Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-08-13
LETTER TO THE EDITOR.
ALUM SPRINGS, RocKBRIDGE COUNTY,
AnrnSt 9th IS46

ALUM SPRINGS, RocKBRIDGE COUNTY,}
August 9th, 1876. :
Mr. EDIToR,-This watering place is singular
ly situated, for when you get here you at the
end of the road in fact, might say few yards
beyond the end, so if you wish TO go any where
else you have to turn about and go back the same
way you came.
There are three springs here within few feet
of each other all differing, yet alum appears TO be
the principal ingredient in them.-They are found
to be very beneficial in many diseases but most es-
pecially in scrofulous affections. Very wonder
full cures it is said have been performed by the use
of these waters.
There are about sixty persons here at this time,
forming quite pleasant, sOciable company.-All,
with the exception of two three, residents of
Virginia, and good portion of them reside i'm this
county. We have here maids and matrons, and a
few of what some soured old bachelors call ssbread
and butter .MisseS"-that is to say little Misses
just in their teens-bless their pretty little smiling
faces, but 1t does me good to see them romp about
and play at ten pins and the graces.--By the way,
speaking of ten pins, reminds me of most shock
ing piece of behavior on the part of some of the
gentlemen a few days since, bachelors most OF
them, doubt. )-They We're playing ten pins
with their coats off-horrid TO be sure-when a
number Of ladies came to the alley, and many OF
them married ladies too-and ,vIat do ,Jou think
they didn't one of them put their coats, and
there the ladies stood perfectly shocked in fact,
don't know but | might say, quite Now, f5r
my part, | don't see what business men have wear
ing sleeves TO their shuts-pardon the name
should have said neither garments
1t is now dinner time, and all is confusion and
hustle hustle even some of the young ladies ap-
pear to be in Gerry considerable hustle.
Now, speaking Of dinner and tasting it too, re-
minds me of the fact that the table is not quite SO
aceit supplied with eatables it might be for SIS
PEI week, and what IS on it not gotten up in alto
gether as paatable manner rs one would suppose
IN no 10 fin
getables, especially corn and tomatoes but perhaps
alum water and corn and tomatoes don't agree with
the stomach when taken together; but then in place
OF them we have great variety of deserts.-Now
to-day, we have apple pies and whortleberry pies
well, tomorrow will have whortleberry pies
and apple pies, and the next we will have pies
some made out of apples and some out Of whortle-
berries, and so it goes.
Now | will tell you of the great variety of a
musements we have here-Well, before breakfast
we have ten pins after breakfast, for few mo-
ments, the graccs, then until dinner ten pinS.-Af
ter dinner small touch at the graces, and from
that until supper ten pins, and occasionally from
supper until eleven O'Clock at night ten pins and
we have most delightful grove to swing in, onl,
zoe hacfe't any sactng.
One thing must say before closing this letter,
and that is, that moral company is seldom
to be met with.-You will hardly ever hear an oath
sworn, and there is very little if any spirits drank
hear great complaints from visiters here and al
Lexington about the charges which the stage own
ers make upon extra baggsge-They complain
very much Of your town they say that it is
impossible to pass it without having the Tariff laid
on them very strong for extra baggage when al
Charlottesville they say it is quite easy pass duty
free. AT Guyandotte it is said the Ohio river ena-
bles them to pass free-for am told some twenty
or thirty passengers landed there short time since
intending to take stages for the east but when they
found their baggage was to be weighed took TO the
river again. p.