Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-14
LETTER from fsicnI:NnL.

| Correspondence, 0i Tho A,xsadr!a G.2!l;c. !
RICHMOND. VA, Aug. IS A ch .arc 0! tase
from ths fresh, cool, in7ieoiati1g salt oCaan sir
| OF CotG'a Island TO tho heated atmosphere that
| sweeps through tho atrcets ul Gals CTS. Is :,
most marked Orc. In p,iut OF c9ul!oG l.
| is what David Garrick oncc wrote Ia c1ai Z
| from The suburban Gll!shIs CT Chu!tunlam iota
L1udor IN too midst If the s9Umrr sc!s1c
He tuid that it vas like spDiGs lrcm T. stun
mo Hadcs, end though tic parallel is stGQrg,
| II IL nevertheless ttus Gee, Tor il has bSen
simply fearful! hGre-tCiiioc ho:, 10y desr,"
as MIS-. Harris sastly marks 10 BE: dear
friend Mrs. Camp. "a, for the ,hcrpomcur,
it has gone up so high that it never con- )
down noR," God good meu, nea mho are slia
leg lights il the chur,h; mca who G!c iaslue;
ois TT youth; lay, even the reverend gentle
men OF the puipit themselves, remark uader
IIelr breath, that it is damned ho.. vt
Was asked where is the hottest, u;ost ptrspiliGg,
RrlIlng aud burning spot Gu earth | w5ul
choose Norfolk, for it discounts RIchmocd |
stayed all day in that city by The sea- AID it
was enough to make man jjiu Is q rjluniclv
Gordon B.nnetl's tr.ic exploration expedition
~ pursuit ii tho open Goa AID the ntr h poie.
Every hing Was staring lot, b1Lias anA bl z
log. Heat Vas moCgtch ia \ .!ioik. |, ;sg
klGg, whose powers sll lad 10 kucvl urd Weld
to. Hats were raised eff heated try;7s Ia lis
honor. The poor struggling s.:ect c.r horse
with his dro'7sy in2ug bells, As nc i0i!eG y.in-
fully along with heavips fsrk and dis ca,ad
nostriIs. bowed IN submission before his i,r:ii
mtj :sty. The very leaves % the vines hung
down Gs if afraid to col, Lin in the isc.. tie
wind, the kiups worst cGcny, did not Ire to
meet his he. but hid away ike coward that
ho was in the cool rsccsse5 cf lie forest, or
skuikad 10 The damp corners by The seq, n.u.c
and vCioelcss.
There was 30 bratzl even to sir tne foul
waters OF the harbor, or he osIn, placid bag
without. Like vast Gilr,r it cu!y ref ,otcti
The rags ct the b!i5;cIiSg, brrGipg sun aud
made the heat more !utcase. Hot il Nort,.k
Well, should Think ii was. Ev r;thiug ta.t
lived seemed overcome. The aWa;Dgs sao!caci
aud cropped. tbs closed doors aai binds ehi:.l
mered aud blislor,d in the stra5y rc!c .lcfs
t!az, Of tho elarIug iumiasTy. hscrythiuc
seemed closed TO keep out liz s:.r2. Evgi! re
Vagiart dog hid bis head ia the shade between
the bars CT some area window aud paateli GU
his mild protest sgaios. thi4 turlas stats Of
affairs. Hot in Norfolk Well, there 10 on:y
coe siuiIe that | Gao ;hiak Of Norfolk On ,
hot day is simply HI with The lid IF
w uISt lEclc p3l0 u slSlt 10 my Q q ifi.aG
Nike GerusD, edi;or of the Frsinian. Every
body knows Mike with his HANDSOME. iaif re.
solute face, resonant voice, and genial ms.ners.
lie is one Of those types Of wsDhooi that
man sRears By. He certaiGly deserves credit
for what he las accomplished. EItcrias the
Confederate army as . private ne f5agdt
through the var, makise record saoj1o t.
nope Tor bravery and sslia1trg. Alter The Ter
mins;ion Of the c1. tl;ct 10 secured & r7.;iq;
as clIrk, then bus!ucss mauagcr Of iho Viz
elnlao aud Without cent OF capital ha sGcaC!!iy
worked his sag up uoliI he became local eduor,
then editor, aex5 part proprietor, then sJe
proprietor Of the paper. Not cJntcrt win that
be bought large house 90 tha orr2tr 0t tbs
mosl popular street 10 Nariolk, tore i; d5we,
aud then erec.ed On ita ruins lnc i3r-es, lnU.s
onm0dious ond cyst!icS, nro!i1s ADD pab:isn.
ing house not ouly 10 Virginia, tu: in the
Sou!h. AID filed it with the mast improved
machinery. md al! this be tss accomplished at
the early eye OF thirty three years. wi,h %
friends TO aid hin. and 20 capiisl CIV: his cwl
brains. do not kno@ OF any y3uYg NAE il
Fitsi1ia who he's acc)n! listed s, lnaea 10 $,
shnrt u time.
This city II: sants deserted app4arance uag.
The ladies' who bn2htcn the Streets az they
pass and repass OF fash by ia stylish iurapu s,