The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-27
Let Ii be Done

Rev DIR A IoOmer Porter. OF Charles
ton, writes from the North:
After my address. Gen. George B Nc
Clellan came up and requested an intro
ductIon- did not know he was 10 tn,
audience. He old me be had known q
me Tor over ten years and was glad n
meet me. expressed his great pleasure ~
What he had heard. and said he fully ap
p ecia.ed the eaoris made to eiucare h.
blacss, but regarded Efforts in the line OF
ng work as of vastly greater importance.
because We were educating these who
had to deal with the other problem and
those who alone could solve IL. H
KINDLY Invited me 10 be his guest when
ever | came into his neighborhood. We
went next day together TO see some Of
the sights, and be told me some interest.
ing incidents IN the life Of Gen. Lee. a.
whom he spoke with emotion, saying: Il
have always respected, admired ana
loved him. The following Incident he
sald Illustrated the man They were in
Ne1Ico. Colonel or Capt. Lee was chief
OF ordinance. think he SAID. he was \
brevet second lieutenant. One dav be
stroiled from camp alone. when suddrnl,
he was arrested by a clear. sharp cali
from a voice speaking with very Stern
authority. He turned, and it was &c
With some members Of his staff The
Colonel said, Did you know | had gwen
orders that no one should leave the c1uD
ana how dare you disobey. Yes. said
Lieut.. Mcclellan, ito enlisted men. but
L do not believe | am one of them" Re
torn to camp instantly, was the order.
The lleuteuant was enraged, and going
to the camp ne sought his superior OIL
Ger and said Col. Lee had no right 40
speak TO him in that way and he would
not submit to it and should demand an
apology. While he wa speaking. Col.
onel or Capt. Lee came in, and going "a
TO him with his hand extended he said
Lieutenant, | have been looking for
you. | was very III humo.ed this morn
ing | have done wrong and | have sought
you to make an apology" Gen. Me-
Clellan said that was Gen. Lee. and il
took such a man to do it; he aided. the
Captain from that hour could do with
me In Mexico whatever he wanted. and
concluded by saying Gen. Lee was al
ways the perfect gentleman. | found
Gen. Mcclellan a fine representative of
the same class. He kindiv handed me a
check for my WORK when was leaving
wishing he could make it 500, 900. From
the Profile House | went up tina. won
derful railroad to the summit Of MI.
w ashIDgton, taking the train at Fabyans
some ten miles of from the Profile House
A narrow gauge Dad runs from Fabyans
TO the Profile House. The ascent to MI
Washington is familiar TO many of YOU,
readers, but to me it was new. The rail
road up the Rigi from Lake Lucerne is
OF the same nature, but not so long or
steep. The ascent and decent is a.ill-
log. | don't see how weak knees stand
IL, but over II, 600 persons have been to
the hotel and paid So for their first day
$3.50 per day after, or SIS a week board
and good board it is too. The night was
spent there at a cost of 81 80. 1t has a
splendid summit. Moon light night ard
Gear sun rising, the mist yelling in the
valley below and around looked e-activ
ike the Mer de Glacc and the Glaciers
around the Corner Graft in Switzerland
1t was difficult to persuade oneself il was
not ice and snow. The view is very fine
but it lacks the cultivated valleys seen
from Mt Pisgah in North Carolina and
is not SO high. The TIP is worth the
cost and trouble.
~" tbdt L1outfIlle UdS DbvD ODpnett /
10y rail communication, if some one will
only go out of the town and put up a fine
hotel, not on the street, and rave it kept
IN modern style, in time that place will
draw some of these travellers, as well as
from the West and great Southwest.
There are hundreds of more interesting
for hotels and sights about Ashes
nile than any of these places, Brawford's
ron Mountain House OF Fabyans. and
once seen and the climate enjoyed, thou
will flock there and millions of
money will be left in the country. A
abroad to the top of Pisgah, with as
good a hotel, will bring guests. A rail
Dad to Caesars Head-with a fine hotel.
which L believe there now is-to Black
Mountain, to Hickory Nut Gap, &C..
VII benefit the whole country. All these
will come in time. but now is the open
ne for enterprise and the display of en-
rgy. "-Ecchange.
Yes, and a railroad to the top of Black
lountain will be built in less time than
on imagine.
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