Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-08
HAYSEEDS AT RICHFIELD
Horny Handed Sons of Foil Who
 Monopolize the Springs
It Is, Howe yer, Interesting to Watch . Giggling Cowboy Spark His Rustic Lassie - A Little Speciality
 in the Park.
ICOPYRIGHT. 1S91.l

field Springs is the way the natives flock in and crowd the summer visitor on hotel piazzas and in the park. If there is a hop they preenpt the best win dows, thereby preventing the visitors from looking in on the dancing from the piazzas. and when a Sunday-schOol picnic comes to town the summer boarders are not in it. The picnickers descend like the wolf on the fold. They infest the bathing house and strew pumpkin pie and caraway cookies lover the benches in the park. The arbors are taken possession of by rustic beau ties and giggling cowboys, while the honest farmer sits upon the sward and allows the wind to remove the hayseeds from his Galway fringe, and mothers in Israel visit all the baby carriages and give the city nurses points on catnip tea and worms. But it is when coaching party sets out that the populace comes to the front. Doors and windows fly open, heads come popping out, small crowd of men, women and children col lect and stand with staring eyes and open mouths watching every movement with as much expectation as they would manifest if a caravan made it's advent
 
 gowned woman causes a ripple through the throng and the wonderful cascade of bugle notes is greeted with enthu- siasm. Finally, when the show is over, the crowd disperses slowly, as if 10th to leave the orbit of pleasure about which it revolves so remotely.
 And speaking of coaching, you should see Lee Taller or Francis Beard set out ,,&-, <0f 1rI fully vouchsafed me by kind Provi- dence to witness this sight an evening or so ago. A very stunning drag drove up in front of the Spring house, and instantly street and piazzas were agog. I shall pass lightly over the exquisite costume of Mrs. Schultz and the vir- ginal toilet of piquant Mrs. Bush, who tripped down the steps and took their seats on the drag. l will merely mention the handsome thOrOughbredS and correct trappings, and hasten on to the splendor which eXhaled like per fume from the gentleman whip and the accomplished tutor. Messrs. Beard and Taller are considered the hand somest young men at Richfeld. Both are dark and flashing, but Mr. Beard has in addition to his other beauties a most magnificent mustache and won derful head of jet black hair, carefully parted in the middle. He has figure in which any man might be as proud as peacock, and so when he stood up for ten or fifteen minutes and kindly gave the public a treat-nay, when he even removed his hat and permitted it to catch glimpse of that beautiful part in his raven locks, one was thank ful to have had the august privilege of seeing so perfectly beautiful young man. And then when MT. Lee Tailer's silver notes burst upon the listening air, like a succession of bleats from affrighted calves, one was again tempted to cry: "Praise be-"
 Though coaching would seem to be popular about Richfcld, the roads are pot in first rate condition. Indeed, there are some very miserable patches | in the he art of the town, and the drives outside are only the average country roads and arc not to be compared with those about Lake George or Bar liar bor. The drive to Canadarago lake is tame and uninteresting That tC CoOperstOwn more picturesque. Rum Hill is also popular, possibly because it's a rum place for flirting. There is an observation tower surrounded by many balconies, which form points o1 observation for many interesting incl dents.
 The drive to the old-time Cruger man sion is also a favorite. Parties O. young people go over these ostensiblJ to lay the ghost, which is said to haunt this brave old house. However, tho ghost is never caeght, so the seeker!