Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-24
EctEer tsoE, ChnsSuu-.

ID LOU L aA H!liloS tGl5 !tOGl 3 :G!ty cIGS
that eve: DOks tic spiiags-lu .!cv5.i}1 t1at
reveals at glance picture of wild, rugged
grandeur tia: Is sOfscnaG hr1o cad there By G
touch ct art taat makes sceno o! raro lovcli-
ness. Locking scross the way ecu behold the
peaks CT the burly Blue Ridge, cutting with its
clear prcG!o tho blue SKY beyond. Away fl in
tho vast ppaco tho rlGg1S If tbs mountains
stretch like tho pillows in q sen vail les. 10 the
tar distance. Lifting thc cyo drop &2wawagl
it rests upon the sprlrg1 AID grounds. uuL every
little detail eau be taken IL. Fre large hotel.
surrounded by tho brick Cottages, lho mus
staud. tho mo7lrg figures hrivw no stage
Winding lts way aluug Tie rOad. while the mel
low biast Ct tho horn cjmca olllIc through
tho nll-ail this makes tceuU III the cVrUug
lu'i Of dreamy cobtcot. The sEaIJHs chase
caoh other across tho m0uDtgibs as C vagraat
cloud obscurra The Gtc!i1ipg SUI, tho air comes
ladeu With all tho fragrance Of wild il,Wcrf
and-but ones mcdialioos arc hrckon u2cu.
There comes young loving csupli scattering
along, arm 10 arm. looking at each others oyes
AZ Thoseus gtzod in llypots's and thinking
Lhht tho world hold mono 80 dear as tho ono by
his side. From the cjverf, nil hiddra ~ i: il.
tho raT; yon can sec evcu while ycu feel that
it is mean to Iook. tho masculine arm glide
around tho l!sicm waist, and perceive two l:rs
meot, and-wc, contoupd it al yaur.. poon!c
will be young people, ard whru risiiag over
mutual bliss and obllVious OF glcroul scenery,
they at least tsS c that rapture that money eau
not buy, aod which Old Vanderbilt, As!or, or
any aEcioot millionaire would give half their
iortnno Just to crjoy fer one short s.ac,. olive
nc, said Faust, blu; oHn b;iel hour ot rc1tcct
Joy. Tor poor Sata0, can famn or gold tempt mo?
Glvo me an hour, day o! content, aud, Mo
phlstc, will sigu and SCI tho CONTRACT with
my blood J. All, youth to I've ami capacity to
OF ny never comes to us mNrtais again, ard VIZ
miss that most kcfnlY which WI find W. arc
about to lose. "Esjoy yourself to day" says
EDlcuru7, for to morrow vcu may dr." And
as these thoughts lun through rly mind |
melophOicalY throw On CID shoe :.itrr the
lovers for luck, and wish that they may nev;r
awaken from their dream.
The cliffs arr great plac, FIR lonh !av;rs. |
counted sXccn s;Tong cut ui0cg the nar.
row path. and what they said IVES OILY wis,
peCcd TO tho trees, who whisnJrod It to
the leaves, that fus,l.d gEd stirred and 10, kcd
down, but they were legally mute ard sev,r
told.
The Eockbridsc Alum Spliggii is about ei2s.
miles from Gosht dcpai, ca tho Ghcs:ncnke
md Ohio railroad. LIS situation is tcrutii.!
aud Daluro has been prOtigal in is eilta. Tic
alum water of these Springs is tho mos c,!c-
bra,Cd OF Nh mineral springs of Virginia OF Ct
tho Dniou,. Ftr tho liver, scm.ch ard gen
cral debility tho Glum waicr has wonderful
curallVo power, aud lts prestige IS such that 10
defiance Of mary drawbacks OF his rsS.rt, The
place IS always fall. Tier, arc four a,rio:a
that Gush from The side cl The Eouplain, close
to each other aud SIDE BY side, aGd though a!i
are alum, yet they differ ia s!rcagth AID ncrc-
dents. They arc numbered |, ,. 5, aud 1.
Tho composition of this water is necessarily
variable. During o dry season tho salts formed
by the decomposition occurring in tho cxnoscd
parts OF the shalc9 accumulate 10 Tho strata, tho
proosuIphato OF iron being at tho same time
converted into basic pEcsulphatr. Substql:ri
ralCS wash down these salts lhrough the lriy
ices OF the shaes into tho sprince, which b.
como rapidly filled with water much nero
highly mlnerailz2d, especially with sulnhcta Of
aumnia. Ordinarily No. OF these four s7riuss
is the weakest, No. 4 the strougcs:, Mes. > and
5 being Intermediate 10 srcHg,h.
Tho Rrouucs gro spacious with IA1ay ia.
trees and the resort is hed as ouo 81 tbs facst
aad most valuable 10 tho State.
1t Is hard owing to tho crowded coaGi.ion for
stranger uoheraIdGd to get good room. With
my usual toruno failed to do 50 that iar,uao
which is equal TO tina. Of Murai tie ualucsy.
or rather Is | hoard a. Cd fellow ~ the Cresq
roads onco bcWapG tis rcvctsla. De.
gouc l., ho said. en- tho unlucklrs, man thss
ever lived +: is would raia mass it would fad
mo wthCu. spoon" We'll tina, kiad Of loc
tune thrust ME iii tho most curious roonl ever
sHw. |: was 10 Gcgin with small apartment,
50 small iniccd thai YOU ccudu'c sizing est
10 1t. that Is as Marx Twain observed wi!hou.
hurting tho cat. Bat the most surpriscg lao:
about The room was that it Was 10 the shape orsu
H. How II imo to be built in that gay C ~
imagine. but 1t Wss c)nIOundcdly uncomfortable; |
the bed was cfoc kod ko the rotm, and !ry how;
could, there was no rrst. had to Sit 10 the
wash basin aud pull eff my boots. ard then
stard on my head On tho bed aud kick N.Y.
blush 10 write it-Wcll my pnats sn Then
the space was 81 contracted | couli not knccl |
down to say my prayers, and that bothered me, |
Tor prayers said l5lD. in bed dent escerl any
higher than tho bed post that's what my Gla |
nurse used to tell me years ago apyhoS. II
tried TO sleep, but not even tired nature could |
stand that room. might ~ well try to rest in |
the famous round cage that Nero built for the |
Roman bandit. Its hard 10 socp in the shape |
of on 81" the blood rushcs to tho head and |
the nxtrcmitics Get cold However near moro |
leg ran my feet Gu. G TIC window AID soon
fell sound asleep.
The EtXs morning touGd that jim Frzi,r,
who owns the place and ia stalaart rcac ilstcr |
had placed me 10 that room htc,nsn | was a |
tunder, and no got oven with III" in Inst way.
My woes were not over yet. | wcat around |
to get shaved and stumbled upon Tic hardest |
locking tops1tial establishment | cvrr saw; it
had not been swept sine, tho srticcs we're first |
built end the spiders built c,bwchs all over tho
wal; an old dilapilatcd chair stood in tho
corner, ioto which climbed and sat Gow.; The
bottom seemed stuffed with broken bricks AID
glass, however [ cascd down gradually and then
tho barber began his work. Throwing "a ola
towel around Inc that looked as ii it Ind been
used 10 pauper hospital for SIX months, ho
smcarcd my flco, mp Lose, mouth aDd cars with
q Iather strongly suggestive OF swamp mud. Ile
then strapped his razor that licked 10 m1