Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-02
PERKINS AT THE RESORTS
WHAT HE SAW AT RICHFIELD,
SARATOGA, AND NEWPORT.


Tho English EyegIsss - Beautiful
Gfrls-Guests in Tears.
RICHFIELD SPRINGS, n. Y, July 3d.
After a hasty call at Newport and sara
toga, | arrived at Richfeld to-day. 1t Is
the mode now among watering place
people to spend the last of the season IN
Richheld. From this place the fashion
able caravan moves 10 Saratoga, Lake
George. arriving at West Point on Aug.
9s to see the tents fall and attend the
cadets August ball.
The Richheld springs run strong sui
phur water. Many come to drink and
hattie in it. there being fifty battle at the
Spring house.
and gossip. The arrangements for tilrt-
ing in Richfield are perfect. 1t cost Mr.
4. x. Proctor weeks OF study 10 arrange
Them. When | asked him TO describe the
philosophy Of them he called GOV. Van
Zandt OF Rhode Island, and Vice PresI-
dent VIM. A. " heller into the Office OF
the Spring house. and folding their ears
together in front OF him said conhden-
italy:
you see Richheld is always full Of
lovers. Fifteen engagements were made
here last year"
Glow did you bring them aboutF
Rsked the Vice President.
"Weli, sir. | built seven flirting payll-
ions with seats for two, they are % feet
high. and are approached by winding
stairs"
But they seem rather exposed for low
ers retreats, I suggested.
NO, sir, not bit. You see they hold
only two. They are so high that no one
can hear 3 word said in them. Now, our
beautiful young ladies used 20 do their
firing on the balconies, but the trouble
was curious old maids and mothers used
10 sit in the upper window and listen to
every word said. one old lady from ST.
Louis used 70 sit up all night and sleep
daytimes so as TO be posted about engage
ments."
ssBut it is different nOw?' ] suggested.
eOf course it is. The young lovers sit
ting w there,' pointing TO a pavilion,
command the situation. No one can APP
proach without their knowing it. l have
never known a young man to sit in these
pavilions three nights with the same
beautiful girl who didn't fall in love"
And you call them lovers seats do
your
mo sir" said Mr. Proctor in surprise.
'"That would break up all the lovers in
Richtield. We call them wisdom seats.
That disarms all the old women. When
a sweet, beautiful young lady comes and
twines Der white, bare arms around her
mothers neck, and says, % mamma,
George and | want 10 sit IN the wisdom
seats the old lady feels very proud. She
saws julia is so sensible. She's always
trying TO improve her mind
'sAnd when they get up there
"Who get up thereY' interrupted the
Yice-President.
'sWhy the lovers OF course. As ! was
saying. when they get up there and he
takes her beautiful hand IN his, and they
both look sOlemnly at the railing while
be tells the sweet tale Of love"
Goodness" exclaimed the Governor,
bis ewes mOistening with tears, don't 20
any farther. My young days all come
back again."
We never knew what Mr.. Proctor was
going 10 say about his Spring house
lovers.
RICHFIELD SPARKLEs.
Among the mos. beautiful young ladies'
at Richfeld Springs this year j. Fred
COnkliug, the venerable brother ~ Rcs-
coe. and hes among them all the time.
They tell a story on the Spring house
balcony today about Vim. NJ. Eyarts.
Chauncey Depew says Eyarts once sent
donkey up 70 his Windsor farm in Yer
mont. About week afterwards Mr..
Evarts received the following letter from
his little grandchild:
DRAK GRANDPA-The little donkey Is very
gentle. but he makes big noise nights. He
II very lonesome. ! guess ne misses you. /
hope you will come mp soon and then he won't
be so lonesome MINSIE.
Gov. Van Zandt says when the Baptists
came to Rhode Island they praised God
and fell on their knees-then they fell on
the abOrigi-Hese.
When somebody asked the Governor
about the early settlement OF Rhode Island
ne said:
Yes, the Dutch settled Rhode Island
and the Yankees settled the Dutch.
NEW STORY on GRANT.
A distinguished Confederate General.
no less than Gen. Buckner. was sitting on
the Spring house balcony to-day, when
some Dolitica! and military scoiers, who
dislike Gen. Grant, were critieising his
military ReneralsnIp.
''Why. Hooker was as brave az Grant,
said one man eXcitedly.
But Grant was very near man."
said Buckner.
And Mcclellan was a greater strate-
gist." SAID another scoiler.
But Grant was famous for his near
ness said BuckneT. "He may not have
been brave, but he was always near"
"WhAt do You mean by nearuessy'
asked another scOfer petulantly.
"Why, when / looked around at Fort
DOnelsOn for some one to surrender to,
Grant was right there handy, and notice
when Gen. Lee surrendered at Appomat-
tOx, Grant was the nearest General. .,
he was near, Grant was"
NEWPORT.
Six uncOmfortably hot days in New
York and Philadelphia have for the first
time, caused a steeple-ohase rush 10 the
watering places.
To-day the last "hOwling swelln dude
with his one barrelled eyeglass and tan-
dem dog cart has flown 20 Newport
Here he viii ape the cockney English
man, drive "A bang tailed morse and tail,
about pedigree till the yellow leaves OF
October.
The other day saw one Of these New
port kngishmen enter the dining-room Of
the Ocean house. one eye was entirely
closed with a squirt, and the other was
pushed broadly open with a circular piece
OF glass. IL was an English eyeglass.
The young man stumbled over chairs. for
the poor demeuted boy couldn't see
through the eyeglass very we'll. hut he
finally reached the table and wilted into "a
chair. Then be lifted his right eyebrow,
and the glass fell. Taking up finely
printed bill Of fare, 10 my establishment
be read II of without the aid of the glass.
was astOnished, and, turning 10 the eye.
glass mans friend, ! remarked:
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