The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-07-02
MI. LAKE PARK.
The Natural Beauty of this
Famous Resort.
How an Innocent Teuton Terrified
the Ladies.
Greeting from the Mountains Crest Ia
the Old Folks at Home.

MT. LAKE PARK, June 23.-"A
thing of beauty is joy forever" A
place of such beauty as | see about
me here-might, think, with equal
ly good reason claim the same quail
flying attributes. Mt. Lake Park,
(this for the benefit of those who
may not have been here) is not a
place of cultivated beauty. 1t is the
very naturalness of everything which
is its chief charm. The grand noun
tains which surround it, the mag
nificent oaks all about. Il have
counted thirty on my own grounds,
and above all, the bracing tonic air
are things of natures own producing,
and to those who enjoy them as | do
are source of constant pleasure.
The religious services for the season
of '92 opened on Sunday, June 18th,
with sermons morning and evening by
DIR. White, to whom the people of Nor
gantown need no introduction. Next
Sabbath being quarterly meeting the
Presiding Elder will officiate. The
Auditorium is the only thing in
which have been disappointed 1t
is very unpretentious building, di-
vided up into small rooms, which
are used as class rooms during the
summer school. In one of these, ser
vices on Sabbath are now held, but
after a time, the large numbers in
attendance will require the use of
the open air auditorium in the rear
of the main building. This is sim
ply large space rooted over, and
containing great many plain wood
en- benches. But perhaps the quail
ty of the intellectual feast promised
US will compensate for the absence of
cushioned seats and frescoed walls.
Next month the annual camp meet
ing. In August the Chautauqua
Assembly convenes, and during its
session will give us such celebrities as
Talmage, Joseph Cook, and of the
musical profession, Prof. w. HDana,
of Warren, Ohio, who in his C. L. S.
G. Round Table, Tourists Confer
ence was such a pronounced success
last season. If intellectual refresh
ment and pleasure are wanted that
is the time to come to Mt. Lake, but
if rest and general physical benefit
are the objects sought, then would
say come now.
Though still early, the cottagers
are coming in rapidly, and the board
ing houses filling up. Mrs. Pierce
and family are costly settled in her
beautifully located cottage. The Mt.
Lake Park Hotel and the Allegheny
House are open, and everything indi-
Gates an unusually prosperous sea
son, so they say.
The usual quiet of the Park was
disturbed few nights since by a
very unusual occurrence. An unfor
tunate dutchman who had gotten
something to quench his thirst lit
tie stronger than the excellent water
which abounds here Che came from
Oakland) got lost while wandering
about among the trees. About 10
p. m. a friend who was my guest at
the time went out on an errand to
the drug store which is a short dis
lance up our street. He said he was
astounded as he approached cot
tage to hear screams Of murder,
help &c. Before he could 90 to the
rescue he met the dutchman who i'm
plored him to show him the Coax
land road After a few words my
friend found that he had made the
same request at the cottage and of
several others whom he had met.
But as his English was "broken,"
and his thirst thoroughly quench-
ed, he had not been able to make
any one understand that he was
hunting the Oakland road. "Mine
Colt in Himmel, when | say which
was de Oakland road, den she
screams murderr' Mr. G. gave the
desired directions, and the dutch
man went his way, happily uncon-
scious that he had left lot of wo-
men too frightened to sleep, or that
our one policeman was hunting him.
For the sake of those who were
we hope that hereafter,
thirsty dutchmen will go back to
Oakland before dark. MID.