A Thousand-Mile Walk 



believe in Providence,&quot; said he. &quot;Our fathers 

 came into these valleys, got the richest of them, 

 and skimmed off the cream of the soil. The 

 worn-out ground won t yield no roastin ears 

 now. But the Lord foresaw this state of af 

 fairs, and prepared something else for us. And 

 what is it? Why, He meant us to bust open 

 these copper mines and gold mines, so that 

 we may have money to buy the corn that we 

 cannot raise.&quot; A most profound observation. 

 September 18. Up the mountain on the state 

 line. The scenery is far grander than any I 

 ever before beheld. The view extends from the 

 Cumberland Mountains on the north far into 

 Georgia and North Carolina to the south, an 

 area of about five thousand square miles. Such 

 an ocean of wooded, waving, swelling moun 

 tain beauty and grandeur is not to be described. 

 Countless forest-clad hills, side by side in rows 

 and groups, seemed to be enjoying the rich 

 sunshine and remaining motionless only be 

 cause they were so eagerly absorbing it. All 

 were united by curves and slopes of inimitable 

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