Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-28
APLACE FOR REFORM
SOBERING GROUND FOR THE CONV:V- IAL AND REST FOR THE WEARY.
Tho Natural Refurmatory at the Frcnch Lick Where the Air l. Impr-=natc.I With Sulphur For MiIcs-An Interesting Eutertainment


 LOUISVILLE, May 2O.-Al;hough the French Lick k in the Statenf Ind.lna. ii is called the ''Snlcring up ground i"r Ken tuckians" for the r,vISun that unc, or twice year the bibulous portion of the Blue Grass State cmpti,sS itself into othiS natural reformatnry. I say natural rrf"r,ua tory" for to imhisc old Bourbon. Iancl,.- foot or any intoxicating liquor in Cuu unc- tiOn with the waters of the Tla.r iS c,'u>!d- erRi surc death.
 It is amusing tn scc how some of the old soakcrs tempt th" grim monster, How lovingly they l'pik at th" brJlc of old Bourbon. brought along in c;t~r of an ac- cidrnt," and with Nvli:it q .'>o I,,-.r and vet SD far" air they I'll L.,1' it in u convenient I'lHrc. for tr,.i.~:rr To their Iur,mantt.ius when ;hc welc,I:lV day "f Lc!ar;urr shall arrive!
 The waters ar,' mostly sulphur. and 90 strong arc the fumes arising thcrrfr'm that the mir for mil''S around k iInrrrgnlt- cal with th,'in. Or" cid krntuckian. who is n constant viSitu-. S;lyS the air alone k sO suggestive of the lake of fir,. and hrIn- stone" that il would k,rp n fellow solar without the ai,l of the water
 The first class hotels uf the nCightp,rinc cities, both in Indiana and acr,>S tlu Ohio. ar,' r,prGSHnt,d by fair c"ntinEcr, during the S,sIsln.
 some of the hotels in Louisville cmpt. themselves W hen the solnring time c,,,l,,~~ round. The corridors no longer r,-<,uud with the jucLnd laugh and joke; th, click of the hOSpitable glass k temporarily >i fenced, to be renewed pcrChaEcc with in creased Vigor when tho days uf pcaaECr are over.
 When n fellow who has been .'gning it'' at rather n rapid pace is suddenly missed by his companions. they dJ not notify the police of a mysterious tii>lpICarsluCC- '' but naturally take il for granted that he is ''at the Lick" In nine cases out of ten they arc CnTrNst.
 Apart fr'm its being the inChriatCS' SO bcriug ground. il iS a delightful health giving resort tO which many >"h,'r mind cd people gu in scarch uf r,st and h,allh
 The whole country around k dotted with mineral springs and k most pictur- rsquc. West Baden, a similar rCSOrt. is so hcar the Lick that the guests of the two p.aces exchange h0SpitaliticS, those of ono hotel always attending the functions of the other
 Not long since tho guests of the Lick gave an entertainment and invited the West BadcnittS, among whom was James WhitcOnb Riley, the puvt- Speculation 1 ran high aS tO whether or not he would | accept. He camc, and with him aS queer a | lot of people as ever were seen outside of Indiana or the circus. He entered the rnum with tall, gaunt woman, her drCsS flounccd up to the waist O fashion of a quarter of a century a-O, and artificial flowers in her hair. The 1 whole party had n strong HOosiTr air | about them.
 They walked into the middle of the room l and performed tho quccrCSt sort of dance,
 
 1 many soldiers on drill Riley all the while | looking n if he wrr" at his own military | funeral. His face never rrlaxctl, and it was difficult to asSociatc tho sober looking in dividual with the mirth provoking poet. | Everybody wanted tO hear him talk, but l evcrybOdy was disappointed. 4 sphinx could not have been moro silent. One lady, with moro tcmerity than the rest, vcnturcd tho question. Why arc you so silent, Mir Rilcy:" To which hc re piled, II never talk" Pardon me, - she great thinkers seldom talk
 II never think, Camo tho laCnnic reply in a tlrawling tone, The lady. looking first amused and then provoked, said. What a | pity you hadn't been born an Oyster!" "Yrs, Id have made a good bivalye, '' he quietly rcuarked, but wouldn't have liked being served on the half shell. It's too much like being made a living picture | of
 The fair questioner returned to her lit- tle cOterie of friends, to whom she had made the wager that she'd make him | talk"
 Well, what success did you have'" was asked.
 "None at all. He's as stupid as an owl, '' was the reply.
 He redeemed himself in the eyes of the guests, however. when, few moments after, he recited few of his poems, among | them:
 The signs is bad when folks commence A-indin fault wish Providence And balkin cause the earth don't shake At every prancin step they take. No man is great till hO can see How less than little he would be Elf stripped to self and stark and bare He hung his sign out anywhere. 1 Ny doctrine is to lay aside | Contentious and be satisfied | Jest do yOar best and praise or blame, That fOllers-that counts jest the same. I've allurs noticed great success Is mixed with trouble more or less. And it's the man who does the best | That gets more knocks than all the rest When the genial song writer, Will s. Hays Of Kentucky, author of Molly Oar | ling" and numerous other songs, took his place at the piano, Riley looked, as a lady said, "more as if he was made of flesh and | blood than he had looked the whole even ing"
 Well" said Louisville woman, "he would indeed be hardened case if Will Hays music couldn't find the way to his l heart" CHARLES APPI EREE