The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-18

THEAlhlChl.S AND Z1hE fEOPLE VINO JANE
PART IN TIfEM-A JOLLY C0URT-DAY-EXHI-
BiTioN OF HORSE FLEsH-CoLLAPsE OF THE
WALKING cLUB--sTORY OF A PANTHER.
correspondence of the Richmond Dlspatch.I.
AUGUST 1G, 1876.
Mark Tapley, the jolly dog, ought to have
visited this place before he returned to Eng
land, and he would have found as jolly a set
OF people as can be gotten together in q
company OF two hundred-that is to say,
had NJ. Taplcy, Esq, visited here at this
time.
We don't waste much time, and get up
theatricals, tableaux, and pantomimes in a
hurry. Anything for fun and amuse-
ment" say the ladies'; to which "say" a
few Of the gentlemen respond with alacrity-
there are only few Of us here. j,
A few evenings since we had the charade
OF "Marplot," the characters sustained by
Misses Hillen OF Baltimore, Stuart of New
York, Longsdales OF New Orleans, and
your correspondent. The young ladies did
their parts admirably indeed, showed de-
cided talent, receiving the hearty congratu-
lations Of their friends, and thanks OF the
whole springs community for the amuse-
ment afforded. The pantomime OF Blue
Beard followed, with Miss Ward, OF Ken
tucky, in the leading part. She played the
part not only well, but her "stagc busi-
ness - was perfect.
Monday night last we gave the panto-
mime Of the Sleeping Beauty. It was put
upon the stage beautifully, and was sue
cess.
What am to say OF your correspondent,
who figured in all of these performances! !!
Well, he played Mr. Alfred "Buttercup" !"
to perfection Blue Beard, with indigo-dyed
wniskers, in style never played here be-
fore, and "Princc Charming" in manner
which Z. Booth, Esq, would have envied.
] hope all the actors have had justice done
them, and have studiously avoided saying
much Of my own part in these anusements.
We have had 4 court-day, and present
ments for selling liquor without licenses
were numerous. There was goodly attend
ance Of the bone and sinew OF the country,
who gathered around the bar, and "camly
drinked and chawed."
No fights occurred to give excitement to
the day, though there was much hard swear
ing, occasional wrangling, and good deal
of stick-cutting.
The exhibition Of horses was very poor.
West Virginia is far ahead in this particu-
lar, and the people OF this county should
improve their stock.
There are number of young ladies here
who wished to become good walkers, and
so turned out on three mornings to walk to
the top OF the mountain and see the sun
rise, But "pin-bacEs" are not just the
things to go up hill in; SO the "walking
club" gave it up, and stuck to level-road
performances in the evening.
A negro boy reported yesterday morn
ing that o panther walked down towards
him and disturbed him while at work. The
sable son Of toll was not far from the hotel,
chopping wood, when he heard noise
they always hear noise-then he looked
around and saw the "pantcr.' The four
legged beast walked up the hill short dis
tance, beat his tail against tree, and
screamed; then stood on the end OF his tail,
and no doubt cut up many antics-only the
"nigger " did not wait to see, having to
come to the hotel for his breakfast.
Rambler" paid us 4 visit last week,
much to our delight, and we are.now pray
ing for his return. The "batter-cake-and-
waffle" letter in your paper would lead one
to suppose that there was only one place
where they could be found. Why, "the
woods are full Of them about here" or, ra-
ther, the dining-room wood is.
Baltimore, as usual, has contributed large
" to the pleasure-seekers in the mountains,
and her women are generally the centres OF
attraction at all Of the springs.
There are two mails daily, except Sunday,
when there is one, to Millboro', and yet we
cannot get our mail here for twenty. four
hours alter arrival at the depot. After Sum
day we have no mail until Tuesday, though
Monday morning Richmond papers are read
at Millboro' on that morning. This could
easily be remedied by the Department If
they would only do it, but some congress-
man who was applied to i'll the matter said
it could not be flied, and so in this pro-
gressivc age we are twenty-four hours be-
hind in mails fifteen miles from the depot.
CLAN Beg"