The Springdale news., 1912-11-29
LONG HORSEBACK TRIP
t't smith Young Ladies Ride From There to Fayctte,i.le

There to Fayettesi,le
 Many automobile owners have -c= ported unusual road trips. hut a feat accomplished by two F74 smith girls double discounts the best of them The two were Miss es Linn Wilson and Rachel Davis and in a little more than a day tAeY made the trip of s5 miles oH horseback from Fort Smith over the Boston mountain trails to Fay etteyille a trip which required no end of pluck anu endurance and which neither will soon forget In a letter to her father Miss Wilson gives a graphic history Of their trip. but it does not state the fact that they made two trials ol the trip They started out one morn ing from this city and while on the Crawford county mountain roads they were caught by storm which deluged them In addition it made the 2 lords necessary on the strea n their road, followed SO dangerous that they we're compelled to return home that night. The second day they started again and the follow ing letter details some of their ex= perienees
 Dear Daddy. Rachel and ar rived safely Saturday evening at about 7s30 Ne only made five miles an hour for the mountains We're terrible We reached Cedar vile at noon Friday and had dinner with Mrs Neal tsisteF=fHzlaw of GaPtain WriRht5 She told us 42e lived al Chester instead of the faoe of tbe Boston mountains. 70 ous hopes began 10 fall Alter getting dinner and feeding oul hofsess we rode on, reaching Cove city at o'clock There We found t MS impossible for us 10 spend tho night no one would take Us So We bought can Of sausage and a box of crackers ean they had1 aud started on our way for stringer, IT teen miles away Another half hours riding played Us out and We began asking along the road to stay over night. We were refused onee and our hearts began to sink. At , o'clock we couldn't go ans further and stopped in front Of a very small log house and asked il We could not stay all night. Al firs1they said TO. but ve pleaded so that they finally took Us in The family were MT. and Mrs Hopkins and three children in their teens.
 Rachel told=them NJ did not want any supper+ just 10 get to bed for We We're worn out Mrs. Hopkins was very nice to us They Were to get up at { o'clock the next morning and we said We would. too. You can believe t when tell you We were both sound asleep at 5:30 that night We slept in q room not larger than our bath room at home. and with one little win dow We had feather bed and 1T was a wonderful night 1 slept between blankets for the first time in my life Mrs Hopkins called Us at o'clock Saturday morning va breakfasted at ! 90 on ham and gravy. big bseutS, stcwed apples, a3- pie pie, coffee and mix Ne were on our horses and away shortly af- tef=5,..#330
 .Raehel,s horse Lad lost is shoes so We had to go ten miles our of our way to get t shod at Stringer There We fed our horses and ourselves on crackers again Only one small stor. in the town We had made twenty-Seven miles our first day. % We sure had some travelling 10 do over those mount aims. II seemed miles and miles We went without seeing a single soul And Daddy. it seemed as if We had almost reached tho sky. Don't ever mention Pikes Peak 10 me One place We We're sure We would see reindeer. elephants. etc, but We only saw one snake and il WAS yard and a half long.
 We reached Hog Eye at 30, where We got our supper. then be- gan climbing more mountains, Tea ch- ing Fayetteville at 7.3o at night. Rachel couldn't climb off her horse We had nearly frozen to death We took our horses to the stables and then piled in bed at Cousin Mattie's Your devoted daughter. Jim South West Amer iean
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