The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-07

NiTURE mas DONE HER run
sEfEf.
Magnificent scenery and Cool Breozcs-
Not n New Woman In sight-Graphic
Pen Picture By Il. q. II.

(staN Correspondence
GREEN PARK. y. c.. August c.
When our PARTY LETT Richmond the Their
mometer Registered three collars in tie
shade. 10 quote the man vino kept in
mind. as we'll as IN Q piseon-hole Of his
d,s. tine uLpail laundry ticket one
would have expected change for the
arner as w iotrueyed south. Not so.
When The little narrow gauge "Jerk-wa-
ter" train vas dreesed into Lenoir hy
small tor-hegvy engine dreaming and
putting as II proud oi having covered the
distance from Hickory at the rate Of
eight miles al hour the few noticeable
characterisr tics al the end of the line
"tre acdcd 70 by the acqui iition OF some
weather. 3y this / mean real weather.
lrtth, Itre air. laden VITA The uungcut
yior OF pine and uOW ana then -.ns0ncl
Win "a fragrance that gathers ln a green
rpfn-he4d, ara picks up al tho choicest
niue elements Oh JOS Way across the
meadow This is real weather. such as
makes life worth living er.u when ones
hflsli rrhuol is infected with such dis
licssiig aid contagious mlladila as the
lic.-sntcr era 80.
ABOUT LENOlR.
a word about Lenoir. The town lies
as',ep about nifty mics from almost
tfeIA } tie or "a secluded hillside. There
j. one railroad. The Mario gauge AFFAIR
] referred 10 above. This duos NOT run
on sunday; irGte0, Dr. doe. not rm unv
liin' but takes its time. aAl drifts along
lltm one Mt0d-uic 90 another lfk. sU iu-
dependent on0loiist The passengers
We Acen known zoo develop o. good deal
OF Harsn temper oprns Oh. journey over
thl. s.stt 100. There las been some talk IT
ss1iihs air. Sler'er AE. Hoffman, or
v,"'t wel-hnoWn railroad iueu. 90 extend
tHtit hhc5 10 i.tnoI ~ way If COM
peuhE Win thc nIrroW-Calgc system.
lho scheme % have the town council
meet the5a efLtienitu at The depot iu cur-
flaEts ano drive them arouu4 town 50
IS 10 show OF The 10 tural allau.aE-- such
AS shade space. nd the like. has been
suggested By vel known Iuslus.s man..
u was also argued tlat tho town council.
as The representative orgaa izati0n. should
tender supper or dinner iu hr. Spencer
60 as % leave q favorable Impression upon
MN, ana during Lla stay iu the place
the business mans exchQnga VIII probably
arrange 90 hHYe him entertained at the
best hotel free Of charge. All these ate
ltnilDha arc expected % nave a. favorable
impression pom the railroad official and
may i-luce him 20 run hij road via Lee
nOir. The entire programme i5 simply %
matter of talk ag yet. 4Ui 30 l3 not
known what viii DO the urslOt OF il 400.
There are two tiirgs you can always get
300 k'IIAUAI r'lfAIU AlIA AtAs 800 GUNNER NIlf
katydlds dwell upon their fmily achieve
mauts by the hour, and trace Jleir peli-
grccs back 10 tho real, gre kltYdld who
actually did. Lenoir chang little in pop
uiaton With the exception OF sOmo
deaths ard few births tho personnel u
the town remains the same as I've years
ago.
AN lXTRAORDlNARY PLACE.
B1t not ~ follow tho example set by our
criver while ascending tae mountain pa-
telt reader, suppose we move on. Green
Park is ava extraordinary place. IL i5
unique. not in The sense oi uuus, one.
and equus. horse. ! mean Do d. alone in
cll rs glory. The proprietor claims that
10 g. the only hrst-ciass stopping place
between some OF the boom towns OF
western North Carolina and a point away
beg ond where Danle. Boon. KILLED "a bear.
He may be right. There arc legends told
about the place ana the vicinity TIC
MOST Interesting of these were stolen from
L0ngfelloW' poems or from areciau myth
olO-y bur most tourists lr here don't
know that and so long as these ornament
al Tbs furnish touch oi romance and
give The surrounding atuls uhere 90 seu-
timentai flavor Tor the benefit of young
bridal couples. aud people engaged in
earnest or Just Tor fun during the sum-
ucf ! ann not lispp. rl .' discourage
these cos creatures bg lircredIiiug the
pretty yarns mat spun 04t Tor some disc
lance and terminating Vista au orange
blossom or two. ana .ly. L viii
one Of Tie most striking characteristics
or tne place ls tnc vase array o4 lcMl-
liniy here. There a4e tail women aud
short women. women with figures. and
women with just plain letters. By The late
ter / mean women who somewhat rcaen-
bic the letter OF. suNlOrlng tne Olul-
ments at each end GRO represent The head
and the feet respectively lhtu there arc
women who walk around with Dig aa-
under