The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-11-15
ON THE MOUNTAINS TOP.
Annie Laurie Climbs Whifica
Mountain, and Writes an Inter
cstin4 Letter About
Her Trip.

1
Her Trip.
Mr.. Editor:-Since writing you las
have been on top Of Whitica Mountain
| | wonder il my friends at Union Cal
erase from their memory little whit,
faced doll scarcely able to walk ''uI
town" and back home, and place in.
stead a woman with cheeks glowing
with health climbing mountain with.
out the aid of a staff and with very little
fatigue. So wonderful has been the
restoration of my health since coming
here that although my heart lies partl,
buried in 3 little grave we still tiud
many pleasures and do not now look
upon life as dreaIy existence that must
be born whether we would or no. But
l am wandering from the subject After
gaining the summit of Whittea Noun:
tain We began to look about upon the
scenery and although 1t was a smoky
day which partly Obscured our vision
the panorama stretched before us was
grand. On top of the mCSntain is q
clearing aud there used to be a"Look
Out,h it was partly destroyed by
lightning and Rnslly by fire, and there
new only remains the ftooH.sati;W, Yhts
foundation IS aug gown in the ground
aud walled up and cemented exactly
like reservoir, only it is not 50 large OF
deep. Chiselled in the st0ue on tob Of
the Il fat sNrEffaaGes Is ths following ipserip-
Nv u L., Dec. 4th, 1890"
Just what this means l am unable
to say. We expected to find all manner
of insects. feathery tribe and nuts Oh
the mountain, but only stumbled across
one poor little dead grasshopler aud :;
quantity of snail's shells, ana the only
nuts that we found we're a large species
of the ACORN. There were number ct
chestnut oaks but no chestpHt% :,
There was e tIask es a t.sootehsd''
wagon descending the nountain slope.
While on top We picked up grain OF Col 2
and although We have no authority to
say it, We put two and two together aud
formed our Own private opinion about
the matter. While up there We SAW
the train coming around the mountain
and looking down on II hom the top
the enSipe and cara did not look more
Than half their real sine. Near the foot
Of the mountain is sspriug or rather n
place where spriu: could be. After
descending tie mountain we took dif-
fercnt route to that by which We went
and passed thI ough the center of Yam
kee 'rown.h 4aNkep Town Ia pretty
little fnpdern built city separated from
the Maip town by the railroad This is
the home of-the railway shop and train
men. Passi' & out of Yankee Town we
climbed flight Of steps to the over
head bridge crossed over and after going
short distance entered the grounds
belonging to the Cherokee Inn. These
grounds are laid eff after tiie rashiOn of
the pictured grounds at Washington,
-exeepI that theie il no fountain playing
in the center Jack Frost had been BE-
fore us and nipped the foweHs aud grass
but as we gaZed about us we thought of
the pOyeIa We mad read where lovers
walked ab,ut til" flower garden or cooed
in the shady grove, or Of the maiden
stealing forth from the manor down u
great flight Of shops, at the hour of md
night, ana with anxious CLAM es and
hated breath going forth to meet ner
lover.
In the g.Ounda wa met the proprietor
who gsye is permission 10 go through
the building. The parlOr is a beautiful
room of very large dimensioI,, where il
an elegant,lipyiGht piano, beautiful up
halstUred chairs and sofas, and the walls
are literally lined with large pictures
almost reaching from the Ceiling to the
fl,hr. We ou!y remember the titles of
u few which are, Returning From the
Wedding, The Welcome Guest and The
Stepping Stones. On shelf are two
large vases and at the farther d of the
e,,I IS
drawers with an oval giasE. Caar;s'
tables, swinging haaket i: And lamps,
!, co9Ia. anat rBpers were found about
Ffhe room in perfect order. Above the
lire place is the following inscription:
The Wind that Blows in this Chimney
is Gcd's, Own Breath :" For a short
time we admired this loom and ;;,..ag.
ined ourselyes tGvriats "A Hurnfie, being
! s;oWn thcqgh 'tlie Palace Of a King.
! From the parler We weudad our way
| through corridors aud outer passages ti
the Dali room, passing on our way pot
plants aud stand of rocks cOIlialniIa
different kinds of ore. The G,l room
u not 80 farYe ~ th. larlnr hut would
| aScOmn,date guOdiy crowd. The
| winduwa were still up and the clairs
and benchrs pushed against the wall.
just as they were left at the last hal
wh'ch event occurred some time in DC
tober, have forgotten the data. 4L
Inn is certainly q largo building' cover
,ns, believe 10 Ii said, about two a ;Ies O
| er0ulid, but as we passed around aS III
tower noticed tlAt Naama ot 'se win,
dow panes Wefs brokel and The sig
growing dim Aud | NOTICED that
great many Of the large buildings her
are falling into stats Of decay. Tn
"a not for the lack of money | know, bu
because B'acksburg is 80 little known I
the world there has been no bOo,p hs,
In long tm.a ard the eitfens are grow
ins negligent. H. is my opinion III;
there is n9t a pretIicr town tn its s'zs |
tha Stata unh tho vary rluoa for m, TN n