The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-20
FROM rHa WATERING PLACES.
Correspondents. Of the Dispatch

DnAR DISPATCH :-Reetntpg under the cock
shades OF the beautiful trses which grace the lawn
o,his agreeable place, can look back calmly and
philosophicay upon the journey thither reccllect-
log with pies all that agreeable ard Con.
graduating myself that all that was unpleasant,
inconvenient and snoying is past. Among the re.
niiniscencss not to bn forgotten are those OF the
Warm Springs, which, In the language of the res
porter, were without a single occurrence to mar
their pleasure. The kind dispositions OF the pro
ptieors-the bland and oblieiog attentions go like
civililies) of their superintendent MR. SPEEGLER
The superior fsre Including the excellent venison
ard not forgetting the exquisite venisop steaks with
current jelly which form of the side dishes st
dianer-the luxurious and Incompatible bath The
happy valley and the grand mountain view 50 ad-
mirahe to all bsholders; but 10 me posseesing az
added ard tndescribabe charm-persousl consids
erstions-'here, with the pleasant society OF the
place afforded for me enjoyment exceeding that
of auY other place. Did you any OF your reBd-
ers, my dear Dispatch, ever chance to fall 10 with
co'eria of "crpples" vuleariy spesking but more
| politely. gentlemen suffering from disabilities OF
one kind and anoiher, which require them to some
ext nt of the advantages and pleasures of locorno
tionf If you did not you have no idea whats
hsppy one Il is Indeed epeak the truth
These persons derive Infinite pleasure from IS.
socison win each other They are relieved By tell
ing one another of their ailments and how they
came about what remedies they have tried, and
with what success Each several Invalid can tell
every other OF a remedy that might be OF sdvan-
tsge 10 bi5 csss; ard when the round of couvsrses
E6sP Interesting tDptcs Jn6 ceases
III Is renewed at every mastiDeD then comes up
the fund OF auecdote and humor, With which those
whose almost only source of amusement Ia CONVEX
sation, are wont TO store their minds. Their pay
sical irfrmiies but wbst their wits, give pquancy
10 their manner of tai ing joke and adds jast to
ther relish for the bon mots of their companions
LET me commend you TO such circle. II you
a. Kind hearted, as em sure you are, you de-
rive pleasure from an amiabe synpa'hy with toe
afflicted, and irquirine irto ,neir daily Improve
msnt under the benefit of bsfbiDg 10 the Spring
of Strength" | had the pleasure to observe
decided change for the better which took place 10
several, and could but be present at the rsuaion
AT the Warm before the close of the season, have
little doub, shou bs able TO join my friend
Cru'cier and others of his now lame companions
In o'd Virginia Reel |"
But had TO part from all these not To- be-for-
gotten things and personalities, and did 30 with
reluctance; watching inteEfly every object dear
TO memory Bs 1t lessened to the View The soil airy
beach tree which stands In the ceatrs Of the gap OF
the Warm Springs mountain overlooking the vale
as some tuteiar deity and The flag lying from 'the
rock =" seemed to wave parting adeu as our stage
swept down the last hill from which they could be
seen.
We soon reached the Hot Springs, distant FIVE
miles from the Warm which is located 10 gorge
gap OF the mountain that on It's westsso side
bounds the valley in which she Warm Springs are
situated The All Healing is two miles further at
the Junction of another gap with the same valley
and the streams from the two springs form Cedar
tributary of the James. The scenery at the Hot Ia
naturally rugged and bold and has been very little
Improved by art. / visited two Of the baths
There are several. In those Waited, were cots
and blankets for putting the bsthers through the
spe0ting process Baths, understand, by a com.
biua.ioa OF cold and hot spouts. can be had of all
degrees of temperature from 81 TO lO6. Putting
my hE nd under the hot spout, | concluded that to
enter the bath bodily would be next to being par
boiled. Ii Is not surprising that the old Dutch wa
goner should have come to the conclusion after
dipping his bucket in the Hot spring. that hell was
not more than mile from 1t !
