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

Of preparation and eager anticipation,
on the morning of the 10th Of Au-
gust, when we had received the fond
farewell and wcll-wishcs Of fricno :
and loved ones, our party-Mrs. Dr..
j. q. Ducworth, Mrs. &. 4. Wclborn,
Misses Rosa and Gussc Wclborn,
Mcssrs W. b. McMurtry, Claude
Gentry, j. u. Smith and W. l..
Casey started for ten days trip
among the beautiful mountains Of
North and SoutI Carolina. Bail
was put in charge Of the 'vcstibulc. "
and Reid. our colorcl boy, was to en-
ginccr the local freight through.
When we were we'll on our way to-.
wards historic old Pcndlcton, ii meet
ing Of our little band Has held and it
was unanimously decided, as a motto
and watchword, we would adopt the
following: 'F'rcc and independent
one and inscparablc, do as we please
and keep our mouths shut Til,
" 40 CdiIlcu Oul " IL lcttCr, anu tIuS
to = great degree we owe the biz luck
and great pleasure Of our trip. After
exchanging words with friends in
Pcndlcton, our conductor called out
aboard, and we were once more on
the move. Going long, talking Of
the places we would visit, and Of the
sights we would see, before we scarce
ly 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 tablccloth. we
were initiated into camp life. Dinner
over and n good rest taken we were
once more on our way. Having learn
cd that we would pass old Iickcns G..
H.. and having heard so much of the
old t""", w. S'rr pleased to know
that W wnnlI !.a;r II chance Of seeing
and fornlin:. i.c acquaintance Of the
old lady. Ever anon Miss Gussic
would look out of the car window,
0rom under the wagon Sheet expect.
ing to see the stccplc Of the court
house rising proudly above the sur.
rounding trcctops, but, alas. upon our
first chance of inquiry, Miss Gussic.
as well as all Of us, w $ sadly disap-
pointed to know that We had left the
old city about Il mile behind us, and
had it not been for wide place in the
road, we would never have remember
ed anything about it ut all. Aitcran-
other few miles ride we turned our at
tcntion to hunting Il good place for Il
stopping place for the night Thi4was
found at the home Of Mr. Tom Hum
nicutt, aud the hospitality Of him and
his good family we can never forget.
After supper was over and we mad lis
tened to some good music on the or
gan, furnished by Miss Rosa Wclhorn,
III which French harp played con
spicuous part, almost causing the
death Of dear. we boys enjoyed Il
night Of sweet rcposc beneath the
shelter OF our tent, Willie our ladies
did the same on good beds. given
them by Mrs. Ilunnicutt. Every ne
arose next morning looking fresh and
feeling good, and after We had par
taken of a nice breakfast Of biscuit,
ham and hominy, and had badc our
friends goodbye, we were off 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 thc land Of the living
enjoying our freedom. Another
hour s 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. Wclborn out
walking, the good old lady came to the
road at brcakneck speed, and armng
them she went marching back to the
house Now, Mrs. Ducworth is some
thing Of a talkcr 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 time
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, we travelled a few
miles further when, to our great sor-
row, we found that VIC had missed our
way and were lost. But to make the