The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-08-24
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4 STANFORD Iady's Trip Through The
gar-ToUed "Iaiiry."
Notes by the Uay.sid~. 4 pleasant
Ir~ursion, &c, A~.

Notes by The Voy.sifc. 4 pfeos""
grc"rsion, &c, &~.
MIDDLEwAy, jefferson Co., I
W. Va, Aug. OH, 1877. !
The strike" caused considerable cx
citement among the guests at "Whil,
Sulphur"-particularly among mer
who fearel being cut off from places
Of business. Many hurried away
n,nong them your correspondent. who,
though having delightful time, did
not care To be "hemmed' in the noun
tains for an Indefinite period. We
left at 3 o'clock on the evening Of the
10Th Of July, for staunton. which we
reached at 1910 on the morning Of
the 26th. We were assured there was
M danger Of strike on the Chesa.
peake aud Ohio Railroad, but feared
the Valley Branch Of the Baltimore
and Ohio might be involved. We
stayed in Stauntou until 10 O'Clock "A.
NJ. We found the town vastly i'm.
proyei-anss snsvisit ,epyras sg9Va
would scarcely have recognized Il.
Many handsome residences have been
built--new streets laid out, etc. Our
stay was too short to see much of in
terest--ielt anxious To get down the
Valley rs soon as possible. The trip
was pleasant--nothing occurring to
mar our enjoyment. everything being
quiet on the rad. Or rouie hay
through the beautiful Valley Of Vir.
giuia. What charming contrast his
trip with the one OF ten years since!
Then we Travelled slowly in lumber.
ing old stage-coach. through tracks Of
desola,ion made by the Despoiler; hun
dreds OF monument, 10. the eharred
remains Of once happy homes The
glorious little Phil" who boosted he
would not leave enough sustenance in
the valley for a sparrow to subsist.
But lie who rules over all, stayed the
hand Of the ruthless invader before
utter wan, aud ruin prevailed. Now,
we were wheeled by the iron horse
through smiling iields Of golden grain
and waving corn-all tIaces Of the
late ~as saviag saaishssl -Lssess- -,hs-
enterprise and thrift of its inhabitants,
who, having been shorn Of everything
save honor. turned the sword into
plsugh,Asres, asl with diligence be,
agsM to till the soh. which nobly re.
warded them by an abundant return
for the labor be- towed. This hr-t,erm.
prosperou. year; God has abund.
antly blessed their labors with, a greater
yieldoi wheat than At any ti,ne since
! shewsD srt tbe srvp~t Of a sne
corn crop. The fAripeysy Heo bpy,
threshing their ~heat and pHpArinf
it for market, with the pleasing hope
of "better times" heard fsrmrr-
say, few days since, that he had rails
Tsd weiys tuwlrd tssAels SfwtNt
on fbf,y.sesen ucrvs o. grouiidl fiis'
land is regarded as very ordinary. Can
Kentucky beat iha. on her poor landY
But | have digressed. We passed
through Harrisonburg. which is
aourishing aud pretty town. We
touched several smaller towns aud vii
laees, until We reschea Mt. Jackson.
where the beauty Of the scenery had
increased to such an extent that we
felt Us il natute had almost exhausted
her store louse.is beautiiying the sur.
rounding landscape. The broad ex.
panse OF meadow land owned by Gen.
Meims cannot be surpassed in -lovli-
-ness or richness.y II G
We reached Winchester at 3 o'clock,
p. NJ. That grand old historic town
has grown into city, and its inhab.
ilants enjoying prosperity and quiet,
where once anarchy and desolation
1 seiseS. { Ihsthratre Of varlor ma
ny months at one time, happy in the
possession of her loyal people, at an.
other in the hands of the invader. The
two large Cemeteries adjoining the
town, the National aud Confederate,
p,tet ettbs.ryat Il tpesetemeps The
National Cemetery Is well lsid out,
each grave marked with a mar BILE
hsadSpas and, IA npsyi yi@hsSN.
handsome monuments erected over
officers who fell, brayely leading their
men TO meet the terrible onslaught OF
Jackson's veterans who were
defending ''the best government the
world ever saw Side by side, with
only fence between, sleep our oWn
brave. who gave their, lives % deeyd
what zoe thought just and right. Our
beloved Ashbys sleep here as quietly
and peacefully as if patriotism had
never stirred their breasts to deeds Of
. vsler. The noble Turner on his snow
white stsed ever to BE- seen amid the
thickest of the battle, rendered con
spicuous by his noble bearing and flow
ing beard. lie will ever live in The
hearts of his countrymen. lie wa'
thsllsflmg & hs sohkrss buu M
lo.l - his faa.- hn.v ta.,;hlv Il.