The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-10-25
OUR MOUNTAIN TRIP.
BY ". L. c.

EDITOR INTELLIGENcER: After days
Of preparation aud eager anticipation,
on the morning of the 10th of Au-
gust, when we had received the fond
farewell and wellwishes Of friends
and loved ones, our party-Mrs. Dr.
JIG. Ducworth, Mrs. G. A. Welborn,
Misses Rosa and Gussie Welborn,
Messrs. W. B. McMurtry, Claude
Gentry, J. D. Smith and W. L.
Casey-started for ten days trip
among ths beautiful mountains Of
North and Soutl Carolina. "Bail"
was put in charge Of the svestibule, .
and Reid, our colored boy, was to en-
gineer the local freight through.
When we were well on our way to-
wards historic cid Pendieton, meet
ing Of our little band was held and it
was unanimously decided, as motto
and watchword, We would adopt the
following: 'sFree and independent,
one and inseparable, do .as we please
and keep our mouths shut This
was carried out to letter, and thus
to great degree we owe the big luck
and great pleasure Of our trip. After
exchanging words with friends in
Pendleten, our conductor called out
ssaboard," /" and we were once more on
the move. Going along, talking OF
the places we would visit, and OF the
sights we would see, before we scarce.
IL knew it dinner time had rolled
around, and it was warmly welcomed
by all. And now on the banks and
under the beautiful Twelve Mile, and
around our little red tablecloth, we
were initiated into camp life. Dinner
over and a good rest taken we were
once more on our way. Having learn
ed that we would pass old Pickens G.
H., and having heard so much Of the
old tow, se we're pleased to know
that We would have chance of seeing
and forming the acquaintance of the
old lady. Ever anon Miss Gussie
would look out Of the car window,
(from under the wagon sheet) expect
ing to see the steeple Of the court
house rising proudly, above the sur
rounding treetops, but, alas! upon our
first chance Of inquiry, Miss Gussie,
as well as all of us, WIS sadly disap-
pointed to know that we had left the
old city about mile behind US, and
had it not been for wide place in the
road, we would never haveremember-
ed anything about it at all. After an-
other few miles ride We turned our at
tention to hunting good place for a
stopping place for the night. This was
found at the home Of Mr.. Tom Hun
nicutt, and the hospitality Of him and
his good family we can never forget.
After supper was over and we had lis
tened to some good music on the or
gan, furnished by Miss Rosa Welborn,
in which French harp played con-
spicuous part, almost causing the
death Of a dear we boys enjoyed a
night Of sweet repose beneath the
shelter of our tent, while our ladies
did the same on good beds, given
them by Mrs. Hunnicutt. Everyone
arose next morning looking fresh and
feeling good, and after we had par
taken Of nice breakfast of biscuit,
ham and hoEiry, and had bade our
friends goodbye, VIC were of on our
second days journey.
Our next stop was at Salem postof-
fee, and here Mrs. Ducworth started
"postal' back home, only to say
that we were in the land Of the living
enjoying our freedom. Another
hours ride brought US to little hut,
snugly tucked between two beautiful
hills. We found this to be the home
of Mrs. Wilson, an old lady, who,
with her son, lived all alone. On seeing
Mrs. Ducworth and Mrs. Welborn out
walking, the good old lady came to the
road at breakneck speed, and arming
them she went marching back to the
house. Now, Mrs. Ducworth is some
thing of a talker herself, but this good
old lady, whose tongue seemed to have
been loose at both ends and hinged in
the middle, didn't for the first sime
give her chance to say my goose,
but nevertheless she came back to the
wagon with enough of tomatoes to
have started good sized canning fac
tory, and that load Of tomatoes was
just what we were "a ter Being
none the worse off for having been in
mountain cyclone, re travelled few
miles further when, to our great sor-
row. we found that we had missed our