The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1878-07-18
THAT TRIP OF M1NE-No. 2.

mel unQef the Cumberland mountain,
and strange as it may seem, don't
think there was any kissing on that
train during the passage through the
tunnel, for the reason that this lux
ury had ceased to be interesting to
the couples aboard, they having
been married long enough for the
women t. better appreciate dish of
cold beans or collards, than the put
ting of their husbandis moustache
where it would do the most good
il. Q. right under the nose. The
down grade is very perceptible on
nearing the center of the tunnel,
continuing down grade till the town
of Cowan is reached, when the grade
then becomes even and continues so
to Nashville.
At Cowan the branch road to Ira
cy City leaves the Nashville and
Chattanooga road running out into
the rich coal>felds around Tracy
City, from which place stage CON
meets for the we'll known "Beershe>
ba Springs"
The country along the Nashville
and Chattanooga railroad abounds in
minerals, as the car loads of coal,
iron ore, pig iron, etc, standing on
the branch roads testify, and all
these branches act as feeders to
main line, and make considerable
trade for the towns of Cowan, Dech>
erd, Bridgeport, Tullahoma and
Wartrace, showing that the country
is very rich, both in minerals and
agricultural products, demanding the
building of other roads.
After being once down the Gums
berland mountains, remember moths
ing worth mentioning, except the
poor wheat raised on these fine
wheat lands, but the corn is good all
along the road from Chattanooga to
Tullahoma. At Decherd a road
runs through Winchester to Fayet-
vile. Did you ever hear of the
we'll known "Mary Sharpe College"
| at Winchester, Tenn.9 Well, |
have, and if you had seen the nuns
Der of pretty graduates land ugly
ones too) that came down from Win>
chester, and boarded our train at
Decherd (going home TO stay
therestiil someAunwofthy fesi55@V pts-
suades them that their fathers home
is not a good place for them you
would have thought that this college
was we'll patronized, and that there
was no need of sending north Geor>
gia young ladies so far as Staunton,
Va to have them educated. If it
were possible for me to spread out
my affections over more than two
States at one time, | would have
told one of these pretty ''grads" how
much | loved her, just to have heard
her say: 81 am very, very sorry,
Mr.. -, but | am engaged already
and will get married just as soon as
can get trunk full of Sunday
clothes out of papa"
They always seem to have SO
much sympathy for fellow when
they tell him they are engaged, and
| Just knew that this little Mississip
pi beauty could have let a fellow
down, oh so nicely. l left this
happy throng of discharged school
girls, with paintings, diplomas. wax
work, and "sich" like, at Tulla
homa. We thus have parted not to
meet again on this mundane sphere.
Tullahoma was overrun by both
armies during the late unpleasant
ness, and many were the marches
and counter marches through this,
till then undressing and unknown
town. 1t is situated on the highest
elevation between Chattanooga and
Nashville, surrounded by poor
country except in natural grasses,
where cattle can be kept with little
other feed or attention during the
whole year. Tullahoma is like Ma
rietta, fine summer resort, with
good hotels, livery stable, dance
houses, billiards halls, ten pins, etc,
for use of guest at the .shotels. This
is also the place to leave the Nash>
Vile and Chattanooga railroad to
visit the popular resort Of "Hurri>
cane Springs" which is only seven
miles distant, with hacks meeting
all the trains, SO that transportation
to springs can be had at the depot
every day, fare one dollar. A
branch railroad leaves the main line
here running north to the thriving
town of McMinnville, distance Of
sc miles, meeting the train from
Nashville every day. For whortle,
or better known as buckle>berries,
the country around Tullahoma can
beat the world, for here it was said
that certain brigade of confeder-
atcs who were camped near town
were allowed two hours every day
to supply themselves with berries
being all that they got in the way o.
rations, except salt. This is worse
than "Stonewall" Jackson issuing
ten years of corn and a bundle O
fodder to this writer for a days ra
tons.
Arriving on Saturday evening af
ter the McMinnvilIe train had lief
and there being no Sunday train,
had to stage about seventy miles, &C
companied by woman, nurse ano
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