Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-09
WAITED FROM ALTON.
Many yisitOrs-HOw the Days Are
Spent.

,,,o-.osnoraence of the Dispatch)
ANTON VA. August 1.-THE heated
term Is sending up the city people III
Iarrs numbers. For a month or so the
crowds at our two hotels were made up
mostly of semi-invalids, or seekers ior
rot ,cnis-fatuus of summer outings, rest
and quiet" 4. ,d ora
content. perhaps, they have long since
sornotten an about It. The younger and
goysr element is In now. and things are
s5oing ali one way. This set don't want
srest " and "ouiet" is a hoodlum. Ot
oo,ree the weather is sweltering; that
heIones to August, but life in the noun
tains now is O delightful existence
There IS always something to DO, some
rhera TO go. and for all the outdoor
snorts and indoor games and amusemeAts
there are plenty OF enthusiasts. Even
a hot wind can blow some good. Inc
heat is a promoter of sociability; II is
one thing In common with all its discom-
forts. Tempers may sizz' DroWs
drip. and even in the mountains one .
system sag and grow soggy' but MIS-
Lotus unbends when her coliar wis,
and Miss Bighead puts or ner Grand
manner Will AnS AhNi ''AN~@~~-~- -
grees, and still heating.
TOO HOT TO FUSS.
ut e too hot 10 fuss over tribes. Ma
ternal discipline relaxes; even AIs'
Grundy looks away when the sole dausn-
ter Of the heart and home anu .he non,
eligible youth set off, unchaperoned ana
alone. TO gather wild asters In the lar
meadows or sail in the little skin OF tie
Acton lake Now. indeed, does my
Young lady know the sweets OF liberty
She gives her pretty hand to her cavalier
a dozen times a day, as he helps her
over boulders and fences, and up tnat
sten on the high rocks where she else
had fallen but for his steady arm.
NV goodnessi She is a dependent crea-
ture in this melting weather. Her
Thanks; an-take-care- f-myself' air
has gone with her stiff silk gowns. she
lies in a hammock and drowsily listens
to love-stories. AS her costume Is more
or less negligee, her mental ATTITUDE
changes.
who can be cold and grand when ones
hair is damp and stringy, and gown
stained with blackberries? When ones
finger is torn with briars that must be
extracted. though Providence has sent
only a man to do It? Or, he, in his white
duck suit collarless, cuffiess, and she In
her faded, short skirt, are of together
some still, hot morning, with lunch
basket. to suggest housekeeping, and
fshing-poles that even the fish them
selves have learned to mock!
Make haste, 0, happy youth! The tree
frog is croaking FOR cooler weather; what
thou wouldst say, say quickly!
LATE ARRIVALS
Late arrivals at the Mountain Top,
among others, are: Mrs. and Misses
Crenshaw; DR.. F. r. Willis, and r. c.
Patton. Of Richmond; Major j. f.
Croker, of Portsmouth; Mrs. Ola f.
Holland, OF Louisville. Ky; Major J.
B. white; Mrs. W. +. Fullum, and j. T.
Hunter and family, of Norfolk, Va.
At the Alton, among the incoming
guests of the last few days, are: DR..
]. S. Stone and wife. OF Washington, ID.
G.; Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Sampson;
Mr.. and Mrs. John 7. Powers, Il. Tay
lor Fisher, w. w. Briggs. Mrs. +. p.
Lyons. and maid, and Maxwell Lyons.
of Richmond; DR.. and Mrs. ]. b. Haw-
thorne, Of Nashville, Tenn. and j. Madi-
son Hare and wife, of New York city.