Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-30
EAST TENNESSEE NEWS.


lehpeFence MeAudertuEs.
Not the trip to Thorn Grove on Thurs
day night, l do not sit down to tell how l
rode TO the above named place--lectured
-organi2ed n lodge-then mounting my
horse at o'clock in the morning reached
Knoxville just in time to institute foot
race, to catch the Sunday School picnic
trnin-but the horseback ride of this week.
1t happened thusly;
Leaving the train at Concord we were
soon thereafter situated as follows: First
ly, gray horse; not as fat as some horses
we have seen. Secondly, boy, ofno great
bigness, who came with the horse. Third
ly, ourself, mounted in the saddle, with
boy mounted "on behind" who acted as
pilot. Fourthly, lover the hills and far
away riding =" double" Thus progress
sing Loveviile Suggestive namel was
reached. Found welcome and entertair-
ment with II Banker. Lectured at night
and organized the Pleasant Hill Lodge.
Morning came, and with it "a horse of
another color" and truth compes me to
say of another size. Now, Mr. Chronicle,
imagine horse who grew finely 1--WE may
supposed until il reached the magnitude
then .perversely refusing to grow another
inch, and the picture is before you. We
never knew just how long our pedal ex-
tremities had grown, or how very large
we were, until mounted on this pimgy
horse. Results soon began to declare
themselves; First, the horse could travel
equal to the best. Second, and saddest, the
horse was failure when it came to deep
water. All went merry as an Arab dream
Of a feet charger, until "Snk Creek F." was
reached. On the eternal fitness of things,
that creek was properly named.) With
| awakened apprehensions we "waded in.
Soon discovered that either the water was
unreasonably deep, or the horses legs were
outrageously short. We tilted back in the
saddle raising our ministerial heels till they
reached level with the lower side of the
horses neck, wasn't high enough, couldn't
raise them another inch without tumbling
backwards over the horses tail into "Sink
creek, and thus changing the conjugation
| from "Sink to Sunk n-conld never
think of that-sO we compromised matters,
and refused to further elevate result, the
| cooling waves rolled over our ankles and
bulged up our trouser legs in decidedly
unclerical manner 1t gave our gators the
! phthisic, they wheezed every time we NOV.
ed our apostolic toes. If "Sink Creek -
should make good its name, we would moi
weep. One mile further on and we ex-
changed our. horse of eXtravagant littleness,
for a complaining buggy and gray horse
| of preternatural Imagination. He seemed
to fancy every stone and log a monster
ready to devour him, and SHE'D " accord
ingly. Crossed the Tennessee River in d
canoe, (cost one nickle") On foot al
last, and three mile walk to Louisville
"One woe is past, and behold another
cometh quickly" The heavens could re-
frain no longer and began TO cry. They
beloved like thunder, they sobbed like
forest winds, they poured out their emo.
tions in cIpious showers, the heart of the
dust was melted and it became very cling.
ing TASK our gaitors) and what with "SinB
Creek, the pouring rain and profuse per.
spiration we were damp.
Suffice it TO say Louisville was reached
Lectured to very large audience, and al
10 o'clock, having chartered coored mar
and two horses, we mounted by the pale
| light of the moon, and were away across
the Tennessee River, through the forests
over the hills to Ebenezer, to take the mid.
night train. Thundered at the station
door, no response. Walked down the hill
and across the field, raped at the farm
house door want light with which t
flag the train" Good natured farmer
had no matches, was afraid of burglars
wasn't quite so fraid after he learned ouI
name. He kindly rose and went with Vi
across the field to the store, gave us can.
die, some matches and roll of paper
The matches were to light the candle, the
candle to light the paper, which we wer,
to frantically wave as soon as we saw tn,
headlight of the coming train.
Two mortal hours, alone with the moon.
shine, walking to keep warm and awake
nodded while we walked and listened I,
catch the sound of coming wheels w,
heard. They came And at 9 O. clock in tn,
morning we held our sleepy course home
ward from the depot.
}. F. GOLDMAN.