Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-01-24
The New Summer Resort.
rhc Latest Thing ont in High Life,


The recent discovery made By the editor Of
the Cincinnati Times that every man has
delightful summer re ort On the roof Of his
house has cas-. gloon along the euiiFe sea
shore. Il have always held. said the el.tor
Of the Times to a reporter, that anyh body ~ho
has roof 10 cover him can pass his tim .here
more pleasantly that in The heated rooms Ice
low. | trust am no mere thcorist, aad u ven
will come Nth NE will shoW You the l..cli-
cability Of this thing
The reporter accompanied the eiilor 10 tha
lalters boarding house. over thc door Ct which
was the legend Royal meals ten cents trf
followed him mp ladder % the rlof. Ih's
ro,f is not As Fat as il should be, observed tAe
editor. but il will serve 10 illustrate my
idea :" and crsvl'lg ou bis hands aud kuecs
he was soon safely astride the comb. Jns'
A. easyRs fiiiug gentle horse. said he. TAX
ing holl ol the shingles IN front oi him to
make his seat more secure. In the hfs'
place" observed the editor, " | woul } recon-
mend thai roofs that are too steep should he
planed down 20 the proper level. This, you
see. will open mp lb entirely ncw licld O.! IN
dustry 10 our idle millions. Tie editor
shook the kinks out of leg on either slope oi
the roof and continued with delightful cnttu-
siasm:
Please observe the magnificent view cne
has from this point. Aud the gentle breeze
How il fans ones lcvcled brow and inygoralel
his whole being"
Its little too warm, isn't it2' suggested
the reporter, as he noticed that The sLioe'es
ware about ready to take Ere
So ~ cnfI fhr eHf.
tor. but would remedy shat-so,' aud Up
went bis umbrella IIows that, young q p
low? Could anything be simpler | reeSon
not. would provide each member Of tho
family with an umbrella, aud have one or two
in reserve for company. That would uoi only
insure you agains. sun, but against RAIN aud
hail as we'll The simplest thing Ia the world
you see
THE children nigh. hll Of. mishtn':
they" asked thcreporler
" Not unnecessarily THAT is, not unless Won
want EN- TO- Ny plan is to have what might
be called family h,chiug posi- st IN 'he cen.
ter Of the roof, with as many chains attached
g. and radiaiinE thereifom rs you have chill
drcn. The chains win be Just 81 long, aud no
longer. You catch tho idea When child
/. secured at the end Of a chain. il Will long
euourh-rhs chcir wil--to allow the child 70
ii on tho edge Of the roof and dans'e lis feet
over or look down on the less fortunate chill
dren on she hot streets below Couldn't please
tic lI,tle desrs better"
You would have books papers, goldfish.
eaeatics, &c, on tho ROOT suppose 2' asked
the reporter.
"Ccrmiuiy. Make it as attractive as posi-
ble No better place On she broad universe 10
read aud write than just here" aud the editor
drew forth bunch Of paper and pencil, and.
quickly throwing up bis suso lor writing
desk. began 10 scribbo vigorously. Sec
how the oii thing works, young man re-
marked tie editor, glaucing up pleasantly
from bis manuscript. Here | nm writing o
donblc-!eaeel editorial on q" The Evening
Newspaper as Means Of Salvation aud
writing with less wear and tear Of brain iia-
sue than would write a sinGlc-lcadcd article
in my library OF Cihce'
just then a lump Of SCOT as big asa brick
bat came sailing along and landed upon tho
elegant hose Of the editor.
= OF course there will he few Gisalyaria-
gcs to overcome" said be, shocking The SCOT
on his nose "but they cannot be met success
fully until they present Themselves" aud he
glanced down bis probocis. which must Lavo
looked TO him Ike stack Il black cats.
" This lttlo trouble II coal soot will be speed
ily overcome by tue adoption II smoke-cor-
sumers, or removing a short distance ~ the
country Here sou viii observe have writ
ten seventeen pages on The Eyeains News
paper as a M,ans Of salvation, in ls3 thar
as many minutes "a 20 j hours when shut
up in a hot room down stains ZIP hfrc, above
tie ratio of tie town, where ,lle air is bright
aud clear as The eyes Of the girl you love, ones
thoughts low as free az inouuiain stream -
No sluggisl meas. no dead oadlct. uo-"
Here sudden brccte lifted the cdtor's um-
brela and carried 81 oycr do 10 blocss Of
houses IN the direction # Millcrock bottoms.
In an cndeayor 10 secure % seventeen pages oi
The Eycning Newfparcr as Means cl Sal
walton" were caught up and distributed 90 tLe
four winds Of heaven. The editor secured his
hat by butiouiug it on the inside Jf hi4 coat,
and CONCLUDED:
My scheme ia not yet fully developed.
but this will scrgo 10 show YOU the dnu Of
things. Saratoga IL nowhere, eaiI he, crawl
ins carefully toward the ladder and a. iOf
Coucy Island, wouldn't have It mentioned on
the Same day wouldn't, by gracious -
Cincinnati Eaq'nr0.
Presidential Finances.