The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-08-28
Us BIZ" mass LETTER

The arrival at the springs on tn
18th inst. of Maj. LunsfOrd P. Coop
er and family, of Memphis, an OLE
college mate, and whom we had no
met since thirty.fve years ago WI
parted on the threshold of our ole
Alma Mater; bis willingness to nc
company us and the fear that "some,
thing might turn up" to prevent U;
from attending the Lexington fair, and
the further fear that we might never
again have the opportunity to inspect
the famous blue grass region of the
old Kentucky state, constrained your
correspondent to enter into negotia-
tons with Mr. Scott Farris, of Crab
Orchard, for the hire of one of his
tOpplest teams of "thoroughbreds" for
the time of five or ten days.
Negotiations having been done and
having early, on the morning Of the
18th inst, kissed wife and children a
sleeping goodbye, and having partaken
of an "early breakfast" in company
with the aforesaid genial old chum, we
took our seat In Il canopy top surrey be.
hind the aforementioned 18th trough.
breds" and were soon speeding our way
along the foot of the western spurs of
these enchanting mountain ranges, on
our way to Richmond
The Frustrating heat of "900 in the
shade, at Grab Orchard, had been
displaced by refreshing shower of
rain on the 17lh, but the morning of
the 18th was cloudy and Sultry.
Our noble horses sweated and swell
tered along for few miles, under the
depressing influence of this peculiar
atmospheric condition, but the swift
passing clouds that swept between us
and the distant mountain peaks to our
right warned us of an approaching
storm.
So stopping for our driver to adjust
curtains and haul on his rubbers, we
as best we could, to meet
the impending crisis
We had just wheeled through the
charming little village of Lancaster,
the county site Of jarrett, when, like
as il the heavens mad opened, the rain
begun to fall in such torrents as your
correspondent had never "been out in"
before, and this was driven into our
eft fauks by 4 fierce wind.
Neither the continuous pouring and
blowing nor the fast swelling streams
across our pathway, however, stopped
Is in our mad career
Having started out for a days
irive of sixty miles over to Winehes.
er, via Lancaster, Richmond and
Paint Lick, We jagged our way
llong in this food Of wind and water
or about 40 hour, when the "clouds
began to break away" and,once more,
'ur curtains being stored under our
eat, there was opened up to our vls>
on a grand pancramaof lofty noun
ain peak aud lovely valley s.rh DIS can
MY he seen under certain almos.
Jheric conditions.
linus COZ Iu4o, lis pieasdn, ece.o
o pass heto4e Us oud around Us uu
We hauled up at o'clock pm. at the
Jity Hotel ia Richmond, he equity
lite Of Madison county
Having diaed aud fed our team, we
gain resumed our journey, over a
Jvely, rolling upland 1ouu.y, till We
cached the Kentucky river bills.
Passing in view Of the former hume
/ Green Clay, u3v the nonr Of his
distinguished 500, Cassius 4. CLAY,
'e very Unexpectedly pulled reins il,
Foxtowr,' the pace memorable IN
istory as tie spo. where, III 1913,
'assius =. C..y slew The Ta-ael
Thence over a picturesque road I'LL
,e found ourselves aaited Oh The west
ank Of tie henrucKy river and at
af feet The ,Glns ot an 't stone
arehou>e, built here by Green Clay
carly century az
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