The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-08-22

known. As the French say, "roaa t'",
We'll, arriving at Augusta, We crawl at "
snail's pace through the strce4s, and unc''
vilizcd, annoying boys arc allowed TO board
The train, AID one Of the wrctches stole
from us that celebrated old lrishman, "lord
Kilgobbin," given to us Qor small pccunl-
ary consideration,) among other personal
fricndf, by the late lamented Charles Lever.
At the depot We refresh ourselves with a
sligbt:repast, and then board our traln'
which leaves punctualIy at s Is for Atlanta.
After several hours spent in conversation,
VIC enter our bcrths in the sleeping car and
fonJly courted deaths twin brother, but he
remained a stranger to our weary eyes, and
refused to be embraced, having especially
employed detective force of vigilant min
ute men, who presented their hungry maws
lust as we imagined we were gone for the
nioht. and-but let us pass over this cpl
sodc, as the Southern Sleeping Car Company
might get mad and deny that they employed
.humbugs Or any other kind Of bugs on their
vigilance committees. The conductor Of
this Car seemed as if the committee had paid
particular attention to him, and his supply of
the cnssnguined tide seemed nearly cxhaus-
ted. Pceping out Of our window just at day
light, we cspicd that curiosity known as
"Stone Mountain" huge boulder of gran
itc, about 1900 feet high, with scarce a
trace Of vegetation upon its bleak and bar
rem sides. Lately, an intoxicated man fell
over aprccipcc there, but fortunately caught
upon a small ledge of rock. where he re-
mained a night and day, without bread or
water, with the fierce sun beating upon his
uncovered head. When rescued, he was
nearly blind, and has since given up drink
and become strong temperance man.
Arriving at Atlanta, we disembarked and
proceeded to the Kimball house, probably
the handsomest and most stylish hotel in tho
South, though after trial, we rather pre-
ferred the old Charleston. The celebrated
Otis T. Tufts Elevator is in use at tho Kim
ball and we rather thought that it was the
easiest and most rapid way Of "getting up
stairs" VIC have ever seen. A pair Of legs
fifteen feet long and strong in proportion,
would stand no kind of chance of sue cess in
contest with the elevator
During the day we visited our friends
formerly Of Camden, Mr.. Wm. Fisher and
lady, his daughter Mrs. Romare, her hus-
band and family, and Mr:E. S..MeCandless
who gave US real old Carolina -uOieorrre5
which beats the hearty old Virginia ditto
"all hollor," as we shall hereafter explain.
We also encountered two young ladies one
now and the other formerly of Camden,
whose horror Of seeing th.ir names i'll print
and our recognition Of their as well as our
own modesty, forbids our naming, who,
judging by appearances, were also glad to
see u.s.. Altogether, our welcome To the
"Gatc City" was refreshing and stands out
prominent among the pleasant "reminiscences
of our wanderings.
Our young friends there being all bound
to Iceville. tho next day on a picnic,
Atlanta suddenly lost its charms for us and
we too left for Catoosa Springs, our first
stopping place. About 2 o'clock We arrived
at the station on the Western and Atlantic
rail road, more generally known as the
estate Road. and alighting, mounted an
omnibus drawn by four large horses, and
after pleasant ride Of two miles, Catoosa
Springs, situated in cosy little vale nest
ling among the hills burst upon our view,
and as the coach dashed up to the hotel,
the "hcarty old Virginia welcome" was ex-
tended to us. and now for our promised cx:
PLANTATION. Seated upon the piazza, on the
second floor OF the hotel, counting the base
ment as the first. sat four darkics, two violins,
one flute and "papa fiddle in hand,. saw
ing away for dear life and the usual crowd
of anxious and inquisitivc folks staring
down upon the hot and dusty arrivals, was
the view which met us. In our ignorance,
We asked Of fellow traveller, what this
demonstration meant "This said lie, is the
hearty old Virginia welcome" We felt
good then, and perfectly satisfied. The
fddlcrs ceased, the crowd dispersed snd we
were recalled to practical, every day life. by
the production Of a ponderous tome and a
request that we register, which we-did
We then requested ourselves to dine, which
VIC did, Then VIC took glass and went
round to all the springs and partook Of
fifty two different kinds Of water, thereby
cmbodying the unique spectacle Of walk
ing Chemical Laboratory. We. felt rather
mcaly from the masnesia, somewhat
Vesuviusish from the sulphur. ironical from