The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-04-12
Correspondence Of Greenville Enter
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~ rsb. rfsfss~ March 26th. 1871.
x Editors Of Eaterpyise--G Cent?. men
arrived AT this place this morning, a
6o'cloek. from Canton. Miss. and havint
to step over till this afternoon. have con
eluded to pass away part OF The tine b,
writing TO you. | with my family. 'I.n
Greenville, 9. O.. Tue.day. t4,h Inst
bound for Corintb, Miss. The P..siden, o.
the Greenville and Columbia Railroad pas.
ed US over that Road at half ture, for which
he has our thanks On our ari ival in Co
lumbia. We learned that III. train for Au.
gus,s was gone. Went 10 the Minton Ho-
Gel. where we remained till 10 o'cIcck.-
Bought emigration tickets to M.mpbis.
Tenn, Tor ,$l7 10 each. T.ok the train ut
W o'eloVk p. H., and arrived In Augusta.
early next morning. Th, children much
delighted with the ride. towns, cities, and
s'Iig rivers" The ride from Augusta 10
Atlanta, on Wednesday. was pleasant and
interesting. Got 70 the latter o O'Clock,
and had to remain till 10 o'clock, ne in CO.
lumbia. Passed over the road TO Cha,ta,
neosa. Wednesday night. arriving about
sun rise. Had q good view OF Lookout
Mountain. on the lett, and the Teun ess,e
Rker on the right. The, --'"'" ana
plajn i,.iS-, ordngbt TO our mind the
cattle scenes and hardshirs enacted and
endured there In the fail of 1868. Passing
the shadow Of that great rock. our eyes
gazed with wonder upoo tho splended'
scenery spread out before Us. The crargy
tnonuis sinr, OF either hand, towering into
the heavens aud stretching far away in the
distnnce; the m"jrsie Tennessee River
moving with sil.nt mrjesty, the m,gnifi>
cent fsrms 10 the rich valley our iron
horse moving cautiously. with his train up
on the iron nes,le one hundred and sky
feel above the ripplipg streams. gireling from
the base OF the mruntain, and leaping juy-
fully, downtheir pebbly beds-sll together
rresented q scene awfuily grand AMI sub.
lime. All caught ,ltf in'pira,ion Of the scene
and the children. on iip-,oc. gazing out the
windows. gave ut,e,ancs TO all the wonder.
phrnzss they could invont. This passed.
we entsrei the beautiful country of north
A Alabama. From Huntsville TO Tuscp nlbie
is the preititst aud most desirable region
OF country ] ever saw. Tais days travel
-Thursday-was the most interesting Of
all. We arrived eafely In 'Corinth. half
past I2 o'clock. Thursday night. the good
angel Of the ord having encnmped round
about ms and secured us from h rm all the
way. Stopped at the Serugs House. whose
doors are open, free and wide, Ia me anL
family. Early next morning, Deacon Cal
ahan came and took W all to Brother Fiem.
ing's horritnble homs, where we all erjoy-
ed a special bre"kfas,. prepared for w.-
All stood the trip we'll AMI are trying how
we like our new homo. We have rented a
comfortable cottage. with six rooms. good
garden, and we'll Of good .water, or sls
per month. tits lacated about four hun
drsd ya,ds from the Court iiou,e. ard con.
yenicat 10 church and 'chool. Friday aud
Saturday WIS spent in "s,tting up hopse
Keeping" Sunday entered the children In
Sabbath schooia and preached twice. Mon
day intoduoed them Into the free day
school. This school numiers one hundred
and, fifty. Has four teacher, two mails
ard two female. IL is composed Of both
boys and giris-phhe. The male teachers
are paid $i00. and the female $50 each. per
month. MIR. 2. A. Bsazly. county school
Tent teachers from South Carolina. Those