Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-07-17
ALI.ENsvILLE, Ky, July 10, 80.

| MEsSRS. EDITORS We had the
| pleasure of counting one in the inn
mortal ten that visited Dunbar's
Cave on Saturday, the 10th inst, and
by n unanimous vote of the party, we
had the honor to be selected to report,
through your columns, some of the
occurrences incident to that occasion.
We are confident that nothing can
argue q more perfect success in the
minds of the public than the mention
of individual participants in the ex-
cursion. We will therefore mention
them-each with his respective COM
pany: Robert Gill with Miss Matte
Mcclure, Hick Small with Miss Ag-
mes Winston, II. w. Grimes, with
Miss Lou Donnelly, Jas. Small with
Miss Matte Gill, w. e. Coleman
with Miss Emma Hughes, Jas Thurs
ton with Miss Baker Gill, Logan Will
hanson. with Miss Matte Smith,
Polk Prince with Miss Smith, III. C.
Stoveall with Miss Kate Prince, r.
II. Donaldson with Miss Ella Ander-
son, and Sam. Gill with Jimmy Gill.
These are the gay gallants who, ere
the first strenks of coming day had
lit up the eastern sky, leaped with
"those strings" bid the "pride of the
turf" (that adjusted his head as if
conscious Of the service to be rendered.
move forward to the spot where from
the window, through the twilight of
the morning, his dark or blue eyed
girl peered with manifest anxiety to
see his coming. We feel safe in say
ing that there was scarcely one who
did not feel, as he seated himself by
his rosy checked, bright eyed girl,
that he had the beauty with him.
But when ut eight o'clock the entire
party assembled at Hadensville, we
will boldly say without fear of con-
tradictiOn or effort at flattery, that
nine handsomer ladies, with an equal
number of gallant, fine looking es-
corts Zone exception) never met on the
social arena.
But to be brief. A pleasant breeze
and spirited drive soon brought us to
the entrance of the cave. After few
minutes of preparation, the party,
with few exceptions, started with
many shouts of merriment to explore
and admire the mysteries and won
ders of that mighty cave of Tennessee,
and begging pardon for DEPRESSION ut
this point in our narrative, we viii
call the attention of the admirers of
nature to Dunbar's Cave.
Though we had visited IL i'm the
good old days of the republic,n the
scenery around its entrance and i'm
the far distant receSses of "Indepen-
dencc Hail." where the grand, crys-
talized, colossal pillars supported the
vaulted masses of stone overhead 81
lenuy that day, as they had for six
thousand years, our feelings could be
expressed by no other phrase than
that of awe. We might call your at
tention to the "Bot:omless Pit.u
Lovers Leap" "Solomon's Pool,r
and many other mysterious and Won
derful freaks i'm this mammoth cav
ern, No one would regret visit 10
this place, though n little energy Is
necessary to gain access TO the most
remote parts of it, which was not very
palatable to as iieshy characters rs
some who visit there.
The most distressing incident, and
that too which came nearest proving
serious in its consequences, was the
apparent determination of our friends,
Messrs. Small and Grimes 10 reck-
lessly precipitate themselves into the
deep, dark abyss of "Lovers' Lcap.u
Fortunately we We're strong and they
were persuaded to desist. We could
but admire the heroism of the ladies
while in the cave, each displaying an
individual courage wothy herself; but
the conduct of Miss Baker Gill de-
serves especial notice. Notwithstand-
ing this was her second visit there,
she acted rs our guide, displaying a
knowledge of every secret grotto
equal TO that of an old guide. We
think she was certainly n long time
learning To walk by the ease and ia
miliarity displayed in crawling. In
n word, we will quote the language
OF another to her In the cave: miss
Bake, you are a good one"
Alter our return to the world again,
we Toasted on many suhstantials and
delicacies which our girls had wisely
prepared for the occasion, and forget
ful Of our ordinary habits of temper
ance, we drank u little good old wine. |
Thus refreshed, we started for the
Picnic and Celebration at Spring
Creek. Here we whiled away an
hour or two pleasantly, greeting ia
millar faces, listening TO a we'll deliv-
cred lecture by Mr.. Massie, and etc.
AT four O'Clock the proposition be-
Ing made and agreed upon, the party
prepared To retraastheir steps home
ward, each gentleman cOmplacently /
esuming his seat by she who had
chaited - mcrrily unl Interestingly 7