The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-07-19

OUR VACATION-TRIP To THE NOUN
TAINS-THE PRESS ASS0CIA-
TON.
On 18th of June the editor of THE J
COMMONWEALTH left the office to en-.
joy q short vacation, take q little
rest, visit the mountains, attend the
Press Association, and then return !,
to the pleasures (?) Of his Office.
Of our few days Of vacation we
have given our readers some &C
count IN notes by the way. After
spending few days at our old home,
we returned to Raleigh to meet sew
eral of our editorial brethren and en-
joy their company on the way to
Waynesville.
Not having been engaged in the
profession of journalism more than q
few months, we knew very few of
the editors OF the State.
TO know the members of the Press
was full compensation in every way
for being away few weeks.
On End of July we started
for Waynesville,- and after falling in
with some knight of the quill'' at
every station we reached the noun
tains, and we were SO delighted with
the country, the beautiful scenery,
&C., that we forgot to take any notes,
and SO shall have to write from men,
ory.
Stopping for supper at Greensbo-
70, we partook of a bountiful supper
at the Benbow House. At Henry
Station next morning we stopped for
breakfast, and thence up the noun
tain on the observation car we caught
our first glimpse Of the much extolled
scenery of Western North Carolina.
Christian Reid's "Land of the Sky"
has found a place in almost every
ones library, and to it we refer our
readers for any description of these
beautiful mountains.
Had we spent our esrlier years in
those mountainous regions, wander
ing in the lovely wales. resting in the
coves of the mountains, climbing on
the towering peaks to catch frequent
glimpses of the cloud-kjssing sum-
mits in the shimmering sunlight of
early morning. and the golden rays
of evening twilight,-had these been
the privileges of our boyhood days,
perhaps our inspiration would be
sufficient to give some fit description
OF the wild picturesqueness of this
beautiful country. We admired, as
everybody whe,sees and rides over
it does, the great engineering ability
displayed in the railroand up the
mountains to Asheville. Riding on
the observation car, we first look up
the mountain and think it more than
wonderful if we reach the track OF
road we see winding around the
mountain above us and then. as the
engine puffs and tugs up the winding
track, hurrying US through tunnels
darker than night itself, then ove1
trestles Of height not easily to b.
conjectured, we look back - .,o e,o
of the mountain
dizzy at - o''"" "nN 81
vile thought of having com
so far up the mountain side, an
especially over trestles of such mag
nitude and wonderful height. Reacl
ing Asheville We changed Cal
and ratified along to Pigeon Rive
Here we found the terminus of tt
road. We all purchased return tic1
cts. boarded hacks, bretts, phaeto1
and whatever else we could CONVEX
iently ride upon-the accommod
tons were fiae-and all sped merri
up the valley of Pigeon River f
some miles, then leaving the rive
over the hills to Waynesvllle. O
friend, j. H. Lambeth, who is spen
ing the Summer there, met US with
special turnout, and being mu
faster than any other on the road
took Us to Waynesville about
hour sooner than the rest of the part
Manning, of the Gold Leaf, a
Zollicoffer, of the Weldon Ne,us, h
a seat with US. Being ahead we b
time to lave in the beautiful Ric
land Creek which runs hard by
the North side of Waynesville. I
staff of the Asheville Citizen-the
three clever gentlemen-Mess
Cameron, Furman and Stone,
planned everything for Our comic
and soon We all found oursel
quartered in quite comfortable 10
ings with the citizens of Waynesvi