Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-28
Married or single3" is the Cues
tion at Dawson. The Decep-
tive Benediots Flirting
Until Measures are
Taken to Protect
The Girls.
DAWSON, Ky, July 20, 1885.

DAWSON, KY, July 20, 1885.
If my endeavors to keep cool and
comfortable while writing will have
the proper effect, will give you a
letter this morning, for am seated
in cool hall, palm-leal fan at
hand, u basket of fruit at my side
and reckless disregard to appear
ances generally, but the sworn enemy
of man, the flies, are contcnding with
me for hall, fruit and comfort, and
already | am growing more and
more combative.
Dawson has been grossly SANDER
ed by some one regarding the want
of shade. 1t is true that the hotels
are mostly in the glare Of the sun
but at no great distance on every
side can be found the most delight
ful shade, so dense that scarcely one
ray of old Soils winking eye can pen
citrate it. AT a half miles distance
from the Arcadia flows the classic
Trade Water, river of quite con-
siderable depth and which was nav
igated until within the past twenty
years. This river is held in bounds
on either side by towering cliffs
which are to eyes accustomed to level
land most beautiful. Boulder after
boulder of huge rocks hang high
above you, covered with the most
luXuriant growth of lichens, mosscs
and ferns, the latter containing
growth almost tropical being from
two inches TO five feet in length. The
bluffs have some very beautiful and
appropriate names, some of them be-
ing Lovers Leay," "Uttley's Bluff"
"Sllvcr Cup" and Sylvan Retreat"
Many Excursions are made both by
boat and carriage TO the above and
the time is spent most delightfully."- in
the refreshing shade. Nearer than
the above and more accessible are
some very pretty little places-Van-
berbilt, Sunset and Geneva Parks.
In the latter ice cream is dispensed
by "Uncle Davie" at the small price
of ten cents saucer or three for a
"cavOrta." These parks are very
pleasant, being removed from the
noise and hustle of the hotels and
trains, and offer most excellent OPP
portunities for "Spooning." We lis
ten to the linkle, tinkle of the COW
bell, the cricket's cherry voice and all
of the sweet sounds of the country,
and as a winning young man ex-
pressed it, see the "grass hoppers
making grass, and the butterflies
making butter;' it is change and a
rest from city sounds and it is for
this, that every one is here.
With all of its attractions and ad-
vantagcs there is one thing that Daw-
son sorely needs a church strange as
it may seem, there is no place set
apart for the worship of God, but
brave efforts are being made by the
ladies of this place to supply this
want.
On last Friday night most de-
lightful concert was given in the
ball room of the Arcadia, the follow
ing ladies' taking part: Mrs. II. f.
Turner, Mrs. IL. Garner and Misses
Reat, Guthrie, Taylor and Sassecn,
and on the following Tuesday night
Mr.. Atkinson gave an amusing show
with Il magic lantern, charging those
who came ten cents admission, and
those who staid away twenty cents.
BY both entertainments we counted
twenty.onc "dollars of our daddies"
into the treasury for beginning.
Besides this there are missionary
boxes, and every guest will be allow
ed the privilege of contributing to
the fund.
If the ladies continue their efforts
with as much energy as they have
displayed i'll the commencement we
will soon hear the welcome sound of
the church bell ringing over Sand
rock Hill.
Some of the "features" this week
were rope walking by a black
browed son of Africa, concert and a
dance at Princeton on Wednesday
night, which was pronounced quite
a success by the young people who
attended,
Yesterday party composed entire
ly of gentlemen went down to the
river to enjoy u ''fish fry" but the
finny Inhabitants did not seem dis
posed 10 leave their confines and the
only "bites" they got were mosquito
bites.
There are not many big fish yarns
told here, but for stories about
weight, l would challenge the world
to beat them; if we believe them and
it is impolite to doubt-One lady has
gained seventeen pounds in as many
days, another three pounds in two
days, while yet another, thirty pounds
in fifteen days, the average gain be-
ing pound day,
A party of young people from
Madisonville are camping in Wander
bilt park, and seem to find it quiet
enjoyable they are chaperoned by
Mrs. Morton the Young ladies do the
cooking and sewing for the establish
ment, and the boys do the "pillag-
ing"
This week the Maysville military
company will encamp near here ;
loating and taking their meals in the
Arcadia. Now we will not complain
of a lack of beaux, as there are forty
gallant soldier boys in the company,
for the past week we have had any
number of beaux, but whether the
company took my valuable sugges-
ton about hiring them l do not
know. Some have left us but Mess.
Williams, Bent, Hurt, Drisdale, Sim
mons, Carey, Matchen, Rickie aud
"coz" Ed Brown are most pleasantly
remembered, not only for their good
qualities, but by their good frnit
and candy and beautiful flowers.
May they soon return.
OF course at a place of this kind there
are people coming and going all the
time and 1t is impossible to know
acho and sohat they are, therefore one
needs to be very particular in
forming acquaintances, especially
young ladies. This fact was demon
strated only last week. A man came
TO Dawson from Louisville, who for
the sake of his wife, we will call by
the euphonious name of Smith he
passed everywhere as a single man,
was thought by every one to be a
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