The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-09-26

had d or large stacks IN it. Am 1eeilnS
pretty tired tonight. Have commenced
tuying my own meals to cut down ex-
penses; having excellent health. Supper
5 cents: lodging %; breakfast free.
Aug. %, 1SS9.-Reached a ferry on
Shenandoah 3 miles West Of Singers
vile after having Travelled 81 miles (the
best time l made on the trip. Came all
the way to Winchester on the "Valley
Pike" very good piece of road. Have
seen some lovely scenery on the way.
The mountains were on either side OF me
as | came down the valley, which Is said
to be the richest in the C. S., and even
could see that the crops were something
extra: the corn looked fine. One field
came by was a little below the level Of
the ROAD, and az | looked over the tops
of the corn it looked as level as a lawn.
Had to leay the pike at Winchester and
turn into another one which was pretty
good for 4 or miles, but got rough the
further came until dark, when | had to
get down and walk about three miles );
stopped at very nice house indeed.
Supper cents; lodging and breakfast IS
cents; dinner Is cents.
Aug. 20, 1SS9.-Crossed the Shenan
dOah this morning; it is about or 3
hundred yards wide at the ferry and not
very deep; water was SO clear that L
could see the bottom easily; fare 10
cents. After crossing the river [ had to
climb a mountain for about 2 miles, and
after getting over the top the road was
so rough that [ could not ride much.
Came by Hamilton just as they were hav-
ing a cattle show, but as | did not see
anything to interest me came on without
stopping; left the pike at Hamilton and
4 ,,,iJoe, 10 Whifo'o, ho
tomac. This river is also very clear and
a little wider than the Shenandoah
think; crossed over into Maryland; fare
10 cents. From thee to this place
(Poolsville) found the roads so rough
that | had to walk nearly all the way,
distance of Z miles Dinner Is cents;
lodging % cents.
Aug. 30, 1SS3.-Left Poolsville and
rode to the falls. a distance of about %
miles; did not find them very interesting;
from there rode 2 miles to the Conduit"
a road ~upning into Washington, where
| q rived about 4:3O O'Clock. The streets
are splendid for riding-just as smooth
and level as could be desired; distance
made to-day 35 miles Breakfast 25
cents; dinner Is cents; supper 10 cents ;
lodging 25 cents.
Aug. 81, 1SS9.-Have been around all
day seeing the sights; went to see the fol-
lowing: Capitol, Navy Yard, Arsenal,
Treasury, Peace Monument, Washington
Monument Agricultural Department,
National Museum, Smithsonian Insti-
tute, Z. S. Senate chamber, House of
Representatives chamber, Marble room,
Presidents room; went to see the White
House but it was closed as the President
| was out OF the city. Neither could [ get
into the Engraving Bureau as they close
up at O'Clock, and | did not get there
! until 2:3O; would have gone to Corcoran
Art Gallery but they have been closed up
all this month; went up in both the Cap
tOl and Washington Monument, and OBJ
tanned a very nice view of the city which
is very nicely laid out. The monument
is 800 feet high and it took the elevator
minutes to get up. Left W. about 4
O'Clock and Travelled to Ashton, dis
lance of IS miles. Breakfast 4 cents
dinner 5 cents; lodging 25 cents.
| Sept. /, 1SS9.-Left Ashton this morn
miles to get on the Baltimore pike (Which
is a very rough one); Travelled on pike a
distance of about 20 miles, making 20 in
all; could easily have Travelled farther,
but thought [ would like to stop in Bal
timOre; arrived there about 4 o'clock.
| Breakfast 25 cents dinner 5 cents: sup
per cents.
Sept. 2, 1SS9.-Havre De Grace, Md.
Lett Baltimore this morning hoping to
get half way to Philadelphia by night
but could only make this place, a dis
lance of 35 miles. The road was very
| bad up hill and down hill, rocky and
sandy all the way walked all the way ex-
cept about or Z miles; was afraid to
ride over the bumpy places on account OF
| having spOkes broken in rear find
| the roads much more billy in Nd than in
either Va. or n. C. Am looking out on
the Susquehannah as [ write this it Joins
the bay mere. Right in front of the house
are lot Of logs that came from Johns
town flood; the landlady says the river
was very high and she could see houses
come floating by. Breakfast 5 cents
dinner cents; supper cents
| Sept. 3, 1SS9.-Wilmington, Del Reach
ed this place about 5 o'clock; find it a
much larger place than 1 expected hay
some trouble in finding lodging; went to
police station to find where to go and
they told me to go to the room occupied
by the Wheel Club of this place, and also
offered to let me sleep in the station
house; went to the club room and one OF
the members named Greary very kindly
found lodging for me; distance Travelled
36 miles. Lodging 25 cents; breakfast
% cents; dinner 5 cents; supper 5 cents
Z. S.-Had to walk about p miles: yery
! sandy road and very hot. Saw boundary
stone between Md. and Del; crossed line
! about o'clock
| Sept. 4, 1SS9.-Frankfort, Pa. Left
Wilmington this morning; have Travelled
nearly all day on pike roads, but found
them entirely too bumpy to ride; reached
! Philadelphia this evening about 4 O'Clock
and was about to stop there but con-
| Guided to came on; saw Wanamakers
store and City Hall; city seems to be
very nice; streets are kept nice and clean:
lind lots OF railroad tracks coming into
Philadelphia. AS [ was coming on this
| morning met a man in carriage who had
Just come from a mill Cotton [ think
and very politely asked him the way,
| thinking him a mill hand. Imagine nv
| surprise when after telling me the way he
| asked me if | would like some pears to
eat on the way. Upon my accepting he
led the way up to a large, fine house stu
ated In some lovely grounds. After fill
| ing both my pockets he led the way down
to the spring and gave me as much milk
! as could drink felt very thankful as
| was quite thirsty; distance Travelled 35
| miles. Lodging 25 cents; breakfast 5
| cents; dinner 5 cents; supper cents.
Sept. 5, 1SS9-kingston, Pa. Left
Frankfort this morning; Travelled 20
miles to Trenton; found roads very dusty