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Trip into the Smokies with Horace Kephart

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  • - 5 - and do not want to be patronized. Mr. Kephart and Mr. Anderson were staying at that time with Bob Barnett and his wife in a little cabin on the Bryson Place, near our camp. The Barnetts were good friends of Mr. Kephart - he often stopped with them. Some years later the Barnetts moved away from Deep Creek and went to live up at "Aquone" on the headwaters of the Naatahala river. Bob was a big strapping, fine looking fellow, a great fisherman and hunter -- and Mrs. Barnett a friendly and pretty woman. She too loved to fish. She would bake biscuits and bring to us and gave us honey and even brought us Dewberries. The Barnetts were hospitable and nice people. We enjoyed them. Mr. Kephart was not so keen about fishing. Fie was an expert shot, and knew all about guns and camping. He also knew well the trees, shrubs, wild flowers and ferns. He did love the Great Smoky Mountains - and the mountain people.- Well - those were happy days that June up on Deep Creek. I wish that I knew how better to describe our two weeks camp there. Mr. Kephart named the Bryson place "Heaven. " We were lucky in having good weather. Only a few showers that made the fish strike fasteiJ We often had a good hot toddy after wading ail day in that cold water, but no heavy drinkers in our party. Of course, Bob Barnett had corn liquor at his cabin and would bring us some but it was too strong for me. Mr. Kephart gave me a copy of his book, "Our Southern Highlanders'' which I value much - to me it is the best book ever written about the Smoky Mountains and the mountain people. After two weeks of heavenly days and nights we sadly broke camp on
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