National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-22
| TOUR In VIRGINIA.
PROM IHB POTOMAC TO THE JAMES.

b deruses-TheC Central btountatu Region
The white Mopatain scenery fur-i
passed In beauty and Grandeur nch-
burg in the slavery and the Pas, slavery
Fr,, .s.
Tho po,ou,c 4. nov .s,of .no,. nm, Anor-
,can historical riycrs Thongh Ia waters were
mayer rcaac,cd nv o,v accl,,,o ha,,,. 4, Il
,orc c,nsc,v co,nsc,od ,s,,. ,ho .rc., y, rpu.
,,io ,hro,ah Al, n. -. ,aa,s ,hsn anv
other Iond5orI For,nna,oIv i, q worthy Of
,., 'n
us place among great events. rev suean's
In our land compare with II In beauty. we
came upon II on our Journey from the north
ward with M s,,dv far cficcts. vet the views
-, y, a. 80 ,.,,,,s,, p.iow C,um-
oso'', WHY 'o', $50, -, -, -.
bertrand II has been reduced ny many grea'
branches. The Shenandoah Is considerable
river. and tho South Potomac Is much larger
than Tho .,rcam which. following more nearly
n. ill.,. ~ A.. main ,,,er has held ~ narnc,
~, ,nu n'v VI ,no IN, ~ ~ 4. ~. - ~ -
The valley In which IL lies ID ny iar inc nand-
soonest Of the many which cut this mountain
system. Away to the westward we could
,s.,o n. ,o,,.a ,,h.r, tho hin. toil -, ~ No..
- ~, - II. -. ~ /, $50 ~,
defs' anu ~" mics aooNe US IL opens oui
into stecply walled plain through grand
gateway Of cliffs. Our road led us through
n
4. .,,..,,..i,.,. 49,, -, a., -. -,
80 n,.' vi LA s sn'. " ". ~, ~
pretty oiu town III thosc Gays wnch tnc va
tional road and the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal gave II sleepy prosperity. Hurrylng
through the town in driving rain we entered
a, once ,non a dr.ar, n,,,an5 ,.h,ro MI Tho
INV upon a''ea's "p'""u' ""o'o an '.o
umDer mad been cut away 10 giso sweep 10
the fire Of the guns OF tho fortress which
crowned n nciphbor,np hill, We wandered
n, until aa,t nou. a,,o ma g,ad IN con,n an
little by.wnv which run nndcr Inc canal and
oyer n lord |, Tho Poiomac. All nigbt We
conid hear The shoutin~ Of Tho haa, ms.n o~S
Inc Thunder 81 the galway trains tint ran
Inv its AIDE. The river here /, ooiy
simmer stream. with onIct moods. nj
wntcr--so warm cven In ,h. morniny tbs,
our svim wa, d.bi,itntinv" strwnr ,aycthe,
nv n riyulet only nartIy a1i,py il broad he'd
covered eIsewhcrr viii a rapdom vyoyv,b al
plants, The hanks. as far aa We could ace In
Inc blue fog of The early morpIny. wcro nor.
dered win noble trees, great syasmorcs were
poised in hardy attitudes on tIc hank some
with yast roots as iivInt bn,trcsscs md mn.
cient brapcbes with n siranve' stonv surface.
which made tbefi, scen Ike frayments Of
arches In some old ruin. Here and there n
vrape., vim Ind wr,ybad down some yonnver
free. with il mas 81 foiiaye MAXIM n te,t.
shared dome of green, There WAS n lnxu.
rance in these tangled woods surpassing
anvthinv we hsd seen hef,rc
Onr rnad ied M down The valley for .,v.
eral miles 10 the month of A stream called
Patterson's crock, where we crossed The Pa.
tomac. The scenery was loycIy ali the vay
and nj tho ford became indecd cnchaptin,,
There was n beautiTuI unror inst bciow lie
cror,inp. where the river hnS cut tbron,,b a
bivh rii,,e ami thc r,,cl In liz ,no.sIyo 6cds
was seen forminv tbe great arch of the
mountain, with ali the regularity Of art. The
river. widened Inv many IIttIc tI,bntarics, Inv
before ma in n wide sba,iov nnoi thronyI
which the forJ ran' over Tho liver onr shnri
tourney in MARYLAND was nj an end. and we
were on virginia soi, The oniv thing note.
worthy nj irst was The admirahio rnad which
led mn Tho stream wc wcre now IN follow tn
its source, For week we Ind been strur.
Cling with obstacles. 40 that The chan,,e was
very Welcome IIuiike the smaIior ysIl.ys
we mad already trayersed. Ills throuyb which
Pattcrson's creek ran was very Wide and
level. giving a nl,ca lar tho road and broad
mcndowa 5eIow The nonntnins nm eitbcr
aide. The creek Ia n pretty river about aity
feet Wide. with water III maryoious clsarness
and worry potable. though Win temperatnrc
of NINETY DEGREES fha ,nonniaips have
CHANGED ,hcir form sinca ws craassa " M
river. They are no LONGER ali made an tbe
same model as In PennsSiyania. but have 4
iarve share ~ individnsiity The creates
nina have often ragged crests. and are snr.
rounded nv clusters ~ t.bills. which give
charming toregrmmds' This Ia an ubex.
plored land for The vcoloyist and amozingIy
rich in fossils Man the ford The ,Lhrjs III
the roadside abounded in crinoids. an bourfs
search gave over twcuty exquisite fossil
hcads nj ,h.s, lila ~ ,bs ,n,i.n, ssos NJ
eampcd nj nIvbt Sesidc tbc Stream hcn,a,b
n noble syca,5ore. One branch of this tree
was Inc finest thing in its way / ever saw,
leaving the trmnk pear il. base Il ros. in !
and then bent back until its fan of FOLIAGE
swept the Yround
Onr Sab6ath hero wn, ouit, undisiurbed
Ever since VIC crossed Inc MARYLAND line. tha
people have respected tho privacy of oul
camp "A much ne they wonld n more substan.
tIal home Those Win ara brongbt Inv CHANG,
near us move on with, AT most' 2 short greet
inn With better manners comes lcss thrift
Tie land Il gond along III, strcam hui IN,
farms are nooriv Eept. and show aimless
shifllcss lives. War ina done Something d
ruin Inc country hut want az teachiny and
too much whisky have been far mufe do
structiye To the race, The now condition,
are also marked NV n change of lananaue
"You was' and "we was zone doue' :" 'idon,
yone done ~ and uvwine y3nc dome fam,IIa,
inmate In dun ears src narnle WING ~ the mos
of onr marty. ia add to Tho nccnliaritics n
specchI we have here one sinynlar ,,se Of
Snrd I" RecLnnni. nsnaIIy in ,hs sa,ih IN,
c,,late." but hero IL comcs IN Se ,,s,d as Nh,
cxnrc,,ion Sin tell az 4 nurc INFLAMMATION
s,rnriso n natiya ,yi,h anv sta,omant n,
savs ~ reckon " and NAV r,pcat il scyers
times as nm RnglIsh,nan dacs hi. TDca
mel
When we crossed the Potomac we left do
mestic thrift behind AMI In lis MAC, we ro
the pittnrcsone Tbe eve always vets n ar
,ai, .a,isfaciion frnn ia ,"', ca,i,ss vile, II
well MAIDS f,r IL Ia a thoroughiv ,.canstrur