Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-07-14
AS AuuslNG LErrEn PROM SARATOGA sPRINos.

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Saratoga Springs, dated July 9tt' from ~hi'"
VIC take the following extract;
Nv very coming here was ominous' as nav
ing left New York on the 4th OF July, the Teuo-
: snection of my trip seems nothing but a nae
o,,s frcam-a confused medley of rowdcs, fre-
men. drunken men, hooting boys, comoa ,l'
+ fire.crackers. and u general hulla0aioo. oh
reaching here StrOve in vain for some recos
milton of rural aSpectS-went through PISe1i
street to the LIMITED States, found gas anu al
tho onpliances Of metropolitan comfort except
Ing a want of bell in my room SAID room
,iSht he called small severity box, 80 cho
led up with small table, small bedstead, small
l,,,shstnnd and small wardrobe, together win
tbe inevitable rocker, that it was Impossible 10
turn round without barking my SIMS at ever!
movement There being no bell, as alreaay
mentioned, was obliged to dress lh the u "ih
aud fifteen minutes only being allowed for that
.operation, found it of course, insufficient, ann
came down late to very unsatisfactory tea
eli my own fault however as I'd no business to
he born in a fast country. Very few people
here, so sat the pinzza aud smoked III
heard a very deep bass clock toillng the
bonr-counted first ii, then i in different
Iev mn TO 22-then % in a different and high
er key to 33-then 81 in still higher key up to
4t-began to be alarmed, as 40 o'clock now
struck and went on in a squeaking tone TO
81 Here it Stopped--at % o'clock ITS
HIGH time to go to bed This singular time
of night might be explained on the very
ignoble hypothesis that was so nsht
that heard quintuplc instead of donble, tue
usual phenomenon attending thatstate described
by the word slight" but the true solution Of
the m ystery was the fact of five different clocks
telling the hour and all so well-bred that each
waited till the other got through before com
mencing to give his evidence OF the passage OF
time 1iem.-Time docs pass in Saratoga nor
Al. ft1nf /
In the morning made second, though very
vain attempt to discover some evidences OF being
in the country by looking out of my window.
had a magnificent prospect-of reaching the
country if | chose, but not of being there al
ready. This prospect consisted in the induce.
Inents held out by row of ticket offices oil
nearly all the railroads in the United States.
/ was informed, on going to breakfast, that it
was the custom of the country to go before eat
ing said breakfast to what they called Congress
Spring" aud drink the waters. 1t Is enough 10
say that did so. arrested my steps to the
breakfast room and went to the spring hrst II
was my first-it is my last-attempt to perform
any similar feat. | witnessed several cretinS
so misguided us to drink of it abnndantly, but
nature was too strong in me to initiate their ex-
ample regret that the only beautiful oasis
of Saratoga lies around that spring; but have
fi1TorhefP RPnBflee 10 pass through that fright
cacy forbids me TO mention the result of my
foolish attempt to follow the customs OF the
country; but | may add, those results were
frightful in their nature.
passed my day in looking in the jewellers
windows and in sauntering about, dcyourcd with
eAHWi. But in the evening the moon came out,
and wandered, cigar in hand, towards the TN
dian encampmcntn The approach to it is by
a hill, and at length saw some country. On
the left of this hill stretched open undulating
country, fairly revealing in the light of full
moon. The quiet scene, only enlivencd by the
chirp of the cricket, had soothing effect ON
the Senses just then the organ iii u neigh5or
ing Roman Catholic church broke the silence,
and the solemn accompanying chant OF the
singers added to the intensity of the effect.
would have delivered myself up gladly to the
romantic impressions crowding on my soul, had
lit not been for the peculiar aroma Of the paddles
which came streaming through the open win
dows of the church, to say nothing of the dozen
dogs barking and swapping at the calves of the
notwithstanding stranger. The result was,
that my romantic impressions were so consider
ably modified that returned to the hotel with
perfect conviction Of the truth of that saying,
there's no rose without thorn;" undreSed
myself in disgust and went to bed in despair.
The truth is, that if anybody visits Saratoga
for pleasure he, she or it will be disappointed.
1t is only fit for cretins or invalids; in other
words, it is n remedial institution, and that's all.
am assured by physicians that the lives of
bon riCGnts are here prolonged. The waters
carry off the carbon that has been accumulating
in the system during the winter and prepares
them for another winters campaign. ldiOtic
young men and coquetting girls may derive
some little entertainment in going through the
ordeal of what is called Irritation, but for other
than remedial purposes, to persons of strong,
healthy minds, at least Saratoga is a nullity.
o. L.