Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-22

ON TOP OF MI. TOAANAf, N -
One Day Last Week.
- ISTRICT COMMISSIONER WEST
poked the peak of pointed red
beard between the tent flaps
about $50 in the morning and
peered curiously around, the while
lie rubbed his sleepy eyes and held the tent
folds about his shivering form. 1t was an
interesting sight Five army tents. In a
row. stood upon the crest of Mt. Toxaway,
5000 feet above sea level. In front OF them
Il lodge. from the chimney of which smoke
was pouring. bearing upon the frosty air
a commingled odor of coffee and ham
fat The Commissioner rubbed his eyes
again and looked eastward and westward.
As far as the eye could reach there spread
out a panorama OF mountain top, peak and
valley, half a hundred miles in every direc-
tiun
In tho east the sun was tinging every
cloud a glorious pink. rejecting upon a
sea OF mist below. Westward. the night
stil chung to the mountainsides, but was IN
fast retreat. The scene was beautiful, but
as he was IN the midst of its contemplation
the Commissioner got another Whit OF the
coffee and ham and II was all over. Break
fast" he cried in stentorian tones, and
leaped gladly into the company street be-
fore the tent clad in suit OF neat but
not gaudy, palamas.
From nearby tents came yawus and SHORES.
and sleepy protests, but there was general
stir. FOR by this time d gentle flavor OF
fried chicken was mingling with that ham
Tat and coffee. The dignifed form of the
third vice president Of the Southern rail-
way. Mr. Culp emerged from 4 tent, en-
Tobed IN blanket. Capt. Morrow. u. ). A.,
next appeared looking as II he belonged 10
the Shoshone tribe. The sylph-like figure
of sam Blythe waited out upon the morn
ing atmosphere. The ever-dignife6 Assist
ant Postmaster General De Graw stepped
out, dressed spick and span and ready for
the parlor; he had shifted the breakfast
vdoys before the Commissioner, even.
Then In swift succession they tumbled out
half score others. Some In rags. some in
tags. some in mo. not that. Any
how. out they came, and for half an hour
all were boys again. They took their ablu-
tions al frescO, and there was much splash
ing and shouting and some shlvering. for
IL was right smart cold up there on that
5.uoO-foot peak. Then 10 breakfast: fried
chicken. coolies of It; hot biscuits, ham.
eggs. coffee, hot doughnuts, apple sass /;
more fried chicken and hot biscuits. O-o-f-fI
Then. after that a good cigar on the YER
anda Of the lodge, with further inspection
OF the landscape. this time with poetry In
ones soul. commensurate with the jolly
good breakfast. mans size.
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How did we get here2 Well. it was just
this away: President Spencer OF the
Southern railway and his stan desired to
take a few folk down into the sunny south
and up into the beautiful sapphire country.
SO Vice President Culp hitched up hf.
private car-and old les is said to have the
best cook and Commissary on the S, Rand
coupled on a dissection Pullman TO accomo-
date the golf sticks and fishing tackle. Then
he dragooned Passenger Traffic Manager
HarGWtCke. General Passenger Agent Tay
loe. Col. L. S, Brown, the field marshal Of
the ). r., and told them to round up the
boys and have them on hand at $3.50 pm.
They were on hand. and ar 1851 the COM
ulssary department opened up and never
closed
Now. all OF that trouble about the golf
sticks and fishing tackle was purely SUI
perhuous- Arthur Dunn, Sam Blythe, Har-
~ West, Capt Morrow, Dick Oulahan.
Louis Coolidge and all that outfit kept the
party awake half the night talking about
the golf they would play John Miller, Gen.
De Grow, Vice President CUP and some
more % them kept the crowd awake the
remainder OF the night telling about the
fish they were going 10 catch.
And nary line was wet nor a golf bali
rolled on the whole blooming trip. Where
upon Dick FeaTn. brown and tired as he
rolled cigarette and looked at Louis
Gar;he. ioling in rocking chair on the
broad veranda of the Toxaway Inn, said
with cynical smile. Just as you expect