The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-20
A ROMANTIC GUIDE BOOK
HISS yTDTE ME1Hs, THE PIR>oN,
AND THE "TSFiHOCs DUDE"
The Tmbr,o Tar-ueel Authorw rites Them
Up in a style which Puts Cooper ana
the q. l.. \. of the II. a DIT shame.


and the Beautiful. and especially those
who have grasped my mountain palih'
We have revor grasped MIR. DusseFs
mountain palm, but We IoE5 tnt suv ,l.n1r
and the beautiful, and we nave Il Iisit
the refore TO say how much We admire the
genius and the enterprise Mfich nave
produced The Balsam Groves OF me
Grandfather Mountains: a laie or W 80
crn North Carolina Mountains, loselhff
with Information Relating 10 the secuuh
and It's Hotels. also Table showing the
Height Of Important Mountains, %c.
MIR. Duggcrs general lled was ahpi-
pated in part by Madame DE stael Wh ~
She wrote "COrinne', but Madame nc
stael grdspcd only impcriecty tne posi-
billtics of the method. Shephtiu ~. bu.-
ger has produced a romantic guide pooN'
such as Madame De Stt-l, Kenmore
Ccouer g. T. r. james. Karl Baedeker,
ard the general passenger ascent or inc
RfchmCrd and Danville railroad mlSht
have cssayed i'm vain, had trey Hip'cn
their various talents IN common tloii.
WIN accbate indications OF me ne.lt1
Of hotels and boarding houses, hours or
train and stage departures, ana the otlrF
practical Information which the tourist
Graves Dc has dciuy blended lhie o.
North Carolina love which is intenieh
To- arouse I'm the traveller mlud "a stnu-
mental enthusiasm Tor the region de-
7CriJed. II we now pay more attention
TO the love story than 10 Ml. bIeSei
drivers. or his measurements OF mouh-
tain heights. 10 Is simply because love IS
cterTally more interesting than tables or
altitude or even the square meals
which Mrs. Patsoy II. Niimofe or Ltld-
lord SkilCs furnishes at one dollar or TWO
dollars "A cay. one specimen VIII serve
10 digclosc the literary sHili which 'us-
ger iavishes on detail which 'aflckrr
disposes of with a single unemotioHai
asterisk:
This splendid building has hot and cold
baths. smoking and reception rooms,
broad stairways OF easy ascent, carpeiel
rooms and Railways, mafnle-tupptd ONCE
counters. extensive piaZZas for prone
nades. and "A beautiful dining-roOm. whose
sumptUary ingatherings are guaranteed
bv the proprietor 90 bee equal. II not su-
pclor, 90 these OF any other mouse IN
the mountains of North Coraiinn- SUCH
is the variety and flavor of the food
that when you place your foot on the
threshold of The masticaung department
your nasal prOhOscs Us greeted with The
aroma of roast mutton or beef. ana the
Authoritative pupils of your orhicular in-
struments are fixed upon large slabs OF
comb honey, consisting OF the gathered
sweets from mountain flowers. and rival
ling in celicacv Che nectar of The gods
But Eros claims MS. The heroine of the
tale which runs through Those pages OF
description and practical Information IS
Miss Idle Alcaks. zone OF the faculty or
ST. Aaw's school in Raleigh" Miss
through the mountains on h0rscback. ace
companied hy a good ola minister named
Skiles, and one Lcathcrshine. "a very bad
young man. who had been expelled from
an institution Of learning in the eastern
part OF the state and who rs sketchcd
Joy Afr. buEger with one mastery stroke
or the pen as can Infamous dude"
Lcathcrshine Us wiekedly in love with TIE
Raleigh schoolma'am. whose personal
charms are thus portrayed by Mr. Dug
ger.
"She was medium-sizel. elegant ne-
urc. wearing ucafiy-nttcd travelling
afess OF black alpaca. Her ravcn-biack
hhIf, cpIlnle both Jon length and volume.
aId figured Ike a deep river rinnleI Dog
inc W.ni was parted iu thc centre and
c9inDcd smc othly down, ornameutiuE her
pink temples with flowing traeary that
passed lounn 10 IFS m0illon Wlndinrs ON "a
graceful crown. Her mouth was ST with
pearls adorned with elastic wlb'es and
tuned with minstrel lays. while ler nose
gracefully concealed it's own umbraac.
ana her eyes impaired radiant glow 10
the azure of The shy. Jewels OF plain
gold were about her ears. and her taper
iuB strawberry hands. ana "a golden
chain, attached 10 "a timekee-er OF the
same material. spafkleI ON an elegantly
rounded bosom that was destined 20 be-
pushed forward bY signs. ass the re8 YEP
viii in due time observe. Modest. bencV0-
lent ana mild in manners she was prob
ably the iairset OF Nor,h Cardinals
The signs held in reserve for the reader
come twenty or thirty pages further ON.
after various adventure which we wish
we mad space tO chronicle. ANA g0oI
deal of geographical. historical. and sta-
u-icN Information conveyed with In
adroi ness Of which one example VIII give
"a faint idea. Mr.. Uue-er's heroine. tle
faifcst OF North CarOlna's daughters.
his villain the Infamous dude. and his
GOOD ola Clergyman. are surveying the
o ID Hf of