The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-06-22

am devoting most of my time to the
girls, of whom there are many, be-
beautiful and bewitching, in our
crowd. More Anon.
LATER.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. VA,l
June Nth, 1880. {
IN my last letter | gave an account
of the "deeds done in the body" up
to the time wo reached Ashland. .
Here the members of the Association
were assigned houses with the hospi-
table citizens, who seemed 10 vie with
each other in dong honor 10 the press
gang. Our lot fell with Mr.. S. Ward,
rich owner of steamboats, aud
mining stock, who lived in the
suburbs of the city, in magnificent
mansion. He aud his estimable wife
seemed 10 anticipate our every want,
and left nothing undone that could
contribute to our pleasure or comfort.
A carriage and driver was at our COM
Inand in going back and forth to the
city, and it is largely due to Mr.
Wards kindness and hospitality that
my visit was one of SO much pleasure.
On Wednesday night a severe hail
storm came on about dusk and did
not 20 to themeeting at night to hear
the addresses and the poem. ! put
in a good nights sleep, and arose next
morning greatly refreshed and ready
for the excursion to Coalton mines,
some ten or twelve miles away. We
took the tram at nine o'clock and ar
rived an hour later, tho party num-
bering perhaps two hundred, many
of whom were pretty young ladies,
The mine entered the side of the
mountain on level, and as soon as
| the little cars could be arranged and
the crowd seated in them we proceed
cd TO "rnn The tbinginto the ground,'
as some reckless sinner with no fears
of the hereafter remarked. The trip
was perfectly Splendid" as the girls
exclaimed on coming out. Little
lamps werc furnished, but the boys
didn't want any "light on the sub
ject," and before they had gone far
OH the two-mile trip the lamps were
extinguished and the musical element
of the party struck up the song,
where was Moses when the light
went out?" If Moses was in the
same fix that many OF the girls were
when the lamps went out, he was lin
arms" Every now and then a pecu-
liar smacking sound would be heard,
followed by suppressed 10, don't"
in feminine voice, which proved
that tho young people were enjoying
the trip hugely. or course the older
ones of us were much shocked at
these proceedings. When the jour-
ney through the mountain had been
completed and daylight was reached
GU the opposite side, the young people
were all ready to sign petition that
hereafter all railroads be built under
ground. The return trip was pretty
much like the first, only q little more
so, and when we arrived at The start
Ing point we found most delightful
dinner spread under the trees, o
which all partook with great relish
Before returning TO Ashland at
O'Clock, several speeches were made
and an hour ortwo spent in discuss
the trip in the mine and giving Tho
girls all opportunity to-re-arrangt
their curls and co liars. h.
Returning to the city the Grove
proceeded to visit the iron furnace
and nail manufactures, but as thest
are fully described in acircular which
I -. D. i
will appear hereafter, we will no
consider them now. At night tn,
gang was given a reception OF th
residence of Mr.. John Means, il
Ashland, and the editors had an op
: portunity to see the upper len" o
Ashland society. The evening wa
very pleasantly spent, and The supper
which was spread out beneath tn
trees in the beautiful yard, was mag
niflcent, embracing everything, al
most, in the way of cdiblcs.
On Friday morning the Associa
ton accepted an invitation to visi
lronton, Ohio. Several furnaces
mills and manufactures were exam
ined and then the whole party takel
over the city in carriages and show
all the important sights. The cit.
school was visited. Each editor wa
: met at the door by q committee o
young ladies, who pinned bouque
upon his coat. The several depart
ments of the school were looked into
and then all the pupils, several hun
dred in number, were called out upoI
the lawn and arranged IN lines. A
q signal from the Principal they gave
three cheers for the press of Ken
lucky" which was responded to By
the editors, who gave three cheers fol
the schools Of lrontom.' The next
place visited was the Congregational