The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-13

city; but when once upon the stage there Is
q sense of freedom and absence Of care which
has cured many an aching head and caused
many a man worn down with. the trials of
business to feel again the buoyaucy of youth.
FAILING SPRINGS VALLEY.
The scenery along the new road from Co.
vington and UP this lovely valley Is truly
grand; but it has been so frequently and so
well described before ! shall not attempt it;
descriptions, too, as 3 general thing, are eX.
cessively boring. will only say you must
see it and judge for yourself. And what 8
companion you will have in the driver, Billy
Cunningham. Excuse the slang, but he Is
81 " perfect brick" When you 60, just get
upon the box with Billy, and ask him to tell
you about the sharp-raced lawyer from Rich.
mond be drove 10 this place some years ago:
"Great speeds! what dangerous little man
be was" The name Falling Springs was
given to little stream which has its source
about half mile above broad Cliff varying
in height at different points, but averaging,
suppose, about eighty feet. Over this the
water falls and is dashed into spray upon the
rocks beneath, thus forming beautiful sue
cession of cascades. What beautiful sum.
mer resort could be made OF tue property
lust about the falls. Everything that nature
doubt not that at no distant day 1t will be-
come a resort of some celebrity.
.s. TIE HOT. ..-als 81.
I made no stop at the Healipg," which,
however, looked very lovely, nestled among
the mountains and there seemed to be a
good number of guests still there. Al the
Hot" | was forced to remain all night,
there being no connection by stage to the
Warm" until next day. The appoint.
ments there are quite good, and one Is made
very comfortable. The place is delightfully."-
situated-three valleys converglpg at that
point. / said the appointments were good;
but in one respect found them at fault ana
must say that the g Bot" boasts OF super
ciIious stage agent, who seems devoid OF the
first principles of politeness, not TO eharac;
terizs it, and probably with greater truth,
by harsher epithet. ........ ...
LOST IN THE MOUNTAINS. .n. ~
That evening the place was thrown into
great excitement by quite an episode in
springs life. Miss M., from New York,
had gone out to walk in company with two
gentlemen, Mr.. F., Of Richmond, and Mr..
$, | believe, of New York. 1t having been
known to the mother Of the young lady that
they had gone to the top OF the high noun.
tain, which rises just up from the stage.road,
she was quite uneasy when, at supper-tIme,
the pedestrians had not returned. AS time
wore on, Der uneasiness increased, and the
Door mother, like hen who has lost her
only chicken, walked to and fro, trying to
gain comfort. from each one she met, ana
yoWing most positively that she would take
that girl home to her father the very next
day. By 9o'clock things looked serious, and
Others were alarmed lest something bad be-
fallen the wanderers. The lady was rheu'
matte and lame, which augmented the I'M
easiness which had now pervaded the Whoie
community. Parties volunteered, and went
in search Of them; dining-room servants,
with their white suits on, were sent up the
mountains; pistols were fired OF, and gene
raj alarm sounded. About half-past the
prodgal and her escorts returned, very IN
concernedly, and were much surprised al
this unseemly clamor. The point at which
they de-ceuded the mountain was so rough
that they had TO retrace their steps and come
down the way they had assembled hence their
detention.
This is certainly, to me, the place OF all
places 10 the mountains, and is, literally
speaking, the "queeH Of toe fountains" NO
where have j seen so iuxuriant and grand
bath. The spring is a bold one, Its volume
being greater, and its large bath surprising
in size. that of any other bath In the noun
tains. The water has almost the appearance
of that of the ocean. and is, am sure, as
bnoyant. I miss Jackson at the bath; but
the redoubtabe Isham Barbour Terrell is
still at his post, ready 10 frseze you with
bucket OF cold water when you leave the
warm bath, and IN bet can rub the skin Oh
an ordinary man in less than two minutes
and half.
Colonel Eubauk and his son, Dir. Carter
Eubank, have everything here in fine order,
and are ever ready 10 minister to the wants OF
their guests, and are never so happy as when
they see them enjoying themselves. The
humber of guests here is quite large for this
season of the gear. Slaughter, with his won
dertul quartette band, still holds out, and the
place is even now quite gay. .-.
THE BALLROOM 4n
vas unusually lively last evening, number
of young ladies having come over from the
njcturesuue little village of Germantown,
near by, I saw for the first time the dance
called the "Cubap,'' and was much pleased
to be a locker. on. 1t is go.ahead, perpetual.
motion kind of dauce, and beats the Yir-
ginia reel all hollow. ,@
There are quite number OF charming
people here, and the Warm, proVereiai for
ITS sociability, is unusually, SO at this time:
Mr. P. v. Daniel, Jr., and family, DR.. and
Mrs, Burwell, and Mr.. Charles Ellis. are
here from Richmond. That genial compan.
ion aud talented gentleman Mr.. Kan.
Tucker, much TO the general regret, LETT yes
terday with his brother Beverley. There -
also here, from New Orleans, Mrs. POND,
Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Post, Mr.. f. William
Walker, and Mr.. Posi- Mr.. and Mrs. Gooo-
rich, OF Boston; Mrs. Robinson aud her
daughter Miss Emma, of PeDnsy wanna tne
Misses Sharp, Of Delaware; Mr.. and MRS.
Dunlop, and Mr.. and Mrs. Reuth, OF Peters.
burg Mr.. and Mrs. Zerega and Williams, OIL
New York; the Misses Davis, of Lynch
burg and Judge Ord, of California, and bis
daughter, Mrs. Preston; with them Is Miss
DYER, of Washington, who is musician OF
unusual excellence; her. perfect familiarity
with the works Of Chopin, Schumsnp, and,
Beethoven enabling her to give TO music.
lovers treat not often enjoyed. 1 cannot
refrain from mentioning the charming wife
of Mr.. Carter Eubank. There Is Rinsome.
ness about her, SO attractive and retiring at
the same time, that it can only be expressed
by the words Of Horace, in his ode to lydia,
4 Simplex munditus simple in her lowell
ness. 4. 1. - !. e[s T.s.s ,.n,.s..,
: The Warm would not be. itself without
venerable Colonel Terrell. He still pays the
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