Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-09-02

lines ne is lying cold in his grave
We had, not the pleasure, but an op-
portunity, of seeing the beautiful!
walnut coffin he had had made by
his nephew, in which he was to be
laid to rest at his death. He was one
OF our dear old Baptist preachers,
with his head white with the frost OF
many winters, and we all fell in love
with him. We could but express the
hope that when his life should end,
he would be where pleasures never
end.
From this point one could stand
and look around, and on either side
could see the most beautiful scenery
that nature ever made-mountains
one just peeping over the other, ap-
pearing as though they were soft
folds of plush or velvet.
On Saturday we picnicked or
Tuckaseegee river, at the foot Of
Shelton mountain, with several good
people Of that community, and spent
the greater part of the day fishing.
In the afternoon a number Of us az
tended a singing school near by, and
we enjoyed it very much. There we
found the people, both old and
point our boys proceeded to climb a
number of noted mountains, and on
Cullowhee they visited the lrage cop
per mine. While there a number of
them had the misfortune to become
entangled in a yellowjacket nest and
received several wounds, causing
ones face to become swollen so he
couldn't see for neatly a day and
night. Therefore he rested the day
following while his comrades pro-
ceeded to climb mountains and hunt
squirrels. Although it was raining,
we spent Sunday very pleasantly,
resting, singing, reading our Bibles
and studying our Sunday school les
son, and a number Of us attended
Sunday school in the afternoon at
Tuckaseegee Baptist church
On the 18th we had reached Sylvia,
the capital OF Jackson county, which
is beautiful town. We spent the
day there and passed back through
Cullowhee, which is also pretty
| little place, with an excellent school
and building, which accommodates
500 pupils.
On mounting the top of Cullowhee
we beheld the beautiful scenery of
Tuckaseegee Falls. Near there we
camped again. The night Of the
18th we enjoyed in Glenville, and
about o'clock next morning we be-
gan our usual journey, going from
there to Lake Fairfield. There the
scenery never appeared more beau
tiful as we looked on the waters and
as we viewed the almost solid rock
mountainsdes, as the rain trickled
down their slopes. Our next visit
was at Lake Sapphire, with its pretty
water lilies. Here we stopped for
| dinner.
Falls. It's beauty is indescribabie.
Four miles from there we spent the
night at the home of Mr.. Breedlove,
who Gas did all whom we metz treat
ed us with every kindness and con-
sideration. The people in Jackson
county, North Carolina. and all of
the mountains as well, are noted for
their hospitality.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan left us and
went to Clayton. Ga, and points in
the Tennessee Valley. On their way
they visited Whiteside and High
lands.
Owing to the continued rains in
North Carolina there was quite a
number of noted points we had plan
ned to visit, but could not, and we
fastened our return home and short
ened our stay in the mountains, but
! amidst the continued rain our trip
was enjoyed to the utmost. When
we parted from our group from
Pickens, near Salem, we regretted to
give them up and carried many re-
membranes Of our pleasant time to-
Gether on this trip.
We reached home Saturday even
ing about 7 o'clock, hearty and well
and will ever remember the good
people and the beautiful mountains,
and the good, cool spring in Jackson
county Minnie Barker.