The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-15
For the II lERALD .\ND NEWS.
Letter from Il NcNbcrry Girl.

Letter from a Ncwbcrry Girl.
'Tho sun comes forth; each mountain
| height
| CLOVIS with Il tingo of rosy light,
And flowers that slumbrrcd through the
night,
Their dcwy leaves unfold;
a flood Of splcndor bursts Oh high.
And rivor's breast reflects Il sky
| Of crimson and of gold"
Would you like a few items from
the Land Of the Sky, Mr.. Editor?
| But indeed they need not be few, rs
this lovely French Broad valley with
its innumcrablc attractions is an in.
'cXhaustablc source of interest. But
my eyes are naturc.)oving eyes.
Yours, Mr.. Editor, may he different
you being one ofthe so.callcd lords
Of creation-consequently you may
not enjoy q communication OF this
kind. l speak from observation, As
invariably on mountain rambling and
| climbing occasions, howsoevcr sub
lime and wildly beautiful Che views
we meet, these distinguished O. per-
sonages. who call themselves lp~|$.
and think nature endowed them with
Il station more honorable, more lofty,
and in word, vastly superior to the
noblest Of her varied creations, look
upon the indescrihabic grandeur be-
fore them with the majestic COM
placency Of Alexander SelIiirk, when
he declared himself m0norch Of all he
surveyed. Apparently, Mr.. Editor
they arc no more impressed with the
sublimity Of the views, utter no ex-
pressions Of admiration or cnthusi-
asm greater than ifit were Il mole
hill, or cabbage patch, instead OF a
magnificent mountain panorama. and
indeed they do not cvincc as much
delight as did 4 t'W hcci tori recently
on viewing field Of cabbage near
the celebrated C;rsar's Head. The
cabbage were extraordinarily fine,
but if you will listen, dear Mr.. Ed
itor, I'll whisper that he admired the
rosy mountain lass who WAS hocing
them SO industrously, and not the
cabbage after all Iou will excuse
me for being personal, but you would
| have admired her too, Mr.. Editor, as
am somewhat aware Of the dispu-
sition Of you "lords." She WAS de-
cidedly pretty, and as she stood there
in the midst Of ten thousand cabbage,
with hoe in hand, bare feet, Co0uct-
tish eyes and simple garb, she looked
romantcally sweet even rs did Maud
Muller, on the summer day that she
"rakcd the meadow sweet with hays
However, Mr.. Editor, | Shall assume
that your adnirng vision would
aspire to resting place somewhat
above this lovely piece Of insigniil-
cance, as you occupy the exalted po-
sition of editor. Yet, editors should
manifest an interest in nearly every
subject, as among their hosts Of sub
scribers Will be found persons Of
every variety of tastes, ideas, inclina-
tions, etc, and they should feel duty
bound to make their paper equally
interesting to all. Atprcscnt, trust
these lines may not fail to elicit your
slightest interest, especially as they
come from lover OF the HERALD
AND News" and a Ncwbcrry girl be-
sides. I must tell you that | give
the HERALD AND News a sweet wei
come up here. 1t comes as an old
and lavoritc friend, and in the lam
guagc of the "Old Arm Chair" who
can dare Glide lie for lori,tg it? It's
columns contain spicy, interesting
matter and after pcrusing it, ! feel
refreshed and happy, because I've
had "GoOd news from homc.' Your
valuable paper is also enjoyed by NY
companions here, especially "Ma,tic
Lee" fair, curly-haircd maiden who
considers it her darlin" privilege to
have spent last winter in Ncwbcrry,
end who, | dare say is not forgotten
by certain ones Of your .jUrchUe lords.
She and | enclose best wishes for the
health and pleasure Of you, Mr.. Ed
itor, and our friends who may chance
to see these simple, school-glrlish
lines, and we are happy to say that
our health is excellent in this anti
malarial valley, and rs to pleasure,
we know nothing else. The lacl-
ties and opportunities for the enjoy
mcnt Of young folks are 50 much
greater here than in Ncwbcrry. First,
to lice up here does not ncccssitato
such constant. laborious "swcating Of
the brow" as the yield OF fruits and
vegetables in this delightful valley is
enormous, even lavish, and these with
rich, sweet mountain milk and butter,
poultry, mutton and fine French
Broad fish constitute their chief
means Of subsistence. Thcy live at
home and they live well. The pure
water bracing brrczcs and exercise
necessary &c "nayigatc' over these
rough. rocky regions are all cXcccd
ingly wholesome, and are astonishing
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