The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-06-13
Tuckaleechee Tenn.

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1t Was a beautiful May day when
We set out for Middle Creek. AS
lively crowd As You commonly
meet. We were all we'll Mounted
having secured the best outfit of
horses that Tuckalrechte could al.
ford. Passing 10y the MANY beau
ties, picturesque scrntrles, rlpling
rivulets and little rills which
leak from their mothers boOs-
ON like a truant boy, down the
mountain side, We in due time
crossed the mountain and without
searching to any great extent
found our selves in Sewer county.
Simply to judge from the good
people who came running to the
doors AMI Windows and from the
expressions of The many eyes bent
wOnduringIy upon u, rs we rode
gaiIy along the highway, we would
suppose that they thought that We
had just dropped in from sonle-
where; and this would not have
been very wrong for we had just
dropped over the mountain from
rurk alaechee.
The people of Sewer have ceased
to cry hard times" and have
turned their attention to the
more proper cultivation of thu soil.
And lot NE say right here That this
is one of the worst deadly weapons
to "the wolf" They seem to have
linked heart and hand in the en-.
deavor, and of a trnth they can say
1--WE killed the bear" But l hasten
for fear of the waste basket. Pass
ing through this beautiful country
surrounded by mountains OF un i'm.
tied grandure, whose peaks at a
bound, seem to kiss the very sky.
and whose valleys, supurbly dotted
with the many beautiful farms
supporting their hundreds of cattle,
horses etc. and 80 richly adorned
by the many coy cot ages built
where the red man used to dream
out u valuable life hunting and
fishing, bent low to let the flowers
which fringe their banks sip the
nectar from the many musical rills
which wind and curve so graceful
ly through those broad acres of
fertile lands, we could not but won
der if it was here that that great
hero Of long ogo, the man whose
very name carried terror to the In
dians' hearts-John Sevier-if 1t
was here that he moved up and
down, to and fro, through this then
henighted wilderness, protecting
the handful of pioneers who dared
brave the horrors of the scalping
knife in search Of peaceful home
in "the west" Was it here, he
even in this land, that he with his
army went with glad and gallant
tread to conquer pagan land for
Christion people?
TO hasten, we met the reception
committee at Middle Creek Church
where at once it began to dawn
upon us of the sincerity and integ-
rity of this people. But "the half
was rot yet told" AS we went
into their homes our souls were
thrilled with JOY, TO breath the
pure air and enjoy the liberty so
dearly purchased by them.
The day following was decora-
ton day at Middle Creek, Sewer
county, which was under supervis-
ion of the G. A. r. Post Sevierville.
Even in "loyal Blount," we never
had the honor of striking hands
with so great number of "old sol
diers." Suffice it to say that it was
Que of the most pleasant occasions
The dinner would have graced a
royal garden. And last but not
least, the rousing collection taken
and placed in the hands of the
Il easurer OF tie Tuckaleechee Band
swelled our hearts with greatitude,
aud we cannot but love the people
of Sewer the Banner County
Band Boy.