Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-30
POLK In THE PEAKS.
HE WRITES OF ms EXPERIENCES
IN THE ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS
VISIT TO JOIN BROWNS CRAVE.
Tippiur Girl walters Embarasses
the Diaicctieiap-He Meets an vi"
ptchuond rrlend--Describes Beau
tifui Lakes and Splendid Hotels.
The AdIrondaclIa. August H. i8S'

The A8irondacks, August - '''''
To the Editor o. tho pigpatoh
since YOU think ne srch a poor ''poliu-
.,.i weather-cock" / am always Will
tnr 10 admit that / know nothing aOout
politics further than TO vote always io'
the nominee OF my pariy-I VIII NOT oh-
der;ake 10 enliehten you any iuttner o"
that subject I will ten you sonethins'
however. about this country when p
made % OF mountains and h6es. 4heSe
mountains are ragged and diity-iooNihs'
and the bare places on them are az -i-
Sigbtlv "a are the bald spots on hound
dog with the scratches. The lakes. now
ever are the most beautiful bodies Of
water I ever saw. and being protected
from wind on ali SIDES by tall peaks are
as smooth as glass They co not seem 10
fow into each other. either, but each
mountain has its lake shining az its base
and neither iniets or outlets are visible.
MILLIONS IN HOTELS.
Millions OF dollars have been invested IN
hotels and private cottages up here, ana
the roads are filled with handsome turn
outs. The wealthy New Workers are here
IN great numbers. and the market re-
ports are bulleuned as regularly IN ~
hotels as they are IN the up-toHS,n. "a -,
OF the city. The lavish expenditure %
money by these people during the three
summer months enables the natives. VINO
serve as guides. 20 live cointoi tabN curing
the following nine. -Ihere are ssoIes
hotels but the most elegant OF them az
Paui Smiths, Lake Placid. Amptt9aliuf
end the Algonquin. As / rode over heie
on a Pullman palace-car' 60 you s".tl,
] sO1eht a little more modest inn-the
Del Monte-where for S. day i could
get better fare and not feel Ike DO
boy at a frolIc." The walters e. an me
hotels are young ladies' who teach in the
r,uh1fc schools All the winter.
POLK WAS EMBARRASSED.
was very much embarrassed wnen
told BY q man 81 my side that II l ollu
tip my walter 1 would not fare 50 We,
To save me- l cannot make up my nliho
TO fec a white man. mrcn less NICE
looking eirl. But one mornine Tipped q
quarter under my plate es j nae i-aFlne'
and my girl had IL in her pOtkrt IA Two
seconds She didn't acSnoW-elre me re-
ceipt OF II in words, but The fare improved
very much.
declined until / learned that OH Jonn
Browns grave was near here When
heard this / quickly accepted an oner 70
drive over 10 see II. tod the peoDis
place Of the man who was so Wen known
IN Virginia. a young lady wno lives up
mere has written a book on H.. entitled
the interest ] feIt in the grave OF her
hero" 90 she called on me ard gave me
pictures OF the grave and OF the great
AfOW4 winch EArNtl-Q I4lf.r Ao-k July
when the 20 acres Of ground surrounding
It vas turned over 10 the State Of New
York as n present from Kate Field,
another worshipper Of old John.
DIFFERENT INTEREST N BROWN.
The young lady l referred to also gave
me copy OF her book. and asked how
I'd ike to take the agency FOR its sale IN
Virginia. ] tod her that 1 would be plain
with her; that the great interest mani
tested by me IN the book and the. pic
lures. and which seemed 10 please her
20 much was due 10 a very different mo-
tive from the one she supposed Said
About three weeks ago / was IN
Charlestown ana saw the courthouse
and jail from which John Brown
Was executed, and have pictures Of him
as he hung on the eallOws. / wanted TO
II ] offered her hero's life in Virginia i
would b lynchCd IN an hour.
Mr.. William II. Scott. Jr.. an old Rich
mond boy. has been in the hotel business
up there for the past six years. and is the
most popular man IN the mountains. With
tho manners OF ais father our popular
druggist il Is bat natura. that he should
enjoy such prestige But for Billy and
his perfect knowledge Of the country. 1
would have been bored 10 death in the
lnidst II a greater amount OF gayety than
i ever saw before.
! was told when 1 came here that ]
would need my winter clothes but the
hot wave which Frustrated the people In
the cities visited u, too. and ! found my
summer clothes very comfortable. / see
20 many people. and so many unusual
sights in my travels that / feel like !
would be happy If / could just SIT down
IN Chesterfield and rest for a month
when in Buffalo / asked a hotel clerk
how long it would take me 10 20 10
Niagara Fails. Twenty minutes" said
he. When / told him j was Just debating
IN my mind whether l would so 10
Niagara or 10 the Baseball Park, he
seemed astonished that J was willing TO
miss ths opportunity OF a lifetime 10
ee0 a game or ball" l went TO see the
game. ana viii take in Niagara some
other time. POLK MILLER.