Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-08-03
Life at Saratoga,

he saucy,hut very entertaining, correspon.
dent OF the Daily Times, concludes enc Of his
Saratoga letters with the following lively pas.
sage:
There is not much romance in real life
but occasionally circumstance transpres
which keeps alive the mysterious element in
our nature. Ofthis kind is the anecdote am
about to relate. A few days ago, a lady and
gentleman arrived at mel shboring hotel
They signed their names in the registers, fully
and eaborately, Mr.. and Mrs. x. Y. T.
They appeared TO be of loving Temperament
and deli2 ed much in the various attraction,
OF Saratoga. For some days they were The
exposure of all the Star gazers. The lady was
a brunette, richly moulded, and possessed of
dark. liquid eyes,on which mans soul might
float away very easily. The gentleman was
favorably situated with regard TO masculine
perfeclions. and lacked very few ofthe socia
requisites for winning regard Every one
viewed them as handsome couple. On Sat.
nrday, amongst other arrivals at the same no.
tel lady presented herself. She was blonde
with delicate features and mild blue eyes,
The book keeper handed her The register,
when, to his CONSERVATION, size subscribed her.
self as Mrs. x. Y. Il. Very quietly, and ap
parently with little emotion she asked him #
her husband had arrived? With beautiful
simplicity, he replied, 'Yes-and his lady, TOO
HereuPon there was kindlng up of internal
fire, and The mild blue eyes became slightly
green. The blonde insisted on seeing the faith
less x. Y. L.. but the masculine representative
OF these three lettersin Company v it'll the fem.
inne ditto, had gone on a pleasure trip to Sar.
aloga Lake. The indefatigable Mrs. X. w.
No 2, then Immediately ordered carriage,
and, alter word of promise to the driver,
went in hot pursuit.
Arrived al the Lake House. the cage, lady
discovered that two persons answerino the de-
scrpton OF the tugitvcs, had launched there,
and were then yachting on the silvery bosom
Of the lake Not to be baffied at this twelfth
hour, Mrs, X Y. T. negotiated with the pro.
prletor OF the Lady of the Lakeland soon hoist
ed sails to follow. Now comes the mystery.
From the jut OF land hereon the Lake House
is situated, could be observed, with the naked
eve,' the yachts wherein Mr.. and Mrs. x. Y.
Z'' were seated. For some time they moved
towards each other, in langud poitencss of
notion but when within a dozen lengths of
each others prov, the yatcht containing IT,,
i L, couple was precipitately I Ut a t.
Every stitch Of canvass was braced to the
~" '"" mus eaci''hS race commenced,
ana continued until the increasing shades Of
evening and the distance, INSTRUCTED the view.
After waiting Tor some hours, the carriages Of
ooth parties returned TO Saratoga empty: since
which time rothlng has been heard oflhe miss
Ing parties. Of course the only reasonable
conjecture 49, that they are still chasing each
other on The lake. The knowing ones main.
tam that Mrs x. Y. Z. No. l. " i'll have to
Winter on Snake Island. 1t is my intention
TO investigate this aff,ir 10 morrow. If you
VIII forward me implements we will have the
lake dragged.