. Highways and byways of the South. Rafts on a Tributary IX A VIRGINIA WONDER. The Natural Bridge I T was evening atthe little railwaystation nearestthe Natural Bridge. Ihad just arrived, and Iwanted to find a lodg-ing-place. Thars abig hotel three milefrom hyar up at theBridge, said a manto whom I appealed ; but if you dontwant to go so fur,thars a widow womantakes boarders hyarin the village and Ireckon shed take lives in that tharlittle brown house up the road whar you see that thar man out in front with a horse and buggy. 210 A Virginia Wonder 211 I turned my footsteps thither. The
. Highways and byways of the South. Rafts on a Tributary IX A VIRGINIA WONDER. The Natural Bridge I T was evening atthe little railwaystation nearestthe Natural Bridge. Ihad just arrived, and Iwanted to find a lodg-ing-place. Thars abig hotel three milefrom hyar up at theBridge, said a manto whom I appealed ; but if you dontwant to go so fur,thars a widow womantakes boarders hyarin the village and Ireckon shed take lives in that tharlittle brown house up the road whar you see that thar man out in front with a horse and buggy. 210 A Virginia Wonder 211 I turned my footsteps thither. The man with thehorse and buggy was trying to make a sale of hisoutfit to the widow. You cn ride spang up to arailroad engine, said he, with this hyar horse andshake hands with the engineer. He dont mind nomore about an engine than he does about a gate-post,and the man went on to list the horses other virtues,— apparently it had all there were and no faults, —and Ill sell you the whole rig, horse, harness,, blanket, and whip, for one hundred and fifteendollars. If he
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