The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-03-11

q amy, Is AT least d Iett. Inc surface
II is covered with tiny waves, and oil
t the semi-circular side of them, is re
S flccted all colors of the rainbow. l
!. is simply beautiful. This is a splen
did camping place, but hear tn,
e dear little musquitos whetiing theil
a bills preparatory to feasting upol
: our innocent bodies tonight.
l. Friday, 23rd.-IIave now reached
: the high and mighty Twin Lakes
} Upon coming in sight of them | ex
e perienced feeling of disappoint
| ment, but while driving along Thu
. shore, by eyes took in allthe grand
; eur and magnificent beauty of thu
scene. Here we have mountains b.
: mountains, and upon top of NOM
tains. The Lakes are natural cavi
; ty, surrounded by mountains. The
/! Lower Lake is 2 miles wide by 81
long. The Upper Lake isn't quite SC
large in circumference, though they
are both of about the same depth
! They have been sounded $50 feet
There is Il small inlet between the
. two and Lake river comes out of the
lower. Here is boarding house
and several tents, and moOred to the
shore of lower lake is large, hand.
some Yacht, which will accommodate
fifty people without any difficulty,
! Uncle John and Mr.. Landlord hired
| y skif and are out on the lake fishing
for trout. We are eamped at the
Upper Lake, and am now sitting on
the shore listening to the splash,
splash of the waves against the shore
and admiring all the vast handiwork
of God, MS manifested here. The
high, bald peaks, with great splotch-
es of snow scattered over the surface
of their SUBMITS. They look az cold
and forbidding rs though no wind or
wave ever swept over them, to dis
tnrb the quiet serenity of their day
dreams meath the snow. which. like
summers fleecy cloud, still sleeps
forever "And evenings fade and
die, and rest their dew wet weeping
eyes on yonder mountains brow Sc
rene and high, embraced by bending
Skies" Then TO our right gazing
wcstward) towers Mount Ebert (l60
feet higher than Pixies Peak, with
it's bare, cold top-knot gazing down
upon MS poor earthly mortals in stern
est silence. just in 'front.' Of me are
the Twin Peaks, just precisely alike
and joined together on the sides. To
the east we seem to look dorn upon
that high, rocky range Of mountains,
over which we have Just passed.
Saturday, 24th.-Well, we have
just returned, dripping wet, from a
days sail on that delightful Yacht.
Did we enjoy this day? / should
say: l.. for one, never experienced
anything like it. Good company, and
sailing along so serenely OH the deep,
green water, and l felt with Phoebe
Carey, that am nearer my heavenly
home to-day, than Ger I've been be-
fore" We fully appreciated the
mornings qnietness, aud, like so
many tickle mortals, | wished for
storm at sea, and sure enough one
did come, and it swept down upon
us like all the force possible. The
yacht rocked from side TO side, max
ing us think at every moment that
we would surely pitch overheard
"lntoihe Diiicws OF the main" The
waves iashed high anu the winds
swept oy ana me ram poured down
upon Us. We however, didnt mind
inc "e,uhs except on account
U, our c!ehn ciothes' we all hshed
an me ti'ne IL was raining caught
1"o ia,se mcsses VI specHieu trout
l.,eaus M M, arse-omes-aho was
o.s'soine wiui Ivy me Weiling
uiun y weep US rom having a Jolly
'i'.,e "5ouhH our oohuhre to-hIght;
ounuaY' olh,-Leit Iwin Lakes
aoou, one ., cio ". .h,s a'eernoon, ana
a "I nv mo vu W. - ,a"l ai ,o., t ,a
Iu W 80 " ,U,n;,' sooS . mss ,oms
LII III az q. ons ava ,hon dronno5 1 or, 'n Of
s;rbt of them Passed hy so,ne n;cs
how ranches were ,congbt in 'heoyv
shower and landed tn.niobt ot Nal.
70 small mining town'on Tho Caii.
forn;o Gulcb IN ia only three miles
from Iosdvil,a So =
MonJay 9etb Mr.. Io,l fort Ma.
rio Nat and I went On nm ;nves,jg,.
inc tonr this mornino ,hrongb Tho
old smol,ing works Tbav arc No,
IN onorat;on now Int tba gon,Ieman
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