The Washington herald., 1920-08-01

! un a fork was reached where the
sign on, the house on the left tells
you to bear right to Hagerstown,
the other fork running to Harpers
Ferry. outlined by The Herald last
Sunday.
Bad Turn at Hill.
Following this righthand road,
Braddock Heights is topped on high.
To the left Is an amusement park
where motonps may enjoy them
selves and where ample picnic
grounds are provided, together with
an observation tower where a won
derful view of the scenic beauties
! of the surrounding country may be
obtained. Resuming the main ar
terry of traffic and bearing right over
the trolley tracks the trip to An
tietam is again taken up, going
down the steep grade of the noun
| tain side.
Motorists should take this. hill
with much care as a short distance
from the crest there is sharp town
fanked on the outboard side by the
| high stone wall on which appear
"Derger" in black letters, and a
very distinctive and suggestive skull
and cross bones. Then the road
runs through one of the richest val
Ieys in Maryland. To the left, just
after the bottom is reached, may be
seen numerous ponds. Here goldfish
are raised in commercial quantities.
Continuing the run. Middletown Is
reached, and motorists are again
cautioned to be mindful of their
speed in passing through these
Maryland towns. While the demo-
cratic spirit prevails among the
populace, who Will give you hearty
wave Of the hand and broad smile
as you pass by, the sheriffs are ever
wstchful of those who do not watch
their speedometers.
After passing this Maryland town
Jack steps on the gas and gives a
demonstration of the wonderful
fexibility of the King, the kind Of
fieXibility that struck the Germans
with such awe that they could not
get away from it when it was work
/ ing overseas in the promotion OF
! democracy. Then the long climb up
South Mountain was made on high
gear. A brief halt was made to
view the tablets which tell of the
I action on that mount during the
/ civil war, and in the grove to the
! left may be seen the historic Dahl
gren mansion, surrounding, which
/ are the stone walls in which may
| be seen holes made by the Confed-
! crate shells, which bring conyinc-
! ingly to the party the feeling that
! Sherman. was right when he gave
I his uow-famous opinion of, war. In
+ this engagement the Confederates
| attempted to delay the Union army
| in order, that Lees forces might
! have time to ertrench for the bat
tie of Antietam' few miles to
westward. ., -
First Washington Monument.
! In the cool shade of the mountain
! top auto parties were partaking of
! the noon meal. and generously held
up sandwiches in the direction of
The Herald party. On down the
| mountain side the King passed,
frowning disdainly at the watering
trough where numerous motorists
stop to NIL their radiators after the
| long climb back for, the King was
cool as the ar through which IL
was passing.
A brief run after the valley is
reached brings the party to the en-
trance of the historic Maryland
town of Boonsboro. Here Camera
man Jack cabs a lusty' stop" and
1 announces that he is going to get a
picture of the first monument ever
erected in this country in memory
of George Washington. In between
! the two houses at the entrance TO
the town the motorist will find a
narrow road, leading to the right
and a native tells you that is the
I e. A
( this road, bearing right all the
! while for a distance of two miles
brings you to the entrance of the
forest covering the mountain side
and the road becomes logging
| trail Here the car is parked, a
I brief query of farmer, plowing
/ the land, gives you a; direction to
I the monument but warns you that
IL will be hard to ind without a
guide. - Er.
But Jack and The Herald editor
essay to M AXE the trip guideless
4 and follow the direction given, by
the farmer. Taking the road to the
! left Jack and the writer proceed for
a space of about 200 yards to wha,
! the farmer called q nat" and ther
make a right angle turn into log
ginK trail which we were told would
appear as nothing but. a wash,
and such 1t was found. Then the
/ long climb up to the mountain tor
! was started along a trail fanked
by the largest and juiciest black
berries that ever grew, and no hu-
man hand had yet picked any OF
this years crop for every berrysthat
budded out appeared to still be or
the bushes. ~.
| Of Native Rock.
| Jack Of the wheel decided that his
\ Job was running the car for the
party and scorned !. the mountain
climb. .-s.-s
|. Continuing up the trail and. keep
ing to what might be termed the