Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-22


by one toe. Well. I suppose 1t does one
good to see the frivi.ous side or lie.
II would be impossible 10 tell all
aid or saw while on this pleasure ex-
ertion" to my native city, as the country
weeklies say, space forbids.
think the Jefferson Hotel very pretty
THE HILLS or RICHMOND.
have read somewhere OF a legend
among the Indians 10 the effect that II
Won wanted 10 see the slit In the elrlh
through which the Bad Spirit hurried
away. leaving q smell Of sulphur ana
birthstone ooze, you must go 10 inc "iIIo
Sulphur Springs, and if you wanted 10
see the SPOT where the Great spirit aDoue
when he first reached the earth, then you
must 30 to the hills Of Richmond IL -
inst as beautiful to-day; the music Vi
rolling waters. the combination OF natu-
raj beauty and high art would charh
even vet the rude jewellers or the prime
val forest I found the Great spirit AT
church. Outside, in Already, one awakehS
sunday morning to the faint sound OF
cow-bell i'm the field near by or the chirp-
inc of a mother bird in the tree at ones
own window, or the neighing or q Morse
This was the Ginning Of bells IN the CITY
churches. Slowly and sweetly they rang.
"Comei Come! unto the house OF inc
I,ord'-make us long TO do ana De Deter,
not on this Thy sabbath only' Dut ou
those other six days wherein temptations
lie. ,,yoror.
Church-going in the city Is dinerenI
from church-going In rural places; SOME
how II seems HE going TO Heaven "on
novery beds Of ease TO worship In these
great stone structures, to tread the aisles
on velvet carpets, and lean luNufiousiy
hack on cushioned pews. The hush or at
tantion before the organ begins the pre-
indie to the morning hymn; the long me
of worshippers filing slowly In 50 quiet
so restful-such a brooding sense OF peace
think the greatest contrast 10 our
country church-going is the absolute lacA
OF sound in these city sanctuaries. Ihere
IS the low rustling Of leaves In the cnolr
loft. and the soft frou-frou OF modisn
silks as the ladies pass me-onIy TINS VI
| these last / catch myself thinking 'hat
they must be very, very good to wear
such nice expressions. Can it be partly
| from the innate consciousness OIL "e"i mo
| such becoming wells?
In the little, brick church OF Already
the echo of footsteps, when the sturdy
| farmer brethren tramps In, Is something
sacriligious The noisy entrance OF Wo-
| men and children, and the opening
HYMN, Come Thou Fount," set to an ac-
Compartment of crying babies on the
rear bench. -
IL would stand TO the favor
| OF our country brethren II, nte-
rally. they "loved darkness rather than
| light I'm their churches. win hVe
| giaring. unstained windows on each side'
| and the double, open doors, one Is prone
| TO criticism. L would IAN not no.lee
| that Mrs. pumpkins has a frill OF lace
/ = no shoulders HtE
| starehv sbirt-waist, or that Miss Mlnty
! Green has added a couple Of red roses
Ia tho grape leaves on her last summer 5
hat. -~,,r
DIDN'T SEE JASPER.
No. aid not see John Jasper. 1 am
tnclinino TO the theory OF Waldorf .Astor
,,,t ro,y that the earth IS a hollow egg
and we walk on the inner shell thereof
because It Is hot. 80.
me climate or Richmond Is golden
cross between the rigorous North ana the
| FAR. Sunny South. Yet Ola sol MAKES IL
= bit uncomfortable with his hot rays
in mid August. r.
xisit 10 the White House OF the Con-
federacy. / count among my educational
| blessings. The Confederate Museum j.
a kindergarten lesson OF love ana memory
g. o,,r beloved land. The Library
| and city Han nave S00,' -. -.
ter mems than mine, and haste the pay
tribute 10 Richmond's street railway
Service The lungs OF Richmond are It's
parks-numerous and shady. From
rhtmhorazo park 10 Reservoir Park, anc
ocrnss the other way with a breathnl
space at Candles Hill, by electric am
trolley lines, 1 have added 10 tho cltS
snnd Of free silver and thought II money
well invested. 49,,
am wrapped in my friends jaJama-
snr,ething-and slipping fees behinC
venetian blinds. "And what?" asks thi'
t,nsIv soul. "of all the great things yo'
have seen in Richmond. DO you hA'
best2" .,..s,,
.sUm-the markets and the graveyarus
nv dear" make reply, Tor II 80
will show me how the people ., pc
history for myself.