New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-12
SARATOGA.
,,,, .pp,ycs AND THEIR VISITORS.

cruFTFRY-THE GRAYEsTONE fho"i-h''''
ryRou AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TUE ihpOs"I
SARATOGA, July IA. L. stewart arrived va,
800 o.,erdav The news that am here Leaked ou'
N0 >, - - ,vould have thought It could, and wealth.
49,, 90 coneregate I suppose the Shah OF Persia VIII
- ,r.,o,pg along next. Considerable exoite"o"'
nos already been caused by this possDhty-tho 'oe
ladies' humping at the conclusion that MS sn'Pp"s -"
ios homo gives earnest of his intention W en'oi '
t,,,non,al market after civilized manner-are
a,rhouIino their wardrobes with Jealous care Inc
hotel proprietors have already determined that 'hey
iii allow him 10 kill all the chickens that are used
about their establishments II he will down into the
kitchen and not interfere with the cook while doing H.
and they have itacised the clause In their prnted
regulaons" which declares that they are not respon-
sibe for money ard jewels unless deposited at the
office for safe keeping. Among the "hep" the story
that no gives 5000 TO DO distributed among
tho servants OF every house where no puts
up, causes the widest anticipation. They are
all busy with pencils cipherng out how much this sum
will give to each and already numerous quarres nave
occurred between the walters and the beboys as to s
proper allotment Yesterday spoke OF the long, long
Dew" zig he so very tall then :" asked one OF the Ia
dies evidently thinking referred to the Shah by inc
wa wish Won would instruct the unintiaed public In
the proper pronunciation OF that title some maven
"Pshay Z" while others burst In on your meditauons
with Shay" conveying the impression that ne Is put
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comes or not Mr. Stewart is here, and VIII undoubtedly
ote long STAY as he owns the hotel. and 1t is not
nrobable that they charge him much for board shal
AJAX him AT the first opportunity why ne put the cotbes
hooks so high on bedroom walls whetner IL was DC
cause be ia interested in seeing drygoods wen up euu
shall for the consideration OF his astute bus
mesa mind whether he considers 1t good pocy 10 put
things so high TO be out OF the popular reacn ANU
gether. $500.
10
IN Dite Of ts sprngs 1t IL compulsory on either
visitors or residents 20 drink the waters though the
hotel men try 10 force t them by advancing the pce
OF drinks both plain and mixed, to about uouo'e Ne"
York rates-this state upon hearsay' oniy-Dut IL II
noticeable that most people stand the arn ana 90 not
adopt the alternative Alternative. DO not understand
me as desgnedly casting reproach upon these waters
far be II from me to attempt TO prejudice any one
AGAINST beverage which in addition TO being ineXpen-
awe has performed some OF the most remarkable cures
on reoord-a which may be mentioned the curing
OF hams wboh wero found incurable by any pher pro
cess perish my pen frst sooner let TINS page wilmer
and the ink fountain dry upl Bnt must honestly con-
fss that prefer claret with my meals 10 these waters
and have tried them ALL faithfully have drunk them
al all hours and under all conditions on going to bed at
night and on getting up the morning; have even
cot I'D in the night to drink tem for whatever is worth
doing at all IL worth doing well. have drunk them
before meals az meals, and after when people suVsed
me 70 drink them and when they did Mt In the Few days
that We been here have actually drunk enough OF the
water to run gris miat any rate sufficient 10 anord
excellent dammng facilities. You could near inc
wheels OF nv vitality within humming and whirring
ominously like the oyerwrought works OF some busy
,nanufactory And what the RESULT On attempting to
retire within myself, is custom when surrounded
by light, frivolous crowd, got nearly drowned am
but the shadow OF myself, when bsllooned out
rot up bouGan<," the women say-by this porten-
tous inhibition aud then I am merely a dropslcai
delusion. creep feebly about and interchange weak
Jokes with valetudnaans. Do you complain that there
is no humor in these letters There is no humor left IN
me- not a single humor. L feel myself on the brink Oh
,ad poetry lust trembling the OF Inflated prose
now understand how " Warwick" was wrought; how
"Hotspurp happened. "Beulah." "Macara," st.
Elmo"all we're written while the authoress was so
journing at mineral spring
But as I was remarking. than drenchng the stomach
after the fashion practced here can imagine no dssi-
patton more hurtful; it 20 me that 1t must be
akin to tho vice OF crbbitng in the equine race and
analogous effect. Upper confesses to have caught
the bubbe-and-squea Of his inspiration at German
spa Certainly had it been intended in the economy OF
nature that should assume the functions OF white
oak barrel he would have been furnished with funnel
in leu of a MOUTH no ingenious sopvslve would have
been Get in the human throat am an anger that
does Mt trouble the waters much
On getting up the morning there Is general STAN
pede for the springs where the consultations Of the DIP
pers reign in the ascendant until high noon. receiving
no other pay than the gratuties given by tho guests
These fellows-Great and Lte-are kept actively en-
poyed; and little courtesy is shown by one guest in the
matter Of helping anothernone seems inclined 10 risk
the ncurrence Of by putting glass to his neigh
boris lips suu eque plainly the ruleeach for
his own II would move your being with the the lever
OF astonishment slimyoung women pouring down
tumbler after tumber OF watertte wonder that their
taper waists are NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. five or six in
rapd succession, without much wnkinS loosen
ing stayace You tremble for their safety; the
80 in view OF the fact that hoops longer contribute
10 the strength OF the structure before you.
Having filled One's self the top OF the throat, 1t is
then the exact ston stavng round the Congress
Spring grounds two three times, like quarterhorse
And then to breakfast-with what appetite you may
The main points OF interest about the Congress sprn
grOunds-Owned in fee simple by my good friend
Johnson-are tho deer and the statuarY The deer
the most human deer that trotted four feet
may be that they have picked up human habits from
constant association with the race for they born
and bred where they AS insta nce in point
visitors very frequently bring down cakes and candy
feed them 30 tame they that they will from
the hand. My little girl. Paulins, had taken a great
fancy to one OF the younger deer The proprietor had
told her that she could call hers. She brought deli
cacies daily until the deer gazee had to know and
love her we'll and cheer her-not being able articu-
late human hurrah-with its soft black eye But one
morning It happened that she had cakes with her,
However, she called the deer, and lac to her as
usual.
"Dear Deer. pretty little Dear" she said, fondly
caressing his black muzze. See papa, how he loves
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But the gentle creature had by this found ont
that she had nothing him to eat, and the heels OF
of this discovery at her with Of his fore
feet as spitefully aswe human creature, prize
fighter, say, could have done.
Now the little girl has a soft black eye, too backer
| by far than the deer's
Perhaps you think there was no human nature about
that demonstration, Listen. Some yearsago a wooden
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