The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-03
The Mountains Offer Many Beauties
in Autumn.
NATURES TONIC AT DAGGERS
Scenes That Attract the Visitor and
the Pleasures That Beguilc the
Quest Into Longer Acquaintance
With a Popular Resort.

| summer days have passed so happily "a,
! Daggers. that it is difficult to realize the
| approach of the vine-wreathed, fruit-laden
goddess OF autumn. Sometimes we feel
( like recalling the delights OF the golden
hued. lansuorous summer, but this IS only
on those days when the clouds hang
low ON the mountain tops and when the
damp cool winds blow bringing with
them slow. monotonous drizzles from a
.-1leu shy, while the birds shiyc- under
| their wet feathers aud long for the
warmth OF july sunshine.
but the rain does NOT last long. the
| clouds soon roll away in the distance and
! Che mild september sun beams warmly
( down on u.s. Then the days are 1ue and
we would not exchange them for the
| most brilliant that June or July could Of
! FER
I Tho air SIS a tonic I'm itself and Ike n
! draucht of pungont old wine. The sky is
| ID dome OF sapphire. The trees are punches
J of rainbow dyes clngug 90 brown stems
! of trunks some OF them century old.
So many have sp0rted under these trees,
/ who now sleep with folded hands. await
I lug the immortal sprusume that ushers
. ~.
Many have here met and loved and, y r
lap-. parted GOD meet n0 more. young and
o.i. great and small. men 'n the rush and
Whlri of business life. dainty high-bred
women. presidents of the United States.
heroes. obey have all watched this slow.
Ing sunrise. this crimson and purple sln-
scr. the long, tremuous CLEANS of The
la'e summer moon shining dlNu upon
them as upon us az Jh.s i8to day.
CRISP AND COOL.
Vow that The air has grown more crisp
ana c09i-s0 COO. that "a double Blanket
is scarcely sufficient covering at night
wo are beginning to- put forth more en-.
rrgy. and walking parties are getting o.
b. quite the fashion. There are SD many
beautiful places ueag Daggers where we
may stroll and feast our eyes on nature
choicest productions.
The h0te. itself Is perched on the side
of the ridge that surrounds and 0Yorlo0ks
ono oi those lovely, fertile valleys HAT
lie saudwlched between ito numerous
ranges of the Aueghaules. Stretching Don
from, of Che hotel Tor about quarter of
% mile is the grassy lawn, Jhick.v d...ed
With oaks and pines. many of them older
than our fathers. Down Che broad walk
We may pass in the early morning to the
sulphur spring, which is shaded Uy
pretty PAVILION facing the road that cuts
into lie mountain side and follows its
winding base, I'LL it stops short at the
nearest railroad station. Gala Water.
or we may pass 10 The left OF the hotel.
along the rim of the narrow valley. and
look across TO the opposite range. soon a
blaze of royal c0.0rs and rich with the
flowers OF early autumn. or turn to the
right and we walk deiighteiiy down the
pine-shaded avenue of tn Lovers Path.
where &c is always cool and sceut-iadeu.
and restfu with a dimness broken only
here and there 1y patches o. yellow sum
light shining 0n the e.iueans brown pine
needles
ADVENTUROUS CLIMBERS.
ono of these walking parties recently
visited the Cascade. q beautiful fall some
what resembling the famous Bridal Ven
in The Yosemite Valley. The adventurous
pedestrians climbed uD the prccipi,ous
face of the cliff over which breaks the
beautiful stream of icy water and thence
they made their way 20 the summit of
The mountain, standing at last on the
topm0st rock the chimney. with the val
les smiling Ear beneath them.
on Tuesday o. large party drove through
the valley over the next range. and t0
the other side OF the great Sugar Loaf
mountain There. spread ont before us
Ike an exquisite picture. lay Buffalo vai-
ley. i-s farms and gardens marked of I'm
squares ana triansies Ike anciui TRACE
mgs ON a pattern plate. Beyond rose
tho green length of Short HIu. with the
valley of Lexington yelled Poo the haze Dee
y0nd. As we rode along the woods were
sweet with pine od0rs and gay with Dur-
pile and yellow flowers. Tine ubiquitous
go.den-rol and wild mustard flashed
..a.ft.
Haunting los bright red banner DOB the All
ternoon light. The ferns g.owed "a fer
vent green. or Jay dark and dank on the
brook-side and sjmodmcs I'm the deep
shadow Of rock or towering tree they
showed a pale. whltish tinJ Ike sickv
children who have lost their color when .
deprived of The n0urishment of fresh air I
and sunshine
MOONLIGHT PICNIC. 5
4 few nights ago q party of young I
people. chaperouel by Mrs. r.. a. El- f
wards. of Washington. ID. c.. Went Cor a
moonlight picnic 90 the old bridge near
the Cascade. Some riding. some walking. |
they went gay'y up ,he mountain s.le /
their laugh ana chatter waking lhe solemn !
echoes of the night until you would have 1
thought that Nature herself was con- /
90 the nocturnal mcriment. |
Supper was prepared and served in true /
picnic style. on .n immense rock in the
middle OF the stream. The large party /
sitins around the edge of The rock with /
the chai'ngdish in the middle. AIR. Car
ru-hers and his clahng-dish-.Ong may !
they wave. for they have been che joint
centre o. considerable Publication 20 The
young people during the past few weeks.
Mr. Carruthers shone IN an enviab'e
Light In his Office OF chief cook as he
skifnlly prepared and spread out on the |
rock the tempting repast, the central dish
of which was a plate OF hot Vienna sau- J
sage hanked with ranks of hard-5Olled |
eggs youth can digest anything az any |
timed Midnight brought the supper party
home. weary but content, reluctantly re-
turning from what had proved to- be a
most delightful excursion.
There go the watermelOns againi find |
myself wondering row many melons those
,1ys and girls In the lower cottages cone
sumo daily one girl told me she had
.aten nearly a dozen pieces to-day and
have n0 doubt she Us ready for share
u those that have just been carried by
GHOSTS ABROAD.
Wednesday night, after supper. while |
he boarders We're sitting on the piazza
" playing cards just inside the windows,
strange and somewhat mysufying oo-
.urrencc took place. out on the lawn
where the shadows lay black ana heavy |
for the moon had not risenl tall white |
;hapes began 10 appear and disappear,