Daily Republican., 1883-06-30
JOANNA HEIGHTS.
THE AkBCRY EXCURSION LAST
THURSDAY-A DELIGHTFUL
RIDE-BEAUTIFU

Notwithstanding the threatening
aspect of the weather all day on Wed.
nesday last the Asburv excursion tc
Joanna Heights on the Northern O. r.
r., came off on Thursday. Promptly
at about 6. 40 a. IN. the train, consisting
Of some nine or ten well filled cars,
drawn by two engines, moved away
from the depot, and without the slight
est accident or but few stops, proceeded
at once toward the place of destination,
which lies Immediately on the route to
Reading fifty miles more or less from
our own city.
During one of these stops made in a
narrow pass very near the Brandy ywine,
a number of young men landed and
improved the time well in gathering an
abundance of beautiful fern, with
which almost every lady's hat was
very tastefully trimmed in but few
minutes after their return, thus render
ing the long, extended passageway
through the whole train quite a gay
scene to look upon. The variable width
of the far famed Brandywine, with the
many bridges that spanned its midway
waters (made so by the very hard rains
of the previous day. called forth fre.
quent remarks from persons who had
never been over the road before. One
moment 1t appeared but little wider
than an ordinary ditch, while in the
next, as the train sped on, good hop,
step and jump by an athlete in that
line would have found you scarcely
one third across its spreading waters,
and thu it continued for many miles,
or until it was finally lost to view away
beyond Coatesville.
The very high bridge at the latter
place was quite an item of interest to
large number of our company, many of
whom had never seen anything like it
before. just as our train was passing
under, another was passing over it;
this excited the fears of some who ex-
pressed the opinion that if the bridge
above had given way at that particular
time that somebody might have got
hurt. Once beyond and ont of sight of
Coatesville We sped on, nothing of spec
ial interest occurring. Now we pass some
rolling mills, again
Some country cross-road store
We had never seen before,
and then again the Indispensable grist
mill, where one farmer was delivering
the product of his soil, while another
was load ing up with the sweet smelling
new made staff of life, and thus the
time passed until somewhere between
nine and ten o'clock we heard the call
made, as the train was slowing up,
Joanna Heights"
In moment more, the strong iron
horse was resting on the track, while
in another the last passenger had land
ed, and all were on their sunny march |
of five minutes to the camp ground.
Here surprise awaited many Of them,
or lEore uniform frame build
ings, together with apavilion of respect
able size, all for the convenience of that
people who have the Divine promise
that they shall dwell safely in the
and sleep in the woods. 1t
would take too much space to say all
that might be said in praise of this
beautiful ground, it's unequalled spring
OF clear cold water that bubbles up
from the foot of the elevation that i'm.
mediately adjoins the camp.
| regret that | did not learn the name
of the brother and sister (they were so
busy) that furnished the dinner for a
gOodly number of our company. Now,
such dinner as that was; away off in q
country place, in Penna., too, the roast
beef, the roast veal, the lamb, the to.
matoes, the potatoes, the slaw, that good
homemade bread, the butter, the seed
less cherry pie, the peach pie, the GUS
tard, the stoned ptunes, the peach
sauce, the milk and cream, and all for
fifty cents. really think that when l
sat down to that table I was hungry,
but then | was through before Rev. Nc
r., OF Mem, or Eos G., or even our
Dominio-himself and | have conclud-
ed they were all ready for square
neal
Now, if any person from Wilmington
visits Joanna Heights Camp meeting
his summer, the place to get yonr meals
s about one minutes walk from the
ear of the preachers stand, the first
house you see, or come too, and don't
orget it; they are plain country people
hat understand their business. Before
close this communication | would say B
ha' during the afternoon had been
lsked by number of persons if had
,een up on the hill to look at the grand
panorama, and when replied in the
negative, all of them said you ought not
o leave without seeing it. At last went
lp, and such a sight l will only say
ny eyes never looked upon before. From
where stood it appeared to lay north,
asst and south. If you desire descrip.
ion, you must 90 see for yourself. for
10 man can give it. Yours etc II.