The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-08-27
CORRESPONDENTS,
RoeKselDsg ALnM SPRINGS. Y


run trains} Is but the more select, agreeable an,
socially inclineQ. So the weary brain seekin
repose the lovely maiden in search of a mate
the bachelors, widows ana w:dowels, tcho al
w1ljs mean business, ind this season the dream 0
their life, just enough and no more
Our genial host Col George l.. Peyton who's
only fanlt il fault it is lies i'll aJoo tender heart
that aches FOR every evil, whether real or i'm
aginary, that befaiis the hnudreds who become
as it were, part Of his family, Is always on tn,
alert, ever seeking to add 10 the comfort OF hi
guests, never firing Of wen doing save wner
his lips are sealed, and this we hope is not toe
often. ae.r readers Won't understand this ref
erence; We DC.
70 run an establishments OF tile enormous pro
/ portions Of such an establishments as the Rock
I bridge Alum Is no small undertaking but OF
huge proportions, unlike large city hotels, with
convenient markets, and all the wear round
business, Which give the manager but little
trouble Of mind, IL he has the cash for he can
! order, and in few minutes have in his lartier,
| all the Geltcacies and substantIals that are re-
! qu!red TO satisfy the inner man. How different
/ here. Miles between the needful and hours of
/ yexatious delay. However. Notwithstanding this
! and many other obstacles, they are beautifully
I overcome by the Colonel's big heart and gener-
/ Gus purse,
! AS you would naturally suppose, we have
many kinds OF people among SO many hundred
rom as many clinles, making 1t Interesting to
MIN who would study human nature, watching
the varied Characters, that swell our happy and
interesting family. Look across the lawn ana
you see the ''ahittling nend, who is never so
happy as when industriously ''whittlins- a
stick, hoping TO mould therefrom the image Of
| his ideal. Look farther on and you observe the
"a. n,
time hunting these onens of good luck and
the sprighty maiden, who VIII permit MIN to
place them on the spot that Will insure her the
fuifllment Of her dreams. Then we have the
Daisy Granks, who are never so happy as
when chasing daisy over the hills and
through the valleys. we have the ssIiaker' en-
thusiast. Who never tire Of giving their recipe
that is to bring forth visions OF double blessed
ness, or two hearts that beat as one which
naturally entertains the maidens and bachelors,
to say nothing of the widows ana widowers,
even fruitiGn Of the recipe like the sea apple,
turns to ashes upon their lips
But Of eli the cranks deliver us from the
watertnliion iiend whose capacity for getting
on the outside Of that delicious fruit is only
measured by the number and variety OF the
'nothingsN spread him by before the charming
ladies'
Apropos 30 this class of cranks, one nee no.
stretch his imagination overmuch to ms due
themselves in far OF Alaska judging rom
the zeal these pests of society hunt .'seai M the
lawn about Il a. nj
We trust these illusions to our specialists will
not breed another class of pests who win aver
that these references are punning on his or her
name, Tor we assure them we are not. We are
too previously and otherwise engaged to waste
thoughts on other fellows, girls These remarks
are original and copyrighted
TO describe and make mention OF all the
charming ladies here would overtax your valu-
able space Therefore shall be guided by
the heart, for out Of its abundance, we are told,
the mouth speaketh. We have with rs Mrs
Seal, OF w. Va. most charming married belle
The two interesting; Mrs. Watkins, of Richmond.
the beautiful Mrs. Tunstall, of Washington: the
lovely and loveable Mrs. McChesney, Of Tenn;
rfiss Betty Cars, who halls FROM everywhere
for all who know her, (end everybody worth
knowing since Washngton's day does or has
(She is the great stunt of Betsy of the Bear fame,
along with your humble correspondents make
most agreeable, q,tiet and sedate six handed
euchre party.
We have the celebrated "watsonsn also
among us. This is the family which Inspired
Pole and Hoyle to write their books on
Whist They travel incoguito. They are
known here as Mrs Harris, the wife of
distinguished Washington dentist; Mrs. John
a. Parker, President Harrison's niece and an
inmate OF his households; Mrs. W. W. Cosby of
Richmond; Mrs p. II. Trout, of staunton;
Lieut.. Parker, Mrs. Parker's worser half, but
most agreeable and polished gentleman, and
that well, James A. Frazier, of your thriving
city. During the morning trio of Watsons,
viz, Messrs. Trout Cosby, Frazier. with scrub
i mean a scrub whist player in the shape Of
Mrs Cosby sworser half decidedly worse)-make
up the party. In the afternoon tie game in it's
entirety is composed OF that celebrated Wat
son" family, Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Harris, Lieut..
Parker and the daddy OF the .Watson's''-
Among our recent arrivals we note Mrs.
Carol, most stylish lady of that dtstin-
guished family that has made Maryland
famous, ana her charming daughter. a few OF
our bellies we note; Misses Helm and Goodloe'
or Kentucky, whose merry peals of laughter
bright eyes and sparkling Wit make them favor
ties wherever they go: and when you add 10
their number for they are tnseparable) Miss
Stries, OF Norfolk, the trio of beauties is ire
sistable. The sweet Miss G. Warwick, OF Warm
Springs; tie beauty Miss Alvey, OF Alex
andria; the lovely Miss Daniel of RoanokeJ the
accomplished Miss Milhado, of Norfolk: the
charming and handsome Miss Abrams of Flor-
da; the stylish Miss Gray of North Carolina;
the bright Miss Donaldson, of St. Louis, are
a few OF the many not mentioned VINO failed
to call me into their watermelon stews candy
fries and other Festivities they INDUCED in
minus yourcorrespondent You this is o,t,
style Of forcing recognition among oar Supertors.
We had the pleasure of call from Nj. go. X
Anderson, one Of your most enterprising citi
gems, and Mrs. james A. Frazier, so far the only
persons from your growing city that have regis
tered here, II we except short stop OF our Capt
Hartman.
our letter would not be complete if we failed
TO mention the names Of the two s5ed ladies who
sit for hours like cooling doves, watching the
younger generation acting the part they laid
aside years ago, two ladies who are the very
essence Of the graces that make women moth
erly and io9eable allude to Mrs Ball, of K en-
lucky, ana Mrs Rood, OF Georgia
Thursday night we changed our programme
of amusement, having most charm Ing and ex-
citing Phantom mo not bail but Phantom fan
tastic,' being regular show down or undress
parade, or more appropriately speaking, SINH
larity of costume-Sorter Texas Cowboy Co.'S
tuning. About a. m the Central Hotel was
discovered by its frightened, half-wakened
inmates, enveloped with dense oil smoke.
Those fortunately aroused first believed the
most practicable mode of escape was via the
stairway directly over the fire and that not one
moment must be lost. If you would avoid the
horrible death by sufocation to say nothing of
cremation. 1t was our good fortune to be
thoroughly aroused among the first. and with
others of the family, arrayed in fun phan-
tom costume, made our exit and then our de
but" to the grand hail below in much more haste
than good taste but we got there ali the same,
to nd it quite difficult to distinguish ourselves
from the 'tothers,'' SO exactly alike were we
dressed (or more properly speaking, undressed).
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