Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-07-29

July 23rd, 1859.
Much to your satisfaction, no doubt, have allowed
an intermssion of nearly week between my last and
this letter. 1t was not an intentional neglect my
part and if you regard it a blessing, am not enti
tied any credit for it, for the UU good to write
and only abstaned rom because of prior engagements
The weather continues very pleasant, and we do not
suffer hare from the effects of weather at ALL
For about hour in the middle of the day it is
times quite warm, but scarcey ever without
breeze even ten, which makes always pleasant The
nights rd|ghtfH. One enjoys sleep here, and the
only Difficult bout it is apt to sleep too much
For the pas ,e mornings have managed to get up at
five o'clock, purpose to enjoy the fresh air of the
morning and take stroll about before the sun got we'll
under way. It is easy MATTER but having made up
my mind that could do it. haze done it, and though
it is quite task, before hard, always feel amply
paid afterwards. | advise everybody to try it.
The two seasons before, when | have been here,
have tried my very best get the ladies to adopt the
habit of going directly from the dining-room into the
parlor after every meal | tried in vain however, but
this season. if they had become satisfied of the wis
dom of the advised, they Tor majority of them)
assemble there and chat and promenade and listen to the
music of the Piano just they ought to do 1t pro-
notes soclabiity and ought to be constantly kepup-
The ballroom and parlor story above the dining
room but there is flight of stairs leading directly from
the latter into the hail. dividing the two former, and
hope the fair will make constant of it, and if
they 60 the other Sex will be sure to follow
The season is very gay. Vollandts Band,' of Bal
timore-heretofore formally mentioned in my letters
make the music and the young people keep time to it
delightfully."-. There are some charming women among
thCm and though the hoops have grown some since
last touched upon that subject yet they dress with
great deal of taste and elegance and you know there
can be no more beautiful object than well dressed
woman. AS general thing they all dance WELL and
there who dance very gracefully to attract
particular attention. They have hardly yet begun to
suspect that there's child among em takn' notes.
and of they won't put their extra touches till
they find that out.
There are more bridal couples here than few It
seems to me the young people all made arrangements to
marry just at the right time to get here to spend the
summer 1t wise in them to do So and hope 9TH
ers will be equally wise in following their example.
The place is supplied with almost every thing one can
wish for fruit is scarce, and being brought from the
South commands pretty good price Peaches, for in
stance are selling at thirty cents dOZen and water
melons are dollar and half each Just about such as
selling in Wilmington at twenty-five cents a
little later suppose we shall have supplies from the sur
rounding country. Mr. Mosey has a store here which
is amply stocked with goods and among them some fifty
and sevenyfve dollar silk dress patterns. There is no
newspaper here however and he can't advertise these
fine goods and the ladies not expecting such things
be kept away up here don't think to enquire for them
Advertising is great thing for making money and the
business who don't advertise when he can has not
| learned the rudiments of success in business
A sad accident occurred here yesterday afternoon
Mr. Lenny, a clever good hearted man, who kept the
pistol gallery, accidentally shot just he about
to start out on little hunt. He had his gun in his
hand, the breech resting the floor and the muzze
pointing upward and he leaning it, when his dog,
which he was fondng, jumped on it, and striking the
hammer caused the explosion. The whole contents of
barrel lodged in his left breast and the poor fellow
died in fifteen minutes, sincerely regretted by all who
knew him.
| was over at the Yellow Sulphur few days ago. and
spent very pleasant day there The Yellow is very
sweet place. and the water is hardly inferior to any in
the mountains. The fare is superb and it is delightfully."-
quiet and home-ke There are about hundred per-
sons there two hundred at the Allegheny and five
hundred at this place. learn there are seven hundred
at the old White, forty at the old Sweet fifteen and fifty
| at the Salt
The stage line from here to the Salt and old White
is doing very fine business, and the propretors have
prepared themselves to start from five to seven stages
every day, if necessary.
/ But this letter is already longer than 1 intended it tc
be, and will therefore bring it to a close.
I GINGER BLUE.
WARM WEATHER-The Wytheville (Va.) Telegraph
says When the atmosphere feels like steam rising from
boiling cauldron, and when the sun is hot enough tc
scorch the skin buck negroes heel it will not dc
to simply say it is very warm, and stop there If you
don't believe it gentle reader, just set down and try
to write paragraph about it. Dives yourself of coat
vest, cavat collar &c, and with pen in one hand anC
handkerchief in the other, write and fight 1.-THE ies
the same time, and then you don't conclude that it
hot weather, call US no Judge.
Go without your dinner and see you don't feel happy
when it is supper time.