The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-30
'oRREsroSDEscE OF rHr D1srArcH.

1 BIFcf iutOfmtuH you tu8b i 4m In good health
and hoping these few lines may find yon enjoying
the same blessing" Letter writer q v From
indications in this part of the world imagine Won
have reason to complain of crosnd a. every
body seems to be coming this way. 1t In one con
| ISOLATION you have in THU hot weather that paonle
are thinned out and you have more breathing room
have never seen such multitudes at this time In
| the mountains / hear the company at the Rock.
bridge Alum estimated at GOO, and the number OF
persons at the Warm, the Hot and the Healing are
unprecedentedly large at this time of the season.
AT the Warm on some nights there is great diff
| Guilty in slowing away the passengers. The COM
pany is so large that the room left for those who
| take only nights lodging and proceed onward, Is
NOT sumcient to quarter the very large number
| tnat arrive. For several evenings while was
there from six to eight coaches arrived densely
| packed inside and out
| The stages must be doing fine business but /
| never saw 30 large atravel 30 systematically and
comfortably transported BY stages The agents are
very obgiug, and the teams are fine and are work
ed under rules and regulations showing a commep.
dable consideration for them
It's beautiful sight to hehold the long line of
stages as ihey reach the top of the Warm Springs
| mountain At night, with their lamps burning
brightly One after another they come in view and
commence the rapid descent of the mountain. As
they run along the finely graded road upon the
mountains side, their lights are sometimes hidden
by the foliage, and again displayed a; open places
by which they seem to fit as birds of fire
Illustrated you may be sure IN the Warm
Springs Bath, the most beautiful and the most de
| lightful pool my eyes ever beheld
The Warm Is very comfortable place and IA
admirably kept Every body that stops there
praises the management and the fare.
DR.. GoODE, at the hot, has more than his vorted
| company, aud his usual number OF lame halt and
diseased guests His hot spout is as hot as ever,
and continues to soften and relax the rigid and
contracted nerves and sinews of the invalid
The Healing is increasing its reputation for its
! curative powers, and is kept by very gentlemanly
proprietors.
1 do not know whether will this year reach the
| fashionable Mecca of the mountains, the White
Sulphur Springs 1t is already pretty full, and the
fashionable array, understand, is more extrava
CANT than at any former period One lady, l learn
who is determined, if silks. mouslins and laces and
trains, and furbelowa, and founces can complete
her charms, that they shall not be wanting, has
| arrived at the White with seventy FIRE new
| dresses Hoops are most expansive. The
ladies are monopolizing all the space, and how
crowd is fullest can hardly imagine The gentle
fair-Go cd bless them borrowing free soil idea
are extending the area of freedom" for them
| selves. in practical and effective mannerl If
they extend it much further a serious revolution
must be wrought in social life aud in architecture
The doors will have to be widened and the parlors
made larger The social circle of private parties
must necessarily be greatly diminished in numbers
| and consist of few bellies, whose hooped skirts
will take up the area of the parlors with the
ception of the small spaces they unavodably leave
vacant in which few satillites of the lovely be-
| ings in the centre Of those circles may be permit
| ted to group themselves, bOwiEg obedience and
kissing their hands to the objects of their admra
tion whose are too far off admit the expires
| sion of the devoted sentiments entertained for
| them, except in tones so loud as to be heard by
| those for whom they are not intended. beg leave
to suggest these difficulties to the in eligert ladies
| who, although am not young, / adore. 1 trust
they will not carry the fashion any further. Those
| hoops standing out from their fair forms like
the rings of Saturn, are keeping off the ruder sex
| too far. own that they should be made to OBJ
| serve respectful distance; but there Is no Occa-
| sion to push them away so very far with these
| hoops as to make any thing under a whoop in
audible. If they must extend the periphery of their
| drapery, in the name Of mercy let them do some.
thing avoid the of the evils that must fol
low: that of driving their poor worshippers out OF
sight of the beamng lights that shine from the al
tars of their eyes! Let me suggest that they have
clasp in each hoop at the side, that tbey could
unclasp and admit within the magic circle any IA
| vorite to whom they may be disposed to give au-
| dience--that they May then hear their voices un-
strained in all their sweetness and gentleness and
have fair view of the delicate lovely tinted skin,
and bright eyes which ilumine their angelic faces
An arrangement like this would convert the hoop in
to blessing 1t would keep off nruders and enclose
within its precious ring the fortunate and favored
the blessed individual on whom the queen that In
habits it bestows the delicious mark of her respect
| and admits to audience the most grateful that
|
| clasps! think must go on te the White and
| suggest this desirable reform
| Did you ever observe the penchant of men for
| snake stories? 1t is predominant trait of hu
manty. Let dozen be talking in group and
nobody listening, and let of them start snake
story with toerabe act at story telling and forth
with every will stop talking and all, with one
accord, will listen to the snake story. There is
| something mysterious in the relation of man
towards the snake, and our interest in what
ever relates to that dreaded reptile is enhanced
by our religious education, in which we learn that
the serpent beguiled our first mother, and in
| which we taught, in the impressive language
of holy writ to know that the serpent will bite cur
heel and that we shall bruise his head. / consider
it religious duty to bruise the head of every one
that meet, save the black snake, which ia not
poisonous, and which kills all other snakes can
tell you pretty good snake story.
| A citizen of Richmond, once upon time, cross
ing the Blue Ridge, came upon rattle snake,
which q rare thing for him to see, and being
desirous of obtaining his rattles, he leapad from
his gig and killed him-takiDg particular pains 10
mash his head with a stone He Immediately set
about tearing away the rattles. when to his mex
pressible horror, a. he held the tail of the snake
his head flew round and struck him on the back
of the hand! Some minutes of intense anxiety
ensued, which subsidized upon finding that the head
| of the snake was bruised that his fangs were
not at his command, aad the skin of his hand had
not been broken! 1t was shocking incdenti
will conclude by telling yon of rare landlord
Il
up to his house and found hiul-a large red faced
gentleman who was evidently one Of the best Gus
TONERS of his own Outstanding at his door He
was loosely clad In sack coat, pants and shirt the
latter with only few buttons, none OF which
were in use. lie very joviaiiy and cordially IN
vited the ladies' in walk in ladies'" said be
make yourselves at home-go where You please
Gentlemen go yonr ways and take care Of your
| selves as you are able to do" One gentleman
stepping up, said they wanted drink, aud inquir-
cd could he give it theml He replied in maud
| lin manner, with blended earnestness and good
humor: II have got some whiskey gentlemen, but
it is the d-dst rot gut you ever saw. 1t lis pisin
Il have been drinking some of 1t this morning, and
| az you may perceive, it has made me drunk al
ready wouldn't advise you TO drink it-so 20
away from me and take care of the ladies. Gen
| tlemen would give 1t to you if you insisted; but
you had better not It's no drug with me-there Is
bu, little of it-and If else viii drink II will
/ Ihave sent to Alexandra for fresh supply,
and I'm fraid it won't arrive before this d-n bad
/ whiskey gives out. Gentlemen. / trade horses
when I'm sober; but this whskey hasn't given me
| an opportunity lately. I'm good judge OF
| horse too, when not drunk-Im postmaster too'
here gentlemen; but It's big things Of an ONCE
entire receipts postage stamps and all, for six :
montls only sixty-two and half centa Agent =,