The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-06-21

the sights around Asheville we decided
that we would lie over ut another point.
Having heard so much about Morris
to vn, Tenn, but never having took tile
trouble to make any inquiries about the
town we decided to make that lie over
point so we might take in the city, and
wa passed by Knoxville, Of soue 3D.
coo inhabitants, and came on to The hlg
city of MorriStown, as we thought we
were little startled when we landed, rs
it did not have very big look around
the depot, but we gave porter our grip
and Jumped in the carriage AID away we
went 20 the hotel. We soon got there
and gazed around over the town i'll
kind of bewildered way. We finally
screwed up courage enough TO ask wIat
size place it WAS. We were ipfor'Tei
that it WAS little over two thousand,
then we felt like going and holdr'g our
head under a pump, or hiring s1'n- one
70 kick us out of town. This Was about
four O'Clock in the evening anu we hti
until nine O'Clock the next morning-rh.
my. We could not help feeling what
we h,d missed by letting Knoxville slip
Morristown is all right however, she il
IA hustliug little business placs, and i,
unite up-to-date in many respects. She
has two newspapers, several ve:y hand
some residences, one or two tnr schHo,
buildings, one of them "A tila ono for
n, groeS She has three or four Whole
sale houses and they d. a good business,
but she is a town aud we were hunting
fNr a great b z city. OF Course Morris
town Is not responsible for our ignorance.
BuL emo lyh of this. 1t is an i'll wind
lieed that doI'J blow some coed. We
had walk ed over the town in the evening,
ATE hearty supp-r, enjoyed good
! nights rest and after breakfast we 'iit" Il
cigar and sauntcred ont on the stree: To
kill time for An hour longer before train
time. We had p 'obably gone fifty steps
| WHEN some thing impell-d us to look
around, and there standing in the mid
| die of the street staring at me aj II ia
| had been trausfNed with aSJOnShmSnt,
aud unable To believe his eyes, sjOm a
man VITO had ell in the act Of crossing
| the street when the shock came. To
say 1 was also surprised but fetbly tx
| presses it Th. rec ignition was instan-
ianeous AS soon rs l looked around. |
rdu for Na,d and grasped the outslreicAed
hand Of Rev. w. l.. Brown, my uucie,
whom did not dream was within 5Ul
miles of me. He was on his WY 10 the
train to meet bis wife aud little s n
Harris, the delay in tn street hid ca srd
him TO be a few minutes late and his wife
AID Harris was Coming meeting Us and
then there Was another happy m.e'ing
| was then and there ready to take back
all my hard feelings and disappointment
about that city business. We went 81
their home and crowded all the conyer-
srtion we could iUto the half hour vel
had on my hands, and it was with feel
ingS of deepest regret that | could moi
accept their urgent and kind invitation
tp remain one d " with them. But htC
calculated Il TO g, home the neXt day, aud
NOS having heard from HON. / did not
know how things were moving a'on.
and felt that | had best come.
fou"d upon my arrival however, that
could have stayed another day, ev ry
thing WAS all right here, aud they dlt
19s really sSpsfE me sr Aat thf mr. neHt bfMi Hsi
has charge Of church at Morristown
has comfortable home and a splendid
garden aud Is cnj ,ying life.
From Mnrristcwn to ASheville W,
came over Il ~ road 10 us a ,d we eli
, jDyed t'e grail and pictulcsq,,
mor 'i.un seen ry fro Il the time we cam
il y ID vt lie Il iii th,. train w4nlt,
; lis ca" iltn"us way through them al,
down 10 th" loot of the Sdludd mo lntain
/" ~ only Il few hours more uutil w,
/, a'rv"'l ia Union on the ev-aing train
since whtn we have been trying to pu.
onHrif 'og tler and Cat h up with sleep
Keep ihhigs IN wing in the otli;" aut
snatch spare lIiOhentS to tell our readHl
abou: the trip to Memphis
]. II. 81.