The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-30
ICor. Springfield Republican,
A SPICY LETTER.
"John Paul" on Saratoga, Lake
George, the G recinn Bend. md other
Things.


"Johu Paul" on Saratoga, Lake
George, the G recian Bend. md other
Things.
Charles II. Webb has resumed his
"John Paul" letters to the Springfield
Mass Republican. From the last one
we take this extract concerning his wa
tering- place experiences:
Lake George is chiefly famous for
burying grounds aud the Fort William
Henry Hotel-the conduct of the latter
largely contributing 10 the population
of the former. | arrived there (at the
hotel-not the burying ground) at II
o'clock o'night, after riding sixteen
miles on the top of an uncomfortable
coach, my legs the while twisted up un-
der my long aud lean body, in grasshop-
per fashion. A room had been engaged
for the companion of my sorrows and
myself; but on our being shown to it
four pair of boots were found outside
the door. Being opened with skeleton
key (there is many skeleton found In
that house,) 10 one was found inside;
the beds We're unoccupIed. But the air
was close, and above all there lowered
an astounding and perceptible musti-
ness, smell of old cheese. Soon after,
falling into persistent aud inpertinent
troubled sleep, was reused from
my dreams of Indians by stings and ar
rows of soms most outrageous mlstor-
tune. Striking light and an attitude,
| examined things, and uncovered and
discovered 9,999, ,9O1 q like to be exact
and particular about numbers) camGrddeS
de lit. Evidently they had been there
all winter, and intended to fight it out
on that line all summer, so, as they had
priority of claims as well as the advan.
tage in point of numbers, | wrapped up
what was left Of me in my overcoat, and
with my valise for pillow, camped the
night on floor.
In the morning we made n thorough
Investigation, and such a sight you new
er saw, aud never may you, pray heav-
en-. The mystery of the boots at the
door, the night before, was clear to our
minds at once. The body and breeches
belonging to them had been eaten up
by these terrible things-and the boots
would have been had they not been set
outside. ScoopiBg up as masy of them
(bugs not boots) as pillow case would
hold, tied up the mouth securely and
sent it to the office with cord attach
ed, bearing the compliments of room
1S4. The result was that we got anoth-
er room somewhat better than our for
mer company but the mattresses even
there seemed to be stuffed with corn
cobs aud broken crockery, and like a
tigers, dreaded the jungle of sleep
with terror; comparing notes with
Others, | find all declare that there is
not bed fit to sleep on in the whole
house.
Spring beds one might dispense with,
but why don't you put in few summer
ones! Entertainment for man and
beast" should not be construed TO mean
that the beasts are to be entertained on
the man!
Saratoga this year is the same as ever
only little more so. The opening
of Congress Hall-gorgeous caravansa-
ry, with its wide and famous corridors,
(into which you set your boots at night
and never see them again) brought
out all the McF'limseys and OFlanni-
gans, and Id fools generally who
have nothing to do and want some
place to 90 and do it in. Congress Hall
has much to ansuor for in the splendid
facilities it affords for the GIspIay Of al
fluent and eflluent folly. Its spacious
piazza and its roomy parlors are provo.
cative of promenading, and the tempta-
tion to attract attention and show of,
no matter in how ridiculsus guise,
seems irresistible to the fair vOtarIcs of
fashion. Such exhibitions one seldom
sees ia this work. day world, and never
out of Saratoga.
And above and beyond all, the pan
nier! Never saw such a sight before
(nor behind either, for that matter.)
The sylph-like maiden of the present
season is bumped like camel, and not
altogether unlike whale.
Pannier, you must know, is French
for anything that sticks out. Steel,
whaleboue, and stutfing enter into its
composition. Regular as evening sets
in, the curious and meditative guests
seat themselves in position to view the
pannier-ama.
Indeed there is much to see aud con-
siderable to learn. The Grecian bend first
att acts attention. This is achieved By
hosting the shoulders into the ear,
throwing tae chin upward, the chest
forward, and the trunk ackward, and
dangling the little hands from the
waistband like kangaroo's short fore
paws. 1t is rumOred that species of
martingale is worn to bring about the
most stylish Grecian, while Others abso.
lutely hold that sticking plaster is used
to maintain the unnatural position.
Practiced i'll the wilds it wOnld be bad
enough; bnt "oh it is pitiful near a
whole city full"
Why do not the clergy, who have so
earnestly preached against the Black
Crook, take the Grecian bend in hand
InotiSed that very many young la
dies who were not ailiug when they
came to the Springs, showed symptoms
of the Grecian soon after their arrival,
and secured it chronicaily before leav-
ing.
1t surely was put on; cannot believe
it's the natural effect of the waters. To
tell the truth, I've sometimes felt that
way myself, but generally took pep
permint for it, and get some one to rub
my stomach with warm red flannel.
Is 1t definitely settled that the Girl of
the Period must distress her color with
the Greciani Will tho coming woman
as well as the going one-wear a paT-
nieri Can nothing be done for them :
DR.. Francis F. Spring, well known