Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-02-19
10 Double Springs and Back on
the Third Sunday.

Through the very thoughtful courtesy of Capt.
j. H. Sigh it was our fortune 10 enjoy very
pleasant ride up and down Stump House Noun
tan "Dixio" I believe he has won the dis
tincion of tho "Yes" horse OF Walhala) is o
capital goer on mountain road. IIo is quick,
pert, watchful for tho word, obcden to the line
aud true to tho trace. "Dixie" hns already
established character and really deserves
place in tho public print. Is it not a pity that
there arc some men, who have lived longer than
"Dixie," who have not established us good a
character nor won as honorable a distinction?
Our driver the Captain, exhibited such skill in
engineering us over tbcbad places, always hitting
tho bost drive, that We loosely accused him Of
being nn expert in tho business. The road ND
tho mountain is II specimen Of good engineering.
we crossed the road bed Of The unfinished,
Idle Blue Ridge. 1t always makes us sad 10
contemplate an uncomp!ctcd worl;--cspecially
when that work is great work-upon which
the development Of tho country and the pros
perity of people depend. We passed near the
unfinished Tunnel How much grandcr would
have been the inspiration Ind this dccaying
road bed been equipped with II iron, bearing
upon its rails the vast produce of tho West and
emptying ii into our State. The spirit Of pro-
gress is still lowering along this line. reluctant
to depart a few days will determine whether
tho present Legislature. now in session in Co
lumbia, will really exhibit sufficient foresight to
rcsuscitatc this magnificent and bcmcticcnt
enterprise. Should the present Legislature
show that they have eyes aud see not, ears and
hear not, another Legislature in the not far off
future, having eyes will see. having ears will
hear and having brains will use them for the
good of the people.
Thinking of these things and rejecting how
intimately moral progress is related to material
development, we were in spirit transported into
the future when these mountain slopes, tcrraccd
by the cunning hand Of the llusbanman, shaii
be laden with the rich products of the enriched
soil; when these mountain streams shall DO
made familiar with the whir of machinery and
when all the land shall res, und with the hum Of
contcntcd, industrious and happy people.
Perhaps in less than fifty years from this third
Sunday il 1880, born somewhere along the line
which wc went to day, some happy citizen,
educated in tho college now located in tho
county, living in The midst Of tasteful school
houses anu commodious churches, looking over
the files of the COURIER, may read this com
huuioutloh Vtlu Nouocf tuUI tuc WAS
also Il prophet.
We found u congregation in waiting at Double
Sprngs-whiclI, by the way, is most beautiful
location for church-and VIC preached, not Of
railroads and machinery, but Of infinitely noblcr
things Jesus and thorcsurrecton and tho great,
happy life of every regcncratc soul.
We formed some very pleasant acquaintanccs,
among them MIR. Abel Robins, Mr. Geo. Smms,
tho Barkers and young Mr.. Ballingcr, who
occupies the houses built by Mr.. Bee, of Charles
! ton, during The ~ar. Tho view from This place
is very fine. Our attention also was drawn to
fine body of land lying on the waters of Chauga.
We noticed a large apple orchard uroa tho pre-
misses. We learned that This place belonged to
Col. Kuhtmnnn, Of Walhalla.
This Sabbath day was unusually splendid.
We remarked time and again upon its cloudless-
ness-thcro not being u spcck above the horizon,
tho sky presenting transparent grcyish tint,
rather than the deep, azure blue Looking out
upon tho cloudess sky, all ablazc with tho
glorious sun, we wondered how many Christians
there arc looking upon this sky and walking in
the light Of this sun, hns spiritual horizon as
oloudlcss, jllnmincd BY The Son Of Rightcou
ness. Happy is that mau! PREACHER.
Another Echo from the Noun
tains.
Rev. a. w. Moore writes the following
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