Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-03

great draughts of their nrimitive
strength and vlgor, or, dropping his rod
he gathers 6nny treasures from the tarn. or
rowing In amid the shoals of lilly leaves, gar
ners a hoard of beautiful waxen blossoms
from Natures floating gardens that would
grace the palaces of kings. Thus do savage
life and civilization touch hand to hand on
Mount Nj 'Gregor. The forests at the rear.
the modern hotel in front, where every COM
fort awaits one, and the valley vista below.
with IFS farms and graneries, contribute their
affluent charms to Mount NJ 'Gregor. This is
a special refuge for hay-fever patients, who
find at this elevation-thrteen hundred feet
above tide-water- complete immunity from
their dread enemy. Not the least pleasant
feature of this highland resort Is the high
land host, Durham M'Gregor. On my re-
turn from recent visit TO the mountain the
company had amused itself by Jest and song
until the repertoire had been about exhaust
ed, when one gentleman suggested that if
any of the company would go through the,mo-
tons of playing some tune on a musical in
strument he would tell what was played. One
of the company Immediately seized his cane
preparatory to going through the motions of
playing on the violin. "Why, you don't
know anything about music" whispered his
wife. "Never mind, - he replied soto rOce,
"he won't know the difference" and
he proceeded to furiously saw
violin which he seemed to hold lovingly be-
tween hand and shoulder. There, what did
play?" h. said, triumphantly, pausing in
the pantomime. "Please repeat the last two
bars, mildly responded the other. He COM
piled with cheerful alacrty, saving more
slowly, and again turned to number one, with
the i5n9tterr92gatoTy, Now, what part did
played the part of a fool" Number two
SUNK, completely wilted, into his corner,
amid shrieks of laughter from the rest of the
company.
We are to have lecture this evening from
Rev. L. G. Olmstead, LID, who claims to
have found a clue to the discovery of the
lost tribes His theory is that we Anglo
Saxons belong to the lost sheep of the chill
dren of Israel. He is stopping at DIR. Robert
Hamilton's medical institute, which attracts
many others of the cloth, as well as literary
people generally, affordlng, as it does, a re-
fined home, where one is sure to meet Guilt
waited and delightful society
Among the notabilihes registered at the
United States hotel are William H. and Cor
nelius Vanderbilt and families; D. o. Mills,
president of the bank of California; the Span
ish minister and his handsome wife; Commo-
dore Garrison; T. w. Pierce, of Boston, said
to be the largest individual landowner in
the world, his lands beng located mainly in
Texas, and president of the Galveston, Har-
rlsourR anu Odn ANTONIO rdllrOduj j. lining
hart, president of the Canada Southern rail-
road; F. Broughton, general manager of the
Great Western railway; Ex-Governor Nor
gan and family; E. S. Reed, NJ. P, of Lon
den, England; Pierre LoriIlard and many
other New York millionaires; several Cubans
of distinction, and other foreigners. Nine.
Roze and her husband, Mr.. Mapleson, have
engaged rooms for the first of August.
A new avenue of labor for women has been
oponed in Saratoga. 1t is that of bill-post-
ing. Ann Kelly is the pioneer. John Con-
den objected to allowing women in the field,
and posted his bills over AIMS. Ann ap-
pealed to the courts, and John has given bail
to the amount of one hundred dollars to keep
the peace, and not to interfere with AIMS
posters. Thus, IS ever, through martyrdom
does woman come into her heritage of equal
rights with the sterner sex, and still the Sara
togian signs for Mrs. jerks to come and re-
lieve the monotony. c. w. R.