The Robesonian., 1918-06-17
IN THE MOUNTAINS
Letter From Robson County Wo-
man Sojourning in "The
Land of The Sky"
Correspondence of The Robesonian.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Waynesville, June 13.-Dear
Friends: We have been here month
and are beginning to feel very much
at home. The doctor is busy enough
to be happy, ard I am ccol e. :ugh
to be satisfied. I had two pair of
blankets last ng:.. and a nice little
fire this morning. We are so high
the sun seems * arer, tho, as well as
the clouds, and these bright sunny
days make old folks feel young again.
The soldier b.: c--e s..l improving,
except one poor fellow who passed
away last week. lie was from New
Mexico and his father and mother
came here to meet him, hoping to take
him home, but he weakened day by
day and they stayed by. Oh, we
mothers and fathers were so sorry for
them! His comrhdes followed his
body in great sorrow to the station
after the funeral service. We we1e
along in our car and we thought,
How close is the world akin! A New
Mexico boy being hidden farewell by
! boys from New York, Florida, Cali
fornia, or other States in the union.
We are not divided, all one body we."
It this awful war will help us to
clasp brotherly hands all over the
world it will be worth while.
From Canton there is a little rail
road called the North Carolina & Ten
nessee, and it climbs by way of the
valley of Pigeon river away up in the
Balsam mountains to Sunburst. a it
tie lumber town, and further on to
some Of the finest timber in the South.
The doctor and his little chum inyit /
the head nurses of both the Govern
ment and the Waynesville hospitals
and myself to trip up there last
Tuesday afternoon, and what ple..s-
ant trip it was! The sun was glorious.
the Buick 6 and the chauffeur both
worked perfectly. We climbed steadi-
~ over Pigeon gap, and as we halte !,
at the top it seemed that the king
doms OF all the earth were spread oI.t
before US. The bright green of tho
leaves, the dark green Of the pines,
and the yellow Of the ripening wheat
against the red of the soil and the
grey of the rocks made harmony ofj
color that was almost a song. Wei
followed the bank of the river all the
way sometimes the road Just wide
enough to allow two cars to meet
blasted out of the solid granite rock
Which reached up as high as we could
see. The river leaps among rocks
big and little. If we were accustomed
to 1t we could cross any where by
jumping from rock to rock. vet in
places it is real deep and furnishes
splendid fishing.
Our friends from the hospitals had
never before and i vas CAD 10 ;1ay.
others as delighted as myself.
At Sunbu-so we found q n..e little
village, a store, a depot and & tre
mendous mill, the saws singing
through the wood and the hurry;ng
Workmen reminding Us Of Boacdnan
The river there has g swinging foot
bridge held by immense cables, tie
flrst | evec saw, ana l tried TO get
good picture of i, and also one Of a
colored fishers. The doctor went into
the store and met some soldiers who
were down from their camp, for Tn
Gle Sam has found out what fine tim
Der it is and has camp of work >rs
getting out alrplane material. The
soldiers begged US to go on up to see
them. but the road was too rougF and
we didn't have the time; but we hope
to go some time by leaving the mo .oc
az OuiiOu! 81 anu go CGe rest OF the
way on the railway handcar.
Our lady guests were especially de-
sired as visitors by the soldiers. who
said the sight of woman was an ad
venture up there; but they are al
lowed many rest hours in Canton. so
they are really not as lonesome as
they think they are.
L have met several Of the wives
and mothers of the sick soldiers. One
mother from Ohio said she thanked
God for the help the Government was
giving to cure her son.
We have new neighbor, the pas
tor Of the Presbyterian church. lust
called here from Newton. The
church is just across the street from
US and the manse just below. He
has nice family and we are clad to
welcome them.
The Red Cross ladies have begun
TINS week surgical dressing class
with 27 pupils, and l am so sorry
not to feel strong enough to heir.
Best wishes to all our friends.
FLORENCE BROWN.
1000 New York noc+ore