Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-24

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vICKsBURs LARGELY REPREsEyTED-
A CHARMING LITTLE BLONDE ONE OF
THE PRINCIPAL ATTRACTIoNs-A VISIT
TO MANASSAS AND CULPEPPER-RE.
MENERANcEs OF TIE WAR, ETC ETC.
ALLEGHENY SPRINGS, VAl
August l7th. 1877.
DEAR HERALD: This ia q delightful
watering place at which / have stopped
to see ZONE friends, and also to enjoy q
twenty.four hours rest before going
farther South. | understand that there
are about four hundred guests here at
the present time. Among them l no.
lice Mr.. B. r. Thomas, Miss Rosa
Thomas, Miss Lille Thomas, Miss
Annie Thomas, Mr.. Nat Thomas, Miss
Leila Luckett, Mr.. E. d. Clarke, wife
and child, Mrs. Freeman, Gen. Yates
Freeman, DR.. w. s. Langley, Mrs.
Gen. Walthal, Mrs. Megget and chill.
dren, Mrs. Mack Lawrence, Mrs. Geo.
King, and Gen. E. S. Butts, all from
Mississippi. Mr.. COwper, Mrs. Dora
Cowper (nee Harper) and two children
are here from Brunswick, Geor-
gis. Mrs. Hunt, young Mr..
Hunt, Miss Lucy and Fanny Mosby,
and Lulu Nichols are here from
Memphis. Gen. Hood and ex.GOv.
Hebert are here from New Orleans
Gen. Jubal A. Early is also among the
guests. Mr.. Cowau, wife and several
children are here from Knoxville, Miss
Johnnie Hunt, Of Vicksburg, is ex.
pected 10 arrive in Q few daye.
Nj. E. d. Clarke and party think Of
leaving tomorrow morning for the
Green6rier White. Mrs. Meggel,
Mrs.. Lawrence and Mrs. King are 60.
ing on Tuesday next to Bristol TO spend
q short time. The climate here 10 de-
lightful, and everyone seems to be en-
Toying themselves. would be very
glad 10 stay 3 few days, but my leave
of absence has almost expired. / will
mention that one Of the most Attrac-
tive features Of this place 10 Miss
Pigeon Wilson, daughter Of the pro-
prietor. She 10 Q beautiful blonde, Of
winning manners and very pleasing in
conversation. The Misses M0sby are
sisters Of the gentleman who married
one OF our own great favorites, Miss
Minnie Farrar. They are ladies OF
much cultivation and handsome APP
pearance.
l left Col. Lamkin in New York,
where he expected to remain 9 few
days longer, and then 60 10 the Mont
gomery White and stay until about
let September. | alto saw Capt. Al
bert Lea in New York. He was on
his way 10 New Hampshire, where his
brother.in-law died q few days ago. l
also met Mr.. Jacob Weiss in New
York, aud heard that Mr.. Lee Richard.
son and Mr.. N. Wolf we're 10 the city.
found several copies ofthe HERALD
among the visitors from Mississippi;
in fact wherever ! have been aud met
any n from our city or State, your
paper was sure to be inquired after.
During my trip, I have met Two
young ladies, who ! desire particular
~ 10 speak about. One was a brunette,
rather above medium height and
weighs l37 pounds. She has q beauti-
ful figure, and wake like Q Queen.
Teeth of peArly wilderness and
q face Of great beauty. She 10
charming In conversation and fas-
cinating in manners, and any one
who comes within range Of those
bright, flashing black eyes, Is sure to
surrender. The other young lady Is
tho p~retties. and most bewitching little
blonde l ever met. She Weighs l16
pounds aud is about medium height.
Her figure is faultless, and she sings
like a nightingale. She 10 destined to
make her mark In the musical world.
Her playing and singing is seldom
equaled even among professionals, and
she is so swee; and accommodating to
al who ask her 10 play or sing. She
has a ~profusion OF light, wavy hair, q
cheek which resembles the roseSte hue
of alabSster, lovely teeth, c~oquettish
blue eyes, and 10, with her general Vi
vaciousness,lhe greatest treasure which
any man could possess. She is "sWeet
sixteen" These two young ladies live
less than Q thousand miles from Vicks-
burg, and If you could only see them,
you would be free to exclaim, "Bs'
hold, the half has not been told" l
have no doubt If they are as sincere %
think them that Miss L. N. and Miss
L. N. will recognise the pictures thus
imperfectly drawn.
On my way South, | came via Ne.
nassas aud Culpepper. The most OBJ
servant soldier of the army of West
Virginia would scarcely recognize
either place. The present town Of
Manassas is about half Q mile this side
Of where the depot stood In 1861, and
Is q place OF 800 inhabitants, two OIL
three Churches, etc. Just this side oil
the town, and north of the railroad, il
the cemetery where lie buried about
400 Southern soldiers. The place is
enclosed by q rough plank fence, and
the head. boards are simply Imprinted
pine. A large sign.board says aeon
federate dead" Many of those buried
here left comfortable homes aud lu'
crative employment, TO fight for the
vindicstion Of q just cause. They yield
ed up their lives on distant fields, faI
from the caresses Of home, and with nc
other light ave the fash Of cannon anC
roar Of musketry, TO guide their las
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