Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-29
ON THE MOUNTAIN.
YOUTHFUL PHILOSOPHY BoHRxIAEIsx
AND TIE SCENERY.
Ar. susgsstions-rsn Pins, Tears, and Ma
tnematics-The Familiar Faces
rs,as corospOndonce OF the Dispatch.l

rs,sa correspondence OF the DispstchI
WARM SpRfsos, August 81, 1883.
Recently skinned through a novel
in which nearly oil the characters were
artists and Bohemians. The redeemlng
features Of the book were few bright
savings. which were set IN an inordinate
quantity OF trash. Yesterday evening,
while we were on the mountain, the
Youthful philosopher asked me what
bohemian was, and when had given
answer he concluded that we would all
be much happier If we all were Boz
hemians and oil the world was as pretty
as it is here. There was certainly a
magnificent panorama stretched out be-
fore Ms. and the word Bohemian chimed
in with our surroundings. Seeing that by
the average man Bohemianism is gene
rally associated with natures inspiration
TO art efforts-generally associated with
the picturesque in some form-the scene
and the youthful philosophers question
brought to my mind deliyerance OF
one OF the characters in the novel re-
ferred to in which lie treats of art In this
country. He says there is no art IN
America. New York is the home OF bar
barism Boston that of Philistinlsm,
and Cincinnati is q chrome lmi-
tation of both. He should have
added that Washington is the home
OF art monstrosities. His picture would
then have been more complete II not
altogether true. But there would be
less occasion for any such bitter utter
ances from painters If instead OF imita-
ting foreign art methods to the extent
they do they would study and transfer
10 canvas bits OF native scenery such
as we have on every side in this
Valley. There is here within q
radius Of five miles the material
for a whole art gallery, and it has always
been a source OF wonder to me that the
Warm-Springs Valley didnot swarm with
artists, particularly in the month OF
September. There is hardly spot IN
the neighborhood OF Flag Rock, Bishops
Boulder, Sunset Cottage, or on the roads
leading TO Jackson's river, the Healing,
and Covardin's Gap, that does not over
look a gem, and suggest the query, why
does not American artgenius throw OIL
the foreign trammel ?
TEARS AND MATHEMATICS.
A number OF improvements have been
introduced at the Warm since last season,
the most noticeable being a new tennis
court and a biliiard-saloon. The next
will be a bowling-alley 10 replace the
one burned several years ago. And this
suggests story, as the late lamented
was wont to say. Not long ago met a
professor Of mathematics and told him
incidentally that L was going to the
Warm. 4 descriptive geometry SOM
breness fitted across his face, and he
"hove" what he evidently intended for
a sigh, 81 know the Warm," he said
AZ was first there in my sentimental
days" TOf course that was before his
genius for mathematics developed; ma
thematics and sentiment won't mix. ]
after the war;" he continued. 81
went back and visited the bowling alley.
At the far end was q solitary ten-pin
no, should say solitary seven and
five-eighths pin-for the top OF The
head had been knocked off at an
acute angle. BY its side was
solitary ball-to be exact, nine
tenths OF q ball, the plane of the fracture
of which extended would have struck
hole In the roof Of the alley" Here
my professor paused, hove another APP
proximation to O sigh, which caused
well-known and sympathetic broker who
was present to ask him If he bad the
collie and mention Jamaica ginger, and
added 81 could not stand i'll wept. "
Tears and mathematics Will not that
cause the average college man to smile
and conclude that our professor does not
appreciate the specific gravity OF words ?
COMING BACK.
1t is said that no matter where Vjr-
gilman may be he will come back 10 the
old State to die, if he can possibly raise
the money to pay travelling expenses.
| find that old visitors to the Warm from
all the States are very apt to come back
here to live and rest whenever 1t is pos
sible to do 90 and what is more, the old
familiar faces in many instances appear
late in the season-the latter part of this
month aud next month being the plea
santest time in the Warm-Springs Val
lev. | notice around me a number of
persons who have been in the habit
of coming here for years. Of course
we all miss the form and courtly greeting
of Colonel Eubank but save that no one
would know that he was not still q part
of that admirable power behind the
scenes that has made the Warm so popu-
lar. Everything goes on as before.
Messrs. Glover and Bishop are always in
place and their eyes are everywhere.
There is the same splendid management
in the dining-room and the same invisi-
BILE ability sustains that management.
There is O fine company here, and the
prospect is for a good overflow next
month of those who take in tho Warm
for rest and peace after "watering-place
dissipation"
Among the late arrivals is DR.. Ancrum,
OF Charleston, S. g., who brought with
him DIR. Manning Simons. OF the same
city,. DIR. Ancrum was for several sea-
sons resident physician here, and came
up for rest. DR.. Gordon, Of Richmond,
is the present resident physician. Dr.
Ancrum was with Mr.. Bishop and myself
on that celebrated trip to Bishops
boulder last year, and says he will die
happy when he has dissected Mr.. Bishop.
So far all efforts to entice Mr. Bishop
up on the mountains have failed.
Among other late arrivals l mention
Mrs. j. W. Jones, Lynchburg Mrs. W.
9. Cameron and A. Il. Cameron, New
York Edward j. Gay and wife and Miss
Gay. Louisiana ID. B. Montague and
Mrs. Montague, New York {; e. ID. Hart
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