Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-05-31
Arcadia Items.

Ed. Regester-He alth and joy to the friends
of my heart! May the angel of peace evel
watch over thy dwellings, and the star OF
prosperity shed its benignant lustre on all
thy undertakings, for other is the lot of thy
captive friend. His brightest hopes extend
but to heightened period of weary captivi-
ty, and memory only adds to the measure OF
his griefs by holding up mirror which re-
fleets with redoubled charms the hours OF
past felicity. In midnight slumbers my soul
holds sweet converse with the tender objects
OF its affection. 1t is then the exile is re-
stored to his country-it is then the wide
waste of waters and high mountains between
US disappear, and clasp to my bosom the
companion of my youth. awake and find
| it is but vision of the night. I fly to my
pen and strive to forget myself and my sor-
row in conyersing with my friends.
You all beheld my portrait in the REGIS
TER just before my departure to country
that's far away. Well, am as good looking
as ever, and have come back to join the
Cleveland Club, vote for Francis and Cleve-
land, talk about the beauties of Arcadia, and
die; but will leave my portrait with you for
your admiration.
Nothing new has TRANSFERRED in this lovely
Valley since last wrote.
The Arcadia Hotel is as dead as door
nail. There will not be many summer re-
sorters here this season, except our old
friends who have tested the beauties and
found them not wanting. The editor of the
Post Dispatch will take the Delano house for
the summer. No iothers that have heard
of will come; there is no place for them to
stay. This is really very distressing as this
is one of the most noted health resorts in the
Southeast, being 100 feet higher than the
city of st. Louis. It's atmosphere is excep-
tlonally clear and pure, as much so as Colo
RADIO or any other health resort in the United
States the purity of its atmosphere, its
pleasant breezes by day, its delightful cool
nights, the absence of anything in the nature
of swamps or frog ponds anywhere in its
vicinity, the wonderfully clear, cool water
which gushes from its many springs with
healing ON its wings, its splendid roads and
drives like race tracks wind themselves
around these grand old mountains and along
shaded bluffs, through lovely valleys, with
its clear running brooks, ripping over
smooth pebbles and golden sand, hooking
birds singing their sweet songs along their
shaded banks in the busy morning, all COM
bipe to make your blood course more rapid
" through your veins, your food to digest
easily, your sleep to be sweet and undis-
turbed and your face to brighten and shine
like the morning as the sun comes up from
behind the eastern hills, while the larks in
dew sparkling meadow and swallows sweep
around and build nests under the porch and
along the projecting rocks of our streams
all these beauties of nature make this dull,
routine life worth the living.
Why should this not bring the wealthy
invalid and the worn and weary merchant
to rest and grow strong of lung and light OF
heart, with bright women and sweet children
to participate in their cheer and recreation!
Why should not the st. Louisans make this
their summer home? Drive over the waving
green hills to see the Shut-In with its high
towering walls of rock on either side covered
with oaks, cedars, shrubs, wild flowers ana
ferns in profusion, with aclear running stream
of water rushing down between? Ii would
make Frank Stocton's heart leap with delight
to see those beautiful mountain trout bask-
inc in the sun on the lookout for the fisher
mans fly; or drive in another direction ana
see the elephant rock standing on pinnacle
ot the famous Granite Quarry; or take an
earlv morning walk on top of Pilot Knob; to
see the sunrise in all its glory aud sends Its
straaks of light over the landscape Will repay
onv one for the trouble and little loss OF
slumber; and we have many more oeau.iioi
where people can get views
to tbeir hearts delight-too numerous TO
mention in this letter. All we need Is
o-a nd hotel to accommodate the people VINO
s,avo GOOD sense to come to so lovely place.
II wishing did any good would wish the