Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06

Rankin hitched up a procession Of tally
nos and carried us all over town, and
showed us what big town Nashville has
grown TO be- 1t is picturesque, rather
than an elegant. city in appearance, but it
Is quite attractive, and there is almost as
great diversity of architecture as there is
m washington, which claims first place in
that respect.
Standing like a citadel on a hill the
large capitol building is really the center
OF me city and it's location is exceedingly
stIiking. A replica of the Washington
s aarit OF Andrew Jackson adorns the
PARK IN front, and over at one side is the
Toni Tomb OF James K. Polk, renewed, since
IIs removal from the grounds of the old
FOLK home, not far away
A Visit TO Belle Meade,
In the afternoon the party went out by
rail- to Belle Meade, the famous stock farm
owned by Gen. W. H. Jackson, and saw
more fine horse flesh than they can see
anywhere. 1 might say anywhere outside
OF Kentucky. but Tennessee stock raisers
really believe they can raise better stock
IMAM kentucky can, and / am just now
IA tennessee l won't dispute the point
IN any event, Belle Meade is one of the
hnest stock farms in all the known world
and General Jackson is just the kind OF
a man to own it and extend its hospitality
to visitors.
After Belle Meade there was q sham hat
.Ie' Wmcn was not fought to a finish ow-
ing 10 the wet ground, and later Major
Slahifnan OF the Banner opened his house
LOT an informal reception from 4 30 until
IL was time to take the train home The
reception was the result of moment but
MAJOR and Mrs. Stahlman were equal 10
the moment, and the evening was spent
delightfully."- with another surrender by the
baC helor contingent.
Here took place most of the partings
from the Nashville people, but they were
not as sad as might have been expecte ed
IL
rye, with a solemn promise that they
would all come to the exposition next year
Leland Rankin, who had been carrying
US In the palm of his hand, was at the
train TO tell us farewell and to commit
US to the keeping of Archie Butt, who was
10 take us home. In addition to Leland
mere was contingent from the Hermitage
Cup also, who came down and had a few
"reminiscences with the boys at am.
AT that hour the train pulled out and
Nashville, with its centennial celebration,
Its exposition, its beauty and its friendli-
ness, was not given up as thing that was
past, bur was held in front of us as a
beacon and promise for next year
We breakfasted at Chattanooga next
morning with the only II. Clay Evans,
whom some people call the next governor
OF Tennessee, and went up on Lookout
mountain with him; then we hied ourselves
along to Knoxville, with Mai uugee,
"here we dined, and a o'clock were
crossing the line once more into Virginia
at Bristol. with thousand people turned
out IN rain storm to see US and to hear
the band play. And the band played on,
1t also played Dixie
We were Informed IT this pofut that NO
would reach Charlottesville next rnornin1 2
Tor breakfast and be in WASHINGTON by II
o'clock, but the Southern railway can DO
Things when II gets started, and when we
rose in the morning 10 breakfast at char
lottesville, 10 and behold we were in Wash
ingtoL.
Glad to get home?
Yes.
BUY ten times gladler that we had gone
on The trip TO Nashville and w1y noinrs
ana had fallen into the hands of such
PHEASANT people. w. ]. HAMPTON