The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-08-11

with all the rest Of the practice OF these
rescuers, who live near by and can
gather st signal from their work In
the quarries. The roads near them are,
like those of Sandusky, macadamized
with limestone, white as plastered
wall, and become pulverized in little
time into the sharpest Of dust. Many
soldiers were among the visitors and
bathers at the Signal Station, and as
all were asked to register It was easy to
see that every day brings tourists from
very distant points, as well as all the
country of the lakes. We have no
means Of knowing the population of
LAKESIDE
at present, but it is constantly receiving
accessions, though every departing boat
takes its departing crowds. Larger
numbers will continue to arrive for ten
or twelve days to come, when the
throng viii culminate on the last Sun
day of camp meeting and the exodus
will begin again.
Coming through this small city Of
cottages from our drive this morning,
right in thickly settled neighborhood
and beside the track Of the carriage
wheels, q wriggling serpent, among the
bushes, was seen, and the Senior Editor
and his host armed themselves with
stones (these being the only available
means Of attack or defense) and very
soon laid out his snakeship, q portly
specimen four feet long and i've and q
half inches in circumference, of the
blowsnake species. Not being able TO
see for ourself that he was not rattle
snake and capable of harming the horse
In his efforts to defend himself, we COM
passionately determined to get that
faithful creature out Of the way II neces-
sary. A rattlesnake, q blue.racer or q
blowsnake is seen just often enough TO
break the monotony-say two or three
times year. These rockeries that
abound, picturesquely covered with
woodbine and wild grape, VIII furnish
admirable hiding places for mans an
cient enemy, and maybe are appro-
pirate In the camp-ground, which some
what resembles the Garden of Eden, If
one were to Judge by the numbers who
flock here, temporarily reversing the
proclamation that man should haye his
bread only by the sweat of his brow.
But these summer idlers who are pic
tured in groups In the parks, swing
listlessly In hammocks, dream upon the
ground under the trees, lounge or read
in balcony or verandah, or float In the
little boats after sundown, are all suffer-
ing enough these intensely hot days,
and many of them could doubtless make
themselves more comfortable at home.
As this Is the day
oAArPAHETINa OPENS,
the demand for board and rooms in
creases with each boats arrival. Last
evening we went down to the engine
house where the electricity is generated
for Illuminating purposes. The en-
gineer in charge was q young man, q
son of Roland Thatcher, deceased, of
Fremont, who formerly lived in Litch-
field. Visitors who wear watches are
enjoined to keep at q safe distance If they
do not wish their time-pieces to become
magnetized and worthless. The engine
house Is on the beach east Of Lake Park,
some distance from the Auditorium.
The light Is subject to sudden flashes,
like q gleam Of sheet lightning, Its
steadIness depending upon the smooth,
even running Of the engine
Professor Thompson, author Of the
the system of drawing used as text
book In union schools, and Professor Of
Drawing and Industrial Art in Purdue
University, Indiana, gave, last evening,
q final entertainment, "free to the pub
lic," to q large audience. The history
and illustrations Of comic art in all
ages was very instructive and enter
tanning, and some Of the principles or
rules Of proportio n were clearly given,
and such as should be taught in all the
graded schools.
THE FoURTKKNrH REeIhESr
have just marched into Lake Park and
have gone through q parade drill,
stacked arms; and then were allowed
to scatter-for refreshments, I should
judge, by the number who crowded the
restaurants and waited their turn for
lemonade and ice water. Families who
own cottages and live in them every
summer establish neighborly relations,
or, at least, the children do, and so it
happens that bright little fellow of
seven years, who played with the boy
and girl Of this cottage last summer and
before Is here this season only as q
sweet memory. A large painting OF
him hangs on the wall Of the next door
summer home, and the fearful mother,
childless and desolate, hears the laugh
ter Of happy children at their play with
all the keenness of q grief counted yet
only by weeks.
1t is nearing the hour of sunset and
everybody who enjoys the water at this
pleasantest time of day will be beside
it, In it, or on 1t, and we join the shift
ing throng in both human and
other nature, seeing much to admire In
both and little to condemn. However,
the senseless vanity that leads pretty
young girls to mar their freshness and
beauty by appearing in velvet and satin
these sweltering days, when every de-
vice known is necessary in preserving
life and health by keeping cool, is ex-
plainable only by the supposition that
they expected chilly weather and have
no more comfortable attire with them.
Perhaps, after all, they should not be
blamed, for, since commencing this let
ter, the weather has become 30 cool that
we are glad of every warm wrap which
seemed SO needless q precaution two
days ago. N. 81. II.