The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-02-23
Ron1BLES THROUGH NORTH
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
w. w. DAVIS, Port Deposit, Md.

Mrs. Einehart goodbye. and as we nassed
own the road to BdIsom Stnttor. w.. h .r,.lI
u" gr"hdest scenery that it has ever been
orr fortune to look upon -graud mouutaiha
! D"h"IIui rivers AMI pleasant valleys gree,
the Eye on every haud Tue train ,tuppad
/ IA I an hour for dinner AT BaIsum Stu,ion
AFTER which we had ample time to look nj The
grand scenery and eXchal ge n few words
| with tn" strange aud queer people that stood
arnnnd the platform Our attention was
| ni'rcted tn tall lean man of some nftv wear.
OF age, who had some thirty squirrels. ami
VINO evidently had just come IN from the
mountains, aud strange to Say not one of the
| 'iNIe animals had been snUt in the body.
| Most OF Them had the mark Of the little brI
let. the rife carried, on tho end of the n 49,.
anh many Of them no shot MARKS Mt nh
In" hunters OF North Carolina pr,dr them.
selves on killing squirrels 10y only just touch
| lug the little animals on the Tin OF the nosa
| rhey may be called AID are experts in Tin.
use OF me rlis. The conductor sang out all
aboard We scrambled ia and soon fDund
ourselves roaming down the banks of the mira
brlsht Iuckaslcgo river whose waters run
dancing down from rock to rock, on their
way to the broad and larger rivers, that find
| their way to the Tennessee.
AT just five thirty we arrived at the l;ttla
village OF whittier, nestled down between
TWO large mountains, while high upon the
mountain stands the little church bnit md
presented to the good people by John Whit
Tier, a wealthy gentleman who came TO this
place from the North, and gave 1t the nam.
OF whittier. He started several mapufact.
cries, Quilt a saw.mill, set out nurseries.
| oui't large not houses, and quite a number OF
dwellings, and for while all was hustle and
business But In the height OF prosperity Mr..
| winter TOOK sick and died, and this brought
| stanh-still to every thing, but the marks of
MIR. Whitters hand will still survive. His
wish Was to be buried on the top of a very
sharp little mountain, Just overlooking the
neat little village. There lie at Fest the las,
remains OF noble John Whittier, surrounded
10y modest pail fence while his loss ia
mourned by all.
Arriving at Whittier, our first thing to do
was to select place to recuperate the inner
man. aud make ourselves rs comfo,tabl. NJ
possible. We entered the boarding. bonse -
'ad, VINO by birth was Canadian, and b,
the way great Methodist Circuit
PREACHER and Presiding Elder were also
stopping with her. We soon got into CONVEX
@ation with these good men, and learned
very much concerning the people of the
count'y around us. The Circuit Preacher WA.
II luI-hred North Caroliuiau of IN. firs, v.ter
W" expected an invitation to attend divine
service, but tn" only obstacle in the wa, was
IN" very steep mountain to climb. We how
ever started, but not without Difficulty did
we reach the top, while girls at d BOYS ran M
the steep ascent and left Us far behind When
We entered the church. the minister WINS iu,,
taking ! - text from Matthew ith chapter,
ION ana l9th verS"e-"And Jesus walked by
IN" Sea OF GaIliIee, saw two brothers, Simon
called Peter and Andrew his brother. cnstipg
u net into the sea for they were fishers, and
~ sh'h unto them, follow me and | will make.
you hshers of men After the t., Xt he com
mer c"d by saying: "Friends, tn, sptwo men we
1
| followed fishing io7 q living, and | SUPPOSE
they 10 ked toward the shore aud saw II man
walking about IN the sand, and when he told
| them to pu: their nets on tother side of thu
| "oat or scow, no matter what kind Of boat it
must be, they put their nets or s4lne over.
and they pulled her in with more fish than
; they Knew what to do with Before this man
| ma a tai n
J tuther side, they were not catching any fish
whatsoever. In this strain the old man rr,.
| c"eded with his sermon aud tho couyrrua
! ton was all attention, for they had !ul con-
| lidehre In the goodness Of this old saint Of
the Lord, AMI felt that their shepherd was
Leading his II EEK in the right pan toward the
| Heavenly rest. Before the minister was
through the whole congregation seemed 10
| be- lit up with Heavenly lustrr. aud the ameus
| could re heard from the door to the pulpit
After eachlug the meeting was contrnuei
| ~ Il general class, and as each men Der gave
| IN his or her experience, it r, minded us OF
our earlier days when we used TO 20 to class
with our dear Old mother, and we felt nearer
| t. He vrn that night iu that little church on
the mountain than We ever did before. At
| the close of the meeting the whole congrega-
| tion joined in singing this old hut beautiful
| hymn
| How tedious and tasteless the hours
When Jesus no longer | see.
Sweet prospects, SWEET birds and sweet flowers
Have all lost their sweetness to me.
The next day we hired team and drove to
| the Indian village, a RENT ant of Cherokee
| nation, ut one time numerous tribe. When
the Government removed them to the Iudian
nation, some two or three thousand refused
to go, and hid themselves in caves and
| swamps. The Government afterward gave
them seventy thousand acres of land and
allowed them to remain. After II tedious
ride over one of the toughest roads we eyer
saw. we arrived at the Nonlufl. ~ river, in
sight OF the village on tho opposite side. We
soon crossed over, as the water was shallow.
and II CURED for the house OF Chief Smith.
We we're kindly escorted up the hillside to
his neat but plain Lighthouse. His wife met
US at the door and kindly welcomed us in.