The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-15

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WhGne'er we dwell,
Of1'the companions left,
The iheild's farewell" |
What q transition life Ia! We scarcely
dry the tears Of pathos GRE we arc envel.
oped in the practical dust Of life. We ma.
terially realize this fact as we are whirled
along in the rush and roar OF steam aud
smoke to take the wagon at Sir Johns
Run for the Springs, arriving at 2 r. N. to
find everywhere crowded, and ourselves
minus the rooms we had engaged! How.
ever, a. there is always q good Samaritan
we were not exceptions TO the usual luck,
and soon procured suitable accommoda-
tons. ~
Our first stroll WIS through the village.
What a quaint, pretty, yet strange little
place II h. You will pass a modern brick
mansion tasteful and richly ornate In lux.
uriant coisteri9s, creeping roses In unShorn
Splendor, rivalling the golden, green and
crimson bloom that nestle among the ten.
der springing grass and colonnades Of trees
in juxtaposition. What q melancholy
contrast q rIinons building, from whose
ancient roof the decaying shingles start
like the quilts on a fretful porCupine,"
the unsightly riffs, and chasms, mantled
by moss andlichen, tell the decides Of time,
as the wind sweeps in mournful cadence
over crumbling steps and falling gables.
Desiring something more cheerful on q
fair summers morn we verge from the
main road IN 0 rocky path, and ascending
to the crest OF the mountain known as the
WARN Spring Bridge" enter the observa-
tory, to gaze on an unexpected panorama
OF beauty, A golden dust Of sunlight sift-
ing down through thickets Of laurel and 81.
mach and through spreading houghs o. Yari-
Gus trees garlanded by mountain vines, to
fall In FURNISHED glory upon the village be-
low, gives o fash 10 the bright waters
tinkllng, dimpling and ripping amid the
hushed silence Of nature in the rosy flush
Of morning.
Among the many modern vine covered
villas brought into prominence from this
airy height, d the exquisite domain q VIM.
Edmund Pendleton, looking as Il some
genii had borne II afar and dropped II amid
a labyrinth %oitrees, shrubs and flowers,
Astime flies apace, we leaYe these wild.
woods hehInaana take aRhattpA down the
mountains which terminate In the grove
through which the springs are flowing. II
Is Of Immense extent-shadsd BY treea Of
colossal stature. ln~terspersed here and
there are old.time seats and modern rustic
tet~e.a.tetes,. On. one lounges perhaps an
artistic student locking pictAte sgue. In his
sonbrero and alpen stool, ready 10 explore
the mountains beyond. Opposite, a hand.
some widow ID Ogling q prim bachelor.
who, from his appearance, ought TO have
been landed long since on the shores OF
matrimony. As l pass along hear his
contemporaries betting IN the sticcess Of
the widow A few steps farther On u the
pretty girl In her teens, with all the charm.
Ing coduetries Of her sex, a. she hangs
her head aside and flirts her fan before the
enamoted eyes Of her Adonis in graceful
abandon al her feet, Last night Shp tossed
her head Iii high dIsdain beORuse d inatFon
Of maturer years tried to inCulCate The
idea that the rotnPihg method Of dancing
here WA hot strictly proper She shifted
The air and icily replied, "Humphi do you
think we are going to pay twelve and fl
teen dollars for hose and hide our ieet2
It's throwing money away"
Our progress Is hero Impeded by a row
oil baby carriages with rhattering nurses In
every dialect, from German 70 African dis
cussing the rival merits Of their sweet little
innocents. II Il amazing 10 see how many
OF these little angels mot "unawates," how.
. ever)ure entertained al the different water
ing places this summer.
Tired OF watching the actors Of to-day,
we stroll to a moss-covered Seat, where the
sun makes A Lovely patchwork 81 shadows
and sheen, and lohfgingi In close proximity
70 Lord FalEta&'B Spring w. people again
this widespread lawn With those who Tong
since departed never TO return, How con.
aonant with emotions born pf the hour u
din fahcy's pencil in the hues Of imagina
lion, and bring before ia ffst those hossilI
indian tribes who enCamped In peaceful
: mood, aiianimosjties buried, after drinking
al these pacific waters-the' smoke grace
fuliy curling among the branches from The
pipe Of peace and floating on the eyeRin;
/ ajf as they Fecnuat the gloFles 81 thelS race
TheypasSed to the happy hunting grounds
I and then came George Washington an!
J bis republican court, gay cavaliers will
] flowing perukes diamond buckles an
I. mfieds ifllA, They lingeI q these water
with Otium e,um dignlak, and exchange tn
|. tpafkling tepAttee and merry mle, Or qua
4 tie dfaIfht % prolific Of health ala beaUt