Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-27

the leading ingredients. This was
preliminary to an excellent supper
prepared by the professional cook
who accompanied tho club, and
whose skill in frying trout, Col.
Turk and the writer will ever bear
in pleasing remembrance. After
supper, cigars were passed, and
whilst enjoying the weed, all sat
round glowing camp fire whose
generous warmth contributed To the
enjoyment Of the thrilling fish s,o-
RIGS with which Capt. Bumgardner
and other members of the club re-
called the party. AT half past nine,
Col. Turk and the writer took their
departure, leaving the campers to
Slumber in their comfortable tent
under the bowers of the wide spread
ing oaks.
We found the wheat looking we'll
in Pocahontas with prospect of an
abundant yield. Corn was rather
backward, but looked well. The
grass crop, as in Grcenbrier, will bc
short, and there will be but little
fruit.
About llillsboro, particularly, the
people are much interested in the
recent discovery of marble on the
lands of Capt. Vim. l.. and George
, McNeel and others. There is no
doubt that the marble is there in
very large quantities and of at least
three different varieties--black,
gray, and variety similar to Scotch
granite, all of which take a high
polish. We saw number of speci-
mems of this marble and, they
seemed to us to be of very supe-
rior quality. Tho vein, it is said,
runs through the county for fifty
miles and is practically inexhausti-
| BILE.
Among other fine horses exhibited
at Court was the Kentucky stallion,
Quickstep S3l, owned by Mr.. James
*. Bright. This horse is of the IA
nous Denmark strain, celebrated for
their riding qualities. We have
rarely, if ever, seen prettier horse
or one more admirably symmet-
rical in his proportions. We like TO
see such animals brought into the
country.
We left Marlinton Thursday after
noon, and on Friday morning started
out from Hillsboro for home with
our big, fat horse hitched to the
buggy in which we had gone up, il
having been provided with another
pair of shafts during our stay at the
county-seat. On our way across
Droop we fell in with our friend,
Mottett Cutlip, who insisted that we
should turn off the road few hun.
dred yards and visit the famous min.
eral spring on his fathers place.
We found the water ice cold and the
most palatable we ever tasted. This
water is said to possess rare medici
nal properties and is winning quite q
reputation in Pocahontas for the
cures it has affected. Mr.. Cutlil
proposes to have it carefully analysed
by an expert chemist as soon as DOS.
sible.
| Our horse performed admirably
that day until we had gotten within
five miles of home, when we turned
another leaf in a chapter of acct.
dents and were left in another pre-.
dicament more distressing than the
first. Moving along at slow trot
on perfectly smooth road, and
wholly unconscious of impending
danger, tap fell from the bolt which
held the right shaft to the axle
Down came the shaft striking the
heels OF our big horse. He did not
relish the situation, and at once pre-.
pared for action. We pulled him
round with his head toward the fence.
but seeing that he was preparing to
RICK, and our proximity to those big
feet being uncomfortably close, we
hastily concluded that discretion was
the better part of valor, and leaped
out with the lines in our hand, in.
tending to catch the horse by the
bride reins, but as we leaped out he
leaped forward, turned the buggy
upside down and jerked us off our
feet prone upon our stomach, flat in
the middle of the road, where the
dust was about two inches deep and
as fine as -four. Covered with dust
from head to heels, and, watching
our horse as he dashed off with the
harness, our equanimity was, of
course, somewhat disturbed, but con-
soling ourself with the reflection
that it might have been worse, and,
finding that we had no bruises or
broken bones, we turned the buggy
back upon its wheels and struck out
in pursuit of our fugitive horse
We found him tied to tree about a
half mile down the road, perfectly
quiet and looking as innocent as a
lamb. We led him to Mr.. Arbuck-
les, borrowed saddle and bride
and were soon at home, ga little
bent though still in the ring"