and proceeded without acciGcn,
until one o'clock, when we stopped at
Cedar Rock for lunch, where are beau
tiful views, delightful shade, and icy
cold syringe. Twas here we all be-
came acquainted, and spent pleasant,
hour with pipe and conversation. We
were introduced to Mr.. Day and family,
and are compelled to mention their
present Of fruit TO the ladies whicA WAS
highly appreciated. Cedar Rock well
deserves the name, being nothing but a
bare rock, with apparently 80 soil,
| oo.asal ,,;,h o.,1oro
From Cedar Rock we proceeded on
our road 10 The residence OF Major
James Amber. Of Pickens. Ilsv>
ing no occasion TO stop, except for
an occasional raid on the orchards
Of friendly planters, whose posses
sions lay adjacent to the road, and
The small cries Of "catch thief" were
TOO weak 10 stop the ready fingers of
ex Confed soldiers and the laughs and
Jokes on the detected ones, from the
unfortunate planters, and their repeated
invitations To do so again. made US 10
understand that there was no danger
Of our being called up before " twelve
disinteresled men," Our next stop was
made at the ull'bur Spring, situated
on Mai As place. one mile from his
residence. Invalids visiting the noun
tains would consult their health by i'm
biting some of this heallhful water
Maj. A. has placed sign board up for
the direction Of travellers. ~
In due lima we srrived al Maj. Am,
bler's, and after changing our wet
clothes aud psrtaking Of An excellent
supper, we spent the evening with sing
ing and plays, forgetting our fatigue for
a lime, but we're shortly compelled to
succumb. and yield to Tired natures
sweet restorer." In the morning we
+ were kept too busy. preparing for our
mountain trip. TO indulge in any amuse
mert, and the whole party went off in
high spirits. This did no; last long,
for after tumbling over rocks, aid get
ting in and out Of the wagon a few
times, | doubt not, il some of the par
: " did not wish themselves with the
g. old folks at home" But I is "a long
lane that has no turn" and after about
five hours jolting In the wagon, AM
walking over rocky roads, we arrived
,, !, 1T the hotel, situated al the foot OF The
, mountain. Twas here the Major,
military education was called into re
QUESTION, and the gentlemen were di
I, vided into pioneer corps and cooking
!, detail, preparatory 10 the serious under
! taking Of reaching Cesar's Head. the
ROADS being in very had condition.
Capt. D., Of the corps, felled The trees
aud the captain Of The cooking detail
built the fire. The ladies (bless 'em
called us very soon to supper. which
was excellent, the coffee particularly so
aud reflected credit upon The make
Of il. After working hard all day ant
walking many miles over a rough road