382 THE CAROLINA MOUNTAINS 
understanding the law of exchange. But the people 
are sound. To native intelligence they add a rude 
but strong sense of honor and of justice which with 
the passing of time will undoubtedly mould them 
happily into the new conditions. 
The world is coming ; the old-time mountaineer is 
going, but he will never be wholly metamorphosed 
so long as human nature remains fundamentally 
unchanged and the sun continues to exact obedience 
to its great command, "Thou shalt not hurry." And 
so long as human nature remains as it is, the new- 
comer will in time have the sharp edge of his "ambi- 
tion" dulled by the same resistless force: "Thou 
shalt not hurry" applies to all alike. 
And now, into the increasing turmoil of many 
interests there comes like an emblem of peace the 
great Appalachian Park, that, lying in calm expanse 
over the slopes of the Blue Ridge and the Smoky 
Mountains, shall save forever for the happiness of 
the people a part of this glorious wilderness. With 
the park will come a new world to the mountains. 
Not only will railroads and highways open up all 
parts of the country, but an increasing number of 
those people who need to rest or to play will find 
their way here, and build themselves homes. Sum- 
mer homes for the Southerner, winter homes for the 
Northerner, all-the-year-round homes for many 
from both sections are already growing up in the 
laurel thickets and under the trees. 
Those who desire an estate in the forest primeval 
can no longer, it is true, buy a whole mountain cov- 
