The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-04-18
ASUMMER VACATION
For The Constitution
BY ROBERT L. ADAMSON.

We were trying TO decide where we would
spend oar summer vacation, Tom Sanderson
and /. Tom first suggested Cunberlihu
and after / had offered several pertinent
reasons why Cumberland would not SUIT
he tentatively mentioned AsheVlllc, N. -
Us a good place. l told HIM about the
crowds there, the steep rates and host OF
other things and he gave up AsheVlile.
After proposing every summer resort
known to the railroad agents and hnulh;s
that not one of them suited our IDEAS, Iolil
finally said he guessed the only suluLion
Of the question would be to go to the East
Tennessee resort where we had passed the
previous summer.
| positively refused to entertain the sug-
gestion. L pointed out to HIM now nerci-
lessly we We're bored the year before.
There was a sameness, dizziness, ii sum
ness, a barrenness about the place til''
was conducive to ennul. Each day 'he
same dull programme OF the Gay previous
had to be gone through wlth we Nt le
expected 10 say tender things to the same
uninteresting females every day IN the
week and to contend with the AMBITIOUS
mammals of these very SonVentlohal !ouhS
ladies' And we were required 70 De etcrh-
ally on dress parade and good behaviour.
The place lacked the freedom and uncohceI-
tionality that belonged to my ideal summer
resort. | told Tom all this, and added:
Il have an ideal Wen 90 to North Geor-
gia for six weeks. L know an old reno"
way I'D in the mountains whom met III the
United States court last fall. lie got pref
~ chummy with me and asked me to come
I'D and see him some time and he would
treat me like a lord. That's the place 1or
rest and freedom. 1t has the charm OF nov
city, we both like novelty and originality,
and we can have all the fun we want
climbing up the mountains and fishing III the
mountain streams. And then, Tom, you
can make love to some buXom mountain
lass and come away just when the climax
is ready to come in, and break her niue
heart. Amt that the KIND OF summer lui
you're after? EhF 80
7 think the reference to flirting with the
pretty mountain girl won Tom. mat
his weak point, flirting. Any way ne was
in ecstasies over my suggestion, anu salu
that he had always wanted an opportunity ~ y
to study the moonshiners and the quantity
romantic section of the state which they
inhabited.
Three weeks later Richmond and Dam
vile northbOund passenger tram put uoN II
two dusty young male travellers III II very
remote and wooded little mountain station,
n.d snorted of minute ialer: lell inv,i
e onng against their four TRUNKS s;'ZlnS
80 their new environments. ~
Id II was Tom and l. and we were not at an
discouraged although only one st?rT' Ivy
rnsidences. a blacksmith shop. Il glnhouSc'
half dozen grazing, lazy looking COWS,
dozen roofing pigs and half score ol h'.-
man beings were visible. IheIe was an
abundance of landscape, OF the green N''i , i !,
etv with the most picturesque bacNer",tin,'
of blue mountain tops lmaSlhapIe- IL ~.
couldu't rCnreSS an exclamation vi uei'7h'
nj the rugged beauty of The scehei!
7 manfred for my friend. Mr.. Lachallah
Hester, and was told that he hVed Two
IniIes west of the station. We stayed tn'i y
,filrb+ with the Storck"eper. and FeSuiIT'
~; ,rno,- carly the next morning Mf;
IIn.icr received Us with unfeigned JOY ana
aneconccd us in the very best room III MS
MAINTAIN mansion Of four rooms. vi
Hester we found to BE the repository vi
many wonderful stories, ana SliS feE,'iSHG 80
-, tho bour with the recital OF her reiiliiilo-
Two eventful, and rather dlscouraig,,is
L. n,ssed during which Tom enthuSi-
osn nozed away djstresSingN nc ~ ~
day we spent in decorating our our rton! ;",,-s
- ,,Io,,utain from which excursion W. re-
<rneI sore and sad. but wiser men, i'ii
WINS clearly Disappointed ;., nc, - no
..Tt's - bi- fake-thiS mountain ne, Nv
So So t,ro whole days and haven seen !
~ nt Won prescribed mountain ana
EHI 3oin ,naid for me- Can't you I'LL your
pr i5,'t Tnm had no idea Of the treat that
- in Store for us. The lrst Week o. ,,".
. ss"y G Fo"aaed at up flan Mi.s Bend. to
s sJ'I from which we were pll @[r
nv the cordial but not prepo.aSSTaI,, ~, ,,
~ Hester. n lauky youth W!th more tr72
"a rms than he could maha$e co4SiS!tH'
,,.;th GOOD grace and bcc".lili$
The dance. l feei SURE - 80 tbat sn;Ison
rrnroinced social successes OF th az I',,;,a
;E,.,,| as it was, they danced as II dancing
r,,os q religious duty. There We're ei-hV ~
to1, mountain bellies present, an tJcii1pue -
lie snIcndors of gay frockS ana pflInt Iip
hons. ard three tunes us iH'I i,t','. IN,
mt
troJ,,cad ma TO Miss Mary Jane SplNNehs
Jrt md muscular young woman, ano
80 left MS to take his stand by the see SO.
of tho fair Miss Johnson. Az hfSt Wis
Snivvins seemed to be suffering ~ r, ~
s+raint. but under the influence OF LON
80 manner and speech, hei
tontyue limbered up, ana sue
III US many things OF interest
oh"nt the luountain country. rom nel
general conversation we learned ti'"' Vow Vow,
people, not MISC "piE 60 J,;cl
dyer believed h +hc Miss Belle '"s sS' i f5Sn
r,rfs Uer. remarks about Miss susie
aroused Toms interest and she ieu !, mn
ecross the room TO present HIM to the alies
ed belle. A.,
Susie was a shy little creature, but the
one of all the others that would attract at,
+nntior SIZE was simply and bchtuh&iy clau
IN y nlnin white frock. that alt h"ugh loose
" made. repealed the grace ct her hSure
Her soll-browa hair w:s catS sH , at ' ~!
back and fastened by ribbon ana theh al
loved 10 fall in o way masS upon her
shoulders. Her face WAS winter than The
faces OF the others. and two bright crimson
Iatcbos burned on either cheek. Her
words. her manner, her general appearance
I-el,. those of the mountain, but there was
a subtle charm about her for all that.
All tki; ! noticed from my post across
the room from her. and / noticed, too that
Tom had grown quite animated and was
tpl;iuG hcr :: story Just as he would have
don. if she had been OF his owa circle.
Tom dare I! with her. nos once. but many
times. lie missed two dances. the Two
danced with htr. r" called me over and
nrnscatad ne IL very formal manner.
She ane. Tom were. ALREADY on good terms
a., Sh, ia"rhai im'a"afrato,v ut every
49,, Ire said .,-FetI.e" il WIS funny or not
c.3a locked llp into his jolly face WITH ali
exnrqsSion 81 confidence and trust. I!nnl
Hester came over 10 mo with puzzled
look
HES a-makin' love to Susie fit to kin
said he, "and she seems TO Ike If. kinder.