Virginia illustrated : containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins . eenbaize les-o-ins. He rides his old brood mare to town, with a colt OO trotting after him; has become a squire of the county, and goesto the Legislature. Poor Frank! sighed Porte Crayon, feeling-ly, that he should have sunk to this ! And yet he dont seemaware of his degradation: he brags like a Kentuckian. Vita con-jugalis altos et generosos spiritus frangit., et a magnis capitationi-hus ad Inmiilimas detrahit. CHAPTERV. THE CHIMNEYS AND THE AYARM SPRINGS. And thus they begu
Virginia illustrated : containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins . eenbaize les-o-ins. He rides his old brood mare to town, with a colt OO trotting after him; has become a squire of the county, and goesto the Legislature. Poor Frank! sighed Porte Crayon, feeling-ly, that he should have sunk to this ! And yet he dont seemaware of his degradation: he brags like a Kentuckian. Vita con-jugalis altos et generosos spiritus frangit., et a magnis capitationi-hus ad Inmiilimas detrahit. CHAPTERV. THE CHIMNEYS AND THE AYARM SPRINGS. And thus they beguiled the time in pleasant chat until sometwo hours after midday, when they found themselves within sightof the neat little village of Mount Solon. The inn to which theywere directed—the only one in the village—was a very modest-looking establishment altogether, and was kept by an old palsiedman, who appeared as if he might have known better days. As-certaining here that the object of their curiosity was only abouttwo miles distant, they left their baggage and an order for supperwith the landlord, and drove THE CHIMNEYS. THE CHIMNEYS. 121 After jolting over a rocky, uneven road for a short time, theyat length had the satisfaction of seeing the black tops of the Chim-neys towering above the trees in the distance. At this point ourtravelers left their vehicle, and proceeded on foot, by a path lead-ing through a barn-yard, to the base of the rocks, about two hund-red yards from the main road. This curious group of natural towers rises at the point of alimestone hill, which juts out like a promontory into an extensivealluvial bottom. There are seven of them, some seventy or eightyfeet in height, their bases washed by a small stream, and theirwhole appearance reminding one of the ruined stronghold of somefeudal baron surrounded by its neglected moat. To those whosefancies are more exclusively American, they look like the chim-neys of a deserted iron foundry, and, altogether,
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