The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-08-31
A Pleasure Trip TO North Chris
tian.

especially the mart of IL Won iuhnbit,
and Imagine that IL must be cooler
away of In the wilderness, where
peutlc are moi expected 10 wear stand
up collars? We did and decided that
we wuuld. like Dr. Syntnx lake a
Journey in search OF the picturesque
and cool. We consisted OF Mr.. aud
Mrs. W. Mr.. By GRAVY, 50 named
out of commitment 10 his remarkable
rondncsv for the words. Dot myself,
and our man Friday. generally called
llasll-pcrl,aps thai was lis name.
We started early Wednesday morn.
ing with spIri,s livht aud hearty, to
Natural bridge, II miles dowi, the
Grecuyillc road. Warm, tired aud
dusky. we s.opped nj n spring for
dinner. Were n little disvustcd AT
first by the extreme friendliness oil
the srassi,oppers. spiders, &c. De.
tore we returned. however, uur only
feeling on seeing them battle In the
coffee. was the fear that IL might be
unplea sanity warm for them. We
passed the storc OF White Plains, in.
Guiding Fruit Iiill most .oiiicc-closcd,
proprieiors gone 10 Long Branch, or
some where.
Did you ever pass through Wild
Cat Hollow? We did, aud elill live ;
but III we ever Walt Natural bridge
again. we will come from the other
end OF ne road. The presiding gen.
ius of Wild Cat Hollow IL, 10 quote
one of the inhabitants. the prophet Of
all this country round, and a power
fnl fine faith doctor marin. lie talked
10 us told us that IL was q good five
mile to Rock Bridge, reckon you'll
think ia more, aiorc YOU git thar.
Wa thought IL nine. We were elated
by the attention OF 50 great NAV,
until Mrs. wild Cat discouraged us
by re,narkInv, sotto roce my old
man aint q biz o'.ouns, got the rheu.
natIz IN his back and cant even shake
an annie tree. In the next few hours
We were convinced that Wild Cat
Hullow was not all hollow. The
road was like breakers at sea; the
sun went down behind angry clouds,
aud The clouds rolled up, and broke
over wild Cat Hollow. They even
shed tears on three feminine pedcs.
iriAns, who toilcd hp ,his steep and
slid down that: Wishing thai ,Ley
were Madam Potts, or that the road
l,yas level. not foryetiinyto wet with
gentle rain from heaven. that othsr
Marty A little In the rear who were
irving 10 i,crsuade and assist l, ,b and
Jenny. m. bringing tl,e vehicle. AN
things earthly have an end. we
rearIed a house. stayed ali night.
nov, d,v Waited the bridve and ielt
repaid for our trouble. 4 rough col.
umn ~ gray sai,d atone about four
feet souare and seventy. Ave IN length
lies across a ehasm ninety feet deem,
Its peculiar shane. and how II came
there are subjects winch will furnish
euourh mental occupation for An af,
tern oon while the hands may be cIn.
ploscfl III follow fi,g the, lexamplo
which the glorious ID ,niel Boone se
here OF making your name Immortal
by cutlinx II i'm the bridge.
The neSt place on our programme
was Blue Ruin. How should We gel
there ? Sumo OF our new formed
friends iii Of whom, by The way Ar.
respective Of aye or sex were bare
foe, and chewod tobacco, suggested
that there was a road TO Grab. ali that
would lead US right, but oh the hope
was too bright TO be realized. there
was an unsafe bridge TO DO crossed
We threaded our way again through
the snares and dead folks which real
Is abound IL the haunts OF the unseen
much talked Of wild cat. Blue Ruin
Il an old deer lick, Al the first view
Il looks like the ruIlso some old
iian,ensc building, ilearcr you SEE
that All the rounds and valleys In
view ate Of tile snnc bluc SLATE. etope
There II q haunted house here
haunted at present, by some remark
ably mischievous boys. A man
named Gillitsop started an iron min,
here ouec. It,didnt "pan out" bu
those boys told us that there wer,
lots Of gold rucks' "Iron pyritcs'
and pe,rlfied shells there. We went
After winding round for about half /,
mile among mounds aud 6eprcssiopl
which all looked alike, those boy
disappeared. After two hours scrain
bling around with at least ITO dc
grces Of heat shining down from III,
heavens, and up from the slate rocks
the crossest nost nerspifing LOT o
people you ever saw, were again col
lecied. We didn't find any "gol,
rocks" aud standing viewing eacl
other, ono little word rose 10 tho lip
or es;h -soll. Bss
We Visited next the Mecca Of Al
Hopkinsville pichIckefs, Sthe eve
grand and beautiful old Pilot Rock
Il Is very romantic to, like Josial
Allen, In "the Pleasure Exerton
.set and mediate ,inthe beauties o
nature" But as that other ADVERT
ing spirit Gulliver was taken prison
or by the Lulliputians, 80 were w
They just swsrmed all, over us,. aul
thuugllso small we searcely notice,
them AZ first, we learned from cxper
ience that they wero moro powerft
than an army with banners. Did yo