The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-27

who planned it You will probably |
hear people talking of this man,
who made the road, which is high |
and dry and wide. Don't let them
send such mau to Cuba to plan
roads, when Buncombe County
needs him so much, for his roads
are not thro' the entire county yet,
Here we are almost at the camp.
Here, at least, and there the mules
are eating their dinner. There are
some repairs being made on the
road at this point.
And there are the convicts! Oh,
those stripes! And those rafting
chains! There are some forty-fve
men in this camp. They are now
eating their dinner, which consists
of beans, bacon, onions, corn-bread,
butter-milk, etc. 1t is sent over
from the camp to them. They
have plenty to eat and it is we'll
cooked. No doubt some of them
fare better than they did at home.
But nothing can compare to free
dom, and clear conscience.
The DIR. goes ard inspects them
and finds the 3, this time, in a state
of general health. They all seem
glad to see him.
Now, we go on, up this hill, down
the next, and the tents of the camp
appear in sight. Here we are.
Just see! This is wash day, and
the long line is full OF striped cloth
ing. The DR.. will take you to the
tent of the overseer whose wife will
give you a cordial greeting. She is
a brave woman who gOesswith her
husband into this lonely life, and
strives to make his tent as home
like as possible.
After dinner the DR.. leaves med
ieines for few chronics, takes a
general survey of the premises, and
you then start again for Asheville
via the Poor House and Jail.
But you must not pass over this
good road and say nothing about it
for it was made by the convicts
under the supervision Of the gent
leman mentioned above, and this
end of it passes through Drymond''
mountain. There are two deeI
cuts shrough this mountain, whicf
must have taken hard work fol
many a day. When through the
second cut, you get fine view o
of Asheville, and vicinity, but mos
imposing, and magnificent is Van
derhill's Mansion the Scotch Amer
lean Castle of Western N. Carolina
You are to see all phases of life anc
dwellings today, from Vanderbilts
to the Poor House.
The last named is the one you are
now approaching. The buildings
(two of them,-one for white, The
other for co!ored inmates) are Ions
one-story houses, having wide yer
andas along the entire length.
The DR.. invites you in to see thu
Poor House people, and the visi
: fills you with con tlicting emotions
How glad they are to see the Dr.
who is ready with kind words ant
, NECESSARY treatment, for all.
There is a childish looking maj
, who presently brings you an apple
Here is an old woman whose eye
sight is almost gone. But lool
: there! That is the most patheti
sight of ALA man in middle life
crippled and deformed, who look
as ii he never had walked. He sit
there on his chair, his feet draw
up under him. He looks up at yol
as you pass, and with an infantil
, smile, says "pm going to stay a
home awhile now" That is all yol
hear him say, as one after anothe
approaches him. So you are con
: WINGED that the "sound mind" a
we'll as the "sound body" is lacking
But here is another case. An oil,
gentleman who was once well-to-d
but lost every thing in fire whicl
burned up his property, and havin
! no relatives, The Poor House wa
Q all that was left him.
And here is the character of til
3 Institution. She is the only on
l who has no word of welcome 70
the DR.. She passes him with q loo
= Of almost scorn, and presently re
| turns to warn the DR.. not to Civ
"him" any more of "that' medicin
though who the person who is de:
g ignated by "him," and what "thal
J, medicine is, you are in the dar
t about for Il time.
;, "No," she says, with a scornfl
u wave of the hand to the Dr., "Yo
a amt agoin' to give him any NOR
0 of that mediciue.p The DIR. is hus