The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-09-14
MEMORIES OF A PLEASANT TRIP.

AUsTIN's SPRINGS, Sept. z, 1871.
To the Editor Of The Morristown Gazette:
Having emerged from the "Sunny
South" where Sanbo sweats and proves
by nasal investigation that he IL, as in
the days of yore, of African descent.
how pleasant aud delicious to breathe
the refined atmosphere that circulRtes
through the rhodOdendrons of the lofty
Rcan and doHn the Watauga-which
means love river-contributing TO
each of us fall share, causing a smile
of cheerfulness, dispelling the lowering
clouds of adversely that may O'erspread
with fOreboding shadows the pathway
of some of our lives. Here among the
beautiful tree Of more than hundred
varieties, the pleasant happy voices of
little children. to say nothing of the
''jolly crowd" and cOhtented mother,
can be heard praising Natures God for
his goodness. Upon the galleries we see
| the sweet smiles of innocence lowering
around the dimpled cheeks of slumber-
ing infancy. Who has ever beheld and
not felt that it had been rightly termed
an ''angel's smile" With such pleasant
surroundings we feel that earth is not
drcary waste. We feel that each smile
is like ray of sunshine, Frightening
whatever it approaches and dispensing
melancholy by its glow. Memory
! brings from the secret recesses Of her
chamber the visions of youth and paints
them in all cClors which fancy can wear
eff by-gone days. And while the spell
| remains unbrOken the frailIies of age
are forgotten. Should fortune favor me
with gray h.irs and old age, shall be
| proud to look upon those who enjoy the
sunshine of each others smiles and read
with pleasure and interest in memOTy's
| pages our visit o the beautiful but quiet
Lee Springs, the struggling but pro-
gressive Mineral Hill, the famous water
, of Tate. the noted MOOresburg Spring,
noted Tor the difficulty of standing up
without u prop, to be remembered by
the writer and his children for ignor-
Rntly driving wild horse where we had
to unhitch from the buggy in order to
! turn round. We shall also remember
the many good things we heard about
the MOrristOwn patrons of the springs.
! Hope we will have the pleasure of meet
ing them there next year. After con-
sulting whether or not we would act
| SUIT LoVingOod working dad" to the
pillow, by hooking one of US to the bug
| gy and the other ride and drive down
the hill. We decided to take the chan
ces of our horse running away. BY
drying carefully we tumbled down the
hill, landing at the bottom with butter
ed side up. A few hours drive brought
US to ROgersville. ithe place of our child
hood, whore we met quite a number of
our schOOlmates. How glad some of the
boys seemed to see me. How rapidly the
pleasant scenes of our school days re-
volved in our memory. Could hardly
realize the fact that l.. G. Walker, for
merly Little Laps" could possibly be q
promising lawyer and an editor whose
pen shows the mark of wisdom. After
leaving r gersVille, we soon came to
Austin's Springs. Expecting to find a
number Of last years. visitors, we were
somewhat disappointed. See from the
GAZETTE that quite a number of them
are stopping at Whitesburg. Some
young ladies that belonged to an explor-
ing party known as the gang" Say,
Junior, they are boss" Young ladies,
put on your best looks and call at W,
But as am getting things badly mixed,
Twill close. PHRANoUR.