Evening star., 1877-08-22

our heads in every creek aud horse trough.
We kept wet hsndkerchiefs on our hes Is
until tie water. bubbling from under our
hais ard down our faces, made Us look a. {
/ perpetual spring were Gushing from the
tolS OF our heads. resembling the little mar
Die boys in the fountains whose look Of de-
/ Hghtful COOlness under somewhat similar
/ circumstances perhaps suggested the idea.
! When We had accomplished part ofour jour
! ncS We were overtaksn by an angel in the
| form of a little but benignant looking m an
! VITO kindly took our coats and knapSack in
his carriage and left them for us at the hotel
4 IN Le NingtoD. After his friendly offices we
had or only enough clothing TO be inconsist-
ent with our appearance as the aforesaid
marble boys. AT each spring We vowed to
drlI no more; al each succeeding spring
We concluded, like Rip Van WinKle, mot 10
court this one" The sun was truly hot % ar
noses cleaned like the headlight OF a loco
motive. We actually began TO peal. How
we loDged for tie genial glow of the Viii e
/ Mountain sun. which warns but peals not,
| In place OF the bltstering heat which op-
! pressed Us Our appearance bee ime terrible.
/ The lllte boy OF the road fled AID g4zei at
u with curiosity AMI terror frou hsnind
the barn, when we stopped 10 inquire the
distance. Again we sadly resumed our
march, Lexington retiring in good order be-
fore us
Just here LET me give two admoni,ions
r. gardihg a walk in this section. Pat no
confidence IN the numbs. OF miles marked
on The sign boards and never ask anybody
The distance 10 your deStiuation; disregard
/ OF The one Will compel YOU TO assign To the
I earns crust "A degree OF elasticity aud con-
tract biity not laid down in tn Textbook:
and II you negiecl toe other, your belief will
lneNitabi y hr shaken N that assumption of
moral philosophy which declares tnat men
Wi! always tell tbe truth unless some idea
OF advantage 10 be gained impels them TO aa
opposite course.
THE LYING SIGN BOARDS
are IN some cases evidently ia TIE interest of
various hotels and mineral springs alOng the
roacs; In diners olunder> seem To have arisen
through the careless stupidity Of those To
who IN the duty of estimating the dis -auca is
assigned. The Virginia d.rkey does not
appear IN some instances TO have the sli ght-
esJ idea Of distance. We asked one How
far TO Lexington After "A profound matn-
ematical calculation he replied cheerful Y
ana conhdenlly, :. only little piece over ,he
road, Sir We walked three M les Afterwards
bofCre We reached the suburbs of thai unai-
tractive little village
TIE ATHENS or VIRGINIA"
as Lexington il iancifUlly called, il Sleepy
and one-stree;ed, with no attractions in il
self, but is given certain Ienown by the
eouranonaI institutions connected with it.
The Virginia Military Institute whose gray
walls sre following your correspondents ex-
ample by pealing under the suns rays. and
The Washington Lee College impart some
lie to the place when they are In session.
The remain OF StOnewall Jackson who is
sued from the Obscurity OF a pro 'essOrship
IN the Institute into the light of his brilliant
military career, repOSe In the Presbyterian
cemetery; and the "Lee chapel" a memo
rial 10 the rebellion's greatest general, will
also be an object of interest to The traveller.
from Lexington we went by stage TO
THE ROCKBRIDGE BATHS.
1he accommodations and fare at this place
are nrst class. and unless the sluggish waters
OF the North River. which flow Just back OF
the MOTEL, make the situation unhealthy,
summer visitors here are sure to be attract
cd, The water in the two large baths coz
tains some iron, is charged with carbonic
acid gas, and is transparent, cool and invig-
Grating.
The walk from the Rockbridge baths to
THE COLD SULPHUR SPRINGS
was one OF the most pleasant OF The summer
In our passage through Goshen Pass attrac-
i've Dlts of IlVer and mountain scenery
pleased the eye at almost every step. We
stopped on our journey TO drink some sui
phur wafer from Wilson'S spring, on "A tiay
island in North river. This spring guryles
up from stratum below the bed oi tne
stream whose waters flow around IT,
After a rest a. the Cold Sulphur Spring
with refreshing draught Of the icy wate|
We went by rail fTom Goshen To Clifton
Forge. A moonlight walk then conclui.d
cur three Gays tramp of sixty miles; and
carried us back to the pleasures Of Dagger,
Springs ana The kind offices of Captain Tay-
lor.
Within few miles of the springs are the
opportunities for numerous walks that well
repay the pedestrian. Mount Pisgah with
North mountain; Stag mountain, so calle
froIn the fancied appearance of the outline OF
clUmp oftrees on its summit, an outline
resembling dtsreputable long earel cur
more Than anything else. All furnish fine
views OF the surrounding country.
Next season promises great things TO- Dag
gers Springs. When the waters of the aka
line p oil and the iron spring are brought 10
the lawn and the Buchanan and Clifton
Forge railroad is opened they will not be
surpassed in convenience or attraciiyeness
by any other resort In the mountains.
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