Frostburg mining journal., 1894-07-21
A Day i'm the Country.


Potomac, aud, crossing that limpid
stream at Brady's, alighted at the resi-
dence of G.. H. Caudy. Here, with
dull care laden upon the breezns which
gently swept the broad plain, and
with fresh pledges Of hospitality in
spring perfect content, a few hours
contemplation of mountain, valley
and river, and yet a few hours of talk
filed a day of unaloyed pleasure.
From this foothill of the "Knobbly'
the view south, west and east is one of
practical and poetic interest. The
alluvial fields, sloping gently to the
rivers brink, exhibited careful and
profitable cultivation. Beyond the
river and on across the treetops to the
undulating crest of Dams mountain,
the scene is one wherein beauty and
sublimity mingle their charming out
lines. Farm residences and barns here
and there, and two railroads with
long trains rushing by-lend the
tokens of thrift and activity to a
scene otherwise grounded IN the very
calm of conscious majesty.
This portion of this rich valley is
| known in the history of the Potomac
as THE Anderson Bottoms" Cor
respondence with descendants of the
Anderson family, living IN Ohio, now
in Mr.. Caudy's hands, indicate that a
volume of biography is in preparation
for the press. The scope and extent
of inquiry concerning the locality
evince the probability that THE
Anderson Bottoms" will figure largely
in the promised book.
Aside from its location us an out
look over pretty expanse, Mr..
Caudy's residence is delie ehtfully sup
plemented by the conveniences, com
forts, and pleasures of life. His dairy
is especially all object of delightful con-
temptation. A Anever-failing stream of
pure, cool water, from the very heart
of the "Knobbly," pours its crystal
tribute of perpetual freshness into that
building.
But the JOURNAL, saith the preach
er, "cannot dwell"
During the day several neighbors
called, among them two ladies who
were lately the heroines of an inter-
esting shipwreck. They had "gone a.
berrying" and, knowing of bushes
across the river bearing more heavily
than those on their own side, they i'm
pressed a small ferry boat into service
and set out to float gradually to their
destination on the other shore. All
went well enough until rifle was
reached. Midway was channel.
Through this they steered, but about
half way down the boat stranded upon
large flat rock. They pushed and
rocked and rocked and pushed the
boat, but the vessel wouldn't bulge.
Then they bailed out the water. They
looked wistfully through the bushes
which fringed the rivers brink. Then
they bailed out the water. Meanwhile,
the sun was high and the air tremu-
lous with heat. Then they bailed
out the water. The situation began
to look serious: indeed, it had by
this time entirely ceased to be
funny. Then they bailed out the
water. At last boy on horseback
came in sight the shipwrecked ladies
called to him to hitch his horse, wade
in and help them move the boat. Boy
wouldn't wade. Then they bailed out
the water. Boy started in on horse
back worked awhile from that alti-
tude, but without result. Bv this
time it was necessary to bail out the
water. Boy was induced to take the
horse to the bank, hitch and wade to
the boat. After much hard work, in.
cluding water bailng, the boat was
pushed off the rock over two hours
after it grounded. The gratified
ladies thanked the boy, but cautioned
him particularly to ''say not a word
about it, a reasonable request which,
OF course. he respected.
The JOURNAL had not heard better
told story in a long time.
And now
Towards the East,
Slowly, the trees their dial shadows turned
and it was time to return home. Bid
ding Mr.. Caudy, his amiable wife
and lovely daughters good bye, the
JOURNAL had one more delightful day.
including a dinner of overpowerng
sumptuousness, to treasure in memory
for Il long time to come.
A Compliment to our Postmaster
Under date of "Headquarters 9th
Regiment Infantry, Maryland Nation
al Guard, Baltimore, Md, July II,
1894, postmaster Benson received on
the l4th inst. the following letter:
J. n. BENSON, Esq, Postmaster, Frost
burg, Md.
Dear Sir-At the first regular meeting of
the Board of Officers 5th Regiment l., NJ.
N. g., since the return from Camp Frank
Brown, the following resolutions were unan-
lmously adopted:
ResolUed That the thanks of the Board of