The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-05-10
Emory, Texas.
To my friends:

To my friends:
So many Of my friends asked me
to write to them that I cannot do
so privately, for I have not got the
time and money to spend, although
it would be a great pleasure to me
to write to all of them, so I will
give them a brief sketch of our trip,
through the columns of the good
old TIMES.
We boarded the train at Louis
vile, my old home and all the home
I had ever known. 1t was really a
heart rending scene as the train
pulled in to Louisville. A host of
our friends met us at the depot to
tell us good bye, and amid the
tears, well wishes, and showers
of old shoes and rice we climbed on
the train and waved long fare
well to Louisville and old friends.
"A long farewell on this earth but
we may look forward to a happy
meeting in the beautiful City above.
We wish to thank our friends who
were so kind in helping US to pack
and get ready to leave. A number
Of our friends and relatives met US
at Knoxville to bid us Godspeed
and safe journey. We changed
cars there for Cumberland Gap. 1t
was dark so We didn't get to view
the scenery that was most desir-
able-the Four Seasons Hotel and
the mountains. We changed cars
at Cumberland Gap for Rodman,
KY, and there we changed again
for Louisville and. as the dawn APP
preached so did heavy days rain.
When we got to Louisville it was
raining in torrents. There we were
transferred to the Air Line. There
is one little episode that I must
mention as we were going into the
depot at Louisville. An old lady
had got lost from Tiny ole man" and
came tearing down the steps like
she was shot out of cannon, ran
over Mr.. Miser, fell down and came
near knocking him down, and be.
fore he could get Strengthened out
and help her up she was up and
gone. We crossed the Ohio River
there and passed on to New AL
bany, the most beautiful city ever
saw. There were lovely green
groves scattered all over the town
and every yard no matter how
small or how large was nothing but
a solid mass of grass from six tC
twelve in. high. We travelled all
day In Indiana and saw some ofthe
most beautiful scenery imagine
able. 1t had been raining for three
weeks and for miles and miles you
could see nothing on each side OF
the railroad but sea of muddy
water. 1t presented a lovely sight
covered thickly with beautiful
green tress. We struck Illinois
sometime in the afternoon and saw
some of the finest orchards in the
State. Hundreds and hundreds OF
acres in young apple trees and
vineyards, but not peach tree to
be seen nor did we see one until we
struck Missouri. We passed the
second night on the train. We
were the only passengers. The
next morning Thursday we
awoke in Springfield, Mo. The
wind was blowing and it Was snow.
ing and there was ice frozen on the
pavements--just like bleak Decem.
Der. When we got into Arkansas
it was getting warmer. We came
through the Bostwick mountains
where game of all sorts lives in
abundance. There had beed a cy'
clone the day before that had torn
things up. 1t lifted a large white
house off the top of the mountair
and set it down in the valley, kill
ing two children and injuring all o
the family, and the timber was lap
ped and piled over like some on,
had gone over it with a, moving
machine. Early in the afternoon
of Thursday we reached the Indiar
Territory. We saw some vile
flowers that excel any flowers tina
1 ever saw. An accident in tn,
Choctaw Nation came near causin,
US to stay all night. The engin,
broke down and we were ten mile
either way to q telegraph station