The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-23
ABOUT DIXON SPRI NGS.
THE EXPERIENCES OF "THE JOLLY THREE
DURING A WEEKS VISIT THERE.
by one Of The Three
Respectfully
AL. GoSs, Leader.

DURING WEEKS VISIT THERE.
by one of"The Three
To those who are not acquainted by &C.
tual experience with life at Dixon Springs
description of a short sojourn there, by one
who processes to bea lover of nature in all
its wild beauty, will be of some interest
in those who are 50 acquainted such des
cription will excite the memory to vivid
recall of the many sublime sights, and the
quiet beauties, which are CHARACTERISED cof
the daily life at the place and which none
who have seen and experienced will soon
forget.
Not long since the springs were visited
by three Cairoites, whom we will call, for
the sake of brevity, but not inappropriately,
"The Three Jolly Young Bachelors Their
experience was varied, but uniformly pleas
ant, and after they had gotten over the sea,
sickness, and had satisfied their rapacious
appetites, superiniuced by the long, con
foundedly uncomfortable ride in hack, over
a stretch of country rendered almost grand
ly beautiful because of it's fields and
wild woods, and its Investigation by rather
severe elevations and depressions.
"The Three Bs" enjoyed the ride in spite
of some inCOnveniencies. In the cOntem
plation of the many beauties on either side,
and before and behind them, they forgot to
look at their watches, and the three hours
consumed in going from Viens, that
"blarated" town, which has escaped the
wrath Of the Almighty 50 long, and is sui
fered to exist only because of the few no
BILE Democrats aud dissatisfied Republicans
it contains, were telescoped into one. Ev-
cry hundred yards of the road that winds
its serpentine course from right to left, and
up and down, over a dozen green hills,
through gravel beds and gulches, and cool,
clear springs ripping over pebly beds, is,
as one of Harry Walkers Virginia Trio
would say, "hoXacly deterrent from de
ferst, and SO engages ones attention and
elevates ones thoughts that the wrinkles
in the seat,cushion cease TO trouble, aud the
vocabulary Of the wicked in speech is en-
trely forgotten. The three B'sw shaken
up like dice in box, and but for the in.
tercstirg panorama, they would have been
continually reminded very strongly Of the
days Of their childhood, when their tender
persons were often vigorously famed with
an ugly Single held in the maternal hand
As it was, they reached the springs only
concious of having had delightful ride
and Of an unusual void Just under the vest,
which made them pounce upon aud dcvour
the good things set before them by Mine
Host Lemeu and Hine Hostess James
with an energy that was almost savage,
At the springs the time was spent in one
continuous series of pleasures. The refresh
ing air; the cool, clear pleasant
tasting and highly medcaed,
spring water the rambles over
green, wooded hills, through gulchos strewn
in wild, picturesque manner with
huge fern and moss-nnd
vine covered rocks Of varied, and
sometimes very suggestive, forms; and IN
the evening game Of croquet in the park,
or n dance on the spacious porch of the
hotel or song and music in the parlor, or
pleasant converse, or n nove-these were
the many means employed to create aud
promote u healthy appetite and to produce
sound, nvigora;ing slumbers, and conse-
qucntly, n new appreciation Of the beauties
of life. Bat these are only the general
pleasant features of asojourn at the springs,
in which all participate. There are par'ic'
ular pleasures peculiar to the young people
There are long walks IN search OF ceder
trees for rustic canes, there are quiet ram
blos to album Rock" which Is
covered with the names of former visitors,
many of them familiar; there are prone
nades on "FIrtation walk" visits to "Tho
Falls" "Maiden's Arch" kiss Cave" aud
to "Lovers Leap',all objects special in
terest to young people Of romantic turn
of mind In these promenades and visits
and FAMILIES lovers of nature generally, and
other lovers particularly, always fluid much
food for elevating thought and much en-
chsptment. a natural effect Of all the sur
roundings Ia to excite the teuder passion,
aud frequently the shakespearian drama OF
love becomes part Of the real life at the
springs, Ia fact, during the stay thcre OF
the "Jolly Three devoted "Isomeo' and