Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-07-20

President of Piedmont and Arlington In
surance Company of Richmond, attempted to
jump from the train, which was running at
twenty-three miles an honr, but as the speed
was SO great, and as is too often the case. he
was seriously injured both legs broken below
the knees, forehead and skull very much cut
and bruised. FOUR correspondent would have
given very little for his chances of recovery
as he aided In putting the wounded man in
the baggage car. He was carried on to
Lyuchburg about thirty miles from where
the accident occurred-and taken to the Pied
mont Hotel, where he was met and attended
by Drs Owiugs and Latham, who pronounced
his injuries very severe, but they were con-
fident he would recover.
Without further hindrance, except heated
car boxes, we arrived at Liberty, our journeys
end
Liberty, the>county>scat of Bedford, is a
neat and fiourishing village On tho Virginia
Il Tennessee Il. r, twenty-five miles South
west of Lynchburg. Six Tobacco Factories
give employment to about seven hundred per-
sons. and annusily ship from 500, 0G0 to L.
DOC, 600 pounds of the manufactured article.
Two other factories arc row in course oferec-
ton, and other buildings are rapidly approach
ing completion. In fact, IL is improving
much moro rapidly than any town through
which We passed. This village is the admi-
ration of strangers ard travellers, as il is SUR
rounded by beautiful, rolling and fertile
country, the scenery of which is grand. The
Blue Ridge here raises to its Hottest height
in the celebrated Peaks of Otter They app
pear to be in tho immediate vicinity, yet are
ten miles distant The most Northern one is
known as .:FlEt Top" aud is very difficult to
ascend. The one farther South is where all
visitors go. 1t is about $500 feet above the
oceans level, and from its summit now write
Knowing little of the beauties of nature, yet
it, as Thomas Jefferson said while standing
upon the Heights at Harper's Ferry, that
view was well worth crossing the Atlantic to
witness, certainly the one from this stand
rivers seeking to rend the mountains for ati
entrance.
ttA wild and lonely region who're.
Retired from little scenes ofart,
Great nature dweliS in a wfuf solitude !.
My Impractical nerves almost fursake
me at the subliinity of the scene before
me. Standing upon the platform of one
of na:ure's most insignificant obseryatories,
look down upon and over most beautiful,
variegsted, and at the same time erond,
rich and almost houndless panorama, earth
and SKY seeming almost insensibly to niDglc
with each other
Away IN the distance, almost indiscernib'e,
is the residence of DIR. s., peculiarly a,trsc-
tive to me, becau1e beneath its roof dwells
the Belle Of Bedford, and one who has been
SO kind, aud with whom my one should be
proud to claim acquaintance and friendship,
graceful in every movement, handsome, in>
telligert and very agreeable; is it auy wonder
your correspondent should feel DESTROYS OF
leaving this wild romantic spot, to have the
pleasure of her society
1t will require quite nn effort to bid adieu
to the friends have made hero, aud the
many pleasant games of croquct, but on tie
18th shall start for Baltimore, via Norfolk,
aud in a very few days will be On duty in our
good old tom. L.