The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-02

a Genial family" Of People and Just the
Right size.


BrAR InrHIA SpBlNas, Aug Especial =
The truthfulness Of the old adsse "out of
sight, out Of mind is never more clearly
demonstrated than TO the weary seeker after
rest who comes here now from the brOnine
civ. One no sooner sets foot on TINS en-
chanted ground than the charm begins TO
work and business cares and physical Wor-
RIGS alike vanish before the original ~
huencos Of scenery and climate ~ an ugly
nightmare with the break of dawn.
Sitting on tho hotels broad piazza ana look
ing ont over the lawn before. With Is groups
of happy idiers writing, reading or playing
cr0.uct in the shade. while the cool, SOFT
hreszos. sweeping over miles OF green meadow
iand between misty blue mountains. rustic
the leaves of the grand old oaks around, and
ali things 5eem 20 breathe of early spring 1t
les hard % realize that tins rs August the
month If hot and dusty city streets. 50 calm
ly. smoothly do the days 60 by that one IS
scarcely conscious OF their passing. ana u
seems only Yesterday that 1t was June. IN
der the glad influence Of these bright days
one cannot be otherwise than happy and hap
piuess 10 augmented 10y It's own reflection IN
the faces oi al around.
Our genial family is just the proper
size not small enough TO cause It's members
10 tire OF each other, not large enough TO
mako them feel that each Is for himself In
the hundreds "a small world Is created whose
iostie Is not unlike the larger world with
ont Each one thinks the crowd an excuse
for looking ont for No. II that the many
little sacrifices which go 90 beautfy existence
are not expected and need not be offered:
and thus noble influence IS missing. but
life here offers no excuse for such a lack. We
are not in an erer-shilting crowd where the
boon companion Of to-day is pushed from the
memory by his successor Of tomorrow, and
each feels thet the other is but the temporary
instrument with which to while away the
transient hour We are all under the harmon
ling influence of general brotherhood, and
each day cements more closely the ties Of
true friendships that viii last till all hearts
that form them beat no more.
Tuesday evening number Of the younger
guests enjoyed the pleasure of a delightful
hay-ride under the leadership Of and given
by-Nr. w. IS. Compton. in one OF those
large. r0omv wagons found only ~ the c0un-
try. and filled with fresh. sweet hay, the party
set out for Shenandoah, on a visit % the
furnaces. 60 see the iron moulded into
bars or pigs" With each prepared
10 enjoy the ride b. the utmost
and the consciousness # q su stantial lunch
along. the echoes we're soon ringing with the
notes Of familiar songs, and Annie Rooney"
came floating down Tho Swanee River"
with al The Wild anguish OF Tale Of Woe
The uneaTthly noises coming from lmpen-
etrable darkness must have scared not few
country cousins into prayer.
inst before reaching the furnace the party
was struck with the weird appearance OF OIL
opening in the hillside, where ore had been
mined This vast gap leading Oh into the
pitchy darkness, with the red clay OF its rag
Ced walls deepened into q suien glow, with
the glazing reflection from the furnace,
seemed like an entrance WAY to hades, before
which Cerberus might be watching. little
further on. and the entire heavens we're sud
denly lit up with reflected glare
from the furnace So intense that
the very clouds seemed about % burst
into flame. After a scramble over a small bill
Of rinders and rocks, where. IN trying to help
the girls up, girls and boys. cinders and
rocks would all roll down together. the party
reached the furnace and had not long 10 wait
before the current Of melted iron was turned
dh. As thu seetning flood came pouring out
trending from right and left into the smaller
inOlds. its glowing mass against the dark
Of earth looked ike some giant
centipede of phosphOrescent gold 80 brilliant
that the eye ached to look upon IT,
After seeing the men break up the still
glowing iron into bars the party drove over
10 Mr.. C0mptons Office, where his kind fore
sight had prepared a pleasant surprise IN
large supply Of ice-Water and bottled beer.
Here on removing her hat before lunchng
one of the Young ladies was much chagrned
to find that ia the hurry Of preparation she
bad forgotten T. remove her curl papers.
ON the return the party was oyertaken by
small shower. which caused them,to hoist um-
brellas. and So sitter most enjoyable eve
ming, the party returned making the night
shades tremble with the waves of song
Among the recent arrivals are. Mrs. b. W.
l.efeyre Mrs. Wysong. Agnes Wysong, Eliza
beth Wysong. Cbarlostown. W. Va; Mrs. g.
H. Grswold and son. Mrs G. i. Coale, Gin
ton G. Buckuer, g. H. Hutton, Baltimore
Md Miss G. J. Shepherd. Miss l.. Mac
Bailey. Suffolk, Va