The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-16

LIFE ON THE MOUNTAINS
During the Heated Term, as: Described
by n Wheeling Lady.
The day 30 mild
Is lenyun'sOWn child.

" WheellnS AAu9'
oakland Democrat.
The day 80 mild
Is leayuR'sOWn child"
In this delightful mountain resort It is
hard to believe the reports Of the hot
weather that is prevailing in our valley
homes but Yennor's DEGREES are inexoa.
BILE and all we can advise il submission
and in charity try to convey in this letter
an idea Of how we ~soiouraers in the noun
tains OF Preston county are enjoying most
pleasant existence,
As We cannot cool the air by telling you
what u delightful breeze has Just swept over
US us We sit under the wide-spreading
branches OF an apple tree, scattering the
sheetsof Commercial" far and wide, We will
attempt to divert your mind from your
melting misery by depicting the delights OF
Eglon,
To begin with tho weather is perfect, the
mornings are 30 cool that winter clothing
is comfortable. Coming out on the wide
vcrandah that surrounds three sides Of a
very pleasant farm house we are staying in,
we have Il charming view-a broad ex-
panse Of yard, grass covered lane and
meadows bounded by woods are flooded
with the warm sunshine, and although the
sun has been up for hours 1t has not dried
the grass, every bladeo which Is sparkling
with dew-drops, A sharp breeze Is blow
ing Mt this hour, the edge OF which the sun
does not dull, so It is usually more prefer
able to beat Il retreat to the parlor where
numerous easy chairs invite one to repose
Seaside" in hand, till the breakfast bell
summons II toa bounteOus repast,
MIR. and Mrs. Louis Bush, our agreeable
hosts, have provided every possible ron.
fort for us, and at their hospitable mansion
nothingi is wanting that thoughtful kindness
can supply. r.. %
After breakfast alwalk is proposed, so II
you can follow US In Imagination 'adOwn
shadowy lanes" where yistas Of the most
enchanting beauty are disclosed ut every
turn, you will be rewarded for the exer.
ton.
True the sun shines as warmly on the
lanes and fields hcreis It does on the pave.
ment athome, but tcmpercdby II delicious.
~ cool breeze with Il musical aCcOmpani-
ment OF rlstling leaves, we feel that life Is
not only endunble hut delightful, and the
desire to walk on and on, up sunlit lanes,
under %blossoming chestnut trees, through n
pale green sea OF unripe oats, down into
the cool green depths OF the pine forests
where the gigantic forest monarchs raise
heir aromatic branches to the intense blue
vault above. These "cathetlrlls In the
woods" with their "fcathercd Choristers"
and murmur Oiwind inspired praise GIL one
with hOlier thoughts than any conceived in
the "dim religious light" Of the noblest
structure OF earthly architects.
Our amCsCments are numerous, but
CrOquet seems to absorb most OF our Rtten-
ton, for the click of the mallet and ball Is
usually heard from morning till evening;
NJ VIC disperse from the breakfast table our
most enthusiastic four are seen vending
their way to the ground which is situated
ut one side Of the large barn-almOst an
acre is enclosed and Is devoted to this pur.
pose. An entire day can be spent In the
open air, and Of the benefit OF such expos.
IRE to sunlight and invigorating breezes,
none cun speak but those who have tried il.
We leave the cr0qhet ground where the
gray and snOw-white pigeons have been
cirCling over our heads, and turn down the
lane that leads to the little town Of Eglon.
Halfway down the lane We stop at tile
limekiln which is rapidly assuming d red.
hot glow on top. A glorious sight Is prom.
ised for tonight in n visit to the kiln. Again
we start for Eglon, for to-day the postotlicc
Is our destination. Three times Il week our
mail is brought from Oakland. The post.
office is attached to the store Of Mr.. George
Gessman, a genial and enterprising young
merchant. Over the little piazza at the I. o,
door has clambered a most luxuriAnt Con-
cord grape vine that ELECTS the constant
admiration Of our party. Eglon has three
stores, the ono mentioned in connection
with the postotice, Felty's store, and the
new store occupied by the Company" nil
Of which seem to do u thriving business
with the neighboring farmerS.
Eglon was formerly called Maple Run
and tho name was ~singularly appropriate,
for the run" that winds It's way through
the town starts from the base OF a large
maple treein 'front.' Of the Dlnkarl meeting
house, a good country mile from Eglon. II
one could follow the m]eanderings OF this
stream, n series OF the l~oveliest pictures
would surprise the explorer. The air lnusi.
cal with the twittering Of birls-the rustic
Of the pine branches over head-Qn all
sides the glossy-leaved laurel and under
foot the soft, thick moss, which for variety
seems endless, spreads over the ground TO
the brink Of the stream-closeto the run
grow ferns unriyalel for exquisite delicacy
In traCery and form. The sun seldom in.
vades thls cool, dark sanctuary and only
when the wind losses the tree tops about q
admit il, does the golden light in long
shafts and broken bars treinble on leaf and
gtrean,
One day while IN search Of laurel near
this stream, we noticed something rather
curious; two pine trees had grown from the
one trunk, one growth, however, had been
chopped Off within three feet OF The ground
and In the decaying wood a beech was
growing.
Maple Run curves around a large pine
and In the water ut this place the famous
mOuntaln trout Gan he. caught, and a more
delightful spot for such sport old lsaak's
most ardent disciple could not desire. In
the way Of glmc, squirrels offer the sports.
men amusement, the little fellows bark at
one from every tree and fence-fying s1uir.
rels are said to DO numerous. The pheas.
ants can be heard crashing through the
not ts very pienty as d ~ lRSl they esn
hardly run.
Of indoor amusenehts there L. no lack,
and II IA our boast that the days meyer seem
long, but that the hnurs are winged, There
seems to be a dearth Of fancy work iot
which the majority are truly thankful, fol
when a lady allows u bunch OF systeinati.
cally tangled zephyr to absorb her atter.
tion, her Industry, although misplaced, L. q
constant reproach to the professedly idle
Rain and the darkness q night above