Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-06
ALLEGHANY SPRINGS.
The Latest Mode OF "Doins Up" People a'
the Close OF the Summer.
Ifor the Dispaich.l

And though. like all mountain lands, we
have DAYS OF weather rainy,
Old Sol soon drles the tears OF bis oft-re-
newcd spouse
The Earth-likc widower thus trained to
sooth by practice;
soho! our wclI.drained Park CLEANS like
an emerald
In gold and Jewels set within this Cradle OF
the Clouds.
And for eur guests. why! we have CAR
PENrERs To build.
And from their types pleasant homes they
rear;
A MAYO and BAiIIE, order should ensure.
When YOU would go CUNNING,
To Hunt we have Hart, and GUSYs-
one Cohtn,bidd for our Artillery;
But his Uife'S perforce a needi6-gun,
And for that exciting chase the Fox
We NAV set our foreign "DAR0 "-ON.
Then for your sportsmcn's camp,
There is Cook, and truly famous SKIN
NERs;
But-aw-a-MAssIEl SAMPLE
Wen the game or fish you'd FRY.
The SMITHS have gem, precious STONE, and
gold
To deck the Fair, not merely GnD.A.
SLEEVE.
AuthorS in WHARTON, KNOX, and
WHITE
Not frdqiic. like poor Erike, our n. D's,
Nor like stern Scot DiUine, save in SUR
NAME
Our smiling VIRGINIA maid.
As Rhetoric we sometimes need, here's
BOYD.
Orthoepy and grammar too, perchance slir
up.
So We have JoHNsoN's. though not "rdrC
Ben"
Nor ponderous " Samuel" nor ,oarrioi
Joe"
Albeit wc have a " General lee"
Name and title, dear TO every patriotic
sOuhernCr.
And lie, who EARLY in the slate unpleas.
aEtnCsS'
Made trcmble, bristliug Washington,
despite It's blatant cry
" OnUdrd 10 Richmond " boast disastrous,
And MAURY not for his Mobile deeds last
hope OF cause beloved atone remember
ed,
But name revered in Him who read the
Stdr-lcrii scroll,
And pdthed the trackless Seas, by chart aud
counsel
Priceless, unto mariners
World hOROred. whilst his country blushcd
That Government in brief authority en-
clothed,
Alrhile forgot IFS duty and its honor
And JACKSON Of AOC orleans, the stately
CAROLENF,
Makes Us remember Old HickoryS name,
and pluck.
But we rejoice in girl. more queenly than
Macbcth's proud Dame.
A RULE for staff and brace and bar
Set to golden muSic's tones:
And fairy FmsToE's LAYS, with MISoB
chord.
Adding to music charm, and zest-
By artist touch. and voices sweet:
Who will forget the "ALP1NE HsRS," amid
these MOUntS7
BUBCU q rod should sinners 90 aStray,
And CHFRRYs rich and ripe did leare"
And ABBOT too, for his classic cloisters
near.
So body, mind, taste. and soul we Coop
WIN.
A RING with silver crowned, quecnly in
heart and hand,
Whose deeds are mantle more than ermine
royal.
And JAMES, IN name, another, wears
4 Christian woman'S diadcm-
Four WILLIAMS; tro in Norman tongue
disguised
In personnel those eyer-charming danes
irancaise.
TUNYs-city far away-hard to PoRTLoCE
From its foes, our LADY cOnquers by hel
grace.
And HOLLAND, gay and 1.-the as they, and
famed
As the bright tulips OF that sea-girt land.
BOWIE. nOteG name OF knife ierocious
keen,
In 4 lady most serene is sheathed.
We have ROsEs.barbed and thornlcss, FOL
our BANKS,
And only hearts for Cupid's bow ant
SLAUGHTER.
For NAUDE's UhO would rot mountain
torrents WADFf
And lucky souls lre hare deGned
Tennyson's SPAIGHT (Spaie) no longer oh
solete.
Another Colonel SwEEPs-ON with his trIC
fair
Vestal MARIAN. LILLIAN sweet, and brlgh
JEANETTE.
Reyond their whilom and our mountain
WORld).
SPRIGGs we have for boutonneres, or bird'
To coo upon, like our Parson Darby ant
lis Joan,
With ever-chcering words for lovers.
And MARTINs to play around our plessan
LEES,
CT whom one sings Of happy sailors Nancy
H.! GOOD We have in elOcution-
Who tragic and the comic dOeth Brown -
NOEL. German for Xmas,) gives all hop
OF life
To sec such strength in one so fragile.
4 President our HARRISON recalls III grs
cious lady,
BANKERs you'll find to store your wealth.
Thus we indeed have no CHILD'S play.
Some BLASC's we'd like to prlhX cart
upon,
so skilled are they in arts 70 please.
And their gifted friend giving all NOISE
(mOre ease,
Or should the Alpine monarch be recalie
in Ptre
So will fair EdeIuieSS which blooms, ice
bound
The Mcr-de-glace beside. in the retirin
daughters Of the house.
Our WISE essays not spells, save in ba
lads. or the dance.
our WALTON angles not with line and gol
geous fly,
As Isaac did but tcmpts with siren strains
our DILL refreshing-hides no BAIN.
And ANDERSON seems Turing one to sin
"John A. my JO."
And "sure " it is-BARNEY did not "l'
the girls alone"
Until he found one most cheering IN
| wife,
Thus can al,coyS say, "PolE put the ke
| Tie On-let us have tea"
DoRA-TMEA gift Of God, in music lives ah
| breathCs.
We have WALKgRs-but watch mai'
| Liian's feet
In Rock.schottisch ecstatic, and YOU
ignore pedestrians.
EASTWOOD our "star OF fashion taxes
way" ,,, No.,
OF STUARTs we hsye-just think MARIE
Sweet and debonnalre as ScotIands Queel
But unlike her. ever smiling, ever hspp
A MERCER for our English shopper
'Alo!"
And EMORY to polish even brishte
things. l.,
Our sprightly veuUe LAMAR; Iexas's 'o'
star recalls A..
More blest than him OF France, her DIX
BEAU.
And more ready for occasion than Ne
York's d0mO -
In emergency, our courteous, iaciie oh
EINs.
We fain would honor each MANSON
And daughter OF whose charms We III
| best BRAND, =, .
But must simply saw the same OF q" o