Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-31
Letters fronA Rawley Springs.

the pleasure Of seeing your paper the other
day, and in it letter from tits place. evidently
written by Virginiau, and one OF the genus
homo" Now, wuuldu you like to have let
Ter from one who Is not "a \lrglnlau, and who
belongs To that sex to which MUD Is not al
loved? but wlthal sometimes sees mure tnan
uan, with all his mind. We'll, l Won bore you
with the ott-described journey, but Will imagine
YOU already here.,> Ious arrived last night
ruzz ed our good hosts head-grleved his kind
heart aud shocked his ideas of Virginia hospi-
tality-otteu shocked OF late-wheu. alter all his
puzziup, YOU are provided with the best ac
.mmodauuus he can g,ve-a mattrass on the
floor. All this you tell me this morning, With
the addition: you had not expected such
crowd al Rawley. let lie tell you, L answer
with a wumar's pride of, for once, possessing
superior knowledge, 'Rawiey Is TOW, coiu
parauveiy speaking, doing better than any of
Your Eirpinia Spriugs" With the exception
If the "Grceubrier White, 1t has mOre
guests, and as far surpas>es the hlte, III
lare and attention, as the water for tonic, sur
rasses rain water You expect me TO tell you
who is here-du you? aui all the gossip OF the
place? Graver uatters, virtue o water, &c.,
YOU will Obtain irvm meu, but wumau must gus
SID. This Is something new 10 NE: although Il
wuluau but as | am al outsider aud know uot
thost. Of whom | shall speak. L Will give the
IMPRESSIONS certain people and things nave
madr On an old woman who perhaps sees aud
hears more than Il ucauu tor brr filrlauors'
of course, there have tech. Let mc sho" You
the belle: tor If having Innre ueu constant,
with one constitutes a Uciic. such She Is Sne
comes trou towards the settling SUI. aud c"lh>
the beaux, with ali the gush AuI mean moth
lug boiduesss OF the Western GIRL which makes
the sweet luudcst daug hIer Of YOUR State, staud
aua>hed Little they Know how, TO older eyes,
that atashmcut aioruS them, aud how rchucd.
pure auu geutie, they seem the Perfection o1
Wumuuluud- Wumtu that would make h;ppy
husbands aud huuIcs. aud grace any position
ID which they might be placed. We're
Young man, | would seek my wife III lrglula,
and il possible hud her auld The charned circle
here. Perhaps, as some cJue trom Your city
aud some from the capital, should DahIc
Them but | have an OLD wUlIlau aUhurrthce III
seeing young girl : name III prlnt-sufnce II
To say, Alexandria seuus Us "a wee modest
crimson tipped flower; WHOM to see Is to loTc.
Another, she Senis, vi whom 1t hight we'll bc
said: Il would that NY horse had the speed
of her tongue, but who never dcsccnds TO
the speech uuknd, u>Iag her gilt tor the
pleasure of all, the Frightening aud cheering u
the sick, upon whom She cumes as i suup am.
and the entertainment Of all who eau spcId auy
time with her Others. A,rxuudrla seIds: VINO
deserve aud but iur space, should have honpr
able mcution. Your Guy has done vel, doub'y
we'll. for she furnishes uore than her quota vi
beauX.
For the embodiment OF graceful. agreeable
| ladies' we point To Rlchmnud deputatlnn
| They have all pleased this old lady aud she
! Ct. 4 In. - 4 h
| bearing and app, aIaucc betting crown. con-
! biuei with a gtutic graclol>Iu;S Of manner
| that we're she uueeu. would Inakc Lcr beloved
| Of her subjects.
| Maryland seuds Some fair daughters. one ui
WHOM, alas tor the hopes of the beaux l. uu-
! der promise of marriage. or hers lively and gry.
gentle AID rrined. prove Maryland aud |lr'
| gIua truly To be sisters. Washington Is well
represented. while Louisiana furnishes u with
| the r0mqncr VI the Sprug>. In few words
| the subjects both young aud vel. looking: she,
| an iuya.id. una Die to leave her room: he rich,
| and diScousulate TO rule. Sometimes he will
company his sister in future, to the ha,I
room, Blu, dancing he has atj lrvd till his l1y
love be we'll \ bride We have, Of curse Why
is it these persons will make tha!n>eIvcs -
kuown now days? Why sit apart, wlrh eye
90 eye and never word TO pass thrlr lips. a
| if all their:agreeability had been expended be
fore the wctd ~ day? Twas MT - in nay
young days. Are the times better or worse
That old lady sitting OVER there would say bet
ter : 10 most decided tone. She. i, a woman 5
rights advocate. spiritua.l>r au emrracvr OF
all the new aud to NE dreadful 'i>lDs. she i
from W.. clever woman. 6ne mind: It's sad
to see it SO ul>us,d Sne is the eccentricity Of
the place. aud the universal w"Lder is, docs
| ~ba Siop t,lEI,p WHEN SIptDS'
| Here of course. We have the invalid specl-
men, who delights each day to describe every
pain aud ache, talk of all the ills that flesh Is
heir TO, and discuss the merits Of the water.
Iu passing. let me say, this, of.all Others seems
The place for the invalid. All is done for
| comfort, all attention given AMI nothing seems
| too much trouble for the sick, aud DIR. Eyster.
who is both kind and clever, takes toe deepest
interest 10 all bis patients. That knot of men
in the corner are the politicians Of the place.
Day after day are discussed the relative merits
of the two G's All seem auicable, however.
so far as l can judge. and the ''oId white hat
seems TO have it all his own way here.
| had heard much of a FirginIau's native
love of politics, but never before SO realized
it-perhaps because | never before saw such
young men, take active part in them. as the
ones to whom my attention has been directed
here. saw two young men sitting 10 this
group that | would have supposed would have
found much more Of interest in the parlor.
The elder of the two, elder by ten years he
looked, though young, was discussing the
pros and cons of his being in Congress next
year-he being candidate for Congress from
this'county. The other, who appeared to me
mere stripping, beardess bny, was talking
with his elders upon the grave topics of the
present day. with an earntStness aud firlnness
that showed not only he knew Of what he
talked-but that his whole MUD was alive TO
the importance Of the question. and his whole
heart devoted to Virginia interests. There
was au honesty about the boy that pleased me,
and | asked what part Of Virginia laid claim
to him. | was answered alexandria claims
him as her delegate to the State Legislature
Though astonished, was glad Of it, for he
seemed like one who would be true to any inter
es, cpn6ded to him, aud OF such Virginia now has
need But you tire Of an OLD woman parru!-
ty aud will torbear. Olly one word to au-
other c|ass-tbe children-dear to every wo-