The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-23

the proceeding paragraph, "The Jolly
Three, participated IN all the pleasures at
torded ny the place and the circumstances;
but cheI among them WAS visit to "The
FAILS Just after short, heavy rain. "The
Falls" are about quarter Of mile from
the hotel, They are reached by ten min
utes walk alone narrow, rugged gulch
enclosed on either side by hills and great
rocks which at some points overhang the
path in threatning manner. "The Falls"
are ordinarily simply number of huge
'bouIders weighing many tons, which
seem to have fallen from the elevations on
either side to the depths below, in cOnse-
quence Of violent commotion in the
bowels of the earth, and lie there
one above or beside the other in an
irregular order, permitting a small
| stream OF clear water, coming from the
many springs above, after having crept
| in manifold curves, between or over rocks
and gravel.be forming many tiny falls
and pools and making music at every turn,
to pass through them and trickle down IN
n dozen silvery streamIets into pool be-
low the blockade Of rocks. But during
rainfall every streamlet suddenly swell to
formidable proportions and PUSHES down
the common course over its rugged bed
with roar that can be heard consider
able distance; and when it reaches the
rocky bullwark at "The Falls" the sight is
one never to be forgotten. The masses of
stone piled up to a height Of thirty.fve feet
or more, clear across the guich, are too
closely packed to permit the wild stream,
now yellow with the clay which it carries
down from the hills, to pass through
Them it swells rapidly to a
point several feet above the rocky dam,
bOils over and rushes madly over the
obstruction, roaring and toaming and be-
ing Churned into spray, until itreaches the
base where it forms rapid pools and eddes,
and then continues on its way more gen
| tly to--wherel
But any account of life at Dixon Springs
would be partial if no reference were made
to the management That the present
management is great improvement upon
what it Was il former years is apparent
from mere sight of the place. The build
ings have all been overhsued and will &C
commodate comfortably one hundred and
fifty people. The grounds about the build
lngs and the parks are kept in excellent
condition by Mr.. Joseph Lemen who has
charge Of all that pertains to the outside
management Of the place The household
is in the hands Of Mr. Lemen's
charming sister, Miss Ida James, and to
her wstchtu care, her love Of tdiness,
her good judgement, her activity, vivacity
and pleasant disposition, is due in a very
great measure, the many pleasures Of visit
there. She is the life Of the place, sxerting
herself constantly to make all her guests
feel at home and spend the time delight
fully, and she succeeds remarkably we'll.
la acknowledgement of Mrs James ability
as a hostess, "The jolly Three" dedicated
to her a new cave which they discovered
during one of their rambles, and named it
James Cave
Perhaps the only sad hour spent at the
springs by any one, is the last hour, when
preparations are being made to leave, and
good.byes are said. The departure Of Il
guest is always matter of concern to all
present and is looked upon by each as the
partial disruption of happy family, The
night before the departure is made vocal
by serenades aud as the hack leaves loaded
down with trunks, satches and passengers,
handkerchiefs arc waved and often tears are
shed by both parties. The night before the
departure Of "The Jolly Three" will never
be forgotten by them. They had retired
about ten o'clock, after day goriously
spent, and were about relapsng into the
deep slumber characteristic of health Of
body and perfect peace of mind, when the
sound OF music produced upon instruments
of varied and odd construction, was waf-
ted to their drowsy ears. 1t was aserenading
party composed OF "al hands and the cook
headed by Mira James, and which sang and
ayedalternately some appropriate, popular
songs of the day. They were replied to from
within, and afterwards, about midnight, the
orgies were concluded with a grand
old Virginia reel on the hotel porch, in
which all took a part
The following parody, composed on short
notice by those whose signature 1t bears,
was among the songs of the serenading
party and has some merit considering the
| circumstances under which it was produced