The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-04


vented any further demonstration
and sent the would he criminal home
in short order. The next evening he
called again, but the young lady's
father appeared on the scene and
sent the young man and his revolver
out of that parlor and on his way
home in racket.
These are the main facts as we
have them. 1t is but fair to add
that it is said the principal actor in
the above scenes denies the whole
business and still remains in town.
LOST AMONG THE CHEAT Noun
TAINs-THE MOST FAMOUS MOUNTAIN
PARTY OF THE SEAsoN-FoUR YOUNG
LADIES AND A YOU'VE GENTLEMAN
WALK TWELVE OR FIFTEEN MILES
THROUGH BRUSH AND MUD AND RAIN.
The Cheat River region has al
ready become famous for the beauty
as well as the grandeur Of its scenery.
Tourists from all sections of the
country visit it and none ever went
away disappointed. Horseback par
ties, foot parties, carriage parties,
camping parties and ''goose" parties
are there during all the summer
months, and Morgantown has its share
of those who thus pleasantly "hold
communion with Nature" Occas-
ionally lone wanderer loses his way
in this wilderness, but strangers usu-
ally employ guide to conduct them
over the rocks and through the dense
underground.
Last Saturday pleasure party to
that wild region had an experience
peculiarly their own. The party was
composed of Misses Jennie Thomp-
son, Susie Moore and Lizzie More
land, Of this place, and Miss Rose
Sweeney and brother Andrew, of
Wheeling. They left here in a car
riage Saturday morning about 8
o'clock, starting for Buzzard Rock on
the other side Of Cheat river Reach
ing Mr.. McCollum's, two miles from
the point they were seeking, they
abandoned the carriage and started
on foot to the rock. This was about
half past one o'clock. Having no
guide they missed the direction and
after wandering around for two hours
they at last reached Blizzard Rock,
having two or three times been with
in so feet of it, as they afterward
learned, but were not able to see it
on account of the dense growth Of
Laurel. BY this time it was $3.50
O'Clock and raining steadily. They
at once started back, as they thought,
in the direction of McCollum's where
they had left the carriage. There
was some disagreement as to the
direction to be taken, but at last they
struck out with Mr.. Sweeney in the
lead. They at once found them
selves completely lost, and. as lost
people usually do, they began to
wander in circle and actually
passed four times under the same
leaning tree before getting themselves
unraveled. During this time Miss
Susie Moore fell down, hurting her.
self rather seriously, and the rain
continued. After wandering about
in this manner for some time they
struck a road at place where it
forked. Here they were not more
than half mile from Mr.. McCollum's
but didn't know it. Taking the
wrong road they tramped on through
mud and rain and wet underground
till they found themselves at the old
Henry Clay furnace. Here some of
the ladies knew where they were and
struck out in straight line for Mr..
Ley's living some distance away, on
Quarry run. At 1880 o'clock, tired
and torn and without dry thread of
clothing on them they reached shell
ter after walking 6 solid hours and
not less than II or Is miles and most
Of this time through a pelting rain.
Here the ladies put up for the
night, while Mr.. Sweeney procured
a horse and came to town to explain
what the matter was. The next day,
Sunday, the carriage was brought
down to Mr.. Legs from Mr.. McCol-
lun's and the whole party came home
in the afternoon.
The ladies bore up bravely during
the whole tramp and manifested re-
markable perseverance and pluck.
Strangely enough the adventure made
nobody sick, though the entire crowd
was almost exhausted. They feel
very much indebted to Mr.. Ley's
family, who treated them SO kindly.
The young ladies are now the hero
ines of the hour.