Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-16
9hc Press Excursion.

"1 A'AhlNu', "A, June IL, ISL
Whc1cln enc who is wise in his own c0pceit ,,J
Is conscious Of knowing everything, it is SOM:
times very difficult to select something ont oY
vast repository Of information with which T.,
cast calcium beam on ordinary mortaIs Ln,
think can give some news lol altogether VI.
interesting to the average reader, that is tc4u
catloa a1d tic public free schools OF the Sat-.
have half done their duty.
The long talked Of aud muci aaiirir.,..
Press Excursion to the Flrgi0ia Sprinr,'' l..
commcyced, and is now bciug carrie! cul H..
rally III lis fullest details Ncw>papcr H.,
mustered some Two score Of dead heads
called by courtesy journalists, who reprcsan,,a
nearly every Influential paper in the Union,
Many people there arc oi unlimited n..a,,.
AID money who spend freely, i've high and ,,yf,
luxnrlate IN state OF perfect c0ulcni. TIrl.
obiec: IS to get TIC sparkle o! the wiae Of H.,
and yet never to rob the peach Of rs bnom H.,
the flower OF is perfume. r. such f,r!u1alr
world's hShcrmcn, whose lines are east IN pleas
ant places, / commend an rx.urs'on auonr In.
press men-m9>t Ct! them ere p0cr but know.
ing their power, ere proud, and their pr!. /,
united to 4 vIyd appreciation Of all The good
things that The gcdl giva--hcn, indeed y.r
have fine company. Besides, newspaper McI
have but few intervals of crjoymen.. Set whoa
the time docs como they unl;eud and make tt,
most jvyia comrades 10 the verdi. Oh Xicl
Chandler and Ben Butler, those twin spni.
characterized tn" Journalistic profession u; 4 l5
Of din yagahunGS, but even those veteran
Iplomatiss would have lcunI new pcasu..
in the keen zcs,, bright IDEAS and lntras, 81.
joyment Of the knighls Of the Pen.
As | remarked before they are good COMPANY
and q married belle at the OIkucy sad TO ou
father Gobrght, OF the Associated Press, aui
widdower.
"lt were young woman, aud lad ~
choice TO choose and pick, rs ! once had, ever
50 long ago, wouldn't we'd any one bur a Ju..
nalist, for know that | never wouiu t..
bored.
Are you ever bored o. Father Go!fi.ht
asked inuocently enough.
"Wrll," answered the lady, "as Yen don't
know whore am from, will answer that i
am, often and let ms tell you that no mar,yr
dom IS So terrible a. married female vain a
tool for i husband.
The press gang reached Orkucy Snriug~ On
Monday evening, under the charge Of Mr.. le,
Wedderburu. The ride was an exceedingly
pleasant ono. The Baltimore ana OAo R...
road furnished US with palace cars, aud . hani
Of music accompanied u, dIscJursins sw.t
sounds on the way.
Orkney Springs arc in the very centre .! Ill.
great fertile Valley Of Virginia, and arc situl;.
in the heart OF = region surprisingly ricr AZ
beautiful. the springs are reached by Er.y.
OF twelve miles over fine road from MuUa:
J lack son, aud to a lover OF the beautlnI IN uI.
turc il Is perfect pleasure to bowl along bcA!ai
4 pair of good horses in a hight CIrragr. =, :.
you were taking an evening drive abOu, yol.
nome, even though your home be- vince Tie
roads are the best 10 the land, and not !. /. he
highways around Belle Haven. where "Fca,trr
Bed Lane i the best drive, aud wHCrc Il c,,:.
bu. two dollars Tor the team, bur always hr"iH
the broken springs, but nos rGvcnJn N t0'tn.
Aud then what cXhIlara!I0n Is tell a. yrI T.H
along at {. ght miles an hour your hor-r> scarce
stretchlGg trace. ouy u keep @ut OF tn Wy
of the wheels, aud driven by agGEirmau w&Hm
any man would b. pr0u! to ride aIOnr '.t' H.
MIR. llcnkcn, who has The finest par =! h.y,-
10 the Valley. As you wind aio"% tie n'.Hu
tain you see on one side q deep gorge ni has
dreds OF feet down, as deep indeed - Ghc c!
"Nnirht vi Athena lcarcd over when nj
eagle nest stronghold w;,S Ia ken. Tie goigr o.
dark with hcmlOrk and fir, and 4 nonuI,'u
stream breaks liz way, AID ripple" musicale
along to the sea. Above yOuayr the high '0Wr'
ing peaks and ovcrhaLglUg chill, whcrc '!r
branching oa; and stately iir nave cat anchr
aud he'd on rr ages ~ defiance If ;l lhr storm.
Of the A!icraulrs willie before y0u ar Ell,
glittciing III The sunshine are .'"m II .hmI'."'
the greco ti:ld~, iuXurI"nt mcaiawS ani wav!'.
acres OF wheat. ju-t tagcd 10 y FAM g'.is'
hue by he SUI : ripcninr breath. Tie who..
horizon is bounded hv lofty mountains thai >rr@
to def all approach, tut aS y"n ""i
your way along, yOn find some rO@c"a!td IoH"
opening before aud leading you 81; Of IT, nr
parcnuy Iuiarm!n:6c labyrinth.
You reach Orkney by supper t'IAr, ""h ID.
kccn hracinE air Il few drinks .! water iI"
tho iron SUI phur springs. not - speak ol = !H
or Two ironi L private pocket IlrrA, max" ="
:ccl ~ hungry ~ he rnrc:,;, &auul t"ih r..
rate soldier %lo approached 4 house, 49,! I',.
ouSly asked t II :. drink II water, 10! IN haia
ha,! a m0uthsu for ~ a>' ihrr" days. ! n>r"
have an appetite, # you never had CT" h"....
an appetite scrmlraiy rEilr..rd with the G'.".
Of the i'n,ri E that OFT ri X" 0wH o~h1s T~"r"
Itself
---k"v,vrs aud Furnishes,
Like that scI.bcgo!en hir'!,
In Tie Arabia1 woods cmto-.-..
not SURPASSED by auyihiog OF fh' N.ri t'-'
know Of on record not by Sancho iAG%' -. a'
by Ritlma&lcr Dugald DaigcttyS, ncr 81 ~.
the mighlicst hctocn Of me HAD. apt " D"