Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-02-23
HAROLD FINLEY, AGED SIX
TELLS OF SOUTHERN TRIP

While within the past years
many letters and contributions
deserving of special mention
have come to this office. we
feel that the one which fol-
lows is the most remarkable of
them all. 1t was written to
Prof. B. F. Fuiks, and came
from Harold Finley, the six
year old son Of Atty and Mrs.
III. M. Finley, who with his
parents is making southern
trip. The letter was written
unaided in anyway while at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. J. r.
Richmond at Jacksonville,
"Jaxyille," as it is written fire.
quently. A note which accom-
panied it by DR.. Richmond
stated that Harold wrote it
while the rest Of them were
visiting. We are publishing it
exactly spelling, writing,
punctuation, ETC., just as Har-
old wrote it, making no
changes whatever. Even at
this one does not begin to re-
alize it ALL His handwriting
is as plain as print, and does
not resemble child's writing
at all, but more of the style of
a business man. One of the
pages is on plain paper, and
his lines are as straight
and true as if he had followed
ruled lines. Another thing
that attracts our eye is the fact
that the letter does not con-
tain evidences of single
erasure, thus showing with what
remarkable clearness this
young wonderful mind works.
We hope that Harold will
take time enough to write us
a letter direct to this office.
Jaxville, Fla, Feb. Is, 1922
Dear Mr.. Fulks:-We start
ed on our trip Feb. 8th 1922.
We went up to GAINESVILLE on
the 9:08 train We started
from GAINESVILLE at 1:35 p. m.
We went from GAINESVILLE to
Cincinnati. We went through
a tunnel between Roseville and
N. Lexington. 1t is a very pret-
ty scenery between N. Lexing-
ton and Cincinnati We stayed
all night at the Grand Hotel.
Thursday we went from Gin
n
That day we went through six
teen tunnels. 1t was a prettier
scenery between Cincinnati and
Knoxville than N. Lexington
and Gin. D. We stayed at the
Atkin Hotel at Knox. Tenn.
Friday we went from Knoxville
Tenn. to Asheyille North c..
We saw a lot of Mountains.
By the Mountains there was a
river and the rocks from the
Mountains rolled from the
Mountains to the River. We
went over the Kentucky River
on High Bridge. High Bridge
3 hundred and Is feet above
the Kentucky River.
Fri. we went 10 the Glen
Rock Hotel at Asheville N. C.
Saturday at Asheville N. c.
we went UP Sunset Mountain
and on our way back we stop
ped at the Grove Park Inn Ho-
tel. 1t is a immence Hotel
built from the stones of the
Mountains near by. Most of
the rich people go there. Sat
urday evening we went out to
see Miss Mercer's mother Sun
day we went from Asheville N.
G. to Columbia S. G.. Sunday
evening we stayed at the Gres-
ham Hotel at Columbia S. C.
Monday we went from Colum-
bia to Savannah Ga. We took
a walk Monday evening. We
stayed at the Chatham Hotel
at Saw. Ga. Tuesday we went
to the old Colonial Cemetery.
/ Slid down the slide at the
Colonial Cemetery. We went
out to Isle of Hope the Zoo at
Savannah. They had coon's
Bears Monkeys and Parrots
are some the animals they
have. Hope Polly is albright.
saw some of the books Rev.
Mr.. Richmond wrote. We are
albright now. We hope YOU
will keep well until We come
home Good Bye Harold.