The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-02
A Jauut Through the yirziains.


A Jauu, Through the YiTzinias.
ecialeofrespoudrnce 70 the I,esister.1
On invitation Of Judge F. a. Guthrie,
three Of his brothers, DR.. G. j., q Park.
ersburg, West Virginia; DIR. W. b. Of
Gallipolis, Ohio, and Prof. D. p, Of dock.
Iingpsrt, Ohio; also, the irrepressible Col.
Luckadoo and S. c. Burdette, boil, Of
Charleston, West Virginia, accompanied
him on trip through the virginias.
The Guthrie brothers joined Col. Lucka-
doc and s. G. Durdette, at Charleston, on
Friday, July 18th. Ed. Irwin, an old and
tried friend Of the brothers, placed his best
carriage and horses at their service, and
the most Of the day was spent by them in
a drive through the city. By.tlie-way, Ed.
ranks high in the city, both as business
man and gentleman, us he well deserves
to do.
1t having been whispered that the Mayor
OF Charleston had proposed to play carpet
Dagger, the rumor was confirmed on seeing
the handsome Major Delaney, with grip.
sack in hand, swelling our number to sew
en-, who found ourselves on Saturday, July
10Th, at IL NJ. sharp, seated in the cast
bound express. 1t seems but a moment
has elapsed tillwe hear "Kanawha Falls"
announced by the conductor; and yet we
have gone % miles.
Stopping % minutes for dinner, soon we
are sweeping through the sinuous windings
of the NewRiser Canon, amid the widest
scenery, Sh over and anon the dizzy
Heights above, Or the yawning chasm be-
meath sus the giant rocks would seem to
contest every inch of the swiftly flowing
waters To the tourist we would say: Do
not traverse the Ocean, and thread the AL
pine Posses to feel and hear the pulse
throbs of Dame Nature" Ifyou would be.
hold u grand panorama, mingling the beau
itiful, the picturesque, with all that is grand
and sublime, travel in day light from IA
nawha Falls to Hinton. Though the jour
ney seems dangerous one, yet sense Of
security nerves us in the remembrance
that our locomotive is Hercules, our en-.
Igineer.competent, and the track, one OF the
best laid OF any in America.
III WHITE SULPHUR STRINGS
isreached little after, or about twilight
IT'S is great national resort; indeed, It
is Cosmopolitan, although in ante belllm
days it was called the Saratoga OF tho
Souta." Among the notables here arc Gen.
Roge A. Prior, Gen. Anderson, Mrs. Polk,
sisteEin.law OF Bishop Polk, of Louisiana,
also Cen. lie Baron Charette, her son.in-
law, who is an officer in the French army,
and has already received orders to report
OF Headquarters, in view Of the liability to
receive an invitation to a "tea party" got
ten mp in the interest OF Arab Pasha. Rev.
I. De Witt Talmage, wife and daughter,
are also here.
We lett the White about 8 o'clock Sun
day morning, and after run OF Oh miles,
reached Stanton, rich and aristocratic
city. TWAS here that the whole-souled
Major Hdchkiss joined US, going as far as
Richmtnd, and contributing in no small
degree to make our stay there enjoyable.
In less han one hours ride, we find our
selves 81 miles from Stanton, in the an
cient village Of Charlottesville. 1t is not
without interest," when we rememberit to
be the seat Of one OF The old Universities
OF the State, within whose walls our own
McGuhcy did his last teaching.
Two miles distant from the town, in
plain view, stands grimmy, but grand old
Virginia manson Monticello" the home
Of Jefferson-iard by the house repose his
ashes, markedly modest tomb, there lie
his remains, AID cater LIES ftful fever,
he sleeps well.'
| From the sonber shades of Monticello,
suggestive OF tie past, the iron horse speeds
on 10 miles further 10 Gordonsville, and
we recall the place as rendered historic,
among many Others, in the "Great PENN
sular Campaign" About II miles distant
to the south-ea,t, stands the ex-Capitol of
the defunct Confederacy, which We reach
a little after dark, Sunday evening, July
10th; seeing Richmond, you need not cul.
tivate class of feelings simply because it
is the fashion; Richmond, like Rome, will
seize on you with the grip OF giant.
You recall the fierce struggle for this
city, when "Grim-yisaged war put on his
wrinkled front" We visited the triple
line OF earth works, not yet elIaced; Seven
Pines, Fair Oaks, Fort Lee and Malven
Hill, all rendered historic; also Libby
Prison, Hollywood Cemetery, holding the
remains OF Maj. Gems. Pegram, Hill, Stuart
and Wise-brayc men who fought and fell
for "The Lost CAUSE You may also look
upon the granite monument, As feet square
at the base and 70 feet high, standing with
in the cemetery and erected by the ladies'
in honor OF the Confederate dead. Within
the precincts Of Hollywood sleep the re-
mains Of two ex-Presidents, James Monroe
and John Tyler-the latter has nothing to
mark his grave except q magnolia at his
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