Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-26

spends some time at Jel,yl, and Come
Illus N. BLISS, who is now spoken OF as a
possible secretary OF the treasury in Me
<inley's cabinet, is another rich mem-
Der.
vANDERHiLT's SWEETHEART AND HER
$1,000 DOG.
A large number OF the members are
rich by inheritance. Some are polite
loaiers, who do little more than try to
kill time, and chapter might be wr,tten
on the rich women VINO come to Jekyl
to while away the weary hours, The
younger girls come to flint and get hus
bands, for the matches made here are
sure 10 be good from financial stand
point al least. They bring their poodles
with them, and | was shown here Il
photograph OF the thousand dollar dog
which was owned by the girl whom
Frederick Vanderbilt courted at Jekyl
and came so near marrying The dog
sits on a plush cushion, and AM told it
wore gold collar. Its pudiy little nose
was kissed again and again by this
beautiful heiress. and ! venture that
young Vanderbilt has many times wished
himself in its place. Then there are the
Goelets, the Rockeiellefs, the Cuttings
and score OF other well.known names
which are almost regularly registered
on the Iokyl island club book There
are milionalres from Cincinnati and
other great cities, and, in fact, repre-.
sentative OF most OF the great fortunes
OF the United States may be found in
the club.
WHERE WESLEY MADE LOVE,
President Cleveland would be delight.
ed by a visit TO Jekyl. 1t is fairy island.
where ii is almost always summer
Heated as 1t is by the amorous kisses OF
the voluptuous gull stream, the air is
always balmy, and the trees are always
green. 1t is, you know, Just opposite
Brunswick, Ga, which is one Of the
great turpentine and resin markets OF
The country, and the sweet smell OF the
long.leaved pines is mixed with that OF
the tropical plants OF the south and the
soft salt air Of the sea. Jekyl does not
lie alone on the waters. Within a few
miles OF it are many beautiful islands, the
famed Sea Islands which embroider the
coast OF South Carolina and Georgia,
aud which are noted Tor raising the
finest cotton OF the world. 1t is now
winter here in the north, but December
in Jekyl is like June in Dakota. The
flowers are in bloom and nature has on
its seVen.leagued boots of luxuriant life.
Your surroundings are those OF perpet-
ual spring. The air is such that il opens
the soul OF the most ascetic. 1t was
here that the pious Charles Wesley fell
in love, and here John Wesley came to
Strengthen out his brothers. trouble.
Here John Wesley preached some OF his
great sermons, and it was on one arm
OF this island that Charles Wesley stood
when he composed the well known
hymn, the first verse OF which is:
"I.ol on a marrow neck OF land
Twist two unboundcd seas ] stand,
Yet how insensiblel
\ point Of time, a moments space
Removes me too yon heavenly place.
Or shuts me up in HE'LL
Above Jekyl is st. Simon's Island,
upon which Fanny Kem5le lived for a
time, after she had married one OF the
Sea Island cotton kings, and it was there
that Governor Oglethorp fought the
Spaniards more than quarter OF CEN
fury before our independence was de-
clared. ! went to the island with Mr.
c. w. Deming, the newspaper man OF
Brunswick, who made himself famous
through his reports of the yellow fever
here OF some years ago. We had a
little inaphlha steam launch, and Our
captain and pilot was one-eyed negro
who knew less about boat than the
average salt water sailor does about
digging gold in the rockies We started
at noon and wound in and out among
the islands through narrow channels un-
til we came INTO wide river or strait
which lies between Jekyl Island aud one
of the other bits OF land lying below it.
AS we neared Iekyl we could see the
cottages shining out of the trees. We
rode for some miles through low, marshy
lands, which are famous for their hunt
ing and are filled with snipe and ducks.
Beyond these we could see the forests
and off in the distance the great casino
or club house, where the most OF the
members OF the club have their winter
quarters. We landed at the wharf and
spent some hours in going about the
island.