Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-09-21
ron THE vIRGfNIAs.
FOR THE FfBGfNTAS.
My Last Evening at the White Sui
phur Spings, Va


ing was overcast with clouds, and at short In
tervals several heavy showers Of rain poured
down, & every thing ioretokened gloomy day
But before the sun had reached the zenith, the
clouds had foated away over the mountains, and
bright blue sky, with only here and there a
vapory wreath of sivery-hued clouds, bent
beautifully over the world. The sun rode
calmly down the western slope OF heaven, and
hung with full golden orb over the noun
tain SUBMITS. Ere his rounded disc had dis
appeared few of Us, who had been spend.
ing several days in company at the Springs,
strolled away to the cemetery on the brow IF
the hill looking westward, a few hundred yards
from the enclosure around the Lawn. The
highest peaks of the mountains, forming the
western boundary of the lovely valley in which
the White Sulphur Springs are situated,
caught the rich sunlight and threw their giant
shadows across The vale. 1t was an hour that
well fitted visit to the tombs of the departed
Lies sun had set with the sleepers beneath
the mounds over which we traced their ep.
ltaphs. One had closed "life's itful dream"
who from the region of magnolias and orange
groves, had come to spend season of pleas
ure at this fashionable resort Another, from
a Northern cline, had unex pectedy closed his
career here, close by the fountains Of health;
and IN that neat little cemetery, with its white
pang and green sojs, had found his last rest
Ing place. Another a bahe-torn from the
mother $ bosom by the rude stroke ofthe mon
stef' while the voice of music and the merry
tread OF dancers were sounding in her ears.
From the cemetery we wandered over the
mus 10 point mat gave us commanding
view OF the lovely grounds and tasteful cabins
and cottages that surround the Spring. A
most charming and fascinating picture was
spread before US. The white cottages CLEAN
ed through the intervening, and over hanging
'rees-the visitors We're seen gliding along The
walks, or standing carelesslv before the cabin
doors. The children were engaged in their
gambols upon the clean, green carpet of grass
spread beneath their tiny feet. We entered
The enclosure at The upper end cf Broadway
slrolIed towards the dining room, and having
despatched rather hasty supper for the sake
OF again getting out To enjoy the fine evening
IN The grounds, and my particular friend, G.
again started out for another ran Bile. We
passed sowl y up in front of "Virgnia Row"
--pauslng lew moments in front of some of
the vlne-cIad Cottages, and looking around up.
on the sweet and inviting objects that every
where met the eye Al last We reached the
brow of the hill in front OF the Colonnades.snd
here we stood for sometime gazing will rapture
upon one Of the loveliest scenes that ever GREE,
ed mortal vision The sun had for more than
3 Isa1t es~o~aA~sss 4 IA selffiom our view.
tut still his rays shot high up the heaven, in
bars OF golden light, assuming thousand va
RED and delicate hues-Two of these bars III.
vergcd from the direct upward Course. and
stretched like rainbows across the Southern
sky, benin one of which beautiful planet
peeped out, as through rose tinted vail, as if
,nodestly blushing at her own peerless beauty.
In another direction ten thousand dancing
pencils of softened light spreading pink
coored tissue of goIden-threaded lace upon
he face OF the sky, flashed up before US, more
attractive and beautiful than the brilliant
cnrruscalions OF the Auro a Boreas We seat.
ed ourselves on the Steps in front OF the Colon
nades and here remained for sometime.
still feastng upon the enchanting and
rapturons scene before US. Twi light was
last fading away--the delicate tints that had
painted the Western sky in unrivalled beauty
vanished. The bright, broad face Of the full
moon began TO roll up in the East, and spread
her shimmering light over the ace of nature.
Before Us there lay the Lawn,and beyond the
NIL that rose with lis woody top on the other
side the stream that winds around these grounds.
smoke curled up in spiral columns from the
cabins that seemed smolhered in the rich ereei.
foliage OF the empowering trees. An undula
tory anse Of high mountains stood out agains,
The Western sky; Willie, between two sum
mlts that soped gracefully toward each other,
forming an opening to a lower point of the
horizon, brilliant and meek-eyed planet sunk
away from our view, lingering for moment
just at the point where its resplendent beauty
was shut out from our gaze. From this sea,
In front ofthe Coonnades,w I'VE SLOWLY sauntered
along Mrs. Dickinson's w alk," ON the edge of
the hill, amid the dark shadows of densely
crowded forest trees, that spread their inter
locked branches above our heads The bah
bling, linking sound Of the waters that brawl
along the stream at the foot of the hill rose
upon our ears-the chirping of thousand ip
sccrs was heard around US. but subduing 81
lence brooded over all We reIraced our Steps;
again entered the enclosure al the end of"Ba,;.
more Row" and leisureIy s,rolled around the
grounds 10 front of the cabins. The l;gbts