Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-05-13
Extracts from Pencil Letter of Mr.. Archibald G.
Stuart to his Father.

We have been permitted by Hon. A. H. H.
Stuart, to make the following EXTRACTS from a
hasty letter in pencil, written to him by his
son, A. G. Stuart, who left here fortnight ago,
on visit to Colorado, for the benefit of his
health.
The letter is dated Denver, May 18th, 1879: =
81 have just returned from thorough in
spection of the city and am enthusiastic over
its many beauties. But will premise little
by telling you of my journey from Kansas city
| fell in with two Virgipans, the morning
wrote. One of them met in the Hotel and the
from Pittsylyania, and the other is Mr.. Speers,
who is running the gold mine in FauQuler.
Both are pleasant, agreeable gentlemen, and
seemed to know all about our family.
Kansas city is distant from Denver six hun
dred and forty miles, in a straight line, and
throughout the entire extent don't think the
Prairie, throughout that immense distance.
| stretches away, on either hand, to an incon-
windows. hour after hour, and find not . Single
object to break the weary nlonotGny, the effect
is not only extremely humbling but very
miles without q stop. The prair1es are covered
with a short buffalo grass, which is excellent
tor grazing. but there is absolutely no water
8S antelopes at different times, and am oonf-
dent saw million prairie dogs. These little
and cam ock down the
their nests Sometimes owls and snakes make
their appearance from the same holes
In our long ride all the passengers in the par
lor cars became acquainted and we Wers very
saeiaLle, amusing ourselves With cards, DC.
But must tell you of Denver. 1t is situated
Monntaini Which are covered CO With snow mo- most
of the year: The city is laid out at right angles
with streets one hundred feet wide and pave
ments fourteen t e twenty feet ias sf wen
81 tie phrest mohSfaa Nate, rdrahi1s s'r with
strong current. ,fhrohghS every gutter: The
strsess pa are nearly leyel, we'll paved, SMOOTH
Pr aEiy sgag i sls Fashionable amusement, and
now about g. 600. For the last three weeks, peo-
pie have registered at the hotels on an average
Of 5S4 gay lsee from Yesterdays paper taatsSa
Every business enterprise is "boonilg'' Peo-
pie eare enthusiastically Is at fever
heat. The confidence of the people in the fu-
wonderful
There are 200 houses at present ia course of
erection-almost all of them fine brick edifioes.
hotel, Just pOsite me- is being built at a
cost of $30000Q It is seven Stories and is to &C.
commodate 81 guests.
But in regard to the climate. The air is per-
fectly delicious; it is warm, yet bracing. Veg
citation is fully as far developed as at home.
The people tell me they never have to wear
That the cola has Very ttfe ee h q s.
the Sta4ntoA boys here. and have been Intro
duced to eight or ten other young men, SO Ifeel
Since left home have met with
uniform courtesy and politeness. The so-called
,oltd western men. though blunt in manner are
am stopping at the hotel, but Will 70 to a
6oarSSiin I e. ho5ss Shis eYeNihg where Hartman
an h as VII, VILE are ooard1ng TermssS per week
fully eXtravagant. Fft-e
The people here think that this air ia a GER
tam eyre ior pulmonary diseases ana feeling
think II prudent ta 50 into a more elevated
region sooner. have not experienced ann djf-
ference IN my sensations by coming higher,
AGNES HERNDoN.-We have no hesitation in
saying that no one went away disappointed.
but, on the contrary, highly delighted and
greatly entertained with the irnnersonaticns
given at the Magenta Hall on last Tuesday
night by the accomplished actress, Miss Agnes
Herndon. Her interpretations of the most at
tractive dramatic characters, comic and tragic,
in Shakespeare, Sheridan, Hood, and othey
classic writer's, are most impressive, and are
given with an originality Of conception and
force OF dramatic effect that cannot fail to elicit
the applause and appreciation of all who hear
her.
Her fair face, and elegant form, attired in the
richest of beautiful costumes, cannot fail to at
tract the attention and admiration of all; but
1t was the'exhibition of true and artistic dra-
matte talent that SO completely enchanted the
attention Of her audienlcpe. Her ACTING is e4qei-
lent, and her VOICE is most perfect; at one time
strong and hoarse as the waves on a storm
dashed shore, and again as low and sweet as the
notes from an Eolian harp, swept by the gen.
tie breath of Zephrus.
By request, she gave another entertainment
last night, just as cur paper was going to press