The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-01-01


a good many nclines Though try do not 60 very
fast, it is wonder they do not come to grief oftener
but believe a smash-up sn not very uncommon
event. 1t was getting dark before we reached our
acknowledgement. 1t was strange experience to
find oursef landed on bare platform, in the middle
Of forest and great contrast to an English station
full of parties waiting receive the Travellers here
there was only one man. Two vehicles were ready
for u.s. but rather curious and unlike anything we had
seen before. We mounted one, the buggy, and part
of the luggage came up in the other.
The road was better than we expected from all we
had heard, and in good weather would soon be made
into really good one; only in one or two places we
had to hold fast to prevent ourselves from being erked
out Of course the horses seldom went beyond
walk and took nearly three hours to do seven miles.
We enjoyed the drive greatly, for as it was mild
night the fresh air was most revvng after the heated
cars On reaching the hotel we were glad of supper
and bed The hotel is picturesque building, and
will make charming summer house, though with
stoves and plenty of wood it is tolerably warm now
should like to give you description of the country
at least what have of it, but find it most diff
cult. 1t is high land, thickiy wooded, though the
timber is not large, with deep ravines and rounded
knobs. There are two rivers which almost encrcle
the town. or rather the site of the town. Their banks
are very Steep clothed with shrubs, and here and
there find rocks almost exchanging the water At
present, owing to the severe weather. these rocks
coated with ice and long cices fringe all the edges,
giving the whole an almost Arctic appearance and
adding greatly its beauty We have taken one or
two very jolly walks one OF which was to the spot
where Clear Fork and White Oak rivers join. Taking
path resembling those madeAin woods in England,
only rather rougher, we went down the side of the
gorge till we came to Clear Fork The path then be-
came very pretty; on one side lie river flowing along
rocky bed, its waters OF deep clear green color,
on the other, the rocks rising pretty high and partly
overhangng the path. At one place there is dam
across the stream, and small corn mill which looks
very picturesque, the water reAecng every portion
of it most distinctly, and straight behind it. in rocky
lodges rises the steep side Of the valley. little
farther on we came to the meeting Of the waters. 1t
is the finest part Of the walk The rivers meet very
peacefully, and flow calmly on together, only dis
tinguishabe for short way by the. INHERENT color
of their waters.
This will not, am afraid, give you much idea of
the place, but do not feel as if copld describe
anything at present. From place we passed, in an
other walk we took we had splendid view of some
mountains about thirty miles away Welooked over
wide stretch Of forest long range Of snowcov-
cred peaks ] am glad we came in, the winter for
we see everything quite at its worst, and cannot be
disappointed in either weather or scenery Iexpect
we shall be enchanted with this place in spring and
summer and above all with the, lovely flowers they
tell us of, both old friends and new. must tell you
about the weather. 1t is considered most unusual
here; for just after we came there heavy fall
of snow and since then the frost has got harder and
harder, till the thermometer at and even be-
low; but somehow one does not feel it quite uAbear-
able as it is so dry Still it colder than likes
and we should much prefer more genial weather.
think | must bring my letter to close. only
hope that it will have given you slight idea Of our
curro,ndinoc in the Nevy World