Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-07-31
Letter from the Orkney Springs.


t. the Editor If the Ale1andria Ga-ette:
ORKNEY SPRINGS, SHENANDOAH Co., VA,
July q, lS5S-Yesterday morning we lett
bills payable and bills receivable, with ae-
tive business, and its cars, and our quiet III
tie city, Alexandria, all behind US, and we
went whiriing away over the Orange rails as
fast as the iron horse could carry Us; then
from the Junction we move along over Ma
nassas to Woodstock-from thence we stage
it to Orkney, and the whole route is one OF
grandeur and beauty, to my mind not to be
excelled in any country on this habItabIe
globe. We reached Orkney few minutes
past eight o'clock at night, at cost of S625
from Alexandria through. Here we found
things all astir. The music st9ps-dancers
pause--social groups break up-:he Politi-
clan holds his tongue, all to see the arrivals;
then CORES the cheering salute from friends
long parted; the polite request from one OF
the proprietors to the strangers who have
Jus, arrived, TO walk 10 and register, and at
ter good wash, u nice supper, aud drink
from the celebrated Bear Wallow, we are
soon wrapped in the arms OF Morpheus, and
under two good cCyer.ils with windows all
closed j"rhink of il you who lie swe!teI-
ipy with the heat, with bricks and morta r
all around you: what change OF atm0s-
phere can be found in days travel from
home, and that too at SO small COST We
arose this morning strengthened and invlgo-
4 coll u MI n
who is here, e.. There are about sixty
boarders, with rooms reserved Tor go0dly
number more, aud AL appear TO DC enJcylnS
themselves. | consider the waters equa! 10
any III this courtry. For the dy-pepuc, the
| deDiitated Gan or woman, they are lnValua-
bic, and the cures these Springs have ettec'
ted are mos. wonderful. The waters Of
Orkney are 10 humbug. and predict that
in less than three years from this time these
Springs will be the resort OF hundreds who
now know nothing Of their healing and IN
MIGRATING qualities. | have not been here
long enough to speak Knowingly OF the fare.
Suffice it to say, the two meals prepared since
nv arrival have been all any one could
wish, but may say more about that herest-
ter. They have baud OF cOlorcd musicians,
ID L -AiSJS' ''"S'
Inducements to attract the pleasure seeke!-
aud | notice Just beside one OF the main cn-
frances to the dining room, pair Of Fair
| banks Platform Scales, winch offer al IN.
ducement to the invalid to try his weight on
arrival, and frequently during his stay
! The streams have lew trout, the moun-
tans deer and other game, and there are
many points of interest in the neighoorhood
to attract. Here too, are those who have no
desire after any of the things | have named,
who, with few irieod-, their Bible and
good books can here amid these soll.udcP OF
nature, sweetly commune with each other,
aud their aspirations point them whilst thus
they converse from nature up 10 nature S
God" Ia u few days you may hear from
me again, as | intend quite IL tour amid the
neghboring counties, miking this my head
quarters, aud when | aw sufficiently posted,
you shall hear irom me about the wheat
crop of the Valley, &c. Yours,
| 4 SUBSCRIBER.