The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1883-09-26
correspondence.
Louisville and Boston,
FAYETTEVILLE, Sep. 81, 1888.

will be greeted with the best wishes
of the peopleof this community. May
its rays ever tend to terminate the
seeds Of morality, and may it give adj
ditional strength to Democracy. not
even, like Joshua's sun at Askelon,
standing still in the hour of victory.
AS many Of your readersare inter-
ested in and some intend to visit, one
or other of the great expositions now
in progress at Louisville and Boston,
perhaps a short account Of both. even
poorly narrated, might prove of in
terest, and having recently visited
both, I will endeavor to give you an
outline of the trip, with a brief COM
parison of the two exhibitions.
We went first to Louisville ria
Asheville, through a most beautiful
section Of mountain country, attain
ing its maximum elevation at Round
Knob, and extending far into Tennes-
see. From the Warm Springs we
travelled for many miles along the
French Broad river. From the car
windows on the left one beholds the
towering, majestic mountains, and on
the right the broad stream and foam
ing rapids of the river, with over
hanging rocks on which grow just e.
nough of shrub5ery to enhance the
beauty Of the scene.
After penetrating Tennessee for a
good distance, the mountains gradu-
ally become hills, and these in turn
give place to an undulating country
cultivated principally in corn, with
an apparent yield of from 40 to 60
bushels per acre. Much of the land
is devoted to grazing, and everywhere
are to be seen fine stock and unmi>ta-
kablc signs ofprosperity. The whole
presents a panaroma not only to de-
light the eye Of the lover of nature,
but to arouse the enthusiasm of the
farmer. Indeed, it is difficult to say
which one most enjoys-the journey
to Louisville or the Exposition.
The city Of louisville has a popu-
lation of 200, 900. Its people, as a
class, G prosperous, and are no.
tably fine specimens of humanity.
The women are Junonian but grace
full in figure, and possess a beauty Of
feature and freshness of complexion
surpassed by those of no city-not E.
even Baltimore. The men are large,
wcll-dressed, courteous and free of all
affectation.
Fine horses and elegant equipages
abound; the streets are broad and gen
orally very handsome. The principal
residences are OF Broadway and 4th
Avenue, and are generally removed
somewhat from the street, with trim
ly-mown lawns and beautiful flowers.
Cove Hill Cemetery is very beautiful,
and we'll repays one who visits it.
The Eposition is very SUGGEST II
and has been largely attended. The
buildings and grounds are in a park
in the suburbs of the city, at the end
of 4th Avenue. The buildings are
large, tasteful and admirably adapted
to the purpose for which they were e.
reeted. The display is all that could
be expected, and | was especially
pleased with the exhibit in Machin-
cry Hall, where may be found almost
any kind Of improved machinery
known to the ingenuity Of the nine
teenth century-the motive power be-
ing four engines, the largest Of which
has a belt 81 feet wide. The art build
ing is also very attractive, and con-
tains much that is beautiful in paint
ings and statuary, though the exhib-
ton in this department fell rather be-
low my expectations. But the display
of fruits was calculated to sorely
tempt ones honesty.
The New York Seventh Regt. Band
have been employed by the mana
gers at an expense of $4,000, and
daily regale large crowds of people
with soul. stirring music, and especi-
ally enjoyable Ire the cornet solos Of
Libberatti.
In the Main building there is a s1O,-
900 organ, which under the manipu-
of skilful musicians, daily
sends forth its melodious peals, often
blended with the voices Of Louisville's
best singers.
The Exposition is a success; the
country is Goods own land".
After spending several days in
Louisville we travelled via. Lexing-
ton Ky. aHd Staunton Va. to Wash
and then 10 n. Y, whence af-
ter a s%ojourn of several days we went
by rail to Boston. The scenery along
our entire route was diversified and
Boston is a peculiar city and
suggests what we read of some
cities.
It's streets are barrow and crooked,
that its buildings might
ave been erected along the paths
hat the COWS had made. This sup
position is borne out by the first part
If it's name, the word Bos being the
Latin for OK.
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