The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-07-30
FROM THE MOUNTAINS.
A Sparkling Letter from Winchester
sour Boys" Having Good
Time.

For the Milan Exchange.
WINCHESTER, July q "a.
Having come up with copy Of the
EXCHANGE at this place, we find you
have kindly committed us to the ten
der care of your Bro. Slater, of the
Home Journal. We have already
formed the acquaintance Of Bro. Stat
ter, and found him to be jolly good
fellow, and hence, we were willing to
accept the situation, with many thanks
to you for your kindly consideration
of our welfare. After leaving the
city of Milan Sunday evening, we ar
rived here Monday about noon. The
rapid transition from the dust and
sweltering atmosphere of West Ten
nessee to this beautiful mountain re-
gion is, at this time especially, a de-
lightful change, as there have recent
ly been fine rains here, and every
thing in nature looks as fresh and
green as the month of May, and the
pure mountain air as it comes waited
from a thousand distant peaks very
forcibly reminds us that we are 1900
feet above the level of the sea. We
find this to be pleasant city, though
not as thrifty in some respects as some
of our railroad towns, yet the fine
schools, the numerous churches and
social character of its citizens makes
it one the most desirable places for a
home in the whole South. We have
never met a people who know better
how to make a stranger feel free and
easy. Soon after our arrival here,
we accepted an invitation to a social
gathering of the beauty and chivalry
of Winchester and a number of other
handsome and accomplished young
ladies, who are here as visitors. Thus
we were afforded an opportunity to
extend our acquaintance rapidly. !
Friday evening We joined an excur-
sion party, for moonlight picnic at
Winchester Springs, distant from
here six miles. On arriving we found |
good supper spread for the occasion,
after which we called for music ly
the band. The dance was kept up
with lively interest, till 2 o'clock A.
NJ. The most interesting fete Of this |
dance was one of the Milan gents |
undertaking to execute a waltz with a !
handsome young Miss. He sailed IL
to the ball room with the air Of a
French dancing master, but his first /
effort on the whirl clearly eyinced |
that he had lost the step, Of he ever !
had it, and the more he tried to catch .
it the more of an entangling alliance /
his legs got into, and finally he politely /
asked his partner to excuse him, us
he Couldn't waltz worth cent after .
that music !" She kindly excused .
him. During thenight heavy storm
of thunder and rain come and one Of
the original geniuses of the party
suggested that this be called thunder
and lightning picnic as substitute
for moonlight.
In the happier days of our country,
this was a noted watering place in a
quiet little valley; its wide spreading
shades, its babbling brooks and cool,
sparkling, life-giving waters render it
one of the widest fairy scenes We have
ever visited.
/ omitted to mention our trip to
Lookout Mountain on Wednesday. |
Standing upon its lofty summit we
looked out upon the vast panorama
of mountains and valleys that once
blazed and thundered with the horrid |
confusion of fraternal warfare. Low
ers of the grand and beautiful can
never weary in gazing on this wild
scene of nature. Immense fields Of
fine corn crops from here to Chatta-
nooga-scarcely any cotton growing.
We leave Winchester to-day, and in
bidding adieu to the good people we
can assure them that our short So
journ among them has been of a very
pleasant character. The beauty OF
its situation, the picturesqueness Of its
surroundings, its mountain streams,
its moonlight picnics and the genial
character of its people will form a
bright picture in our memory that flu
ture years cannot efface.