The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-05
SIMMER RESORTS.

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.,,,,., ,ampajcn in search OF health or
The season is somewhat back
, ,,ut i viii burst upon Us IN day or
=, mil hlslr. and then there will he such
,.,rr iha, there il danger the summer
.,j,,ill I've commenced in too great haste.
,,..,. was m old man sho was wont to
.:,. ,1r ,aS and Gossip about the Springs.
Gar tlc Dispatch, hut he has slipped
..,.,,. for tho time. and what WAS to hc done
..l.,rrI,t}, rla, ing upon ms harp OF many
...,.-.,,9.arrrullr. Al last an old stump of
i,t hi. wa, found and put in tho hands
,,,.3,r and the holder again upon a
..,..lI rr,rnd. II was placed 1T once in con
,,.,y,th psrcr and SIT a@"ing. The result
,.,. ,I,,t il wrote down tho following. which
..,,, r'rarlv Indicates that il is moved by
.,... .rir' of him whose enthusiastic gait
... occasionally established n corn on the
f.., Il truth. The stump writes:
IN. VIRGINIA springs arc in the blessed
4 greatest loneliness Of nature and
..,..a,,,r health anil pleasure to man. say
,r.., r,nrlr may. IT'S is the truth. In the
...lli.. ,,mpcratr latitude and in the middl,
- ,r,- Atlantic states of this Union, il is the
.,.o for the meeting If the people OF North
.,l south Ia renew acuuaiutanccshir inter
,t,q,t-r views and sentiments, and derive
,a. advantages Of hcalthand pleasure which
:. ~
..,,.r4;.. Il is a great national good. In
.N, ,,lrou " those Springs, too. there Is
ar urar,irrr II naturc-thrre Is that real
-, r nature which imparts I" the lover OF
,a,lnal ,n,n.s and the weary, and the sick,
.n.. highr>t drcrr" ii enjoyment and re-
ir,-fm,nt. In no section Of the land that
=, have. seen or read Of can 4 man derive
,.l~,. surely that restorative inspiration
- tlrtl comes only from renewing ones ac-
..t,iuryurr with nature. from casting ones
Iii. - !, vrrr. upon the bosom Of nature
and rl>iu. with renewed vlgor from tho
rruri>hmrrt there cu-Cnd"rcd.
This gathering ri men ah"ilt the Lowell.
i,nin', Vi nature and about the hcalh-civ.
rD- fountains that spring from the cartl
T.. as rlr>a resemblance to the habits of I'm.
r.g>.nIrg- shall we call il animals that
,h. forest to crafty innate lon@incs That
~, peril. oi death itself cannot rcpreSs.
Ihihrr lbey 20 for qualifications Of various
LrulS--to get Il little salt which nature re-
1 !. Al G., ,,l,,
md for purposes of prey the panther and
'n.. bear tu capture a deer OF IN OK, the wolf
and tn" i"x IL bear of = sheep or & lamb
r.rrb gather about the springs for pur-
rrnu thc~" objects vi the hrutcs. 50 called
Thor, are qualifications sought by all ami
n,il races from these meetings. Mans ar,
o..l,. social and moral though he is indi>
never lHrys except in Il ii%ttratyc sense
uja-n hi own race. Tn" fox OF 4 fortune
hunter 1o,.~ fn mud his lamb: the soldier
81 fortune ~ improve his chances; the
lonilrian to clcctiuncer; the statesman 10
.NjIain hi- theories and projects: and the
mqn.tI-"r to prey upon the fools and limo
r.nt> who. with iatuIty lnacCounahlc, at
,.mr to play with the animals claws.
Men seem. indeed, to obey an instnr
III nature in seeking the fountains rhargct
with hcaIth-imVartin. virtues that sprln:
from tn" earth. and in resisting nature il
her more agreeable forms. For in drinkin!
from these fountains and resting about thci
scenes there il that recruitment OF bod
and mind which art cannot impart although
~, employ all her ingenuity and all her re
.",lrr.<
lElu-uu! This is wild excursion Of tn
stump. We would better stop it here, and
Tx" the organ-grindcr. set it to new tune.
About the Springs ~ the Virginia noun
fan~ let H. now more particularly speak:
Thc White sulphur Springs.
IT Grccnhricr county, West Va, Is by tn
general verdict awarded the position of sll
p.linliiv-oi queen OF all. She seems &
garicr all the ncighb"ring places about he
with maternal care. She Is the focal pom
~ well ms the point Of afliuence. 10 he
the guests come. and from her they srrca
ulIt 10 the various resorts, each of while
has lis especial charms and lis especial merit
in curative power. If we consider tn
White Sulphur for a moment we find Tia
il i adorned with richness and boldncs
Of scene hardly surpassed anywhere. IN
conformation OF the grounds immediatcl
about the fountain is indcscribably plcasin"
and there is Il beauty and richness of vel
dur" and foliage. ii brightness Of scene, am
hrathnrSS and purity in the ntmospler
81 the White that are absolutely enchanl
,ng. Nature has in these respects don
wonders for the place. We know non
other comparable TO il. Art is in her IN
fancy in her attempts to promote the beaIt.
hcrcabcut~. There is great room for TN
exercise Of her taste and the expenditure o
her means; bur, assurcdiy, in time to conn
there will he at the White some OF he
grandcst achievements. We are sure tina
III, men for so great work will be forth
coming; but 30 show what delicate tasl
has to he performed we quote Lord NOR
yoLK. who, when at the White Sulphur
many ears ago, sad to the elder air. CALD
WELL, IL know but one man in EnSlant
whom would trust in this grove with III
a." Mr.. CALDWELL replied, "My LORD,
know not one whom ! would so trust
still, though there is so much for art tt
do, there are now hotels and cottages at the
White that can accommodate fifteen tt