The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-06-06


the stecrsman lodging the rough
places and holes in the road with
remarkable skill.
AS we dashed along in the COM
Portable machine, my thoughts ran
hack forty or forty-five years ago
when used to drive over that
same road.
When | first saw Berea to remem-
Der IL, in Go, the nearest railway
station was at Lexington, and from
this place the family drove over In
a carriage. At that time the main
street Of this village was nothing
but bride path through the woods.
Where now lies the campus with the
beautiful buildings on each side
there was thickct so dense that
the ordinary rabbit could not 80 thru
without folding back his ears. 1t was
impossible to see more than six feet
on either side of the road. And on
al of the plateau, upon which Berca
now stands, there were not half
a dozen human habitations, and these
were in the midst OF a dense woods
u regular wilderness.
At that time those who wished to
visit Berea, coming from the North,
came by rail To Lexington, by stage
to Richmond and were then met by
private conveyance. AS my father
was one of the two people in Berca
who owned a carriage and horse,
and as | was the only hired man
which he had, ! served as the pas
senger agent for several years for
communication between Berea and
the outside world. Literally, scores
! met people in Richmond at 600
O'Clock in the evening; bringing them
cut over a road, the last seven miles
CT which could only be termed such
by an extreme stretch of courtesy.
The road wound around thru woods
and a deviation of few inches
fIom the beaten path would make the
hubs OF tho wheels strike the
trees. In the mornings we arose at
$500 o'clock and took the Journey
out from Berea, arriving in Richmond
in time to take the 600 o'clock
stage.
After about four years the railroad
which now runs thru Richmond, Lam
caster and Stanford was built, ami
thereafter 1t was my pleasure 10
meet the morning train at Moran's
Summit, taking passengers from Be-
rea and in the evening bringing
them TO Berea. The train for Louis
vile used to reach Morans Summit
about 600 o'clock in the morning.
There was no turnpike between Berea
and that place, and the road was al
SO bride path thru the woods.
1t fell to my lot, when boy
about thirteen years old, to take u
lady of somewhat uncertain age, 10
meet the morning train at Moran's
Summit. The lady had come down
from Cincinnati to be present at the
Wedding of her brother, one Of the
teachers in Bcrca College. II WAS
in the middle of the winter, and at
100 O'Clock in the morning when we
started out it was certainly as darl.
as Egyptian darkness has ever been
reported TO be. 1t was impossible 10
see the horse, much less the road.
Somehow l got the rcins crossed and
In the woods pulled tho wrong rein,
with the result that in a moment
the carriage was practically off the
ground riding ON the bushes. We were
in eminent danger of q capsize. The
lady became extremely frightened,
threw her arms around me and COM
menced to scream at the top of her
voice. This frightened my good horse
ard for about ten minutes, between
trying TO pacify the horse and the
historical lady at the same time.
spent some Of the worst moments
of my life. | do not wonder that the
lady was alarmed. | was compelled
to help her out OF the carriage and