Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1918 — ENJOYING MOUNTAIN SCENERY [ARTICLE]

ENJOYING MOUNTAIN SCENERY

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hopkins Write Letters Enroute. David H. Yeotenian has received the following interesting letters from his daughter, Mrs. Bert Hopkins and husband, who left here on Tuesday of last week via automobile for Miami, Florida, spending the first night with Mrs. Hopkins’ brother, D. M. Yeoman in Benton county. Mr. Yeoman, Sr., expects to join Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins at Miami about January 1: Hotel Latham, Hopkinsville, Ky. November 29, 1918. Dear Father.—You see here we are right at home in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Left Evansville this morning at 9:30, reaching here at 5 p. m. over some of the worst roads you ever saw, also little stretches of the best. Our car pulls them alright, but some were held up all day yesterday; the bigger ones couldn’t make it. We are very proud of our little Dodge. We stayed at Dal’s the first night out. Ver had gone to see Vallie and her mother, both of whom were not feeling well. Clara and family came over after supper. She has such nice little girls. Lois is anxious to get to Florida. I hope it will do her good. Soon as we get settled we wan& yon to come.

Hoped you enjoyed Thanksgiving at Mr. Brown’s. The 27th we stayed in Vincennes, driving to Hvansville the 28th; from there went to Henderson and tried to s get ferry across the Ohio river, but there was too much wind and the ferry did not run. So we went back to Evansville; went to best hotel and had a fine turkey .dinner. While sitting there Charles /Harmon and wife came in and sat next to us. They had friends with them and they all took us to a vaudeville. ’Twas a fine bill and we enjoyed it. We spoke of you and Mr. Brown being together and his daughter and T. You know Mrs. Harmon was formerly Miss Cecil Brown. Well, it’s supper time and I’m hungry. Will write you from Miami. You write us there so there will be a letter waiting when we get there. With love, HARRIET. Chattanooga, Tenn. December 1, 1918. Dear Dad. —Have been .wandering over Tennessee for the last two days. W T ent through Nashville at 2 p. m., yesterday, Murfeesboro at 3 p. m., and stayed last night at Shelbyville and today sure went over the “tops.’’ All yesterday afternoon and today in the Cumberland mountains. Today drove 116 miles over the worst roads I ever saw. Of the 116 miles I went at least half of it on low speed or second, only going 3 or 4 miles per hour. But our little Dodge took us through places where big six-cylinder cars stuck. For the last two days have been going over ground that you went over in war times. Have been looking for your footprints, but too many “niggers’’ have ibeear along here since you was here. With no bad luck expect to be in Miami in about one week. Leave here the morning and expect to be in Atlanta Tomorrow night, Macon next night, then Thomasvilfe next, and Jacksonville next day. No punctures yet, but busted <*f one of our doors today, is only accident have had. Our trip over the nttountains today was wonderful, when we could see anything, but we were both so busy tryinp to stay in the car that we could not enjoy it. It’s a trip that I would not miss for SI,OOO but would not take it aeain for sl,ooo—tQO dangerous. Will write later. BEJRT AND HARRIET.