The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-09-23

cabins and small temporary plank diunine
| ROOM We tken saw the foundation laid oil
for the DAgnikcent Hotel, which now honorl
It, aud helped With our ows bands (by way
Of sesetion) 10 rsm0ve the brush and other
obstacles from tn present foundation. The
crowd st the Rock Alum represented many
| Of tho elite from the Southern States aud ~
pesially frem Eastern Virginia. The music
was charming, By German BAad, from Bal
timore, aud tie dascing tolerably fair, bat
not equal, BY any neans, to that at the Warm,
where there Is dancing school for young
gentlemen, boys and lasses, under the control
and tuition Of Prot. Plume, who taught =
dass Or two b our city last winter. The diff
hzeaca was very marked and striking. and
exempliaed the fact fully, that if people will
dance and allow their children TO do SO, they
should be taasht in accordance with scientific
principles. We were forcibly impressed with
The elegance of style and general bearing and
deportnsnt Of master John MsChesney, son
Of Or. w. B. McChesney, If our city, and
also master T. Hops They bore Of the victory
a. danceurs and we're the admired Of EAU sd-
mirers" BOT only for their elegant and scientific
dancing in the eottillion, waltz and Fishers
Herapipe, but their marked Suaviter, in mo-
do With the fortiter, in re.
Ia justice We must say (bsfore leaving
for the mountaias), we had paid a short
visit to tie Augusta White Sulphur, long
known ~ tho Stribliag Springs, watering
place of great valae, in our own county, which
in point of medical virtue aud power has
scarcely superior anywhere. It has the un-
rivalled advantage Of having fine Sulphur
Spring . strong Ohalybeate aud an Alum
water, which by analysis is nearly similar to
the Rockbridge Alum, holding in solution
the same Ingredients, but differing slightly
in degree, in enc ortwo Of its chemical COM
binasioaA The excavation in the Rock from
which this water sepes and the Physical sur
roundings are exactly nmilsr to the Rock
Alum and its efficiency eqgsl, N all diseases
Of Strumeus OF chaoheotie Diathesis. We
found fue company there. Of over $50 visi-
to-s, some d them our patients, greatly i'm
proved, were there by our advice and who
were unable TO travel further. The gentle
many Proprietor, Mr.. Hefeifnger, ID polite
and accommodating, and kesps oae Of the
arest tables We have enjoyed for a long time
anywhere. We predict for the Augusta
White, with It's various medicinal waters, in
creased patronage aud renown. Il is rare to
ind such . combination Of health giving
fountains, anywhere, and from ito reputation
che past seasen, the worthy proprietor may
hook for large crowd in the future. II MGR
its and will receive large patronage from
the invalid and pleasure seekers. The road
is good from this place and the fine stage
coaches of Messss. Trottsr / Co., will carry
all safely with an opportunity Of seeing a
rich and picturesque country.
We neglected TO state that We left Gen.
Lee and bis vita and daughter at the Hot
Springs. We felt deeply for his good lady
in her Affections as we saw her trying to
prom;nade 10 trout Of her cottage The Gen
eral is net 50 hcshy As when saw him in Bel
lam days. We wore not at any time very close
to him, however. We did not ssek an intro I
dactioa to him aad when m opportunity of.
fred did net recognise him, even by bow
passius him, q w did other s4ransers. This
was not for the want Of das respect for him, 4
as great man and the representative Of a
just, though fallen cause, but the Hero wor-
shippers aad others, We learn, had we'll nigh
exhausted the patience of the General. In
addition, to sdd to the crueifxion and an
noyanccs on the part Of the Hero Worship
pers, and special Glass who did not crowd
around hin during the war, but who are now
always ready to play the tosdy and hunky
whom an opportunity offers; we learned that
the poor efased Lunatio, from one Of the In
sana Asylams Of. Ohio-we mean the immor-
tai ]. n, alias tbs Gypsey Lscturer-had be-
seighed him at the Warm Springs, I suppose
with the intention Of exhibiting his superaat
ural powers in Lifting the veip over the
General, and il is said that but for "she in-
serfsrencs It kind friends, at the Generals
request be would have wesrried him most
unmereifuhy With his nouomaniaesl exhibi-
tions and ny Of Il an raising tho veil"
"MEDICUS."
(O.neh.ded nsSs Resk,