Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-01
IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIZ
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Mountain Dew -Berkely Springs
How Girls Roit Ten PIas-rwo Ex-
WashiDgtOotaus-A Texas story.
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BERKsLEl =. SINGS, W. VA, Aug. p, IS.x
Dear Sta7-I have . temporary home at .
pleasantly Situated farm house on q mountain
sid. within few miles OF this old time VIRGINIA
samner resort, and have been enjoying daily
walk or horseback ride among the hills; some
times to Round Top, (the conical mountain out
OF the bowels OF which they dig the stone from
which the Rolnd Top building cement 1
made;) sometimes TO Hancock, "a sleepy Mary
land town now soB hat enlivened by frequsnt
visits OF thirsty West Virginians, who, since
the reign OF local option, have 90 cross the Pc
tomAc Tor their supplies Of mountain dew, or
whisky so-c2led, a wIneglass full Of which DO
teEtisl huif would cost An enervsted city man
three days mortal illness aud q full grown dose
for mountaineer-hye fngers-would be sud
den death; sometimes 10 dam No. G. on the
Potomac where beautiful scenery ana capita
bass fishing are the attraclOns;) and some
Times wandering at random hooking out hidden
beauties among tue mountain Businesses.
BERKELEY SPRINGS.
To-day / varied the programme by a visit 10
Berkeley, and, by way of a change, took the
stage at Sir Johns Run as a means OF reaching
here. AZ this hill ride, where going up you are
shd down on your neishbors in the rear, aud
going down are precipitated on To your com.
panioLs Ia front, is pretty familiar ~ sammer
rtsorters, will not say anything more about IT,
and for the same reason DO not propose to
write up the springs. After a dip In "the
pool" WAS ready for visit to FAIR View, from
whence one has a magnificent outlook over the
beautiful valley below and along the misty
mountain tops, for many miles in every dlrec-
ton. This hill climbing gives one an appetite
for dinner, after which a rsmble in the park Is
pleasant, ana then IT is fun 10 look In on the
GIKLs BOILING TEN PINS.
A lady can pose for billiards and nearly eyery
necessary position tor q stroke develops some
new grace Of attitude or motion, but bowling
in the present style Of clinsing skirts is not an
esthetc success. You see while man chooses
= ball he can handle with q graceful swing OF
bis light arm, the girls are bound 10 select the
biggest one they Can md. ''Toting" it TO the
startiIg place they GO on q waddling run half
way down the alley and then lee 90 their bur
den with splteful shove, give a sigh OF relief,
st aighten up and walk back with dignined
and unconceTned air, as If they didn't care
where that ball went OF whether IL knocked
down any pins or not. But they make ten
strikes for all that. The 1.-the and graceful
Mise R, of Baltimore, and the stout and
Jolly looking Mics W, OF the same city,
would make a sharp contest for the bowling
prizes at schuetzentest. The crowd has
thinned out here and but few District people
are left. Among the familiar faces one Of the
nrst to meet my eye WAS that Of
WARD II. LAMoN,
ex marshal of the District of Columbia and
biographer Of Abraham Lincoln. He ia very
stout, but is getting quite gray, and looks care
worn. He took pains to explain that he WAS not
in hiding from the Martinsburg lynchers. Your
readers will perhaps remember that fe weeks
ago raid was made upon the jail at Martins
burg, ard negro charged with an outrage
out and hanged ~ tree, earnestly pleading his
innocence OF the charge while the rope was
around his neck, and until he was slowly stran-
gled to death. Col. Lamon denounced this law
iessness, and was threatened by the lynchers. A
statement was published that he got ont of their
way 10 save his own neck. This he denies, AMI
asserts that the lyDchers are now sueing for
mercy. tx Representative Charles j. Faulkner
is the &C mocrsfc Candidate Tor this district ana
Col. Lannon's friends want him to run on the
other side. If he is nominated there will be a
pretty warm contest.
WHY TEXANS CAREY PISTOLS
Another familiar face Was that of Major Will
liams, who was in the provost marshal's Office
IN Washington for while during the war.
His military experiences ia the west and south
give him ample Ms teria. for story telling, which
he makes good use o.. 1 will close this letter
with one OF his Texas yarns, though I cannot 90
1T justice. Meeting a Texan one day win the
usual frontier array in his belt, the NJ ajoT said
" NJ friend, why 1t Is everybody in tie country
thinks necessary 10 carry one or two rcyoi-
vers?" "Well, stranger" said the Texan,
"you mought travel around here q good long
uDe and not want weppon, but when you d
Saht q pistol in this country you want IL like
bell" W. x. T..