Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-07-08
Visit To Toccoa Falls.

OENECA C1Tp, Juno loth, 1851.
MEssRs. EpIroRs: In order to please
tho women, and, by the way, have lost all
tho hair off the top of my head in trying to
ploase one, l am forced to attempt to write
description Of an excursion which went
from here to Toccoa Falls on last Saturday
am forced to do something l never did
before, forced by woman, q mystery.
''But WHOM sho will sho will, you may de-
pend on it,
And when sho won't, she won't, and there's
tho cnd of it.'
Yench Cox used to say "of all the fools
in this world the human family takes the
lead," and | believe an old fool about
women ought to be pcnsioncd, for if it was
not for them somc women would not have
any one to "mako faces" at when they go
to church, besides each other. Poor
things! how T. pity them, but can't bclp
loving them. l reckon it is out OF compass
sion for them. Some folks haven't got
sense enough to know they haven't got
any seusc, but /, having lost my scalp lock,
know enough to die a trying to please the
dear creatures. But I'll be hung if I ever
try to win one Of them again with poetry A
dish of pork and beans, bacon or cabbage,
or q bottle of pickles is far more winning
to tho women of the period than lines.
We'll, I've got that much of my mind,
and will begin by saying that on last
Saturday morning our party, under tho
command of Dir. II. and lady and "Aunt
Fannie" boarded the 6 o'clock train and
with the parting admonition of ALT. Thomp-
son to jim McCool, to take good care of
the children, VIC shot away like au arrow
for tho falls and fun.
At Westminster had the pleasure of
meeting Cousin Susie Shclor, who took the
train there for her home in Georgia. I
spent the time very pleasantly till wo or
rived at Toccou, watching for chance to
get in word between tho voleys that were
passing between her and "Aunt Fannie"
Is,,'t it wonderful how much two women
can think of to talk about when thoy meet
one anothc,r, and moro SO when they get
up to start hon, aftor visit to ono another.
also met at TocoG.a Mr.. James Cherry, n
brother of Dr. Cherry, of cur place, who
had como back to sec his brother and
friends in South Carolina, after an absence
of 40 years. IIo recognized mo by my
likeness to my grandfather, Col. lr'mm'e''
nm old rovolutionist, whom he had known
and loved 10 his early life. The few "'o'os
tho moments permitted him to say to me
and the grip no gave my hand as tho train
moved off, amply repaid mo for my visit to
Toccoa that day.
When we got to the hotel, if VIC hadn't
been already in high spirits, "Cousin
Johns" cordial welcome and hearty shake
Of tho hand would have placed any one at
ease. DR.. IL, soon made arrangements
with Ed. Cobb to carry the party in hacks
to tho falls for very reasonable price.
After going about milo VIC crossed the
Tocooa Creek, and kept crossing it 80 often
that it seems rs if it had been SO badly
soared by its tumble ovcr tho rocks above
that it did not know which way to run.
Wo soon arrived at tho stopping place for
tho vehicles, somo two hundred yards
below tho falls. Wo then proceeded on
foot up tho creek, carrying baskets, boxes,
babies, &c., till wo oamc suddenly in Wow