The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-28

tlenlcn who climbed .tl1ls famous nous
tain declared ut was"a little upwards OF +
Some distance Is. We got tho same Cd
Iadirectlons--"keep8 the straight road"-ana
as, usual cameSto a fork where ono rond
9was Just as straight an the other. ro-41
5mindiny one of the directions nm old fcl.
low once gave bewillered wHyfartr:e
~ us keep thcrs straight road, sir, until
you git thar tax 6 tho JEFF han road AM,
go about Il wos Y, lies, when you'll SEQ a
ebig old stump right squars In tho middle
of the road ~ hen yO1 ma know you're i
wro jus rs come rig t back II tnko
the other road .Ss f$i
We found our way. however There Is \
Ia magnificent y CIV from Mountain TOP.
especial II you 80 BEYOND tile hotel
site. AZ YOU Wind around to the crown
sof the mountain, the blue scenery III the
distance has thu appearance OF a sheet
sof water as YOU look q I y through this
openings Int be ca woods. Gaining the Z
top OF the helg ht:a view is unrolled befors
you w lch either pen nor british can do
Jus lice to. Mountain after mountain,
ridge after ridge, lie before you like
the pr ongs of a comb, y o,l can but re-
mem ber5 what r us SO ys--tIlat noun
natural scenery. IN ss5ss 5s
Mountain Y Top Hotel was burned ona
Wind y 4 evening last september; the cot-@
itaEeE still stand VI but are not occupied.
TITS g pity tllia historic building was Y
swept by fire. for here ii Il vas that threaS y
ta,ss Snss
for the universlty OF Virginia. z hese men
were effarson. ADDISON and 4 Monroe
Mountain Top Is ri nj % and q half from L
al tom vi hicfi9 on a ha tbthcr side OF
the mountain ll and three Sandsa half from
lSWa.nesboro. Underneath is the Blue
Ridge tunnel, seyct-ci sfts OF q milo long.
Where the old hotel; stood Is said to be /
2, 200 feet above sea level IL
RATHER AND sBLACKsEAK t35
Come to tho mountai and you viii
certainly hear about IRA tiers. 0 All At the
world has Z been interested In tile fight
between the laps and he Russians and {
movements or Kuroki5 and Kurppatk in.S
Ill tell EOS a sna ke fig bit. s "a gen le1nRn
saw q huge rat tier aud IA hla cks na AXE close 4
Together Bot kept peri etly ST. vat en-
Ling his chance, II the raj tier pit the
blacksnake II was; dentl to the slnt ter
All ut once II lie aeksrakc made uf leap
with lightning rApidity, ~ stuck his fanss
into the lrattler's llfatl, and WRAPPING !.
around and around the. mountain terror
squeezed the life outs Of him. he bite sos
Isl OF interest to- many to Is see In yDtr
pa per or an santlto&ln or an ticrptilns be-
ling discovered by tho ~ apa nese doc tor,
JIideyo Noguche, who claims Il issa cure 3
for the Tiers sting. II Ia seldom, how
ever, that people are bitten by these
snakes. Glad we are that we are not liz 9 4
India, where Il, GD people q year die from
1.-the bite Of the dreaded cobra, IA i5sg
~ Mr.. Barksdalc, OF lbenarie, has been s
$yISiI!ng his SON., Mr., j r. arksda ale,
8s AIR. W. . Glass lias ret rned s3f from
ii 5pleasa Mt outin ,8S n si ~ iS
Mr.. w. ], 1,oatli and AIr. q. AZ Quesen-k
berry are among the many enterprlsfnE s
gcitizons here 55 n W IL 5 Sc
Mr.. Craig and Mr., c. w Glusser. .cotl- q
duct tho postohice here; more o6ligns 4
aud "a ttcntive services Hlt has never been
my fortune to see. So think the visitors 4
in general. II II ,l
&. Ci11OR GE1 WILLIAM BAGiR
|. a came across a volume Spf tho wrltlnga
OF that Virs min genius, tho late Dr. g. y. Sf
Bagby II had been r. long time SINCE ! y
had read any OF his splendid produc lions,
Not being fortunate enc 3 j 70 possess
his inimita Bile works, have llau TO read 4
them by piece-meal at tho PUBLIC libraries;
son OF Virginia are not repu bl islled ana
PUT before tho public? To-day com rtL- z
ttiyely 81 few people, even In Virginia, are q
familiar with Ills Wor lts, 81 " hen his snaI
should be famous the world over ne 81
his pieces has been r cad far and w 20
to It. it has been publishe ~ other ian
qua ges. and al fords & deligl, to thousands
/ ailulc to "Jud Brownin's Account OF
1,uloensbeIfls Piano Playing. ]" Ruben
stein was shown tho piece and was hignly, =
amused. In this old volume I nave ~. q
relish John NJ. Daniels Latch lsey,' "a
Canal "Reminiscences which brougl Y! Y
I'D my childhood's recollec ttons OF the OLD
diamonds pa ckets and Subj tt's ny-boat,
1.-THE ,Dover,-the locks, the mules, ne
driver with his footing horn, and \, re \
Eighth Street dock, all comes ysy ,.say
I"cornfIeld Peas, 4 my RI ibles were taxed 3
ia the utmost "a t. klns' q J. NV Nc
| II enjoyed my lJnola Fl tha ok VI ANITA
}tlon,.s II was elltl,used VIII ss'Thcs 5ola u
Virginia Gentlenlan.' and Wmen " !, t tenn
"ising IN no ppoma,,ttn,S' t fisbln ~
party, sitting Oh tho gnarled roots ~, y
lSthe riy0rslde, INlllIng out fla T ba Sor
s,lo kers) I'd 1j)lgger- n cls and
.'rha silperrsealed fish that soll Wy SWIM
Within the sweet brook cFyssa'' aWa'ets
lIumo crt,u sat. limos eloquent and pa
IthetIe such IS tho Isl tied author IN Whoss
| ininitabe works every Virginian should a
! take ID dust pride IL had been some
years, as + said just IN since Y lllaa e
1raad any OF his Writings but INC n Pro
ductiQna Of sllca g gallaus a. nsSH!Re W.
liam I3ngby vii bear m readl ", 80
road them again With n relish and xest
Entf tho slseenest@ sort. a nd found tllcln3 a.
l,. az yorel veplete With that pcropna fresh
ness that cmanates alone SfronlsA mast eFa
III l,aye told about tile calf OH the lnnl1,-
tain. tho animal being forred by clea %
ings on tho moumtainside lady VINO
in f not. heard OF this cuv!ous s!gllt Wa
told about tle Gal she Z, !a y ~
looked. . and saw cal until y was e y,
ii,l,iIned ia her, Il IA, se .s n
thought you mcant q live call w per-
fectlS plain now! ,,,,,,,,l.
Iasfore closing wish to pay my, Ltlnu,s
10 WaSncsboro. sIt. plea san lfaee "
summer In, The long en- ;So!l stay le 4
better you like ike ones Yea -, " Y 7
grows upon you. Gopd people, gooa
Houses, good water and good eTe ss Sen y
i,m1,e rs g0odS lime: Yea, Good ~ tho WORD,
and speileu with n capital Y ~ bQot,
y n ~;