Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-08
NYE AT HOME

Inc old man arose 10 speak in Il 2
| midst OF a stormy howl for the "oues-
ton, and, it is said, when an hour or
two only remained Of the session. He
ramoied on in an airaleSs sort Of way.
winch Is 50 exaSperatin- 70 bright Young
congressman whose heads are Vet bi
with their first unuttered speech. Felix
could not talk for sour apples. il was
SAID but as yet he had not himself made
speech, and he felt that he could not
look the voters of Hickory township and
Sandy MUSh in the face if he Welded u
Others and went home without brighten
ing up the Pages Of The Congressiopa,
Record When the forensic sprouts o.
the Sixteenth congress, therefore. came
to him and offered him their bright new
congressional jackknives if he would
quit, ne simply shut his lips a little
closer and stated, as the gavel fell, that
he was talking only for Buncombe.
Buncombe county has an area of $50
square miles. and is bounded on the east
by the Blue Ridge. 1t is very mount
ainous, but fertile, with an all purpose
climate that cannot be beaten in the
world. Cattle, grain, tobacco and wool
are among the products.
Skyland is where | am at as this letter
Is being written. II is a small but grow
ing place, containing thirty-seven inhab-
ltants and eight head of horses. Ii is
quiet here at present, Of course. owing
to shrinkage in values al the large
money centers, but this, it is thought by
our lest minds down at the store. can
not last long.
Ny house is rather a heavy set cottage.
and is made from the trees which grew
where the house now stands. IL faces
toward a little brawling stream called
Group creek l call my place the Sky
land Thought Works. | am some like
the gentleman in the foreground Of the
let my works show for them
selves Skyland has an inexhaustible
water supply, consisting Of Group creek
and a couple Of patent wooden pals on
which bonds have been issued bearing a
low rate Of interest
The works are in charge of nv coach !
man, and / also control the bonds. As
the town grows We propose TO put in |
another bucket service.
George Nanderbilt's extensive new l
place was over there yesterday 10 |
see now the work was progressing. 1t /
8 beautiful site. One can see from !
the foundations Of his prospective man
lon for miles up the beautiful French |
Broad Hver, and the smoky tops Of the
oft, Glue mountains make magnificent
picture Of gentleness and repose.
Ii Is pleasant sight TO drive over
here on a quiet morning, when the
hrush Is singing in the persimmon
and the pawpaw Is soughing
u the mountain zephyr, TO see Mr. Van
lerbsIt, with little leather bootleg bag
I single nails tied around his waist,
aging shingles on an outbuiiding which
e proposes TO use as chicken house. or.
ossibly, wearing a pair of lime spat-
cred boots and finishing out chimney
5 he cherrily calls for More mort" He
kes to be busy, he says Duty done /
) the souls freside," he remarked 10 me
as he put lot of nice fresh
niment ON his thumb, and showed me
here pretty little pink nail was
1routing over the ruins of the other |
ne.
Mr.. Vanderbilt viii have one of the
lost extensive and beautiful. if not the
lost extensive, expensive and beautiful
ONE in the world when it is completed.
ne reason have not yet finished ND
" place Is that l want first to see what
gorge does. and thus get the advantage
his experience. He does not mind
lat, he says His house will be bigger
ian Charlie busters hotel at Laramie
~, and will have hot and cold water
Id gas in every room
The servants will occupy rooms en-
rely apart from the family Mr.. Van
,rbilt will keep help the year round.
e has set out his pieplant already. and
.sterday ordered span Of horse-adish
ants.
A railroad running from Bilt1nore. on