The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-11

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irresistible energy and untiring perseye.
renee Of Thomas Hornbrook and the
genius Of Neuhausen. Can not the
young city Of Bellaire raise two such
men?
RICH VEGETATION.
But we did not pursue our path lar up
tho valley, but took to the frat bridge
crossing the creek. Then We turned our
eyes to admire the stalWart shining corn
in the bottom lands and fairly entered
upon a road little trodden by tourists,
We mean tho chaotic road up Brooks Run.
This famous run, at one time came near
being selected for the Southwestern Mar.
row Gauge Railroad, and II would not
have been a bad selection, for II Is a
pretty straight line 10 the city Of Jacobs
burg. However, the engineering gent.
uses Of the Southwestern took another
and The enterprise has not enjoyed the
necessary pecuniary support since.
The road up Brooks Run reminds us
Of the time Immediately after the DOluSe.
1t is rather in confusion compelling Us 10
look down far mere than was desirable.
Nevertheless we catch glimpses Of bean.
titul hillsides, Of gently undulating ridges,
perfectly delightful. The entrance TO
Brooks Run is very romantic and many
a lovely residence might sdorn its hills.
Such mysterious wales tSsming with veg.
citation, sending their trickling waters TO
the run, how quiet they rsatin happy sol.
itude.
A few People are moving, but no
chance Tor the moving machine on these
irregular hillsideS. How few persons can
DO Aoen working out in the fields and
meadows Where arc the people7 There
seems 10 DO much work that wants 10 be
doue-felds to be plowed and welded,
gardens to be kept in decent order, fences
to be repaired, homSsteads to DO put in
better order, yet no one attending to
these things. Khyno Doesn't it pay?
Yet, the cry over the land ia, "No work !
no work" We are afraid the chief diff.
foulty lies hero. There is not enough
farm and garden work done, but entirely
too much manufacturing, too much meF.
chaRdising, too much laWyering and doc.
toring. The soil is rich everywhere,
ready at all times to reward meme labor.
Tickle it with hoe and it laughs with a
harvest, yet, unless people can make lots
OF money at once in working tho soil
they get away from it.
THE ADJOINING FARMS.
This Brooks Run is terrible stream
sometimes. Only few weeks ago it rose
to the heigh! Of eight and fen feet, NOV.
ing big rocks and logs that had boon I'm.
disturbed for many years. Tho geology.
cal strata laid bare by the washes are in.
tereSting. We noticed especially the
blue, brickly earth lying obliquely in
irreular lines.
The MiiliSan.J Johnson Rankin farms
can be seen here 10 fine advantage. In
this region there is great intricacy
Of Myers and Workman families, whose
interlacing connection it would take
patient genealogist hundred years to
truce out clearly. They arc all won
deriully energetic, earnest set OF people,
these Myers and Workmaus, with any
amount Of stamina In them. Alas we
find that the Wheeling lNrELLlalEoER
is not greatly known among Thorn. Why
not? Most Of them are very sturdy
Democrats and their faith il in the Wheel.
Ing Register. Not only are they Demo-
Gratis but also excellent Christians, What
else could they be, reading the Regiaerf
The Methodist denomination is strong
and has meeting house on the run, but
there Is also good Sprinkling Of differ.
ent kinds Of Preabyterians.
The congIomeration OF boulders, and
ROCKS and stones and logs, and all sorts
OF debris streWn along the valley is great,
and it is truly "hard road 10 travel"
and We would not care much 10 be
caught hero during a good sized storm.
OF nice, tasty residences there ia no
abundance, though sites and opportuni-
ties are good. Most of tho dwellings
iownln the run are extremely primitive;
some Of them are poor excuses Of human
dwellings, indeed.
TIE BEAUTIES OF NATURE.
Suddenly the nature Of the soil and the
hills is changed. There is rich alluyial
deposit, and tho irregular woods change
into beautiful groves and come down
close to the road. Such beautiful groves
sunbeams holding mystic dances on the
moSsy ground TO the shrill music OF the
wild birds. This portion is somctlmes
called, very appropriately, "Yalley
Grove" and We are sorry that the name
ia disappearing, 1t reminds US Of another
Valley Grove up in Ohio county, not
near as beautiful as this one
down in Brooks Run, in Belmont county;
but that other Valley Grove is the home
OF that champion Granger and CORE.
spondent OF tho New York Tribune,
County Commissioner and Surveyor, Dave
Whitman, ESqp who has also been 4 val.
ued contributor TO your paper. Hero il
a Methodist meeting house, situated COST.
ly among the towering trees OF the valley,
close to the singing ripples Of the hurry.
ing brook, almost an exact counterpart OF
that Valley Grove school house up in
Ohio county on the waters Of McGraW's
Kun, made famous by such teachers as
Professor Slater, Miss Cowden and Miss
Whitman. We paused and were lost in
the past. Wonderful memories stole
shadow.like across our soul. and The
waveIets Of the brook sang Of memories
oil days gone by. How beautiful this
spot how animated the scene when on
Sabbath the people gather here, and their
songs and prayers resound in this beauti-
Iul solitude. We sat down for a sketch,
and succeeded in rescuing this bit of
idillic scenery for our own satisfaction,
A POET's HOME.
And far from here is a cottage, rather
neat built, upon a sort OF prOmontory
which looks like the retreat Of some re.
cluse poet. Il probably only contains one
room, but there is cultivation all around,
a bean patch in front, prosperous "at.
Dor vita near, fourteen climbing beans,
half dozen grape vines and some flow
erS. Just the spot for a poetic soul to
let life ooze away slowly, and ambition
and all that Is worldly and earthly; Just
the spot 10 reflect on the inHratitude Of
the world at large, and the utter vanity
OF all things Except something good 10
sat) a comfortable home, piano, a lot
OF good books and 4 few sensible people
70 converse with. A perfect "Wild Wood
Home" We Immediately penned few
lines 70 that delightful poet, Will Faris,
Of bellaite. and we know he Is going to
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