The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-08-31
A Trip to the Mountains.

MIR. EDITOR: On Saturday. Auruat
lZth. party OF young gentlemen and
ladies' left Dark Corner for trip TO the
Blue Ridge Mountains. We spent until
Monday at the hospitable homo OK Mr..
"Dock" McCarley, at TownviIle, 8. c..
where wo were joined by party of Town
ville's most charming young ladies' and
gents. The party were chaperoned by
Mr. and Mrs. Il. w. McCarley, Of Town
Vile.
ON our way we passed through the
beautiful little town Of Seneca with our
hearts very light, anticipating quite "a
lively time. About O'Clock p. In. we
arrived at WaIhalla, where we took lunch
Oil the veranda OF tho Court Ilouee.
While the party were there they were
entertained by one OF TT. Mattison's most
Intelligent young teachers, a ''candidate'
for tho subject OF inatrimony. Ho made
tho remark, "It Will take only one vote
to elcct mo" After spending tho night
III tho city of Walhalla We continued our
journey. "Wednesday wo visited the
funnel and lsiuueena Fails. which wore
worry beautiful. AT Travellers Rest we
were joined by another party III wagons
going towards Highlands, y. C., to visit
The picturesque scenery. AS night was
last approaching and the rain came down
in torrents this lively party were COM
PEELED 10 seek refuge Ill the barn of Mr..
Tslley, one Of Pine Mountains citizens
AS his house WAS too small To acc0rnlno-
date such Il crowd. Fortunately again
we had the pleasure of conversing with IL
pedagOHue OF Pine Mountain. 1t seems
I" bn very stylish for young ladies' to ride
mule back The popularity about the
style WAS a "heel' annexed to the back
ot tho saddle to prevent it from turning
as they wound around tho mOuntain..
Next morning after our party had
TAX on break fast III tho barn of Mr. TuIley
wo continued our journey towards High
lands, \. {. The weather was very un-
favorable, still wo kept III good spirits
Az We were driving around Stump House
Mountain our team became 80 fatigued
The rpad was 80 very steep and lay in
parallels, one could look far above them
anu SEQ at once four roads winding around
tho mountain. A few hours drive
brought us to the beautiful anu pictures
que sceneries OF Highlands. BY the
Kindness Of our good old colored driver
we soon had a fire burning and dinner
prepared. One might imagine how much
we enjoyed our dinner after such a long
Journey in wagons. Dinner being served
and the party feeling somewhat refresh
cd, we began u stroll over the most pic
turesquo scenery Of Highlands. First we
took in Linwood Park. Within her gates
lay beautiful lake and everything
that WAS pleasing to the eye. BY this
time the sun WAS sinking below the
western horizon. Then this merry party
returned to Norton's Hotel, where we
spent a pleasant night. Next morning
Satuhh Mountain WAS visited. This
mountain being u mile and Il half high.
the city seeineu ns a tiny speck below.
The silvery waters, gushing from the
mountain side, seemed TO the eve AZ
streams OF silver i'll the sunshine leApipx
and dashing to join the mighty deep.
About noon we began our journey home-
ward, leaving the dear old land Of High
lands with the happy yell, "Give us a
drink and we will go home" On our
homeward journey we spent the night
with MIR. Whitmlre, where we were
treated with great Kindness
We all arrived home safely, delighted
with our trip. ID.