The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-16
A Springs ester--Contaiaips Many
Themes.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Disnatch.l
WARx SPRINGS, BATH COUNTY. VA,
July nth. 1873.

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July 18th, 1873.
We are still in the midst OF a rather cool
term for July, yet not too cool for most peo-
pie here. We have such singular and charm
ing variations Of cloud aud rain anG sun
shine and storm that the traveller is kept in
constant admiration OF their beauty and
their often Incompatible grandeur. Such
gathering of dark clouds. such rapid and
whirling movements of threatening masses.
Of waiery vapor up and down and over tue
picturesque mountain ranges have rarely
seen. The stranger to such scenes IN the
mountains is filed with emotions he never
felt before, and is naturally disposed to
sentiments akin to devotion IN the presence
OF such manifestations Of power divine.
These "wars of the elements" the winds,
the thunders, and the dazzling lightning,
precede the copious shower, and that is fol-
lowed by the grandest rainbows ever be-
held and BY scene of conflict between &
golden sunshine and the dispensing clouds,
which produces fickleand Notwithstanding
reelection of bright light and dark shade
along the superb line Of mountain ranges.
The phenomena of storm and rain and
the concomitants generally of violent wea-
Their arc familiar to all; but those who have
never beheld them under the conditions in
which we see them in this grand and lovely
mountain region can have no just idea OF
their sublimity. No man l am convinced,
however phlegmatic and impassive, can look
upon these grand indications Of the econ
omy Of nature, rs seen here, without some
feeling of admiration-s devotional sense
of awe of the greatness, the incomprehenSi-
bic power and u2jesty of the Author OF Gre
alton. The philosopher has made his dis
roveries and given names TO things, but
they only inform him that certain phenon-
cna happen in regular order, and that GER
lain things bear certain relations to other
things. These conclusions he educes from
that grand and consistent economy which
he has patiently observed and recorded,
and there his Knowledge ends. He but bears
testimony to the unlimited power that or.
ginated and established all things. Of the
how and for what things were made, and
the Almighty Providence was ordained,
and the process by which the natural laws
are executed, he is Us profoundly ignorant
as the little child He can only say it
was the result of the Almighty will, and
might have been varied in thousand ways
and the philosopher been none the wiser.
1t is q good thing for man now and then
TO think of these wonderful manifestations,
and to feel in his heart reverence for the
Author OF all things. However often he
may have looked upon them, ifhe only thinks
that he knows no more about them after d
thousand times seeing them than he did
when he first saw them, he is wise. The in.
comprehensive Deity confines all our sense
to the simple knowledge that He is "good
and we are " blind"
| have unwittiugly fallen into this homiy
but let the reader, who can hardly be im'
pressed through my poor language, come to
the Warm Springs and see for himself. Il
H. fails to be inspired with some feelings
akin to those have described he Is made Of
more unimpressible stuff than | would like
to think enters into the composition Of any
being on this earth.
TRAVEL In THE COOL.
Let not those who intend to come to the
mountains wait for hot weather. "Trave
in the cool" and receive the hot rays in the
mountains, where the deep shade and the
grateful airs from mountain caves shield
YOU from heats eXhaustiug effects. How
s,tlocating and long. asting are the hot days
OF travel, especially to delicate women and
SICK children, whose wan features, wasted
forms, and plteous cries, in tue Journey
ui hot day in crowded car, pierce
the hearts of all kind persons. Then tea,
and wine. and toddy, and ynagrettes,
aud ice, and fans, are ~ constant demand;
along with the worry and anxiety of ltll.
tyes and friends of the distressed. Don't
wait for the bot day, but go to the mountains
in cool weather. Summer is always true.
Her hot days will certainly come, and should
they bea little delayed in unsettled weather,
there are sights and scenes in the mountains
to engage the attention that never will be
forgotten by those who behold them. From
the spacious porch of the Warm Springs
Hotel the guests of that charming place have
recently had this pleasure to such degree
that made them thank Providence for the
opportunity thus afforded them.
THE BIRDS.
We have not here your graceful and iu-
comparable feathcred vocalist the mocking-
bird; but we have the thrush, the wood
robin, the wren. the robin red-breast, aud
that caprcious and scoding creature the
cat-hrd, all of which sing more or less sweet
y. The robin red-breast matches and raises
is youn" here, and in the autumn misrates
10 gentler ATTITUDES, to return i'm spring.
They build nests about the grounds, and
there is nest 1T each end Of the hotel porch,
from which we have the robins bright salu-
tation to the early morn and his CLEARING
my notes ut sunset-a cheerful promise Of
tomorrow.
The wood-robin abounds in the secluded
places, such us dense forests and the over
arched riyuets that murmur along the glens.
Sweeter and fuller notes than his none of his
tribe can make; but they are not many.
an sure the author of Faust" modelled
ms popular lOve-song upon the notes of this
beautiful hernit-bird that SO sweetly chants
his vespers to the parting day."
But what charm to the lowlander is the
biz b. 81 i, A,.NFI
breast" lie is both useful and agreeable.
lie destroys as many insects as any other
bird, and especially is he destructive of the
white grub, whose presence meath the sur
face Of the earth he detects with unerring
instinct. Dainty food, indeed, is thi, fat
grub, and the robin plucks him forth with
delight Do you know how destructive this
grub Is 7 If you could see some Of the fields
of corn / have bebeld in Bath and Allie
ghany you would know what an enemy he
is, and why men should cherish the robin
and not slaughter him, as in large flockS he
locomotives the fields and devours the
grub. do, pray, let the robin 'pasS and re-
PASS without molestation."
LESSON TO LAWMAKERS.
/ have valuable fact for haymakers. The
great trouble with them is to get enough sun
and wind to cure tkeir hay before they put
it up, and the danger is, that before that il
done the rains come and ruin it. suppose
every year from an eighth to fourth OF tue
hay crop is either ruined or most seriously
damaged by rain. The Warm Springs farm
produces luXurant crop of grass. and hard
~ without exception large part o. 1t has been
heretofore annually lost from moisture. The
property, as your readers know, is now in
the hands of Colonel John l.. Eubank. AT.