The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-01

1.-The Jordan Alum IN search OF rest md rect.
Operation preparatory TO the approaching
canvass, which heintends to open soon. apd
I'd conduct with great viHoF Ia every portion
of the district 4 Everyw here on.the iipe ihe
was cordially greeted with such expressions
as :. Hy, Goy'nor s;;s Hello, Gdr'nor y" y; and
.Wsy, Ex-Governor Walker, how do! you
do2Hs His replies were cheerful and courte-
Gus. and he received every assurance OF q
warm and hearty support In Louisa and Han
over, through which we passed.
THE USUAL scESE
at Gordonsvilie was varied by the following
episode: "Aunt" Martha Webster, p mid.
dle.aged female, was seated on one OF the
"iiatforms" with stock ia trade, to wit:
One "watermillion," one "mushmiliion,"
aud small tobacco caddy full of eggs ajest
done laid" She was waiting patiently, even
complacently, for a customer, when youth.
tul freedman, with utter disregard for the
law in the case, jerked up the watermelon
aud started of with it. But Aunt Martha
had her weather.eye skinned on him. and
went for him By telegraph. Now that caddy
was of a size to just dit Aunt Martha's foot,
and she would doubtless have caught the
thief, but her foot cine ker.slap down upon
the eggs, and her attention was thus divert
cd at a very inopportupe moment. s'Dar,
now," exclaimed the old lady /" dar 60 my
watermilion, dar so nv nice fresh eggs, aud
no,c what gwine do ?" Looking for some
time at the mushmiiion," she finally said,
resignedly: swell, eff mus mus" and
without more ado proceeded to cut open
and mas!icate the remairs Of the once pros.
porous and promising establishment.
At Alton we were met by quite number
of the visitors from the Mountain-Top House,
with whom the arrival Of the train is quite
the event Of the day. They told us that they
had bad charning and prosperous season.
Variety Springs looked as CAV and as print.
tive as ever. nestled on the hillside beneath
the railroad. and a harper and a fiddler en-.
tertaped the passers.by. We missed the
darby with his banjo who "filied up" the
oand when last we passed through.
MILLBoRo'.
AtMilboro' We found Colonel Yarbrough,
of the Crystal Cnalybcace Springs, head over
heels in business. The cold weather was
driving many Of the timid ones back to the
city. and rs his house is the ''ail-night
house" Tor the returning travellers, he was
chock-ful. He keeps an excellent establish
ment, and the wearied traveller bleSseS his
were shown the stage Tor the Bath Alum
upon which we were 10 ride, and as is our
rule we proceeded TO inspect our driver.
He was a good-looking, hardy fellow, but
returned our greeting with look of utter
indifference. A bad prospect, sarely, but
when q gentleman came up afterwards and
yelled at him until he was hoarse his appa-
rent impolitetie>S was explained.
rr;,n trunk
was yelled.
"What :" was replied.
"Don't forget that lady'S trrtnk!"
"Drunk. you say. Well, all got to say
is cf he's drunk he can't git on this stage.
Gelang!"
Turning to US with this assurance: "Fm
goin' to take ye along jest as fast as l kin,
be started his team and sped of quite
gaily. Whenever his team Jagged be made
no Use Of his whip, but pursuing his lips he
let forth a sound that partOok of whistle, q
hip, and boys call for his dog. | cau't
spell it: | can't describe it. and | can only
call it an aslhmatic whistle, which, however
amusing and puZZiiug it was to Us, was GER
tainly inspiring to his team.
AS we travelled on I es$ayed converse
ton with him.
"You say your name is Dame. ANY kin
to John?"
"Ye-es. Fawty miles every day, back.
erds and forrards. Fawty miles. Some
times heap o. baggage"
you du'nt understand me-"
"Ye-es. Off lead horse mighty lame some
time. Alwus' go though"
"Who lives tbere?"
"'Bout tour mile. Away same. Good
mornin'. How do you do? THAT'S him.
sure
Thus satisfactorily and to the ediication
of all parties present did this conversation
continue for good portion OF the drive,
After riding little over two hours we per
ceived through the trees the cheerful lights
of
TIE BATH ALUM,
and in few moments were in the safe hands
| OF mine host Captain Freeman, and bis mos:
courteous assistant, Tay Tor Stratton, OF youl
| city. Without ceremony or waste of words.
our hungry party was ushercd in to supper
and such supper! Dec sratia. Frecman's
| fame is already we'll known, and we are
pleased to know that it is rapidly spreading
among the SprinSs-goers. The Bath Alum
| has the reputation tor the best table in the
mountains, and the excellence Of its Other
| accommodations is sure to make 1t popular
and prosperous. Its waters are very effica
cious, aud vary in analysis. The springs
are ranged separately-tive in number-il
the side of q bank.
Ore would think that five springs so close
together would be essentially alike. But W.
found out our mistake. Tasting No. l, We
found it TO have a soft taste, like maSnesla
and then we tried its neighbor. No. ., imme
daely adjoining. Green perslmmons! blu
What q change. We found our mouth puck
| cred and drawn up, and it seemed as if aluu
abounded in the ratio OF pound to the pint
and We were satisfied that there was yarlet.
in these springs. .a
There is very pleasant little company a
the Bath Alum. Among them met DR.
Wayt and lady, George D. Wise, Esq, ant
the Messrs. Murphy, of Richmond; Mis-
Beale, Miss Murphy, and MrS. NlesWange
are among the Richmond ladies.
After delightful rest at this charmin!
! place reluctantly took my departure 10
the Warm Springs Valley, Of which viii
speak in my next. CATAwBA.
letter from Petersburg.
Not from our Regular Correspondent
PETERSBURG, August 81, 1914.
The suggestions coming from Amelia
| Brunswick, Charlotte, and other counties
that the congressional campaign be inaugu
rated upon the principles of a constitutional