The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-23
MY VISIT TO RICHMOND, Eng.
A Nightmare of the DOG Days.

Nightmare of the DOG Days.
By Charles Battell LOOMS.
Copyright. 1900. by Charles Battell LOOMS
Persons returning from the other side
have always expatiated upon the beauties
OF Richmond. its fine prospect OF the ST.
very serpentins Thames. its long stretches
~ woods. It's lovely terrace and its cool
ing hreezes, and when the seventh day OF
intolerable London heat came and found
ovzsif whiting went TO the ONCE OF an
English friend. Henley by name. and said
to him:
cant you leave business for awhile
and take a tired stranger 90 some cool
nl,ce? I've known heat in New York. but
never such pertlnaceaus heat rs this"
hsve said that my friend is an Eng
,,shman hus were Il not for his speech he
,vould pass for Yankee. for he Is the
Incarnation of hustle. our quick lunch
nlaces would be slow for him, ana ne
ro,,,d fret al che languor OF the Chicago
Itrnited He Is up TO full steam all the
time -. A.. A..
stm us always possible to work harder
tomorrow Come back in half an hour
ana I'u run down 20 Richmond wsh YOU
,Then left him debating two letters az
o,.e ana I rode on top Of a bus up ana
down the busy Strand until the half hour
was up. 80
was near spent with the heat. look
"a forward 10 a cool shady resreat ~
Richmond. where. perhaps. ! could listen
40 ,he song Of an English lark or thrush
ana sin a cooling claret cup and renect
upon the vanities OF this world.
found Henley looking up timetable.
he aung Il down as 7 came In. and said;
"Ah. you're Just In time a train leaves
waterloo station IN seven minutes
seven minutes. and II was a mile from
uenlev's Office 20 the Strand. II would
he a shame on a day when horses we're
dronping like hles 10 make horse 40
rifle IN seven minutes In crowded LONDON.
put found that Henley was mereiful 20
dunn beasts. He did not intend to trouble
The horse, but proposed TO make u In
walk.
n hypnotic way about him
He Is an athlete, and when we left his
oftce he made for the Thames embank-
rnent al an energetic heel and toe clip That
gave me vertigo 10 look %. trotted along
beside him like faithful and much abused
dog lie is six feet three and has legs In
proportIon. while my build u not heroic
ana ak weeks OF continuous sightseeing
N ,orrid weather r. not che sort Of ming
"a train a man down or up 20 athletic
sports. -
"say." I painted. with iolling tongue
"ca-n't-we--ta-ke--a--
what. Cor a mile7 Nonsense, man. The
walk viii DO you good" And he burst
a., aUhistIlhg. totally oblivious Of the
fact that death from heat prostration was
lowering over me. q,
Al waterloo bridge gave out. a bus"
nanted. and one happening TO pass az
mai moment, Henley indulgently let me
hoard n and followed me himself
.Ah the pleasures 81 the country"
Gang he blitheiy. He looked hot but he
aia not seem 10 mind ID. As for me. wave
after wave OF deadly dry heat sursed
erou, INV heart 20 every pore of my body.
Nv tongue clave TO the roof Of my mouth
a,a nv brain seemed bursting with the
haat SAN we we're going 10 lovely Rich
Fnond 10 cool on.
Arrived az the station, Henley found
,hst the train for Richmond had not
waited for u. but had Just gone. ana the
,ext would not 20 for fifty minutes.
aoulte 70. said he Very good Wen
,.ke a train to Kew Gardens and then
walk W the banks OF The Tnamsx 70