The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-05

, Queen Anne, it presents ell the aspects of a
commodious old English inn, with UNI
painted woodwork, rough walls and giean.
tic flre-places. The party enjoyed a
: splendid nights rest here, and blankets
were in great demand though the the :
mometer during the day would put to
shame that faithful chronicler Of Dallas
temperature in Atkins drug store. After
breakfast we find coaches to convey ne to
the famous caverns of Lursy, mile distant
from the inn. | shall not attempt a des-
cription of this rival to Mammoth cave
to some il offers superior features. Guide
, books are sufficiently accurate and the
tourist 10 supposed to grasp the ensemble
without descending TO the details. The
caverns are of vast dimensions. Our
party travelled with rapid haste for two
hours, the scene being shifted at every
step, each step disclosing fresh scene of
dazzling beauty. The whole and vast in
teriors of the twenty or thirty rooms We
visited, and which were lighted up by the
electric light, presented one mass OF
stalactitic and stalsgmitic ornamentation.
Some of these vs.t columns, of crystallized
calcine formation, are OF prodigious
circumference-one measures hundred
feet-and, if we take into consideration
that it requires hundred and twenty-five
years Of patient dripping to form one cubic
the lapse of the ages gone by.
THE CAvKRNs OF LURAr
will form one of the wonders OF the world
and | should advise all your readers, who
chance to pass this way, TO devote n few
hours to their study. They are sIevela-
ton. The temperature in the cave
never rises above 81 degrees and is always in
marked contrast with the heat and the cold
OF the outside. AS one Dsllasite remarked,
. -. "A
Louis Richinsteins civilizing beverage dur
ing the hot summer months. Emerging
from the caverns, the ladies avoided the in
offensive and discarded stove i'll the office,
rs if that was the cause OF the thermometer
registering % degrees. in the shvde-
We leave Lursy and Its grand mountain
environments and resume our Journey over
|, the Shenandoah railroad and reach Hagers-
town at O'Clock in the afternoon. We are
transferred to the tracks OF the Western
Maryland railroad and begin the delightful
which we must soon cross on
our way to Baltimore. Fourteen miles
beyond Hagerstown, at the very
Mason and Dixon line, We are once more
surprised by the railroad officials. Our
train halts at PENN Ia word made up OF
the first sylables OF the two states repeated)
and we are politely escorted to coaches
Pen-Mar, which lies at the precise junction
of Pennsylvania and Mary land lies four
teen hundred feet in the mountains, and is
one of the many excursion resorts provided
by the Western Maryland for its patrons.
Daily excursions are ruiz from Baltimore,
and the charge for the round trip, $50
miles, is
ONLY oNE DOLLAR.
A huge sign board at the railroad station
points the exact location of that much con
tested Mason and Dixon line. We step out
in the great state of Pennsylvania, walk
over into the other great state of Maryland
and in body place curse YES at the mercy
of the greedy corporation" From the
depot the ascent begins. a road, a.
smooth as marble floor, has been cut
around the cone Of the mountain, and our
party feel a certain pity for the noble ami
mails who have to drag this human freight.
, But the sun is sinking in the west and the
air is comfortable. A copious rain has
J rejuvenated the floral kingdom, and innu-
merable mountain fowrets droop their
weeping lids and bow low in homage to the
!, king of the mountain flowers-the chaste
laurel. We continue the ascent, pass by
the pavilion where full brass and
reed band salute us with the soul.inspir-
ing airs of Dixie" and my Maryland +"
Higher and higher We rise. The road is
perfect. The officers of the different roads
resolve themselves into explaining commit
tees and do not seem at all bored with the
many perpleSing questions propounded to
them by the inquisitive country editor.
After an hours climbing, following closely
the outskirts Of Mt, Misery, which rises
: like
GIANT ny ouR SIDE,
we reach High Rock. Here we are at an
elevation of 1000 feet. A magnificent ter
, race has been arranged by the railroad COM
, pany, and on the projecting lid of the high
est huge rock large observatory has been
built, from which an immense panorama
untolds itself to the vision Of the sight
Seers. -Four states lie in full view-Penn-
| sylvania, Maryland, West Nirgigia and
, Virgin Ia. Far out to the west
forming the western enclosure of
TUE CUMBERLAND VALLEY,
are the North mountains, which, further
: south, are known by the name of Massa-
= nutlan mountains, and again the Allcghen-
les. Why these various names should be
, applied to one continuous chain of noun
tains, will find Il solution only in the fact
that this celebrated range traverses so many
, different states. To the southwest, nearly
hundred miles distant. Stonyman smoun-
tain can be discerned on a clear day. To
my mind, High Rock is one of the very
best points for observation IN the whole
: valley, and from that elevation one can
view the most charming sunsets. AT dusk
the party returned to the coach and de-
scended to the hotel and pavilion.
where superb collation. awaited the eI-
cursionists Speeches and toasts, music, q
brief season allotted TO the mystic waltz,
/, and we once more found ourselves at the
station, awaiting the arrival of the Balti-
more express. A couple Of hours of pleas
ant ride, which N,r- spent in familiar chats
and in listening to operate selections from
the band, aud Baltimore was reached.
Thus was brought 10 close the first por-
ton OF an extremely pleasant and interest
ing tour Tomorrow morning we leave
for Washington. Saturday we take the
= Bay pnckct for Norfolk. A trip like the
above will prove OF incGculable benefit
10 all III. participants. Not only are the
tICuENoNIsTs GREATLY BENEFITED
nv the change Of air and rest provided, but
they can gather broader views on different
subjects, ns they come in contact with q
different civilization, a. II were and meet n
people they have hitherto looked upon as
antagouIiC to thei" own southern people.
Y The peopl, here and further north may he
Gulagunistio, rs far ~ business interests arc
concerned, but When the issue is
man towards his fcllow-man, tho
people of the north-thc yankee
of the last war, il not an ioia behind his
southern brother in good breeding, kindly
feelings, cheerful hospitality and correct
appreciation of the feelings which should
exist between the citizens OF one country