The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-29
FROM ESTILL.
A Breezy Letter About Politics,
Counting, June Zephyrs
and Good Eating.

ESTHL SPRINGS, June Goth, 1900.
Editors BOURBON News.
1t is singular that EstiIl doesn't be-
come great rendezvous for Kentuck7
politicians-it is so admirably fittet
for it. 1t was so, to some extent las
summer, as Senator Blackburn, Cover
nor GOebel and other prominent poll
ticians Of both Democratic and Repub
hcan parties spent some time here
though whether they were discussing
politics or not 1 do not know. Estill
Is admirably fitted for quiet consultations
which are undesirable to see reproduced
i'll the newspapers. The ubiquitous
reporter is not III evidence at the
Springs.
BY the way, speaking of politics, 1 see
that it is Mckinley and Roosevelt. /
hope the Democrats will display as
much good judgement in selecting a
running mate for Bryan as the Repub-
licans have done for Mckinley. The
selection of a vice-presidential nominee
offers great chance to strengthen ticket
If wisely made. don't want to see
any more fiascos like the Sewa1 nOmi-
nation.
Sometimes the attempts to make the
tail of the ticket strengthen the head
are about as successful as the strategy
of the knight in the medieval legend.
There was a very wise. but very ugly
knight, the story goes, who married q
very beautiful but silly woman, thinking
to make his children both wise and
handsome. Alas, for his careful plansl
The children were as ugly as their
father and as silly as their mother!
The Springs are beginning to fill up.
There are forty-odd people here now,
and 1 suppose that III two weeks or more,
there will be several hundred. Last
year, by the middle of July, I think
Estin was entertaining about three hun
dred guesth. The fare this yearis very
fine Spring chickens and lamb, two
Of the finest meats in existance, are
served here in abundance, and of the
very finest'quality. All the vegetables
the season affords are served, and the
bread and desserts are up to the stan
dard of the most fastidious.
was telling the boys in my last letter
how to propose to cher. Well, 1 can
see young fellow from where 1 am
writing, who don't need any instruc-
ton. They are sauntering along under
the old oaks, and he is gazing at her in
a way that would draw tears from
rock, while his mellifiuous pleadings,
borne to me on the breeze, sound like
the ripping of water over pebbles. They
don't know 1 am watching them, but
1 think she is about to put him out of
his misery.
/ am still taking the sulphur baths.
l like to bathe and lie around in the
shade, talk, eat and read, but man who
has energy enough to drink plenty of
sulphur water, bowl some every day,
and take sulphur bath every day, will
find himself Hercules in few weeks,
and able to whip his weight in wildcats.
The idea is attractive, but 1 am too
lazy.
l suppose it is because l am always
such agood sleeper at Estill, but it seems
10 me that they must have the best beds
here in the world When 1 come up to
my room at night and get into bed, with
no sound to disturb me except the
pleasant drowsy noises made by the
frogs and crickets, and with soft breezes
like zephyrs from Araby the Blest sigh
ing in at my window, 1 go to sleep
almost as soon as my head touches the
pillow. If they didn't keep the dining
room open as late as nine O'Clock, l
would miss my breakfast about three
mornings out of four. If any of your
READERS suffer with sleeplessness, Il
would advise them to make bee line
for Estill, and will guarantee a cure.
Among those staying here at present
are: Alex. Pearson and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Petit, Lexington, KY; Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Mcleod, Mrs. J. P.
Mrs. L. E. L. Amsden, Yer
sailles, KY; Miss Florence Winn, Miss
Sarah M. Buclner, J. R. Buckwater.
Winchester, KY; Jas. Crutcher, w. B. !
Smith, Samuel Buman, c. D. ChenauIt.
DR.. G. w. Evans, John Bennett, Neal |
Bennett, Richmond, KY; c. A. Reed. |
Misses Lorena and Mae Reed, Ravena. |
o.; Geo. Gously, Beattyville, Ky; Geo.
Smith, Louisville, Ky; Mrs. H. F.
Head, Mrs. E. G.. Buckner, Owensboro.
KY.