Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-06

change Of management, Miss N. N.
Scott. Of Memphis, retiring, and Mrs.
DR.. P. P. Stickney taking entire
charge.
Among the arrivals | note S. S.
Garrett. @. S. johnson and daughter,
Miss Clara, Mr.. NJ. H. Jones, Mr..
and Mrs. Huttenburg, Mrs. Savage
and daughter, Mrs. Mansfield and
daughter and Miss Carrie Pierce, all
of the Bluff City; Misses Annie and
Etta Durham, Of Chattanooga; Mr..
NJ. f. and Miss Maggie Jordan and
Mrs. M. e. Nuckolls, of Murfreshoro,
and Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Smith, of
Columbia, Tennessee.
Palmyra, Waukesha's rival, is situa
ted twenty miles west of the City OF
Springs" 1t is a pfettier though
smaller town, but it has attractions
and points of interest not possessed
by, but for which Wsukesha and thou
sands of other towns would pay mil
lions. II lies on the west shore of
Lake Scupernopg, charming lake,
| lined with just the finest OF natures
most charming and romantic scenery;
and, besides the Scupernong, there
are many small lakes in every
direction, which afford splen-
did fishing and boating. But
the largest, strongest and most fluent
medicinal springs in the State are 10
Gated at Palmyra-the Lowe aud the
Bidwell-the latter being on the
ground wherein is the Bidwell House.
There are also iroN and sulphur
springs. About a mile from the Bid.
we'll House is the farm that is titled
for the benefit of the hotel. just
south Of this farm is one of natures
phenomena being a three acre field
covered with shallow water perfectly
free from marshy or Doggy growth. In
the center of this is an island. In the
middle of this island is a circular
opening about twenty Eve feet in cir
conference. At times it is fathom-
less, but when the bottom rises cyl
ihder Of fine white sand is shot up into
the air accompanied by a bubblihg,
boiling seething, Kissing noise and
mist that is clear and opaline in color
with an aromatic efiuvia.
On the La Crosse division of the st.
Paul road, beginning with Pewaukee,
there follows coter; of choice re-
treats. Pewaukee village occupies a
fine position on the east end Of PeWau-'
kee, one of the fine lakes of Waukesha
county, and literally alive with the
tribe" At the 0aktOn Springs Ho-
tel, Major e. D. Hincks, Secretary of
the Nashville Fire Insurance Compa-
ny, has apartments for himself and
twenty other Nashvillians for the sea
son. Captain Frank D. Cutler, an
old Memphian has charge of the reg
lister.
In this letter | pass Lakeside, Hart
land, Nashotaapd 0conomoWoc, since
there is so much gaiety, gossip and
fashion to be noted among them, and
close this Epistle of John by giving
the experiences" Of the LEDGER's
"triumvirate" in their trip of explo-
ration through the wonderful dells of
the Wisconsin, which begin at Kill
bourne City. Now your "triumvirate'
was composed of Mr.. 81. II. Bennett,
W. H. Finch and your scribe. 1t
will be borne in mind that the latter
individual never parts his hair in the
middle exceDt To divide what there Is
on the sides with the top. Finch is a
solid Democrat, feeds the hungry and
is another bald eagle. While Bennett
is a jolly good fellow to look at, though
the face must be kept "korrect" when
he looks at you and you at him. He's
a photogr .pher. 1t is gratifying to
know that when he looks at bald
head the latter is sure to see another.
Into our little boat we stepped,
Bennetteand Finch at the oars; the
LEDGER's note book and pencil doing
duty in the rear. Quietly the boat
glides along. The first fun is that of
leaping over 1.-THE dam" "Let her
leap" commands Bennett. Cruel
wretch The current has caught us!
Stars of salvation, save usl Ye ST.
leut-sins, desperation and death, our
insurance policy, our young Bohem.
ians (thank God their number is
few, all rise before us as we sail into
the dance of-the mad waters" and
oh pshaw twas only a whirl, a dash,
a splash, plunge and publication
from evaporation by perspiration."
The dam (thing that it isl is the first
beauty at the dells, which extend up
and down the lovely stream, in all
some twenty miles. There is no
break now. The succession is con
tinuous, and the soul warns with
admiration as the eye beholds
aud the tongue proclaims the grand
eur, sublimity and majesty of
the handi york of nature: We sail
around beautiful islands up to the
gates Of pretty glens. Our boat glides
into grottoes, creeps into crevices,
caves and cayerns, canopied with cell
ings damp, and butting anon the pom
derous rocks that have been impreg
nsble to the batteries of time. But
it we're futile to describe Echo Lake
aud its mysterious and continuous re.
verberations, Or the Navy Yard"
with those mighty ships of stone as
they lie within its haven solidly
abreast, yet in phalanx arranged for
battle, And it were folly TO attempt
to show you by the light of language
through the Gave of the Dark Wa
ter'," though our little boat went
skipping through its caves, caverns
and chambers, while We thought, and
shuddered at the thought, that tons Of
mighty rock hung over US. Nor will
we attempt to guide you through the
ghOstly, gloomy, weird and wonder.
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