The Virginia tourist . nd when at last the sunlight streamedin full joy and conquest over the scene, there was naught 154 THE VIRGINIA TOURIST. of the fog but some shreds twisted by lances of the sun,as they retreated slowly with sullen steps of defeat up themountain side. We had seen Bald Knob in its various glories. The fol-lowing night we were happy in telling our recollectionsof the scene. We spent the night by invitation at the beautiful residence of Mr. W , who did not need the recommendation of being the richest man in Gilescounty to establish the elegant hospitality and refine-ment of
The Virginia tourist . nd when at last the sunlight streamedin full joy and conquest over the scene, there was naught 154 THE VIRGINIA TOURIST. of the fog but some shreds twisted by lances of the sun,as they retreated slowly with sullen steps of defeat up themountain side. We had seen Bald Knob in its various glories. The fol-lowing night we were happy in telling our recollectionsof the scene. We spent the night by invitation at the beautiful residence of Mr. W , who did not need the recommendation of being the richest man in Gilescounty to establish the elegant hospitality and refine-ment of his home. There was a company of ladies visit-ing here from neighboring counties, such reunions beingcommon in the hospitable practices of Transmontane Vir-ginia. The next morning we were returning to the Mont-gomery White Sulphur, going back to its places of fash-ionable gayety, yet places holding for us no fairer, sweeterfaces than those we had left in the mountain home behindus—a transient, but unforgotten I^^^^^Si^^^^^^^^S l xB jST^^S^ ^ MiW**vg&£&^f Kjm x3 ?jrj&!d&3&y7T\ v^^a^^^^i^^Ti^^^^SBSi CHAPTER IX. TAZEWELL COUNTY, THE SWITZERLAND OFVIRGINIA. How to go to Tazewell County—Descriptions of the Route—Saltville—The Alpsof Virginia—The Peak—An Indian Battle-Field—Dial Rock—Climbingthe Cliffs—Valley of the Clinch River—View of it on a Summers Eve-ning—Burkes Garden—Abbs Valley—The Flora of South-west Virginia—TheTazewell Historical Society—Was Tazewell County ancient Xuala?—Social andLiterary Culture in the Mountains—Romance on Horseback—A Ride throughthe Mountains—Homes of the Mountaineers—Comparison of the Moun-taineer and the Lowland Rustic—Dialect of the Mountains—Traditions of theEarly Commerce of South-west Virginia— Uncle Billy—Isolation of the Moun-taineers Home—An Observation of Mr. Horace Greeley—Simplicity of a Primi-tive Society—A Comedy in the Mountains— Sals Courtship—The beat-ingest Dog—A L
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