Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-26
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ANOTHER LETTER FROM PEaEGRINA.-
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wARRENT6S, VA, July 20, 1883
1t is clearing of, after delightful rama rain
too late, fear, for the farmers but not too late
for visitors in this delightful region. who never
tire looking at the groves and valleys, and the
mountain views that here and there, as Margaret
Fuller says, give religion to the scene. What
lovely ride it is from this picturesque village to
the Springs. The read is good, and the different
points in the scenery keep you gazing from side
to side, wishing that some great river wound be-
meath the towering hills, that the sea Law oui-
city under the distant horizon Yesterday after
noon visited friend in the neg hborh hood and
from the front piazza the low line Of hills way
OF Looked as Long Island Sound does from the
same distance encouraged the delusion to nv
self; for water is all that this fine country wants
to satisfy the lover of fair prospects But YOU
cannot indulge such fancy as you approach the
springs. w hen you see the mountains their
outline is bold and distinct; bluer tban the heay
ems against which they tower, you look npon
them delighted, until some turn in the road shows
You different landscape. On You 90, until the
vast hotels before which the Carriage stops re-
mind you OF what you wish to see 1t Is some
thing to see, this beautiful place with its ave
nues of hne trees, its shady green it's MANY cab
ins, and, above all, its glimpse of the great Blue
Mountains. My first sensation was that of e1-
Heme loneliness LO king up at H. hig b porcbes
no. human being was to be seen; no one Inunged
in the pleasant walks, or promenaded in the vast
ball room IL suggested the thought of some
great, deserted convent, from which dozens of
b. autiful young nuns had been carried away,
afteE whom had gone, cruelty to find and bring
back, hardhearted though Jolly priests Then
] thought OF Goldsmith's deserted village; but
the buildings did not correspond with that
thought, and the schoolmaster did not appe,r
We walked down to the spring by which SOL
eInnly stood a tall, thin black man, Offering Won
water, lnodorons with sulphur, two umblers at
once, IN curious looking machine that he
plunged in and out Of the pool. His eyes direct
J ou to the placard which informs you that he is
slave longing for freedom, to be attained by the
generosity OF visitors. Glad to find out that he
Is not Pluto, and that We were not Immediately
to De taken where Proserpine herself conld never
lie content, we hand the dark man some change
ana turn away from the twin glasses.
Passing the empty cabins and returning to the
qu:et motel, the sun glrres upon tue unpeopled
windows, and we think we see phantons All
around MS the great trees saving something
70 each other Of their own afY,irs or ouIs az our
Ilttle ones hurry forward to look a. some other
little ones that have come ont upon the porche,
Children's voices charm away the idea Of ghosts
which always had strange charm to us We
walk slowly about this lovely place whose quiet
and apparent isolation are so attractive and we
timdly propose to West Point cadet on fnr
Tough, who is walking beside us, that we remain
for awhile to enjoy what We are there looking
upon. The long, horror-stricken yisage Of The
cadet reminds us OF our first thought of pinto
and we look round for dark river and three,
uoS. Inc CADET replies SLOWLY, with
closed teeth, Take me back to West Point
nrst" We see at once that the youth respited
for awhile from college rule, does not like what
so pleaSes US, and we order our carriage But
we scolded the cadet for his want Of taste and
unwillingly turned away from this CHARMING snot
Should any dsmoisele decide 10 try what Zen
nyson's Princess tried, (and failed in.) Warren
ton Springs must be the selected soot Vixi,ors
are now coming in but We wonder that more
are not there long ago. They would have found
what sensible city people desire-comfort, re-
pose and great natural beauty. Notwithstand-
when we made bricks in Egypt" WASHINGTON
dust Is necessity to our lungs We onIY see
the beauty OF our city when away from It. |
trust the Mayor Is well, and that the gutter. are
cleansed. We cannot stay away for frost
Speaking of politics, this is a pure a. :nosphere
here. We have only heard one man advocate
Stephen Arnold Doug lass course Are the Dem
ocTats convinced now that the Star from the first
said what he was aiming at, and what he would
do, N
Yes, the air mp here pure, though every other
man Is lawyer, and ali the Others are doctors
There Is the greatest amount of litigation al this
bar. and lawyers have way of being paid of
course Doctors thrive, too, in spite OF the good
fact. ~ "
Goodbye | must open my letters from the
Plains All Col. Munroe is entertaining the
Sioux 10 camp. l will tell you about it 70. NOR
row. iours, PEREGRINA
The OCEANIC TELEGRAPH The NAVY De
partment has received the following commupi
cation from Capt. Hudson, of the U. 5. steam
frigate Niagara, dated Queenstown, ireland
July 8, 1885
SIR: ] am somewhat mortified and dis,n
pointed to report the arrival Of the Nianara AZ
this port on the 9TH instant after three
fal attempts at laying down the telegraphic Gable
My last dispatch, OF the 10Th utimo Informed
you that the squadron Were of Plymouth barber
bound 10 the appointed rendezvous for unfit no
and running out the tele9raphic cable
During the first three four DAYS of orr nass
aye we had Gains and light variable winds: the
following eight days almost continuous gales
from the west to the sout invest. and the create,
part OF the time a heavy SEQ, when the weather
again moderated, and our vessels which had
ePsrattd during the gales, met together at the
,1.naezvous on the 18th, the Agamemnon having
n.ted about one hundred miles OF n. upper
- 'oh OF the cable IN her main hold er Turing
r,nS, which portion they were engaged in
them. 49, ~'A "heh VIC ieh III Win
on the a8th Saturday we commenced our
NON tegatb. securing the Niagara and Agameir-
tue cable and easing II down gradmanm
nuhuIea iathoms paid out from e,cb shin. ,hs
niwsei let go Dy signal and the shJns $500 "a
On their respective courses at tho ~, aH .u
iounhs OF mile the hour. When W.. 80 CO,
~ niIies anu i0I'y Iathoms, as shown hv onr
luolcator, the cable, being hauled In ill., ~ ou.
direction through the excitement or wrong
Vi one OF the men stationed by It. cangh, s
parted In the Niagara's achinery. h. anu
iog ana mist had set In soon after the sbin 10y
u. we were fortunate enough, howrve, %
= together again Ia a short time, splice lou,
1901 'ne eaoi', and separate from each other an
The Nfagara's speed st .,art,no ,y.. .h.