The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-18

once more have | crossed Round
Knob. brealhed the pure ar oil Ashe-
Vile. and descended into the conilnu-
ous yapor hath of the Warm Springs.
The stream of travel 10 this place Is
constant. and the town Is rapidly nlhng
up. | find 80 many OF my last summer
trends from Warm Springs here. that |
am quite coutented to remain and only
ran down To the Springs 70 dine and
take a look al the scenery and the
changes in the hotel. There are many
alterations. aud some improvements on
last summer. among which last may
be counted the new ball room with the
dining room under il. both OF which are
cool and airy the table service l.
all new and neat. and the whole house.
renovated with paint and white-wash,
looks as if it had lust passed through n
a spring cleaning and had no children
around TO soil things. Ii really SEEM
ed a pity to see every thing ready for
guests and 20 few there TO enjoy tie
Improvement wrought by carpenters and
painters. | did not stay To the evening
d nee. was assured that they sometll e
had enough 10 dance the Laucers but III
all the long eXpause OF portico | saw but
two or three young ladies who looked
like "Mariana~' in the "Moated
Grange" or " ser Anne's" on the
tower. lookin out 10 see il Any one
was coming" One change has been
made which i decidedly not an inn
~provement. that IS the putting OF the
bar and billiard tables in what wa- for
merly the dining room, which cuts
OF the ladies from promenading on
the main portico with the large col
umns, and. renders il VERY %unpleas-
ant tor those occupying the lower brick
row.. who are obliged to pass up this
portico To their meals. the new dining
being Just back OF the old. and
and connected with the main building
by the portico only. Another great
mistake has been made in the ball
room, which is not white-washed and.
| was told. is so dark from the
absorption of light by the yellow water,
that dresses did not show worth a
cent Here we have a magnificent ball
room in a large tobacco warehouse, the
walls and ceiling of which are brilliantly
white and the floor excellent.
| went down to the ladies bath to see
Queen Patsey," who Rugged me with
right good will, and lamented | was not
coming back to write some more poetry
bout her The ten pin alley has not
been touched, and is even more dllapl
lated than 1t was asst SUNNI r., and alas
there l. no bridge for moonlight tlirta-
tlons ard ait"rupJu promenades. lm-
promptu stroIls IL Lovers Leap, Peters
Rock, the cascades ~ the other side of
the river and Mr>. Weeds cottage for
bouquets and the view, are things of the
past, now one must take thought and
hunt up the ferryman to get over the
river, a great deprivation.
Frazier, the he al water, is still at his
post. but lis ''doprrtment" is nothing
to what it is when h;s dining room has a
goodly plumber "f guests. Among all
my last summer friends | found only DR..
Moore. of Norfolk and his charming
daughter Mr.. aud Mrs Riggsbee. who
are permanent residents, Col. and Mrs.
Heck, who had run down without the
young ladies'. Tor the benefit of their
youngest child. who | was sorry TO learn.
is quite sick. Remembering the num-
bers there last year, at this date /
Felt like one who treads alone,
Some banquet hall deserted,
Whose lights are fed.
Whose garlands dead,
And all but him departed"
and was glad to take the cars after din
ner and return to the S%wanannoa Hotel,
the ball room Of which, being open
every night. is a point to which all the
guess IN town grayitate once or twice "a
week at least. Az we have a good band
that plays twice a week, and a drugstore
opposite where all sorts of mineral wa
tiers are to be had, it is really very
much like being at the springs. only
"a little better. as when we desire it. we
can have quiet. Nj. IS. g..