Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-08-30
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UuLSBoROCGH,
Pocahontas Co, w. Va.
August 18th, 1878.

our route lay tiio"S" oiNN'
lev, Greenbrier county. Greenbrler
certainly is fine county, and Slnker
Creek Valley the best portion of it.
Near and around Frankfort the country
reminds one very much OF Jefferson.
And here we might remark that our
own fair county is looked upon by these
back ones with reverence, and regarded
as the best county in the Valley, which
is the truth. When we tell these people
that we are from Jefferson, they say
that they need no better recommended
ton.
The genuine West Virginian is very
hospitable, provided you pay him we'll
for his trouble. a man can't travel We
~ far out here, on tick, which you know
can be done in East Virginia, where a
man will feel insulted if you ask him his
bill next morning. Hence when we
ride up to mans house and politely
asked to get off, ''stay all day." OF
"all night rs the case may be, the con
trast is so great and SO far remote from
general custom,that we are struck dumb
for moment, and on recovering our
selves invariably find such Il person to
have been formerly from Eastern Viz
ginia.
Just such hospitality we found in the
person of Mr.. w. Is. Reed, residing near
Frankfort. Mr.. II. owns near this place
in one body fifteen hundred and sixty
eight acres of land, and is as clever a
gentleman us we ever met. lie invited
/ us to his house, treated us very kindly
and insisted on us staying with him
several days. His farm is 4 very inter
estinp one, from the fact that on it are
several large caves, one of which eX-
tends under ground for seven miles.
These we entered We would like to
give full description Of them, but time
will not permit Suffice to say that on
leaving Mr.. r., he extended to us a
general invitation to stop with him when
ever we would be in his community.
These were his words, 'temember the
old log Cabin, and that the latch string
| is always on the outside" Now, Mr.
, little, when we come i'll contact with
such a man it makes us feel good all
over. Long may Mr.. r. live to ENJOY
the fruits of his most excellent farm.
Before entering this county we cross
cd the Droop Mountain, made famous
on account of the severe battle fought
on it between Averill and the Confcdc-
rates. Coming down this mountain we
enter most beautiful valley, called the
Little Levels Here we stopped with
another very clever gentleman and OF
the best Virginia typc-Capt. Mcneil
The Captain is a large land owner and
raises great number OF cattle every
wear. lie told us that he was very well
acquainted with DIR. Tanner, Of our
county, and that he had the pleasure OF
selling the DR.. some valuable Durhams;
not long since.
Pocahontas, although it has not the
reputation, is according to our Jndg-
ment, superior to Grcenbrier. The land
is richer, cattle more thrifty, better tim
Der. while at the same time it is i'll pos
session of much more coal and IRON.
There is a railroad in process OF con
struction. leaving llarrisonburg, passing
through this county, and strikes the
Ohio river at Point Pleasant. This
road is called the Washington, Cincln-
natl, and ST. Louis Narrow Guagc. 1T
will be the shortest route from Wash
inrton to St. Louis, and its object is to
omen up the great coal region in this
portion of the State. We will give
more full description of tho county in
our next.
One little joke and then we will have
done. 1t seems that one OF our agents,
n native of Jefferson and residing near
Kearneysyille had finished up Raleigh
County. and started for home by way
of Pocahontas. lie CHANGED TO stop
over night in IIuntcrsvillc, the county
seat of 'Poky," rs the natives call 1t:
Being somewhat fatigucd he retired
early, and soon the ''Slumber God had
bound him, and no lay dreaming Of
claims. rough roads, poor grubb, and
loved ones at home 1t Is the custom
of one of the inmates of the house TO
black his boots every night before going
to bed. and thus have them ready tor the
morrow. And SO about ten o'clock on
this eycntful night, he began in the adj
Joining room, his usual rubbing and
scraping, which process made consld,
cradle noise, and soon aroused our friend
V. G. NJ, who thinking that the house
was full of ghosts, leaped from ms
couch, grabbed up his shirt, boots and
pants. and putting them under his arm
hastily crawled through the window
ran across the street, and commenced a
series of bangings at the door of the OPP
positc house, calling vocifegously toI
protection, stating that the devil and
four ghosts, headed by the Sheriff OF the
County, were about to annihilate him.
They. however, succeeded in quoting
his fears, till next morning, when he
left saving that he had no future use tor
"Pokv." We relate this story, as IL
was told us by the residents OF hunters
! Vile.
We neglected to state that We hap
pened in Lewisburg at the same time
our worthy friend G. II. Butler was
there, but being unaware of the fact dld
not get to see him, but afterwards heard
him highly complimentcd, both rs a
gentleman and as an advocate of the
temperance cause-his eloquence. and
earnestneSs were praised far and wide.