Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23
AMONG HIGH HILLS.
rrr IpLrn VOW sUMNURING VERY
NEAR THE LUNAR ORB.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE ALTITUDE.
1,e Remarkable Qualities OF the
Mineral waters lie Dsin1s-A
,,-eo for IpVaIids OF All Sorts
IN. Ola and Young Women.
P.nc-Cone rmmit. y. W,
Arrf.ef q 1Sg6.

,.ta hat I have changed my summer
...,r. and have left The seashoro 20
,,.t. l1nicr abodas. Tho ocean does very
v.. as O. dom.c.le for salt herring. tad
,.... ana sca-scr9euts. but a closer ac-
r..Ir.auce thcr,Hlth reveals the fact
tr.tt is low-Iown thing and ~ only
f- those who wash AZ this place We
,-s 4oU feet above the sea-lesel. and
r., carro our initials on the lunar orb
almost any moonlight right. The ele-
WALTON here SIS enormous. so great, in
fact that even the thermometer doesn't
hive the nerve TO climb. and consequent
lr STAYS at % degrees al the year
..r.nl Oh every side / see The azure
e.mrts % "a vast mountain range
,.rtb Was constructed without the
e..rIret regard 90 economy, ana on
s.... c,umeusurl,e with the Republican
carralrn funds Every night we sleep
,-.r blankets also. ur4cr the hotel
f..f During thc day $50 frequently have
...s .n our rooms. ANA often, too. We
NM fre-uatcr ll those places where II
E. calculated 90 afofd the most warmth.
Tho iuueas, hei-lt at which we i've
Affords me fine opportunities 10 study
t.a .W, OF lrlV.aluu. TO overcome
tnis force we have to tether the children
Ua fle lawn. lest they ron down into the
valleys. il you put o. glass OF whiekey
81, yoar lirs &c gocs down IN a minute.
Capillary attraction combined with the
attractyeue-s or oar female guests. IS
the only thing thlt gets the water up
here Never have 7 seen anything 10
equal the specific gravity Of two Of cur
preacher guests. and yet they stand
iI1h with their C01sregations-each being
81 s.x-fo1tor Several mosquitoes started
Or This place four years ago. They
Gre etIl on route, way down In the Val-
i-r and though possessed Of great pene-
taunn. they have been unable 20 devise
ways and means 90 reach us. Six house
sizes arrived on the last stage, They
were trlvel-wOrn and weary. 1 am deep
SIS Impressed with my subnmity. and
fcsl that / am nearer Heaven than l
ever SHAH DO again. unless some one sees
o.. t1 tender me another dinner az tho
jefferson. We are SO near the celestial
re- ons ir fact. that many men whose
i..th.rs-in-law have departed this lie
refuse 20 visit the place. Tor my part,
s t1.nk they arc foolish. 10 seems 20
r- they ought 10 avoid those l0W-dOwn
resorts Ike the seaside hotels.
r-rrrrtor of this h0stelry and that man
O. "Sheu-StulIoi Beach," who told me
tllt ono could eat crabs and ice-cream
90 tfe same meal with impunity To
G1e.k Of them in The same breath. or
oven iu different bteaths. is Ike placing
Gcum's extra dry and pop cider in the
same category. The aforementioned pro-
rr.stor s. the kndest man ever saw
oven more courteous TO me than the
tv. congressional candidates in our dis
tr.-- Speaking OF him. by the way. re-
minds me OF q pleasant little compliment
te Taid YOU Yesterday. / drew q draft
o. you for sic. and be honoreI 81. In
truth. no treated Sc with the greatest re-
Erect and 70 would come with little
grace from you 90 refuse the same when
a. blows in on you tomorrow. They say
cur proprietor ls excessively acCOmmO-
C-rle n oll sorts OF money matters. and
enc 0f his friends alleges that. Ike a
man j onca read about. he VIII even dis
count tho notes OF an accorlian. 1 shall
try MS fawsharp on him before ! leave.
people Of his disposition should be en-
Outraged in their E0od work. and ] shall
work the music o. my negotiable instru-
Ufrts ON him Tor an he IS worth.
Tho mineral waters here are scarcely
Jess 20 be- commended than the proprie-
t.r ~ the resort, and their healing quail
i-.es as set forth IN the catalogue, are
truly astounding. IL is said by the
o-les. uAaoitant OF this section. who
started out in his youth 70 reach the
Flumit % our mountain. and is stil
climbing. that ten gallons Of the fluid were
once srr-kei in q graveyard. and a
prompt resurrection OF the dead followed.
Several underground h0usekeepers.
t'r-'y Catered By the complimentary
illusions o1 their tombstone. hunted up
theT husbands. and on finding them
again. married, and. enjoying life in
tei-s8 A estates. proceeded 10 hunt
Ntm down. editor; Kindly recall here
t1f broad distinction made by our
T. glase. between the verbs TO hunt
w and 60 hunt DOWN. OF course
! cannot youch for the authenticity Of
t- story; though the housekeeeper
feature 90 10 sounds powerful natural"
7 do know. however. that no one here
hts much social standing unless he has
~ some complaint 10 be cured
1le rheumatic who comes here-and who.
G. course. gets cured in q daY-forth-
win contracts the govt, and being cured
e. mat runs through the whole gamut
ct complaints. From 10 a. 81. TO ? L.
Of. h devoted 10 joint debate on the
SUBJECT Of ailments, and the el0quence
e.. ne consumpt!Fe. Ialsled lepr0ue
e-.iIucins. am trying 10 get some
trouble myself but SO far have only been
900 io 90 adluce hereditary barrenness
N.la possibility OF occasional angina
r'o-Is a man struck by a shell at
o.lisalrg and % whose remains
io,aas but c0llar-butt0n ard
t-sW ~ tobacco were found IS so far
re he-ocle OF the caucus. Ho is con-
t-efe4 The finest sub ect of an fer the
~-ier and the proprietor says that his
l-.ha won't recognize him when he re-
turns home They didn't when he re-.
turned from Gettysburg, for that matter.
IN the beginning OF my letter I forgot
q call attention 20 what seems 10 me
% Toe a most excellent rule OF this resort
crown people arc charged only haf
yI.,e' "A-0 tte children pay the regular
ialo-ihat SIS, twice as much as their
mas ana pas. Tho proprietor SAYS that
tsen "a these figures he doesn't begin o.
'' compensated. Meu who Cance are
Iten every thing free. and allowed 90
"h' me place away with them when
taey s'- So Jar we have had two here
t.'s summer, and later ON young dry
goods clerk, who knows me well. is also
coming. Then the place Will fr0th over
E-tA gayety, and the lady correspondents
tor the newspapers are already preuar-
ng their introductions for The descrip-
tous thereof. on. editor dear. / would
laat j could describe tho fuiter created
ty the arrival OF mau. and the subse-
tuent disappointment when the new
s2mer is discovered % Doe preacher.
The girls are just hungry Cor the day
Fher they can each Lave a partner al
Pie germans. and discard the attentions
- tie odlous small boys upon whom they
tfo now compelled 10 call This thing
~ one hundred young ladies' all being
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