The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-07-17
DIXON SPRINGS.


giving waters. Leaving Cairo with Its broll-
ing days and sweltering nights one night
here has served amply 10 show the contrast.
Your readers have already, in previous
letter, read fair description of the beau
ties Of the scenery, the quality of the waters
and the comforts of the house, under the
supervision OF Mr.. J. X. Brown, OF should
say Mrs. Brown, because, owing to the i'll
health of her husband, the most of the de-
tails-the wear and tear of the business,
falls upon the shoulders OF this slender,
little lady, and IT is not worth my while TO
fcpeat il. Let mc only repeat that it is cool
and breezy through the day and
extra COOL comfortable and quiet through
the night, no heat, no bugs, no mosquitoes,
no noise. The man who wrote of coun-
try "Retreat" ut is just lovely to sleep in
the country these fine mornings, with q
gobbler gobbling under your window, and
a calf believing like concert saloon bari
tone on one side Of the house, while COW,
his mother, is mooing mezzo-soprano on the
other, and ROSTERS are growing, and the
milk maid is playing tamborine with the
bottom Of the milk pail, and drivers are
going by whistling, and the parrot is yell
ing at the goat that talks back, and hall
dozen boys are throwing green apples at
the roof to see them roll down and the
landlord is swearing at his wife In the back
Kitchen" describes the very anupode of
Dixon Springs. We have none OF that here
The awakening sound heard by the sleepers
is the ringing of the first bell for breakfast
We have COWS and consequently an abun
dance of pure milk, but the cows know
what is due to strangers and never moo.
The turkey gobbler, lonely old yellow
bachelor, is made sort of shuttlecock ct
night by practical jokers and never goo
tfes; our chickens are fried TO beautiful
brown and never crow, and our landlord
swears only at the "Modocs."
We find great many Improvements aud
convenience not found here on previous
visits. The grove is furnished with seats,
the springs are walled with stone, and ice
is abundant and is used lavishly. The
great drawback is the rooms or rather the
rant nf than Pennle come and gf- '''', ,
but the corners exceed the goer'
and the rooms and every available space fo
cots are at all times overcrowded. Still
places are provided for al, who come, OF
who cannot be persuaded TO wait few
days. The day our party arrived here.
there was only one vacant room and, al
though the arrivals before midnight OF that
day numbered twent-three, all were salts
factorily lodged and fed.
Evansville, Paducah, Metropolis, Col
conda, Carbondale aud Cairo are all well
represented here The Calroites seem to be
contcnted and happy. The life is pure
country, free from the convertionalitie;
and stiffness that surrounds one in the city
and is such as all can enjoy, while the
rambes over the rocks and through the
woods are great auxileries to the tonic
properties of the waters OF the springs, anc
are entitled to no small share of the credi
for robust health and ravenous appetitei
that follow few days soiourn ''on thu
hill.n The bill of fare is made to suit tbest
appetites, and so far as quantity and quail
ty are concerned the fare, with tn
usual variations, are the same
for breakfast, dinner and suppe
and apetites are equally as good among al
the guests for breakfast something unus
usD as at either of the other meals. WI
have fresh beef and mutton, ham, chickens
corn bread, light bread, rolls and graham
bread, potatoes, BEANS peas, tomatoes, &c
cooked country style, milk, ice water, cot
fee, tea and bottled beer,-of course no
body drinks that; we have games of chanc
and games that give no one a chance +
win; very little love making and less @
fashion and style; ladies and gentlemen en-
gage in "honestn games of croquet and tn
more ladies the fairer end the "honester
the game. We have music dancing an
singing nd-the "Modocs" for amusement
violin and a violinist, piano and sevel
al pianists, with half dozen "drummers
to make things lively, and they do !
Caro- is we'll represented by Wood Ritter
house, Hyman, Harmon Black, Mrs. Wei
ster and family, Mrs. Blauvelt, Mrs. FulD
and family, Mrs. J, II. Jones and family, Nj
! Harry Walker ana family and
number of others all healthy an
} happy, if we except hit
"Dick' Fulton, who, although rather irai
3 is as we'll if not much better than he woul
be anywhere else. 1t is useless to enga.
rooms here; first come, first served is Il
rule and people should take their chanc