The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-04-12
johnson City i'm the Year 1900.


letter you told me to write You some
thing about this city. | do so cheer
fully. am very enthusiastic over
this mountain city, and twill give
me no little pleasure to write about
it.
/ left Vicksbusg Miss. one month
ago. | was very sick You know. The
doctor told me, that II did not get
out from the city where | might
breathe pure air Twould surely die. !
told him, that could never give up
the amusements of city life. But
he insisted on my going to the noun
tains Of East Tennessee, and | reluc-
family consented. / left home with a
heavy heart, thinking, that l would
have dull dry time of it through the
weary summer months. ! came di-
rectly to Johnson City, which / had
been informed was the largest city in
this part OF the state. have been
here since the first of June, and never
before have passed such delightful
month.
have entirely recovered my health.
The mountain air is just lovely. Liv-
ing down in the swamps, you can't
imagine what a luxury it is to sit at
evening time under the quiet stars,
and drink in the pure air and feel the
gentle breezes, that are waited from
the mountain gorges. | feel sure,
that no one from the Southern States,
can ever sleep here, single night,
without feeling in the morn thous-
and fold better than he ever felt before.
| saw, yesterday in the Daily Comet,
that there are five hundred Southern
visitors in the city. There are over
one hundred at the hotel, at which |
am boarding. All these people, with
whom | have talked, are more enthu-
siastic about the life giving health-in-
spring properties of this mountain
air than even Imy self heard one
woman say, yesterday that to the
sick it was worth all the medicines
and patent nostrums in the world.
The city is not only healthful, but
beautiful. Nature seems to have Civ
en- the making of this part of the earth
her special attention. Somebody de-
fined heaven as ian endless prairie Of
flowers fenced in with pretty girls,
The fence OF that figure is good, toe
good, for none would ever care about
passing the fence. But | think the
conception of an endless prairie" bad
A country dispersed with hills, noun
tains and valleys is more picturesque
, and grand than any monotonous plain
This is a lovely city put right down il
the midst OF scenery, sublime as tn,
scenery in Switzerland. All arount
it the old mountains lift their gian
heads against the solemn blue, ant
; seem to prop heaven. Every day
great crowds go up on the road, tina
leads to the iron works. The beant,
and sublimity OF the scenery on tn
way, venture to say, is not equalc,
!, anywhere in America. TO use Words
! worth's expression, "it ovcrpowers TIL
soberness of reason"
! did not make the trip yesterda
i evening, but remained in the city t
J attend the Theatre, at night. | hard
h ly need tell you, that enjoyed il
D when ! mention the fact, that Hamle
> was played by one of the best troupe
in America. The theatre was lit IL
with electric lights, and l think tn
building finer than the opera house a
home. Night before last, attende
an auction at one of the great mill
merry houses of the city. The hous
e was crowded with ladies OF rank an
:, fashion. Silk dresses, which | kno'
rs would sell at home for $500, went &c
e $500. How | did burn to buy!
: But l am making my letter to
L. long. The only objection ! hay
against this place is the noise. Frol
dawn of day till fall of dew and a
l. through the night time, thel
% is an incessant roar of wheels and rim
10 Of hammers. There are half as man
a manufactures as stores, and the nun
a Der Of stores can't be counted by
h careless observer. But put up wit
. all this noise in consideration of I'll
10 many delightful advantages, that
% have. This city is of very recei
b. growth, too, am told that only fe
IN years ago it was quite small tow
vt Men, who have lived here for the lar
70 fifteen years, say that the place has ha
N such wondrously rapid growth.
20 enclose slip cut from the Comet
d yesterday, which may give you son
d idea of the marvellous changes, while
is the place has undergone in the la
ri few years. Yours truly,
ee MAGGIE.
re July LIST. 1900.
10 THE SLIP.
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