The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-09-13

breezy heights sleep sound sleep,
winch comes to I'll like the peace.
l0I sleep ol childhood, forget their
bangor, and with renewed energy
and an increasing appetite, enter
into the least OF fat llIngs3 spread
for all who cone To these heights.
and thus d. they recuperale and
store up strength for future use.
The sanitary arrangements will be
perfected with the completion Of
The sewerage, which will be in Il
few days. X stationary engine
placid al Il copiouS spring gushing
from The side at The mountain.
works like a mighty giant at work
all summer filling the great reSor-
vuir, from whence HE wafer is car
rlea to HE Assembly Grounds, Civ
ing 10 all an abundance Of pure,
icy cold water. The drive from The
depot The grounds Cat a cost OF five
cents is through a park III majestic
fures, trees, the underarowth clear.
ed away, and dotted here and there
with bright foliage l%lants, rhode
dehden, cedar, etc. The calybeaie
well, the delight of invalids, is in
this park. Then across the rustic
bridge over the little stream 'Juni
etta,h which goes murmuring along
until it disappears around a rock,
and | suppose, ''goes on forever"
and we begin the ascent To the am
phItheatre and flower garden. I'm
der the efficient management OF
Mrs. NJ. l.. White Of Memphis, this
spot, comprising an acre Of ground,
has presented Il magnificent mass
of foliage and brilliant spikes of
flowers all summer. In The ann
p%hitheatre, with its walls covered
with morning glories and Virginia
crcepers, its platform bordered with
beds of ferns, we find no sugges-
tion Of The old Roman circus. Fill
ell with neatly painted seats ar
ranged in TIERS, it comfortably seats
5000 persons. In one end is The
platform and stage, and here all
LOhuran'S orchestra, from
Cincinnati, pour forth the strains
OF The grand old masters, a. if by
inspiration, al The opening OF every
lecture and entertainment. l long
to see The lime when our children
will be taught such music as they
are taught English 10 read at sight.
Among the orchestra was Jerome
Hill, the composer, author of sic
nore,' "The Song She Sang" etc.
As | approached The platform
It's almost with a reverend tread.
From here great men have poured
out from their slorehuuSe If knOwl-
edge wondrous gems of thought
and glittering Jewels OF wisdom.
Who can tell Of the budding GEM
us that has been inspired by their
lofty themes and well handled sub
iecls. Here have stood the men
who study The word and The works
OF God" men whose lives are grand
and beautiful, as the theories they
teach. Here are shown the sim
pie pictures of light and shade.
the ideal and the real. beautiful
life pictures thai grow rs by magic
beneath the master hand OF Prof.
Stokes, of Cincinnati.
How grandly do these canvas
representations demonstrate to us
life lessons, lie hour, life years.
The bright and The dark, lie hap
py and the %sorrowful, make sim
ply The pictures Of our lives touch
ed up by the lights of gnod men
aud usefulness, II sla lowed by
deeds Of darkness.
My letter grows too long 10 speak
of I elOquence of w. Z. Z. Breck-
inlidge. the great DR.. Garlic and
The many lectures, elocullona'y
r%ecilais, readings, etc., grand con
certs and mountain excursions That
made up The summer programme.
In a second letter | propose to
give both interesting and amusing
detlils of MonteagIe life-a life
that is pecu'ilrly its own and
known no where else. NJ. d..
Monleagle, Tenn, Aug. 81, 1899.