The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-08-15


! quently husky negro boy would carry
+ IN a tray OF food, place it on serving
table, and then white girl would serve
us. We found that a common practice
f throughout The South.
Leaving Savannah we crossed the
/ Savannah river and found the water
/ rust colored, tinged by the run-oH from
brick colored soil Swinging on north
ward into South Carolina we got some
distance inland, passing through Ridge
1 land, WATERFORD, Sumter, Huntsville
/ Bennetsville and on into North Caro-
lima. This was an especially delightful
route, with the fine highway winding
in and around through most beauti-
full countryside, everywhere an abund-
ance of groves and wooded land. Fields
OF grain were being harvested with
some of the grain in shocks In other
sections we passed through large cot
ton and tobacco fields, most of the crop
just coming up. Pretty little towns were
scattered all along the way.
Flower Scented Air
After entering North Carolina a lew
miles we drove through Fayetteville,
beautiful little city, with lovely
homes set back from the streets with
large, shapely trees shading the yards.
This charming. rolling wooded country
continued all the way to Raleigh, the
capital of the state and a lovely city
of $4,000 people All through this sec
ton the air was filled with the rag
rance Of wild flowers along the nigh
way, roses honeysuckle and other wild
flowers blooming in orofusion Streams
were numerous and beautiful. The en-
tire country was delightful paradise.
This exceedingly pleasant country
side followed us all the way through
Petersburg into Richmond, the one time
cauital of the Confederacy For many
miles out from Richmond. as we APP
preached it from the south. we sound
the country full of historic interest
Every mile or two a plaque would be
found standing beside the highway re-
counting that here on such and such
day a battle was fought between led
eral and rebel forces in Grants cam
paign to take Richmond The small
streams through this section were
spoken of as runs We stopped at one
little bridge over a murmuring run.
An old dam is all that now stands
there of one-time prist mill At that
mill the Union and Confederate -orces
fought back and forth across the little
stream In another place the traveller
is told that here Lee had his head
quarters at one time Of the campaign.
At another site one learns that here
President Lincoln and General Grant
conferred before Grant started his
drive to Appomattox and the end Of
the Civil War. Plaques told that in ibis
and that places Generals Sherman and
Sheridan had passed through with their
forces. Mrs. Rowe was much interested
in these historic spots and wished to
stop at most of them and read the in
scriptions but we finally concluded #
we were to take Richmond" any room
er than did Grant that we would have
TO leave unread some of the historical
notes and SO stepped on the gas and
were "on to Richmond"
Richmond we found a typical South
ern city; some paris fine and attractive
others somewhat old and dingy We
drove up long hill to the capitol
building, a very pretty and imposing
building Of grey stone set in beauti-
full surroundings of green grass and
shady trees. The governors mansion is
at one end of the grounds, and many
beautiful monuments and statutes
adorn the setting around the capitol.
Here there were numerous gray SPUR
rels running around among the trees,
One ventured up to me to eat out Of
my hand
We ate lunch at Richmond and then
sped on northward with the miles
skimming under the wheels of our
moving car. The route led us
through Fredericksburg, and if you re-
member your history you will recall
that here was another of the outstand-
ing battles Of the Civil war. We viewed
the battle-ground, which has the posi-
tons of the contending forces well
marked
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