The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-04
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once, Nos. 30 and 81 Fourteenth Street.


AS We walked RIong lie inquired WneT
we were from. On my telling him wa
from Wheeling he inquired if was &c
quainted with Col. Arnett, and remarked
~ was in his regiment at the battle O
Droop Mountain" AS am not acquainted
with the Colonel l did not know whicl
side Of the quarrel he had espoused, 30 b.
way Of fecler, l Inquired who came GU
ahead, meaning which side won the bat
tie. 1--WE did, and we did not start
id minute too soon, either" was the re
ply. Subsequently in talking with gu
driver about the same battle he informed
us he was there as cook to one OF the Off
cars, and said he was never 30 badlyscaret
in his life. ~ tell you, boss, it took me {
whole day to fluid who was, and three
days to find the road. An tell yor
more, some OF dem men what got loss IL
de brUsh came mighty near starvin'."
It is questionable whether the distance
saved by taking the path compensated fol
the extra toll, but the view from the tor
was such ample remuneration that had
VIC known what it would lead TO the path
would have been taken had it not short.
ened the distance aiQot. The view com.
mRnds the valley known "a the little
level, q bit Of mans heritage that would be
hard to beat in the world. When within
a mile and hall OF Marlborough We were
overtaken by our wagon and as our tramp
OF dozen miles or more had satisfied US
for one day, we took our places in and
logged into town, where we remained over
night to secure the services Of a gentleman
who was well acquainted with the country
TO act as guide and show lis some lands we
were on the hunt Of. Leaving our bag.
gage to be forwarded to Falling Springs by
the hack on it's next trip we were of early
next morning in the wagon, but had
hardly left the village when we entered
the first really white oak timber We saw
on the route. We had head "quite a
little" new phrase to us, talk OF this
class OF oak, but what We had seen pre-
vious to this was low and branchey. We
stuck to the wagon" until we crossed
the Greenbrier river, a distance Of seven
miles, though much Of the way was
through forests over blind roads, that
none but q skilltul guide could have fol-
lowed. Then we had TO dismiss our
wagon, as there was no longer any pass
able roads leading in the direction we
wished to travel.
The change that takes place here In the
character Of the forests on one side OF the
river from that on tho other, is almost
wonderful. The sides OF the hills on the
west being covered with oak, chestnut,
and hickory, while here on the cast side is
spruce, hemlock and white pine, with an
OF laurel. Our route now
led up n narrow valley which we followed
to divide, before reaching this, however,
our guide informed us we were travelling
over the land we here in search OF. Alter
crossing the divide four miles carried us
to our stopping place for the day with
the end and object OF our journey
Here we parted with our
guide and companion OF day with
great regret, as he had given us
valuable information and rendered
invaluable services with much inconve-
nience to himself. May it be our fortune
to return the favor. With an early start
the next morning the fifteen or sixteen
miles to Falling Springs was easily &C.
in time for dinner and for the
hack from Huntersyille. For dinner we
had venison, which was 60 badly cooked
that l was reminded OF the saying that
God sends provisions but the devil sends
cooks. This miserable dinner got through
with We were soon en- route for Lewis
burg. Arriving there about 4 P. NJ. when,
as the next day was the Sabbath, we de-
cided to remain for night at least, leav-
ing TO inclination to elect whether We
should make 1t mere or not
After breakfast the neKt morninga short
walk took us TO the wooded knoll back Of
the coIored church, which it caps by bare
ly fifty or sixty feet. On reaching it's top
We were surprised TO find II Q stand
point that gave US not only birds eye
view OF the town, but miles OF landscape
in every direction. To the east the crest
OF the Alleghenies, to the north Droop
Mountain, aud mountains west and South
whose names We have forgotten. Some
ten, some twenty, and come, perhaps,
forty miles away. We could but admire
the taste which had preserved the Clump
OF timber on the knoll, and though, per
haps, not covering more than half an acre,
there was just enough, more would have
marred its beauty and intertered with
some standpoint a painter might have
chosen; less would have been missed
while trying TO gather into memory's
stohehouse what gonld be price
ieps treasures to any hEad that
could reproduce them on canvas
Our intention wss attracted to a color.
ed funeral winding its way through the
streets which finally rested in an encloS-
IRE with not stone to be seen from
yheyo we stood, to mark it as burial
ground, while egross the way were
grounds studded with monuments plainly
Indicating Gods acre. This apparent
division Of white from black drew from
nv friend the query whether there would
be any 6ii;idiDg fence between the parties
in the day Of judgement. We fingered
here until tho bells warned US II We would
be in time We must at once move on our
way to church, and as neithsr Of 4s had
any special preference, 1t was an open
which OF the half dozen in sight
We should attend.
While watching the funeral we
had noticed q CHURCH standing on
the edge OF the cemetery, in which were
the monuments, and as it was the first to
attract attention We decided on 1t. In
this We were fortunate, IS We found 1t,
probably, to be the oldest In the State,
having been built in 1895, as We learned
from quaint inscription on stone built
into the wall over the entrance. The in
scription informed US that the house was
built by few believers, and admonished
us II We asw anything worthy Of COM
mendation in the oct to give God the glory,
to which inclined 10 take exception,
preferring to give to man the plsiHe for
whatever good he might do in the world.
Unfortunately for me in one respect We
had chosen seat too remote from the
speaker for me to hear what he said. This
in part gave me absolution for turning my
attention to the congregation, which mum.
bered fully 800. A goodly number for q
population oil ,250, with Eve other churches
10 be taken into consideration. A very
noticeable fact was the size OF the men. l
think could have selected twenty in that
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