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| &SPARTANDOKG, August23.- .-Tlie clos
ing weef of tho Institute shows nc
abatement in the zeal Of the members
or 1n;tlle pleasures of the occasion. Tho
opening of schools in this and tho ad.
joining counties has drawn. awax, O
number, but tho Glasses oroD still full.
On "Wednesday evening last, DR..
Gricr delivered a.mastorly address on
tho duties Oftho tcaohors in tho forma.
ton of character. Ic concluded with
Almost eloquent appeal for tho use of
tho Bfbit'insthe school as text book,
from which every good lesson might
be obtained. On. Thursday evening
Dr. Joyncs spoke on General Lee as q
College President. Tho house" was
filled t" ovcr1lowing, and the audience
were held spcll-bound to tho end. A
member Of tho same faculty., and an
ardent adniirer Df thst Southern. hero,
Dr:' 'J0yncs drew from his rich store
house Of personnl rccollcctions, and
after dclineating: :sorne prominent tea-
turc in his character, illnstratcd ID by
some incidcnt so graphically Us to
ba'ing the whole scene before the. eve.
cone day" snid DR.. Joyncs, "a poor
MANNED soldier was seen hobbline
away from Gcne,at Ltc's door, his
taoc 'Al agiow with gratitude for some
behetaction received. TO an inquiry
as to who it was, General Loo replied,
1T is one Of my boys.': TO what COM
mand did hc bclongE Tho Generals
face colorcd Il littlc. Then with an
mir OF embarrassment he said, '.Thc
truth Is thc'poor'tcllow fought on the
othcr'sitlu. But that is all over now ~
Both speaker and audience were car
ried away by tho theme, and tho, conv
claston Of tho address WIS almost pain
fully thrilling: Dr. Joyncs made the
point that while Washington was q
rebel, Leo was not. The former rose
against Il Legitimate government. In
tho case Of tho latter tho legitimacy Of
the government itself was in question.
On Friday the people Of Spar a,burg
gave tho tcachcrs an excursion to IIr,,-
dersonville. Promptly at eight O'Clock
o. trnin of seven excursion cars. we'll
filled, left the depot for the "Lnnd of
che 'Skics:" For sevcrafn,ilcs the trim
was uncvcntfu); but rs the mountains
came IN sight, general chorus of
"Oh!" !" and "lsn't it lovely" and "too
sweet and such emotional expires
sions arose on every hand. TO those
not acquainted with mountain scenery
pen cannot describe it. TO those
familiar with it, no words arc ncccssa-
ry. Rcaching Pacolct, tho ascent of
ovor six 'hHMch'cd feet in three miles
was begun, ana the monster engine
went putting and snorti,,g, awakening
demon echoes III tho drtilcs and
gorgcs. DR.. Joyncs, Prof. Petty, Col.
Duncan, president of the road, and
others, bestrcdc tho cowcatchcr. As
VIZ turned the sharp curves, VIC, in the
rear coaches, could sec these gentle
men holding on for dear life with one
hand, and grasping their hats fruntical-
~ with tho other, while their coat-tails
finpped in the breeze with frantic
%}saaH f sSp4tsssascd' tsa d'Shsf %is
That Somo bull Of Bnshhn might be
1ouhd daround the curve, believing and
paving and offering eternal defiance
to tIic impudcnt locomotive: Great
CONFIDENCE was expressed in the ability
or the engine to butt the bull off the
track, but what would became of the
learned and scdato professors who
ncstrodc the cowcatchcr during this
performance was tho theme of discus
SION. fortunately or unfortunately;
no bovine antagonist appeared to dis
putc the right of way, and the vcxcd
question still remains in allowance.
Ihc'run from Saluda, the ton of the
mountain, to iIcndcrsonyillc, about
twelve milos am told, was made at
about thirty miles al hour, and was to
the lhst degree cXhiurmtiny. It seem
ca probable TINT the pilot passengers
would soon become true American
flags, themselves representing tho stars
and thoir tattcrcd coat-tails tho stripcs.
But the'cioth held out, and the, world
lost this patriotic spectacle.
Alter stay of half an hour i'm Hen
dorsonvillc the train returned to Salu-
ia for tho picnic. Two hotels at This
place were crowded, and from fifteen
to twenty 'excursionists arc turned Off
every day. From the summit of nm
sadjourning peak, ono can sec in the
language" Of ono enthusiastic party,
",'nincty-fivc thousand square miles"
Iryon rcars its blue 'cane-hke summit
in tic distance, and smaller elevations
arc seen on every side. Here, under
tho shade of the trees, tables were
spread and well. .ffllod' lunch baskets
yielded up their treasures: Your re-
porter was overwhelmed with invita-
tions and performed his part manfui-
ly.
At half:past three o'clock tho long,
whistle blow. Stragglcrs wcrc called
in, shy!ilirtations were nippcd short
ahd'Wt were e0tff for Spartamb',ry. This
time 1T Was Mr.. Sol,h(n who bcstrode
the coWcatchcr a while and then shared
the cab with President Duncan.
The poet has said,
Into each life some rain must faun
and poets arc q notoriously truthful
family! "Tho 'Imnd'of tho Sky" be-
came for the noncc the land of clouds.
Scarcely had VIC moved Off. when n