The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-01
LOG FIRES IN AUGUST.
GREEN PARK BEING RIPfDLY DE-
SERBD M THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
'Neishbors ut tho Dinner Table Know Zach
Balloon sleeves and White Duck
ran,s-A Few Parting worj..


rorrespondence.)-The season In thtss
lofty regions Is last drawing TO close.
us are also the purses OF number OF
the young men whose names need not
give 10 the public. When the big, rum
bling hack-in fact. "a couple OF mem
laden with pretty North Caro"na gF''
and gloomy young men. with their coat
cellars turned up TO project them ITO"
the early morning air. and their !" u''s
turned down at the corners Over inc
though; OF going back zone 10 Stn.'7
offices TO eafn some shtkels IN amp.
time to appear on the ia NJ, a a. ,,Nen
summer looking all merry Apd gay -,
the vehicle turned the curve TN nmo'
Ing en- route for tHat sie py Tue NV,''',int
Isenoir wnere the Aaty'hos -
neep,ns Ioaginely odt OF my bed -. IA
window A Keeling OF sadntss caino -.
me. Not at the approach ga vs.. In b.
when my indebtedness woeia .a'J ~ NJ III
settled I'D with the hotel man oul az
The thought OF bdd ng SJOu-pye oh'vc
pleasant little evenings on ne s"' a., q
Shs clouds building ar Gates AO' ., a
brisk. little twilight zephyr ~
niong and play havoc "i'"'
I mink Won always learn 10 hho" 70
Die better when you're houSN" hrinc.
geiher. 4 rain In me hiO'; ..e'" YOU at
Ieopie III Vio ,oysterious little Tar Heel
best,,v AZ the diulug-table. Inc SAN san,
ny takes a bath Ia your pldtv % ,,nI,I,-
and her s, or the "alt1H "a, a "' rnstord o.
saineer spills oue-haif the cvSt", rCr
vo,,r dress suit and the remalhucf vi h.
evening gown just one Houi S,i.b nj
whistle blows for the german a bnnd
lie experiences someho" iuIhiSn ,,,,,1'r.
~ syupathy between you, ahc SUN -
DID friends. Such at least mas pce" i'm, ,~s
experience mp here. Al the sum ,.,,,'isfn
have no reason w haiiSNNfl ~ yon have
ht,en heard Of the Virginia nos pI,"li's'
and the average Virginlan ~ ny,,h
10 be sociablc. Well think the -> 40, n"
o 81 ,6a sscr Sd soil Oil Why 10 ionse ih
last night or rather tnis ,tn, ~
] 80 o'clock, young lev ,,ir,
old North state got cN,Lc" 80. Is. =
with me put his arms hrIits M 80
most affectionate manner. hHu nume ~"
nav neck FOR fully five or ten minute
This Is simply an instance. N'''
number are on record w "''e
Wat is believed 10 be the last cppoi,
sunity for a german was esscrly Bi"taHn,
by a dozen couples last 1uesphy mlbi,~
r;he recent departure Of nearly an lhe
frivo;e us people cut the dancers down 10
:, mere handful though l believe ON oi
two of the young men hfd a"i'e ~ 80
ful The music was furnished rs ',-"
NV the Italian band, and the dancers h'p'
m the merriment until the genial, Who'
ssuled proprietOr OF the esthbilsiiih'",
announced that watermelon 49,,
awaited the jewellers On the N.i -,
There was no moon mat nlent' pu. =.
Che Young men got TO thinking thut II
wus their last chance, Why lhe hlb'i'
wstchmans big lantern hahSus Oh
raitsr served the purpose 10 perleStlon,,
and such inspiration! / think oNerheard
eno,wh that night to increase my roman
1lc Vocabulary 10 per cent. SlrHhBe Miia'
can take place In case OF an emergency
Green Park is now almost deserted, WIN
she exception OF half dozen fanil's
who are afraid Of the malaria AZ nome
during this part of the season M" H'',,'
.Tsldren TO wake M the antiquaten con
t,ngent in ample time for hot BREAKFAST
there IL little animation here. M lnoSc
balloon sleeves that fioatcd about the
hall-room like so many colossal so
lbulhIeg have gone down the mountain
20 turn some poor fellows head ana fop
him OF his sleep; not single Whlte duck
euit remains by way OF liberal revenue
for the laundryman. the l'veryman misses
his newlv-made acquaintances with ne
cttliar kind Of restiessness. and those
secluded little hooks about the hoiel
wht,h have been the scenes OF so many
DELI ious tete-a-tetes res.,lnd win
kind OF melancholy echo when som" IN
gering married man walks up with ho"Vy
step. Those spire-like pinndcles loom up
IN The distance with the same proportions
OF grandeur the great gray mountain
t,ides frown upon beautiful sleeping wales
with the same expression of majesty
while the sparkling ripples IN the crystal
5ce-cold brooks chase each other over the
rocks with that same little liquid lullaby
"A kind OF painful silence hoVers over the
whole. and Natures bewitching smile
spreads DER "A scene that seems to run
wild with "A reckless KIND of beauty. Few
are here 10 drink 1t in.
Imagine one big family circle gathered
pbout big log fire in the drawing-room
Immense hickory logs are cracking colllN,
and the home-likc blaze is casting all
kinds of fantastic shadows about the
walls. The mercury registers about bS
degrees. and a wind signs & Kind OF drge-
like selection around the corner of the
.puilhnC. Two or three ped strians. snug
~ wrapped up In oVercoats are exercising
themselves on the veranda. 1t IS 3 O'Clock.
Two couples are having mental struggle
over a game of California Jack. and a
couple OF little ones are enlvening mat
tiers on the floor with the blocks "A pref
~ Tar-Heel girl with the reflections from
she fire playing stealthlly over her face,
T. at the plano. She is playing one of
Thornes' choicest compositions. VIM that
Heep. rich expression which springs ohly
from an appreciation of its bea. ~. IN
bther day and the picture Will be but q
memory. VIII it live?
And now for kind of descent fro'n
Visionary matters TO PLAIN, cola facts
You may expect me back. dear Editor
ON Monday 10 report for duty. So1ourn-
eng at a delightfully."- cool summer resort
800 feet above sea level and writing
Obituaries N sitting city with your
POLAR all Inundated are two different
ihings. IL viii be case or dropping
down from the sublime TO the ridiculous
Nevertheless / shah roll I'm on the bag
gage car OF the acc, .mmodation train
bright and early Monday morning. Ii
There's couple 20 be married that day
put me down for the story, provided
there's 10 be supper after the nuptials'
j shall be quite hungry, you know, after
travsling several hundred miles on q
lbagga gc-car and an empty stomach. Re
member me to all the boys, except the
naughty boys. and kindly have porter
at the station to take charge of my sad
tile-bags. JACK OF HEARTS.