The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-02
...~.-c ~ The Richmond Dispatch.l

rrso ONE OF THE M'Si LAVAL oF
COUNTIES. .--------.--
,..,,,,,,,a-c Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
july ~, 1876.
,;,,cr Left my kind host and made
N'c' ",'' Innrer's Mill There | found
my W." ;,r. - Xix presenting the finest and
the VAN" n',-,,,;ot, rools for the habitstion OF
mo-, ','',' anI made the most careful pre-
Inc ''','t t'r the mornings sport. Never
i"'"".a 49,. ,,piors rains were beginning to
ia'" ,,.;- effects in the stream Iii manner
snow Al agreeable 10 me, still fancied
""' - ,,,, long The Elk from the mill to
-E,Ht Llt,.r.. rock "a place which report
" " '',,.I +, ~ The most glorious OF fish
;u.,-rouad>. .,,.,.
rc.,,yr! ~ a guest by the miller,
,.,.,,- with . gcntcncsS and hoSpi-
-. ,,'. WAS aStnni>llcd nj. The scene
''.''; r;n,;r;,c and the signs OF lie all frugal
Wa, l.S, The venerable man confessed
..,.,.I. fare. hnt gave III" hearty wei
,,, ~; that my entertainment was
"... .,i,hnVrh he confessed that he had
i'",.... nnf only vegetables. butter and
".,. ,,,d coffee: and. furthermore. that his
'"', s,.., l.gLy III 4 hard rain. DccminS
w.. r.,;Y was over. | feared nothing
80" 49,. ..,.,,. Nllt went 10 look IL the place
~. mil. II there ever was I rudCr
.,.,li.,,grut have not met with II. The
.l,li,r j small. ana the hllrr-stone Is
'l-.y,f, lN 4 iuh-whrcl The most primitive.
'.. wafer ;hat moves il is conducted from
~. f., the remarkable springs OF the Elk rs
!. .,0.r,,.S from the Garth. by trough Tt
,,ril;,!.s hor>r-trough. How this simple
..~,.,-lIrr stands the assaults OF the clements
,.,.r, laca matte: al wonder: and yet Con-
: nil. i famous.
wlNpoW< OF HEAVEN OPENED.
.r...l.. came on the windows OF heaven
,,,rr .....r opened. and the floods descend
,!a.i inli upon The residence ~ my cStl-
,,,NL, hn>; We We're driven from the
,.ral igro the house, and there We found
H.. fr.kir@ copious. The host apologiZcd
.ar the state OF things. Tie had employed
,.,->.a> 10 mend the roof. and paid thcm.
~, encouraged his patience with the re-
mark that it couldn't rain always. and
I'm tnr mcnling The roof would soon come.
lw;.hdrvw him 10 dry place and asked il
4. ever heard The story ~ the "ArkanSas
Traveller" which WAS readily suggested by
...,. ..rnr. His answer that he had not gave
~. iuy. at face To face with him. rs did
r!w.n - Lear. and told him the story. He
lsu-h.l - heartily that | felt anxiety lest
~, should sustain some serious injury.
Tau- Wr 20; on mcrrily while the rain
rinod il heaviest.
In tur time the aged conSort OF my kind
host retired a. her bed. and soon | turned
jH'o = bed on The same side OF the house
with thcir~-ihr dry side Just out Of the
boundary 81 HE ~howcrin" lcakS-and soon
al were >uuri a>lr"i. The miller al sixty
c:.ht. and hi vile. >iNty-Iivc. and myself OF
iDy;,.Ihrcr, IT th"rcahoutS.
,TEorEEp DREAM.
Tn" night WAS passed by me with no little
variety. First. was sound asleep; then the
waters roarrd 80 loudly tina, was awaken
cd. Th.'y seemed to hr bowling for me.
They were near. hat was safe. In Il dis
turj"d Sleep ! dreamed one time Of
catching trout. and then | dreamed
a trpGhl'' about my horse. The
old man had told m" thai his fence was low.
and dreamed that my horse WAS gone. /
aw"hc and ran out into the rain 10 look after
him. | Saw him and rctrratcd from the
rain. Next IN dreamy condition saw the
li.hr 90 the "lirc-ty' lamp. and dreams
were moi wanting 10 fancy 4 dark lantern
shooting It's RAYS into my face Robbers.
thought /. remembered that the evening
before 4 Han had asked me the time Of day
and WAS curious IL examine my watch, and
asked NE il i WAS pure gold. But drop
or t"o II rain fell coolly refreshing upon
my hr@d. and recalling my judgment TO ac-
ton secuted dreams ~ fOoliShlr fallacious
fur creating ANXIETY in Il locality where SIM
p.rity, sincerity. and kindness forbade
wrong and outrage. Thus | Went to sleep
aud was awakened by the morning crow OF
the cock.
TIE ANGRY WATERS,
Going oft. ! saw the waters swollen and
a@gry. while the rain still descended. |
understood there WAS no fishing now, and
fearing that the rain would continue indii-
Ni'"ly, | sought my horse and saddlcd him
aNI hridi"d him, and. bidding adieu to my
Kind host. | turned l0mcward. ] rode in
rain lot huli Il day, and wet to the skin, with
hand, white and wrinkled like 4 washer
Wo,nan'> eagerly inquired for drink OF
liqDior: hut there was none. | had not drank
IN lour months altogether rs much rs would
:" drunk by a liberal drinkcr in single
evening"; but one drink then would have
hr"n chcapIy purchased with whole year
ol temperance. Would not 4 rattlcsnake be
Kind enough to bite me: That might bring
drink 10 mtwi>t my tense nerves. But,
tH"n, those amlai,lc creatures are never out
"aa wet day. Things were desperate.
uLp CONFEDERATE CAMPS.
On travelled by the Tygarts Valley turn
pike, through 4 lovely land-passing the
S!tr, d The Confederate camps, and fire.
Gurnty Ncar the waters OF the Valley river.
About noon the sun appeared bright and
cheerful and the kind people gave me
every mark OF hospitality sought save the
ionycd-for liquor. 1t is 4 great land for
temperance.
a. rccro<>cd Valley Mountain felt Il
ioss-gs II Il friend. had lost my chance
II III" Elk. | sighed farewell to the lovely
pools and the spccklcd beauties that dwclt
III thc!u--;o the hours OF delight in follow
in the bright stream and catching the most
beautiful! fish III the world. Thus rumina-
TIM sadly | reached the eastern foot OF
Valley Mountain. But this shall not be the
last 81 Valley Mountain, nor OF Elk, il l
can lind way to reach them and the Tene-
rated tongcr.
LOYAL COUNTY.
Let lnr not fail to SAY that Webster county
WAS one OF the most loyal OF counties in Viz
Einm - the Confederate cause, | so learned,
and Governor Lrtcllcr ut the Warm Springs
tod me THAI lIc knew it officially. The peo-
pc % Webster are simple, honest, and faith
lul. They are patriots, and dear lovers OF
Their native land. | must see them again.
God bless them.
mus! tell Il little story. Ny friend Con-
ger told me that rcScmblcd one Tucker, Of
Tucker county. who came to his mill to
! did not know Mr.. Tucker; but he lived
hot I had .,.I of In