The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-08-29
PETER PETERKIE.
Nc Drives Over the wnrreWton Turn
pike and Discovers MoONshiUcrs Ot
EauqWier White sulphur Springs.

backbunc the backbone rcncIics from AlcNanuria 10
warfcntcn, and Is In turn made up OF ledge of
rocks set edge. about thi,y feet At the base, gradu
ally sloplng to cicsl ,,rcn this crest soc malicious
viign,an has sown glass seed "a eitat the stranger
aud break his cartilage springs. At intervals there
are breaks IN the crest, filled by saw-cgs laid at n |
right angle TO tile ad-bed these logs TO finish up
anything that may cscahe the tocts the crest. ON
each side of the base Of this c,est unort,iatc tfnyel
have attempted to cut roadway; doubtless their
bones lie beneath the sacred soil forming II. 1t Its
entity, the warrenton pike referred to by VIII
liam Cullen Bryant, when he wrote the line, 'rock |
Ribbed aud ancient as the SUM- The devil knew his
road when he suggested that should drive over It, lie
made fool Of once BEFORE and In n similar man
ncr. lie suggested that should take horseback
ride from Washington to Baltimore I lid II, and
ate my meals from the inantel for weeks after
But am digrcssing A few days ago took the
ferry for Alexandria; the way down self and horse
were nearly frightened out OF our wits. by we'll
dressed female who seemed determined upon nrta-
ion, he by the steam whistle; It Is strange that der
ent causes produce like effects At Alexandria was
told that Fairfax Court House was fifteen hes away:
having few minutes to spare, was about to ask my
informant To show that brave band of fotty-Alex
andru's Increase IN the last ten yearsbut locking
back saw the wel-dresscd female closing In on my
rear. Hastily executing flank movement to the
suburbs, struck tho warrenton pike. After about
two miles driving reached tcll-gate number
Here aged female virginlan took ten cents. and
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make the stoutest du,il: but ignorance was
bliss. ami pushed onward. Then catte the tug of
war. There was haf-moon. but also flying clouds,
which would now AMI then clear away long enough
to prevent me failing six or eight fceto embank
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neS inc FORMER OWNER VI '','S 'S'lo' 'e'o 'o p''s'
MS uays ih hohest huspah"'S "i" '' P'ece WIN HE
'e'ow-hen' unth crue' war; w"ich causes 'he ih""-
cent to suffer- broke III upon MS nome anu destroyed
ms honschoh' eoous. THIS anu much more 'ho"s"'
as SAT ny tue roause sofIows over 'e s'u i''e "'
bo"ce' "ht'i arouse ny '"o'i"' o 'S "'Ne ''c''''
IL WAS cooren pfo'he'' ah" rs he pausc'' W "Ne
| uia'9't from the pump asker MN aoo"V bounce
| 'Wha', hat man VINO use" 10 IT'D III "'t house "r
| YES
hy'h he "oHe "'cu '"s' '"''S'n's' e"' "'"''N ''''
burnt h''seii an" mouse oo"' up.
| 30 ch'eu t''e sad romance vi " BOUNCE 'io "a'
| c"ci'y """"ce "i'e' ''''
I'D inc snhal' 'io"is ie"'he' fa''iaS. "o"iu ho
nave Known u hau o' I'et h''c re'e'c'' W"o' "Po'
inquiry hiormeu INC mat the ohy hoei III '""' pace
was kept by colored gentleman named Jii' ana MS
wiie Nancy anu that all o tie best gentlemen oi TIT
neighbofhood stayed with Jim when In town. jim
| place was bright oasis In the Journey. Though SC
late Jim carefully sroomcd my horse before feeding
Him, while Nancy got up supper of broed CHECKER
and other things that any one could enjoy. The'
they showed me 'dc room for white folks, ~ In whicl
after splendid breakfast. felt an Interest In jim
and upon inquiry learned that his sname Ferguson
and that he at one time made over one hundred dol
lars In one day from a circus "Clar.'' From tha
time l called him Col. Ferguson. Any man vii
can make one hundred dollars day from a circu
"Car' should he called colonel. l lndorse Col
Ferguson and his hotel. The road from Fairfax !
Centreville Is too horrible to dwell on. AT the last
named place asked OF native II the road betwec
1t and warrenton was any better than the porto
passed. 'Nuch worse, - was the cheerful reply.
ANY Of 1t fenced in ~ meckIy asked.
"Think II Is in spotsr l had learned enough
The balance of the trim IL hiIeous nightmare In
distant of thirty miles met but one wagon. 1 be
Iieye the natives keen the road for strangers to dI
| upop saw neither bird nor beast, but b,lzzards
and do not know whether they were waiting for me /
20 under or lacking for the deIuuct turnpike com
p,ny 1 ouIy know that reached WaTrenton o.
Mondny afte,uoou with n broken spripp and acbIn
bones TO my enemies extend a cordial Invitation
take tl,e drive 10 my friends saw before startD,
make your Wills settle M all outstanding debts, wir
III. fo killer Ia meet Won al wnrenton and then start
II ANYTHING could make one forget such ride II woul
lie this beautiful place, the Fauquier white Sulphur
You VIII remember that In my last referred to Il,
, s,,l.u ,,s,,n.,,,nca a, GAN Fanny and ,,, ,o,,
' 'li , -, ~ ', So w
mouo'e s"""e' bacon ""s s"oneE s"SPe''e"
being instrumental In his taking of. II was notice
VAIN ou' "n ''e po''"' ''s' n's "e''nei eye 10 '"
sa', a,, '',a ,,,, ,a,n, '" '',, S"'' ,'', 'D"
w ''' s'"' "'''" '''o' '''"'" '"'
walker wonih lo'loW ihc commodore, ani then