The Russellville Democrat., 1877-10-11

4 who Ill 4 MAScuHHt bOue tauc usc take | scat. As 1 sit I could but reflect upon the vast difference there is ii people and all the workman shin of the same beneficent hand. I believe it IS beneficial for one to travel and see the different grades of
 society, it is calculated to make one more contented with his situation Tn life and appreciate more highly the advantages he enjoys. In about ltwenty mipsLes the girl before allud ed to came out and sa q Woman, you'll find yonr bed in the fer corner
 of t'other room. and you had better
 90 tend .o it and see whether hits
 been made up or not and if it hain't. 1 you had better put it up before dark,
 for we haunt got no light" quick I ly obeyed and had the room arrang ed as well as possible considering
 the material 1 had to work upoh. l When supper came on l found her
 words true for almost Egyptian dark ness prevailed, but as we kbew the
 road to our mouth we made out very l we'll As early next morning as I practicable we took our departure and were soon slowly ascending
 Muddy mountain. The whole earth
 seemed enveloped in dense fog, land we greatly feared we would be 1 unable to enjoy much of the scenery,
 but by the time we arrived at the pinnacle the sun had almost reached
 the meridian dispclling the mist
 entirely, and everything seemed to shine forth in new beauty ana splen-
 dor. As to the scenery from the top
 of this mountain I can only say i;
 was sublime and picturesque. l
 don't think it was ever surpassed, 2 not even in Switzerland. From this
 eminence we looked forth upon the
 broad landscape of hill, valley and plain in the blaze of bright noon. In the far distance arose mountain asove mountain, while the valleys f hidden by dense cloud, appeared like vast sea, the jagged rocks overlapping the side of the noun
 tain seemed like grim giants ready
 to crush the passing traveller, the
 solitary pines crowning the rugged
 height appeared like so many sentl- nels set to guard the forbidden passes of the mountain, the roar of
 the distant river breaking the silence
 with its prolonged echo sounded like the tramp of horsemen. 50
 much WIS 1 enchanted with the
 scene that I could but exclaim how beautiful and complete are all Jeho-
 vah's works. He has left us nothing
 to wish for or require. We sec the !, sun performing his appointed course, } the shining stars proclaiming His : sovereignty and care, the pale moon shedding her pale light upon this globe, and we are deeply impressed : with the language of the Psalmist, "Wha is man that thou art mindful } of him." Descending from this
 mountain we travelled through q
 rough, rugged country, sparsely set tied and inferiorily improved, occa sionallv we would pass cabin sur rounded by field of sickly looking . corn.' Everyone we met looked pale , and sallow exhibiting unmistakable signs of malarlal section. The close of the second day found us upon the banks of the Ouachlta
 river, where we were hospisably en- , tertained. The next day about
 noon we reached Mount Ida, the
 county site of Montgomery. This is a uce little village, located upon a hill overlooking the $. fork of the Ouachita that flows beautifully and calmly along over it's pebbly bed.
 Mt. Ida has neat court house and hotel, and few other dilapidated buildings. The close of the tl.ird fday we arrived at Caddo Gap. l guess this place is known to most of . the citizens of Arks., as there has and is still great dissatisfaction re- specting tho unjust toll exacted from
 people passing over it. It is nat
 ural gap in the mountain, is not nor never can be impossible. A few years ago an old gentleman pur-
 chased the land and applied for a charter for toll bridge. This bridge consisss of eleven narrow
 ~plank placed across the road be
 tween the river and mountain. In ! A..