The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-05-10
OUT TN THE COUNTRY.
The Sentinel Boys Meet
ing a Hearty Wei
come.
AND HAVING A GOOD TINE
4 Pleasant Letter FOR Any
Day.Readins.
ASH CAVE, Tuesday. May Z, lsSs.


ASH CAVE, Tuesday, May Z, 1858.
1t was with feelings akin to 8
small boy donning his first PAIR OF
red top boots, that we mounted oul
spirited coursers Friday morning
and swept through the Southern
gateway Of the Queen City for O
weeks jaunt among the green hill:
and fair valleys bordering ON The
southwestern limits of the realm Of
tho Hawea:ers. Crossing the val.
ley of the Hook hocking,we ascend.
ed the outskirting hills and soor
were speeding along through the
undulating thoroughfare leading tt
Ilesboro, the capital of the thriving
principality of Washington. Away
to the south as far as the eye car
reach, stretched grass -carpeted hills
whose green slopes dotted here ant
there with browsing sheep lend life
and color to III unusual scene al
ready richly adorned by liberia
sprinklmg Of fruit and forest trees
whose blossoms of pink and white,
banked up against the delicate blut
of the grent vault beyond. blends
into a beautiful picture. In fact il
is just such a panorama which in
spires spring poets 10 grind ou
rhymeless hash that drives poor ed
itors crazy, and burIes waste bask
cts in deep oblivion.
Ewing was the first roint
we reached after leaving the
city, but not finding Squire
Martin home, we pushed on to Johr
Hansel's. We found him out in the
fields directing the affairs of his es
tate.
Like Job of old. be ia sorely nf
flicted with boils !; but notwithstand
ing that, he is the samc genial John
and assured US Washington was il
line ready for tho greut NatlonaI
tray this coming fall. From that
point we pushed down Weeping
Willow valley. marching to the res
idence OF r. 81. Thrush, just as the
great orb of day crossed the mcrid,
ian. Resolving ourselves into a
Committee of the Whole we voted
to tie up here and break bread with
this hospitahle gentleman.
To Mrs. Thrush we extend our
very grateful thanks for bouutiful
repast rich with good things that go
far toward tanning the saw
age nature in oman and rendering
him 50 lamb like.
From this point we worked round
to the city of Ilesboro and shook
hands with james Harding, the re
NAL postmaster, who combines his
official business with that of village
blacksmith. After a delay Of an
hour occasioned by rain, We turned
our horses heads toward tho histor-
ic city of hIt. Pleasant, and reached
that place in time for supper.
Owing to tie limited time, we had
10 forgo tho pleasure sof meeting
The numerous friends of the SENTI-
MEL. and pushed on to Samuel
Reichley's, reaching that warm
hearted dutchman's late at night
But that made no difference 10
Ho assured US the latch
string was always swinging ON the
outer portals of his hospitabie home
for those who are friends of his
friends who hail from the grand old
hills of Perry where trained the
Shcridans, the Taylors, the Greens,
md q host of others. whose names
:ave gone down on the pages OF his
.ory.
Mr.. Reichley IS one of the old
wheel horses down in this section.
The year of the last presidential cl-
sctlou he erected Il hickory pole that
ioated Cleveland pennant high
over the rolling hills and dales of
The surrounding couutry.
He wishes 1t to be generally Y an
that he will erect another
one this fall, and extends a cordial
invitation to-all to be present, as he
to have speakers and music
10 enllven the occasion.
TO Mr.. koichley and his daugh-
ters we wish to return ~our grateful
thanks for attentions shown us.
South from this point the gener-
Il topography of the country grows
quite broken and by the time one
lrops down on the head waters of
Queer creek. it becomes wild anG
rugged.
After q short ride down this rock
hcdged vale, we arrived at the
IA nous Ash Cave
a description of this picturesque
place would be but q repetition of
what has already appeared IN the
columns of the SENTINEL.
But one thing we wish to speak
about relative to this spot which
seems to have escaped the eagle eyes
IF the Ash Cave romancers.