At the Hot our cavscsde OF i've coaches, well
losdeo, was reduced TO four, by q closer packing
of the passengers, and We took our departure a.
near the dining hour, to 60 twsnty.ts0 nailes 10
Csllihan's to dinner 1t was certainly very
agreeable reflection that dinner and supper were
likely to come together, and the consequent saving
OF one mesi was IN economy of the purse utterly
incompatible with the internal bodily economy un
der ,he stimulus OF the moun.sin air and stage
travel
Itwas half past six before we reached Calihsn's
after . hard days travel passing st just the right
tims to dine at Woodard's popular hotel at Jack
sons river, which a sad tantalizsriop of our
sppstites. At CGlihsn's, the dinner-supper was
cooked Ia Q hurry and came In half done; SO with
keen appe,ites we found our cake all dough Cal
ihsn'sis famous place and In approaching 1t Our
hopes we're high but learning that the genius
which gave Ii = name, no longer presided over 1t,
VS. had our fsars too and we parodied Calihan's
song thus:
Han, Han C.-Calihsn.
Has new master-got new man.
tits due to Calihans TO say that the raao material
of our meal good enough; but we hsa the
opportunity only of testing 1t 10 that condition
Wearied and broke down, with ladies to take
Of and children too, the passengers begged the
driver to remain all night at Calihans, rather than
go on TO abe White Sulphur, where, from all &C.
counts thSre was no hops of getting a place for
shelter rest. But the driver said his du,y was
plain and unavoidable, and that was 10 20 on So
of we started and Travelled two miles to Dlxon's
where the drivers change, and there the new driver
swors he would not 40 back to the White Sulphur
from which be had juss come. This put the pas
sengers to swearing, and before they were through
they had damned tie driver In all his relations
public and private He was threatened with a
pub icasion iu Roman, Isalics, small capitals and
capitals; and those columns-more frightfu th an
horse foot and dragoons-were held up In terror
before him, but to DO purpose. He was driver
with right short leg. On that he planted himself
on bis reserved rights. and to prop himself
firmly in his resolve he thrust our his left hook as
much as 10 say" in hoe siSno rinces." Short leg
was invulnerAbe In head or heel to the srmory
which had been discharged at him He cared
nothing tor print, for newspaper columns, or for
the just opinion of "a discriminating public" He
knew them not, and feared them not. Firmly
planted on his underpinnioes, he simply damned
bis eyes If would 60 to the White Sulphur, and
there was end on ii.
manning at Cslihan's had been denied US, and that
We must be forced to put up ct Dixon's But &c
there alternative, we submitted to what was
really outrage We had q toiefable nish.'s rel
end toIarabis breakfast in ths ming land
lord making up for asy defect in the fare by grstu
tous exhibition OF three splendid rsttlesnakes We
were aware of the extsnt OF his liberary until
we had viewed the sna.sa and the box had been
locked, when discs vsred the lid label run
ming thus 3 Rdtsl snaks to be for sents he'd "
They were SUPERB iookisg animals and ratified K
csssively for US They wero of light SLATE color,
with dusty loosins sposs Another kind have seen
10 black, with pale reoish Aofs.
We reached the w bite Sulphur early In the FORE
noon, where we found ourselves In awful predic
amsnt We were very brusqasly asked. upon arri-
vIsg, What party 10 this pa SOFT of question we
did lot az sil understand Isuppose there some
thcg cs bslistic about it, pndersood among
bic people st the White Saphur We were sOon
siyen 10 know in pretty plain and unvaInshea style
that th sse was place TO lie cit, stand to
hang by the coller-a piece of information 1 cared
Lot tuppeny about, except for q dilemma IN which
vas piscod / destined for the Salt Sulphar,
aad could nos got of uatii the next morning had
30 sort of desire 90 peitske OF the splendid misery
OF that watering pisce-Iendsred miseTabls By the
utter iscapsciiy OF the place TO accommodate the
vast tnrong ~nish crowds upon IL. Turning the
stage about, tried "nastin's" a. 1t 10 called, and
shen "Dfy Creek"-both within half miis of this
op1ng, and both part of the White Sulphur con-
Germ. Al DRY Creek dete, mined to take my chance
aithoueh thete was ne offering Our TRUNKS were
pat ou snd We took quarters in the psrlor We goi
eooa olnner and Major AsDERsoN manager of the