The Washington herald., 1910-10-30

supper in the Inverse order Of their nam
ing here.
sharpsburg and Antietam.
From Hagerstown to sharpsburg is
fourteen miles of very fair road. running
along q ridge. with farms on either side.
But long before you come TO ShaTpsburg
you will pass through a portion of the
battlefield of Antietam. and viii sec what
is. to many. one of the most pathetic
sights the war has left as an aftermath
stray monuments. in cornfield. in by
path, In any ard every direction. COM
memorating, by their silent presence.
some brave deed done. some lives given
for the preservation Of the Union, some
charge. some regiment or company or
| individual. There are plates. too, Of
metal. with words upon their faces, the
more stirring that they relate in most
matter-of-fact language, and little of il,
some whole chapter Of vital history.
Sharpsburg, through Bloody Lane, -
reached In time, and here It is wise 10
get a guide 20 take you through the
field, for only guide can show you all
the interesting points. And whatever
else you miss, don't fail to see the Burn
fANR hHS4C ia OilAtiE anu men
laid down their lives in five minutes. in
that generals gallant attempt TO throw
his lines across the creek And, by an
odd coincidence, among those men who
lived 10 tell the tale was that lieu
tenant colonel, Albert A. Pope. now dead
who was 10 father not only the good
roads movement In this country. but
make the bicycle popular, begin the pneu-
matic-tire industry. and play a pioneer g
part in the making OF that vehicle In
which you now ride, be its make what
II may. And on one end Of the bridge
YOU viii find a monument erected by him
10 the memory Of his dead comrades
And, further, by a freak OF fate OF des-
tiny, the worst stretch OF road in the
United States leads 60 that bridge and
that monument
Return by Hsrpers Ferry.
Your visit to Anuetam over you nave
four miles of none too good roads 10
face, which viii bring you 10 the Poto-
mae and Shepardstown. w Va. which
place you reach over a bridge From
there you can 80 TWO ways TO Harpers
Ferry, but via Halltown is the best way.
since II is a good road shady and beau
uful From HailtOWn is but short
distance. up through Bolivar Heights to
Harpers Ferry.
Taking your car down through the
quaint old town OF Harpers Ferry. where
John Brown had his brief day. and where
he and his fort are commemorated in a
monument, You viii think YOU are in
some other cline than an American one.
for the sleepy little place. with its old.
OLD houses. reminds one more ol some
old world hamlet than a West Virginia
town. And when you leave H. los way
OF the bridge into Maryland YOU will
ind your heads are turned 10 the rear
until the last sight Of the beautiful
rocky. mountainous wilderness is left en-
tirely behind
And now your trip il done--save the re-
turn, You VIII find fair. If somewhat
hilly roads back TO Jefferson and from
Jefferson TO Frederick Is a fine stretch
OF pike. wide and clear ana smooth. over
which YOU can fairly fly. And when
Frederick, too, is a thing Of the past.
and YOU are once more rolling into Wash
ington. you VIII consider that this tour.
a totaf Of l16 miles. is well worth Will
in historic interest, as well as scenic
beauty