The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-08-21
ElkmOnt Springs.


Cool, invigorating, delightful,
healthy Elkmont. To a lover of
the beautiful, and to one who likes
ease and comfort more than the
glare and glimmer of fashion and
conventionality, Elkmont is not sur
passed. This season has been de
cidedly the most brilliant and sue
cessful the Springs have enjoyed
since the war. There has been a
constant throng of visitors, Nash
vile, Columbia, Pulaski and North
Alabama sending the chief dele
gates, and nearly all the time more
than hundred have boarded at the
hotel, besides the numerous families
that have rented cabins and added
to the gay throng. Beautiful drives,
pleasant rambles, music, dancing,
ten pins, rifle shooting, cards, &C.,
have constituted an endless round
of pleasure and amusement. One
of the many delightful rambles
that came under my observation
was trip to the Falls. A gay party
under the leadership of the gallant
Mr.. Craft and the jolly doctor start
ed out afoot to explore the Falls,
which were some two miles distant.
Over rugged hills and dusty paths,
down deep declivities and up again,
through almost impenetrable briars,
and over rail fences and huge logs
we wendell our way until we
reached that lovely and romantic
spot. Between two immense and
steep hills the water comes rushing
down and precipitates itself over
some projecting rock, a distance Of
perhaps forty feet, splashing and
dashing like young Niagara. The
rarty were delighted and enchanted
at this scene, the most striking and
picturesque the eye of man ever be-
held. All drank of the clear, linn
pid stream, and after gathering
some shells and pebbles for tro-
plies, returned to the hotel, feeling
amply repaid for their tramp and
with sharpened appetites, ready to
devour all the biscuits in reach and
an extra chicken apiece for supper.
One would be well repaid for trip
to Elkmont just for sight of these
falls.
After supper, upon the regular
young ladies for each day, comes
the music, dancing and confdentials.
Several of the married ladies treat
us to songs and other music, and
then remember the singing of Ala
bama's fair bellies, the Misses W.,
who have excellent voices, and
charmed us with their sweet war
blings.
Last Thursday night was the
grand hop, and a grand and enjoya-
BILE affair it was. Dancing com
menced early and continued late.
The young and old joined In and
joy and mirth reigned.
''It was sight the careful brow might
smooth,
And make age smile and dream. itself to
youth"
There is a new FEATURE at the
Springs in the shape of an itine-ant
photograph gallery. The proprie-
tor has pitched his tent upon the
beautiful lawn and adds much to
the amusement and qualification of
the guests. All have their pictures
taken in all sorts of groups, shapes
and attitudes. An old lady from
the country wishing her photo taken
the other day, was bothered very
much by the flies, and the gallant
Mr.. Will R., always ready to accom-
modate any one, agreed to mind off
the flies during the operation. Re-
suit, a good picture of the old lady
and the gallant young man with the
handkerchief.
The recent rains have greatly i'm
proved the crops in this section,
which now promise to be pretty
good. Pages could be filed in
praise of the obliging proprIetors
and of the many pleasures Elkmont
but 1 will desist. A.