West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-10-14
THE PRESS EXCURSION.
West Virginia Editors Swing ing
Round the Circle.

and klndnesses and courtesies, then
it is shat average editors will battle
manfully with environments that
conspire to deprive them of the
pleasures of an excursion.
And so it was with the FREEMAN
representative at the late Press AS
ISOLATION at Charleston. He en-
joyed the preliminary excursion
around to Charleston, and all the
meetings and greetings of the
Brethren in the Capitol City, but
after hard struggle, he was COM
PEELED to forego the excursion to
White Sulphur,the Natural Bridge
and to the Sea,so generously offered
and perfectly arranged for by the
c. & O., and Richmond & Allie
ghany Railroad Companies.
Previous engagements and press.
ing business at points in the Ka-
nawha Valley made a denial of the
joys of this delightful trip "mili
tary necessity"
AS the next best thing, we deter
mined to take in some of the trip
by proxy, and so here append some
notes kindly furnished by lady
friend, accompanying the excur-
sion:
FROM CHARLESTON TO WHITE SUI
PHUR.
Writing from White Sulphur,our
friend says:
eve very much enjoyed the trip
this morning. The scenery, espe-
cially on the Kanawha and lower
part of New River, is charming, and
was constant succession of de-
lightful surprises. Kanawha and
New River Falls were especially
beautiful. Our breakfast at Ka-
nawha Falls was capital, and from
that point to this we were furnish
ed with an Conservation Car" oall-
ed by little girl in the sleeper, an
"Obligation Car"
We reached here at 2:10, and
have found excellent accommnda-
tiors. The hotel is a very large
one; the grounds studded with
magnificent oaks, buckeyes, locusts
and the like, are very fine, and
Everything is lovely" A consid-
cradle party walked to Lovers
Leap and around through the
woods to the Hotel by another path,
and much enjoyed it. We had ex-
cellent fare at the hotel, and every
necessary attention, and our bill is
but $500 each for rooms and board
till tomorrow morning at 5 10, at
which time we leave for Clifton
Forge. Will finish letter and mail
from Natural Bridge.
AT THE NATURAL BRIDGE.
Clifton Forge, Friday Euemimg.
Word was received at White Sui.
phur that we could not all be en-
tertained at this place, SO we re-
NAMED there, coming here this
morning to breakfast at about 49,
We left here on the Richmond &
Allegheny R. R. for Natural Bridge
at 9.45 m. to-day, arriving at
1145. Coaches were in waiting
and took us to the Forest Inn,"
where Col. Peyton gave us very
hospitable reception, and after an
excellent dinner we visited the
Natural Bridge. We had read and
heard much, but the half had not
been told Its grandeur and beau
ty surpassed our most sanguine ex-
pectations. The party remained
and Col. Peyton piloted them to
the Bridge and other objects of in
terest in the neighborhood and to-
night the Artificial Cascade and
the Natural Bridge are to be light
ed up with electric lights for their
delectation.
We left at 5.58 for this place,
and 90 on tomorrow at ITO to-
wards home, via. Staunton and
Harper's Ferry"
Wish we had more of these in
teresting notes; but we must be
content to CLEAN from the columns
and columns our happy Brethren
have written of the delightful jour-
new To Old Point Comfort. Fortress