The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-18
GIL EN- N SPRINGS.

DEAR lIEK.\Lp AND NEWS: Several
years have fAI"d and zone since | last
pcnnrd Il line from dear old Glcnn> to
the HERALD AND News. and many and
singular mctamOrpho>r~ have taken
place in that time. not the least OF which
Is that which mI'lr il urcn$Sary for the
writer TO give up the EDITORIAL and buSi-
hes, control Of the HERALD AND NEWS.
This i the SadicSt c!lin"r OF all. Some
Of the other changes | Will mention are
OF a plraSanirr character ami relate to
the changes which ilav" had their being
ut this celebrated watering place. The
difference between the snow" and
"thcn,' thai is the present time and
that Of ten "r even liv" Years ago arc so
marked as I" D. almost p"rccptiblc to Il
blind man. Then, 4 dozen or two guest
would find their way hclr, and the ac-
commOuatiOnS were so unaccommOdat-
ing that they scarcely ever remained rs
lonGa time rs they first Thought Of doing.
Now, hundred or two mark the happy
difference. AT this time there are
nearly two hundred, and constant adIli-
tionS are being made to this number.
Then, or rather during Il portion Of the
period which made up the past, the hotel
was kept open by Il crusty old misan-
thropc Of MunchauScn like proclivitics,
who Was only happy when he had cigh-
teen guests 20 place their feet under his
table, and who was rendered unhappy
| II the unfortunate ninrtccnlh sick and
weary traveller sought an abidiuG place.
| Nothing could induce him to break
through his iron rule. Ii | had not been
witness OF IN occurrence Of this kind |
wnuld hardly attempt to mention it,
could ill Il small volume with recital
| Of his INrpnt TiciI irS and i,il,r..S hut IL i
hardly worth while. I'll say his
much Of him, however, ITO give the
devil his dues" his table for eighteen
was we'll supplied. 1t is Il wonder that
| the water Of the spring did net boil u)
with indignation. Whenever it reelected
| his phiZ, the reason no doubt being that
he so rarely looked into its clear and
limpd depths. Who that occupied 4
cabin in those days or composed one OF
that band OF eighteen but will remember
the landlords maid OF all work, who
used to trot down to the spring ant
back again, with Il goblet i'm each han(
and another on her head. Unfortunate
maid. much sympathy was given her
| together with Il few dimes and hal
| dimes.
Times have changed since then. Now
the hotel is owned and sustained by
those genial and highly esteemed hosts
the McSSrS. Simpson, who are indcfa
tiglablc in making their guests comior
table and happy.
Charleston is largely represented here
and Of her quota fifty or sixty are Ger
man, who, with but one or two cNccp.
lions, show no signs that the water is :
necessity to them. ii is impossible to tell
however, aS "nO one knows when tho
shoe pnchcS but the wrarrr.'
AS said before many changes have
taken place here since my last viSit---al
Of tie cottages have been repaired
and an elegant and large building now
occupies the site OF thar sad pile of raft.
crs and weather boards, known in ante
dclnvian days rs the "Tcn Pin Allcy'
this latter now tigurin% at the spring
The keeping OF the hotel also has been
improved, the proprietor gaining cNpc
ricncc with this year. Two-thirds Of the
guests arc OF the gcntlcr sex, and as
remarked TO one Of the same, many q
them arc decidedly handsome, but alas
the remark found no response; IL i,
strange that these fair creatures sec nc
beauty in their sisters. For my part
there arc few Of the dear creatures bu
find exceeding favor i'm my eyes. But
must bring this letter to close, wei
knowing low pressed The HERALD AM