The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-10

one who understood his business, they
started for Sapphire. Descriptive adjec-
tives almost failed to express ones ideas,
| Trixy declared as they drove rapidly
over the splendid roads through the
beautiful woods. Frequently the driver
was questioned as to the names of dis
| tant peaks, and streams and asked for
! information concerning the country, to
all of which he replied in manner
/ which betokened education and culture.
Look at that" Mr.. Cotton exclaimed,
as the wonderful wall of Whiteside
Mountain came into view. What noun
| tain is that?" he asked "Whitesides,
| the driver answered THAT wall is two
miles in length and eighteen thousand
| feet sheer drop, the highest perpendieu-
| lar face east of the Rocky Mountains.
Indeed" said TriXy, "and to call that
grand mountain Whitesides they might
have chosen a better name" 1.-THE In
dian name is prettier!" said the driver.
''They called it Isundayga." ''Isunday-
! ga. how beautiful, have any of these
| points Indian names? Is Toxaway an In
dian word?" she questioned. Eyes, it
means red bird. There is one of them
now" he answered, pointing to a hand
some specimen of that family, who eyed
them fearlessly and curiously from a
small tree on the road side. "The
mountain you passed on your left as you
came up was Kollassa, that mountain
behind us called Rich Mountain the In
dians called Jalone. The French Broad
which we have just crossed, has several
Indian names. / think Zekleeka, Essee-
wah and Tockeeostee are the prettiest.
They all mean about the same thing,
racing river" "How poetic said Mrs.
Cotton from the back seat ''Trixy look
at that bed of lace ferns, it would be
worth thousands in city park. Ma
ture has indeed been lavish in her adorn-
ment of this favored region. From May
until November the woods are con-
tinuous joy in their infinite variety OF
flowers and foliage. How the Indians
must have loved this beautiful country.
I wonder what they called it." Trixy said
musingly ''They called it Ottary when
means among the mountains or land OF
mountains" the driver replied. "There
IS some reason in all their names, Mr.
Cotton answered. 81 say Mr.-Mr. What
is your name?" my name is Rex
J'Ombre." said the driver. "L'Ombre,
never heard that name before, how do you
smell it?'' "It is rather unusual
LOMBRE." 1.-THE French for shadow,
said Trixy Eyes, he answered with
ouiet smile. at is French" well, MI.
L'Ombre." Mr.. Cotton continued, i am
told you have good hunting here. what
do YOU hunt?" cartridges are plentliul
in season, also pheasants and turkeys,
then for big game there are deer ana
hear and a wild cat hunt for fun occa-
sionally." Bears and wild cats; III
never go out of the hotel exclaimed
Mrs. Cotton 81 SHALL" said Trlxy, l
should like to see live bear in the
woods some real wild untamed creature.
.sYou will be in no danger at Falrneld
Inn" Rex L'Ombre answered. They
keen to the mountains. "There are
fish too. are not there?' said Mrs Cotton.
Mrs. Markham said she caught a trout
with her hands one day. Mr.. Cotton
gives low whistle, then says: Il thought
Ash stories were peculiar to men. L
never thought women would become ad-
d;cted to that habit" There are plenty
of fish" Trixy warmly answers in de-
fense of her sisters statement, "are not
there. Mr.. L'Ombre?" Her satisfaction
is complete when he answers: tThey are
very abundant l have frequently caught
he finishes speaking a rustic near the
road causes the party to look just in
time to see splendid gobbler hastily
leading two hens and their families
through the underbrush. "Wild tur-
KEYS" exclaimed Mr.. Cotton. ''By Jove.
that is a sight l never saw before. I
can now almost believe those fish
stories" "a great many things are true
saws Mrs. Cotton, who is quite pleased
over the confirmation of her story.
1t is just about sunset when they reach
Fairfield Inn. Trixy gives one raptur-
Gus On" as she steps the piazza
and gazes across the lake to the tower
ing height of Toxaway Mountain, which
rises like a grim fortress from the fur
Their side. "a Fireplace on the piazza,
Trixy, look. did you ever? 1t really is
enchanting" said Mrs. Cotton. Mr.. Col
ton too gives expression to his pleasure
by saying, 81 believe you two have found
the right place. 1t was worth the trip
from Baltimore just to take that drive.
They have rooms assigned them on the
second floor, and from their windows
the lake and the mountains are ever
in view. That night Jean came into
Trixy's room for their usual goodnight
chat. Jean, said Trixy as her sister
entered, 81 shall never be able to sleep
in this place. 1t would be waste of
time. Just look at that lake and those
mountains by the light of this beautiful
moon. Byron has well said, oh, night
most glorious night, thou vert not made
for slumber.' yes" answered Mrs.
Cotton, cit is solemnly and grandly
beautiful. l shall not get dressed in
the morning for a ten o'clock breakfast
if / once allow myself to look at that
view 1T is even better than We
thought; it exceeds our widest eXpecta-
TONS" ct does" said Mrs. Cotton.
This air is like champagne, and that
drive-Trixy, l never will forget it. What
nice driver we had-he seemed to b.
a gentleman in spite Of his clothes" ga
prince in Disguise" laughed Trixy as
she kissed her sister goodnight. In
spite of her determination to keep
awake Trixy slept soundly until a call
from Jean next morning made her make
a hurried toilet to join the family at
breakfast, Immediately after which she
went to the lake, there to select boat
| for future USE THE Fairy, l like that.