Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-29
NOTES AND COMMENTS DURING A yACA-
TIUN TRAVEL.
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tudes is generally pleasant occups
ton for the weary toiler 1t has proves
this season to be exceptionally agreea
BILE by reason OF the delightful tenn
perature OF the weather as compared
with that of the climate OF Clarksville
which, during this summer, is report
ed to have been of extraordinary heat
1t is said by one of our most reliabl,
meteorologists, that for three weeks
the mercury ranged never under 80
on any day, and, at least once, attained
to so. This is very remarkable fol
Clarksville, as the summers here have
usually been comparatively cool anG
comfortable. At the same period dur
ing this season in New England, w
had pleasant and bright days, and dur
ing visit there OF four weeks, the
temperature was cool enough at night
to require warm covering with the ex
ception of one or two nights.
The tour performed by US was de-
lightful in the main, while en- roatte
while at our first destination, and then
on our return via. Canada, Chicago
back to Clarksville. By a well-arrang-
ed combination of Railways, our tickets
issued by the o. & G. r. r., entitled
us to travel over Virginia Midland, B.
& Phila, Pennsylvania, & N. Y, & N.
England Roads, to Boston, which city
we reached safely within two and a
half days and two nights actual travel.
There were many interesting and
attractive scenes and objects presented
to us on this routeamong which were:
l. The grand mountain scenery of
West Virginia. 1t was great privi-
lege that we passed through this re-
gion in day light. There is no per-
capable of adequately describing the
grandeur of tins scene; it must be
looked upon to be enjoyed. Even
then it is something which the human
mind can scarcely appreciate in all its
sublimity. For while objects giving
rise to the feeling of the sublime are
under actual observation, and the ele-
waiting influence upon the mind is felt
and enjoyed by the beholder, at the
same time it is impossible to analyze
this feeling into its component ele-
ments. Nor do we desire to do so, but
we abandon ourselves willingly to the
power that pervades every
sense, and we are still and voiceless in
the presence OF natures majesty. Wri-
ters on the emotions have essayed to
do this, but their attempts have proved
futile and unsatisfactory. All we can
say is, as another has said: "The senti
ment of the sublime differs from that
of the beautiful. The one pleases and
delights; the other overawes and yet
elevates." To one who can command
the leisure, it is well worth the toll of
trayel to visit this stupendous scenery,
and spend days in gazing upward to
the Handicapped SUBMITS, or explor-
ing the cavernous depths which pres
ent dark natural tunnels at their base,
ever and anon varied by the rushing
tumbling down the almost
precipitious sides of the mountain,and
then calmly sweeping off into the
peaceful plain far below, forming the
crystal channel of some beautiful
river, whose banks are ornamented
With the green 1uxuriance of abund-
Int crops, or the busy hum OF some:
oopulous city.
AS we dashed along the steel high
way jim the flying car, other scenes
come into view, awakening thoughts
)f progress and of civilization. We
lad a partial view of the building OF
he University of Virginia, one OF the
monuments of the illustrious Jelfer-
'on and one OF the objects of the
pride OF the State and of the South
Borne rapidly our next object OF inter
sst was the battle ground of Manassas
now happily covered with quiet
homes and productive farms, for the
and preservation of man,
instead of being the bloody theatre of
vars dread machinery of woe. Such
genes in our rapid transit were only
he occasions for reflection upon the
lark times of 61-'65 and the dreary
of years from 60 onwards
wen to our times when we cannot but |
eel that their disastrous effects of
var and hate are still marked in many
ndelible scars upon the social, intel |
ectual and religious fabric of our
owed Southland. May our expe-
'ience of the fearful desolations of such |
i conflict, wrought in every sphere,
,ver deter us from rushing madly
nto such a revolving and irrational
method of settling difficulties.
Our next place of study and obser-
vation was replete with enjoyment,
md profit. We spent sufficient space
If our time in Washington to allow
If our visiting some of the points OF |
;hief interest with which this city |
bounds, and only regretted that the
init of our time precluded a fuller
Investigation of its wealth of grandeur
nd splendor. We can only give our
of two of the wonderful |
ources of advantageous and delightful
ontemplation which we visited.
These were the Washington monu-
nent and the Capitol.
This is one thing,-this monument
bout which the whole American
leart, of every section,. North, East
'outh and West, can rally with affec-
ionate pride as suggesting the deeds
4 one man who belong to the whole
and, and we may say to the whole
World. So without being hero wor-
hlppers, we make our pilgrimage first
# all to the spot which bears aloft the
reat name of Washington. 1t is but
'e6tting to the life and character of
his greatest of natures noblemen that
he shaft erected to the perpetuation