Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-06
THE OLD WARM.
"NILL n FALL 4 PREY 70 LuxV
RY7"-THAT's THE QUESTION.
The Peaceful Valley and the Restless
Ocean Coptrasted-A Born Orator.
The Sturdy Mountatnssrs,
tcorre.pondence Of the pIspatch.)

Correspondence Of the Dispatch.)
WARM SPRINGS. VA. May s.-If a
lover Of the mountains has not been
among them for some time. 1t almost
sounds like exaggeration to. attempt to
express the feelings Of delight when they
they are the Htting symbol OF everlast-
ing peace. whereas the ocean with Its
restless surging best typihes the everlast-
ing unrest OF unsatisfied. Unsuitable de-
sires. 1t is our good fortune to be on a
visit to this beautiful Warm-Spring Val
lev. and whilst in the full enjoyment Of
the bainly air, the picturesque scenery.
and the peaceful sylvan scenes that con-
tinually present themselves. which have
remained. so to speak. unchanged for a
century, we are forced to draw comparl-
sons between the luxuries OF to-day and
the bare necessities OF past times.
EASE OF TRAVEL.
It formerly took two days and moro to
reach this garden spot; now We may leave
Richmond at 10 L. NJ. and arrive at the
Warm Springs by . A. NJ. changing cars
at Covington, not for the old time stage
coach, which many yet sigh for, but for
the comfortable stylish coaches that ara
run on the Warm Springs Valley railroad
by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company. As all know, at the Not the
company has lately opened new hotels and
magnificent baths that are provided with
every improvement, and are conducted In
such a manner as TO satisfy the most
luxurious taste. Reaching the Hot, those
en- route to the Warm have a pleasant
drive of five miles over a fine boulevard
made by the company between the two
resorts.
THE DEAR OLD WARE"
soon looms In sight, and whilst there
are many improvements in the way OF
plumbing. &C., we are greeted by the old
familiar bell that rings whenever there is
a new arrival. as 1t has done for over
a century. The green sward IL the same.
the glorious bath the same, and We might
almost say the domestic service the same
that 1t was in the days of our ancestors,
50 we'll has been preserved the polite at
tention, the fine courtly manners Of those
old times. Tho Warm Springs sim
possesses its originality. its Individuality,
and 1t Is TO be hoped the tendency OF
the age which seeks for ease and luxury.
will not change this sweet. comfortable.
homelike place into a modern luxurious
hotel.
a REFINED HOSTESS.
Mrs. Eubank, who Is assisted In the
management by her sister. Mrs Glover,
and her nephew. Mr.. Thomas J. Glover,
combines TO a rare degree the talent for
administration and the gracious manners
OF genial and refined hostess. We see
here and there old mountaineers with
their stout hearts. ruddy cheeks. unkempt
locks, and uncouth clothes, ever ready for
a pleasant chat, and when we think that
Of such stuff our brave Revolutionary. MS
we'll as Confederate lines were largely
composed we feel like entering protest,
nay more. OF uttering an appeal. and
praying for Gods sake do not let us
become too clvillzed-too luxurious"
GRATTAN, THE ORATOR.
We see. too some OF the rising genera
ton, and taking the sturdy little youth
Grattan Mays, as a sample. we feel hope
full that the future holds for Virginia
many a fine orator and statesman This
boy IL about 8 years old, and il gifted
with a memory and talent for mlmYcry
coupled with power OF self-contro
which are as wonderful as they are ludi-
crous. one of our party put the little
fellow on a chair. and had him repeat
after him an extempore blood and-thunder
stump-speech, and though the oudieace
shouted with laughter, the boy was as
serious and earnest as any old stageI
among stump-speakers.
The only objection to going TO the
Warm Springs is--no-not flies. not gnats
by no means mosquitoes, but because-one
has TO leave! A. r.. G.. ID.