Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1883-07-10
MISCELLANEOUS.
LFor the Spirit of Jefferson. ]
City Summering.


Belonging to the great army of the
an't-gct-aways, who hold the City
during the heated term, feel with a
great many others that life may be
made very pleasant here even with
the thermometer up amongst the nine
tics.
The coolest place I have been able
to find so far, is the City Jail.
Rather forbidding is its exterior
the towers and battlements, the grim
stone-walI, all speak of roughness and
harshness.
But once inside of the massive gates
and we find bcaTtifTE grassy yard,
fountains playing, trees nodding, and
flowers dotting the close cropped
grass.
Inside the Jail proper, all is perfect
Iy clean--spotlcss floors, steel bars
that glisten, walls white as snow.
Even the "'Wife's Avengcr, the
ugly whipping post, is as bright and
polished rs new pin.
Some four hundred are suInmcring
here.
About ninety of these are women.
A much larger proportion than
usual.
Some one said, some scoffer
''Churches are made for women"
"And Penitcntiarics and Jails for
men," was the witty answer
The men do seem to have monop-
oily OF the Jail boarding business.
Still we cannot recommend sum-
mcring cover the Falls"
Outside, over on this side of the
garden wall, is much Of GOODNESS and
pleasure.
1t was jolly good thought of the
Academy Of Music managers to open
it during the summer months as n
Summer Garden.
1t is delightfully."- cool there in the
evenings. The audiences lave been
large, and very beautiful to look upon,
the ladies dressing in white with very
many flowers Frightening the mo-
notony.
The Troupe that has rendered
Fatinitza this week is good one.
Nobody, suppose, ever accused
Jeannic Winston of being pretty, but
she is graceful, bright, piquant and
has awfulIy taking ways.
And they have that very rare thing.
a good Chorus. The girls arc pretty
and sing in tune.
All this for twenty-five cents
Herman did good business with
his walking match, and this week the
Variety bill has drawn we'll.
Next week velocipede race is the
attraction.
But the very biggest summer at
traction here is the Bay.
The Stay-at-home at q tlifling cost
can take his particular sweetness, or
his wife, or his sister, OF his mother,
or his mOther-in-Iaw, and IN a few
minutes be far from the madding
crowd.
Always a breeze down the Bay
always music, and fun and good
humor and health.
1t is probably more cooling for fam
lilies to go down the Bay on the In
stallmcnt Plan.
One at the time.
For when the father takes half
dozen children along, three baskets,
bucket, four shawls, two jerseys, a
jar of preserves and a can of pickles,
he doesn't seem somehow to enjoy the
excursion.
OF course single people ought to go
m pairs.
They seem to get more fun out of it.
And the queercst part of it is, that
if there are four hundred pair of
lovers on boat, each pair is entirely
ignorant of the presence of the other
They seem to fondIy imagine that
the stars are gazing upon them alone,
and that the moon is out for their
special benefit.
And when the moon goes beh;ng Il
cloud they are positively certain that
that is for their special accommoda-
ton.
Good suppers down the Bag. Soft
crabs and hard chickens, iced tea and
sandwiches, and night mares.
Then there is just lots of GOODNESS
out at Druid Hill.
Five cents takes you into its de-
lightful walks and drives, its waving
trees, its springy turf, it's long vistas
of green, its smiling valleys and hills.
One dollar lands you at Pen-Mar,
beautiful ride and an easy climb.
The view is worth the trouble OF
climbing over rocky way.
But you don't have to climb, and
you find as you drive up the noun
tain side, fresh breezes on top at every
turn.
I haven't begun to name the ways
! of snandinp n pleasant summer here.