The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-15

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parties, literary socials. boat rides
and excursion picnics. The drives
would bc to" nice for anything were
it not that the roads are SO narrow.
Accidents will and do happen on
these "hU1To~ Nt"yrS.' Fears of
such create suspense and SO diminish
the pleasure which might be realized
from very remote surroundings.
| These fears are ridiculcu and termed
cowardly; but tell me, Mr.. Editor,
would you not be alarmed with one
wheel Of your buggy suspended over
the French Broad, and the other col
| lidinG with the mountain? But you
arc 4 brave lord, (?) and Of course
would not tremhle and turn pale like
Il timid girl. You could perhaps,
however, better sympathize with poor
mariners rs they approach the dread.
cd Scylla and Charyhdis Of the Med.
itcrrancan. said Smpothi:c! C'Us
men Spmi'uthi:r?lIas nature made her
lords capable Of sympathy? They
say not. Shakespeare says: "Thcrc
is no faith, no trust. no honestly
and il he had been Il woman, would
have concluded with, no Symrothy
''in men," All! yc lords, sigh with
regret, that you cannot "wccp with
those who Weep" and suffer with
those who suffer, for truly, ''sutlering
with is sympathizng. You can
never enjoy this sweet privilege, rs
mother nature has reserved it for her
who is in every sense capable-gcn-
tie, ailectonatc woman. Yet size
needs yoT sympathy. O, how very,
rc'y often, and it would be nothing
less than ''iSS for her, could you be-
stow it. Excuse this deviation and
| will return to our amuscmcnts.
son The mountain. life is free,
llrartS are light and full Of wlcr.'
On another drive. we met II porta.
bic steam engine. drawn by six oxen.
Fortunately, exactly ii Tie place Of
our meeting, The road WAS slightly
wider, having lctt ne river "A short
distancc.--thr mountain being still
on the rigi t. Bat instead Of thc
river to contend with on Che other
! side, there was Il LARGE, strong fence.
On attempting t" pas'%, "r found The
road net quite wid" enough; and ln
another collision, Passage was soon
accomplished, hnrrvc". aS instead Of
| removing the m0uhtHiu, "" drcidcd
to move only the t;ar,
Mountain ramhir, ur~ romantic.
especially when you discover rs you
often d", that syl ph-lilic, You are in
4 cong gl0mcratCl mass Of vrrdant
mosScs, graceful ferns, snowy, bright
eyed daisies, lovely hydrangras. fra
grant amt I'ar-lamc,i laurel and ivy;
while at your feet a crystal strcnmlet
dashcs giccfully over the pebbles,
threading its way busiiy and noisi!y,
like a silver ribbon down the noun.
tain side. Such surroundings afford
q varied, lovely scene Of beauty and
would truly prove 4 joy forever. AS
you stroll onward and upward the
way becomes mere rugged and dni-
cult; soon fatigue would prompt you
to turn back, were you not possessed
with the "EXcclsior" spirit, and were
you not assisted by some lordly arm,
or it's preferable substitute, q chcstnut
| 7>Dl". Were | 4 sentimental author
css, Mr. Editor, would resort to ro.
mantle Businesses like The above de-
scribcd, seeking inspiration by friend
| ~ intercourse with the muses.. Yet,
had the coveted gift been mine, these
present surroundings would, dare
say, produce immediate inspiration.
| sit on the mOSSv, vinc-clad margin
Of the hcautliul mcandcring French
Broad, whose murmurng waters flow
ever and ma.icstirally on to unite
eventually with the great "lathcr Of
waters the Mississippi Around
me, on the outskirts Of the valley,
tower up in awful grandeur, such
mountain heights AS tIic Balsam, Hog
Back, Lookin% Glass, Reich and last
but not least, giant old IisMah.
Down the river. within hearing, are
the sO.caIlcd "Lovrly Maiden Hair"
falls, flowing SO smoothly and grace
fully over the prcciplcc rs to rcscm.
bic the Silkcn luXuriant trcsscs of
sentimental girlhood. Up the river
arc the far more beautiful "Conncss-
tee" Falls, in connection with which,
! Mr.. Editor. there is n thrilling IN
! dian legend, if you have not already
heard it. 'Iis said 1iat years ago, .
. party Of Indians, on a trading cxpc-
. ditiOn to Charleston, $. c., captured
q white youth, whom they brought
back. Il prisoner. After many days
of brutal treatment lhrI NccjdCN to