The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-03-04
FACTS and OBSERVATIONS
u Up the L. C E. at Clau Citu, Natural Bridge,
Slade, etc.
Dos If You Don't Fine 1t Jis AS Say, ETC. "A Baby in
Whose Eye Is the Light and Jou of Heaven

life up the L. IL E. Our train left
at 2:12 p. m. on Wednesday, Feb.
20, 1913 we stopped first at the
Junction. Report was nounIng or
interest had happened. Chatting
with friends we were soon at Clay
City. We found pleasant quarters
with Mrs. Jennie Russell, proprie-
tress of the Central Hotel.
Robert c. Kennon, aged so, Of
Hardwicks creek, has severe at
tack of grip. He is the father of
Jno. Kennon and Mesdames Will
liams and Jennie Russell.
Scott Willoughby, near town, has
typhoid, He has lost three child
rem with this disease.
Miss Bertha Maple, chief clerk
of the postoflice, goes to Covington
March 10th, as a witness in the
Federal Court against a coIored
girl, who forged signature and
order for Money Order.
Geo. w. Anderson, Jr., of this
county, with the Swann-Day Lum
Der Co., greeted us and renewed
subscription for the ADVOCATE.
Work at the mill is brisk A stroll
through this is interesting.
At the store we heard an old col
ored man quoting scripture bearing
on the uncertainty of human life.
His hearers were colored men and
few boys. We became interested
and ventured to remark that he had
been reading. AS if expressing
surprise that such thing should
be, he said: "Bos, does you, a biz
ness man, read the scripture?"
We assured him that we sometimes
did. He, with silly kind of laugh
and striking his leg with his hand,
said "Bos, if you don't fine 1T jis
as l say, I'll eat rat and ketch it
too, hal hal" he continued to
quote from the apostle of James
and from the writings of John on
the isle of Patmos about the hun
dred and forty and four thousand.
Some one said his name was
VIM. Day. He may have been a
preacher, but if we mistake not he
had been taking something. How
ever this may be, the truths of the
book are in his mind and some day
he may shine resplendent while
many of the learned, rich and hon
ored of a superior race will go out
in darkness, because the truths of
Gods word find no Judgement in
their thoughts and hearts. o, that
men would be wise
On Thursday morning we came
west and stopped 20 minutes be-
tween trains at Virden, supplying
what was needed by Anderson d
Cook.
We went east stopping at Natur-
al Bridge and spent few minutes
in the green house, where are
thousands of plants and flowers
which in few months will trans
form the now icy and barren sur
face into a place of variegated
beauty and loveliness, where in the
gentle eventide, with stars and
moon as witness, lovers, while COM
muning with nature, will tell again
the story of love.
Oh, what contrast between the
mountain crags and precipitous
rocks, apparent dead forestry,
wrapped in,snow and ice and these
same "sun lighted, grass and foliage
carpeted, shower bathed, zephyr
famed" while the birds sing, and
the shout of happy children vie
ing with the music of oarsplashed
water dispel the cares of the bur-
dened who seek rest and refresh
ment in this favored region.
o, that such a transformation
would come in the lives of all men
who are strangers to Gods love and
mercy while receiving daily his
bounty.
AS trains do not run convenient
ly Tor men on business bent, we
had decided befor, reaching Ma
tural Bridge to retrace the way,
walking miles to Filson (Bowen),
where we would catch the 4:l9
train for Winchester. We first
paid our respects to the mill and
store of the Swann-Day Lumber
Co., near the tunnel. Equipped
with overcoat, umbrella, overshoes
and grip, which we carried, with
elastic step and cheerful spirit we
continued down the narrow val
ley with its weird surroundings.
Some people may say what fool !
to undertake such a trip. Oh,
reader we are seeing some of the
other side of life, and earning our
bread by the sweat of our brow,
while banks and mountain side of
snow and great icicles hang from
the cliffs and breathe upon us from
the north side. Our ear caught the