The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-31

feet higher than the Other peak, is lust
beside you and it is as if you were look
Ing down on it, though by actual mea-
surement the one you are on is nearly
$500 feet, and that top is 400 feet above
the sea level.
The drive from Montcall Edge Hill
Summer Resort" is a most beautiful one,
up, up you go, with the ever varying
views Of the mountains. Just before you
reach Hotel Mons at the foot of the
Peaks, the ranges in the distance look
almost as If they were ocean pillows
The air is SO light and invisorating that
though the heat may be troublesome dur
Ing the ascent, and you may be minus a
collar when you reach the top, still by
the time you have seen the suns last
rays. you are very grateful for the COM
fort of a wrap.
Then comes the moonrise and from
the topuost rock it seems weird and
spooky and there is an indescribable
fascination in it all. You can build the
nests of fairy palaces Ruskin tells about
that are proof against all adversely. that
nothing can take away from you. palaces
for souls to live in.
A little after 4 o'clock in the morning
you can! see the folks begin to appear
and there a head peeps up. With the
golf capes and pointed hoods they look
like the snomes that ensnared Rip Van
Wrinkle on his mountain and you inyol-
UNFAIRLY listen for rsiling of the ten pins.
By and by the dawn comes and old Sol
seems to take great delight in showing
how ma gnified he can make his re-entry
With his attendants OF gold and silver
lined clouds and the mist for veil, so as
not to show all his brilliancy at once: he
mounts his throne with a kingly dignity
that makes the little gnomes on the noun
tain wonder moro than ever, why should
the spirit Of mortal be proud" Then there
are the numerous rocks of interest to Wis
it, several needle eyes to climb through,
a thug me-tight" and balance rock, and
numerous others. Later. the descent be-
gins. and, of course. as there is less ia
tigue, the enjoyment is greater You
lunch at the big spring and the horses are
watered and fed.
After a. delightful rest under the great
chestnut and oaks. YOU homeward go
and gradually see your new found friends
get farther and farther from you, but
your always thinks of them as your
friends, no matter how far you live away
from them, an diff there is ever another
chance you will always be willing to
climb the great mountain again. There
is a plan Mr. Miller. the present owner
Of the mountain, hopes to carry out in
the next year or so.
He intends to build troll line from
Big Spring to the top Of the Peak and to
erect forty-room hotel on the mountain
top. OF course. this will entail great la
Dor and expense. but if the plan natures
it will certainly add much to the COM
fort Of visiting parties.
Among the parties who made the de-
lightful trip was one from Edge Hill
Summer Resort, consisting of Mrs Q. II.
Earlowe, Misses Mary and Rosalie Pick
ems. Miss Margaret Hobson. Alabama;
Misses Claudine Hancock Katherine
Digs, Lynchburg: Miss Wake. Norfolk;
Miss Sallie Holiday. PORTSMOUTH,; Mrs.
Emma Sherard. Vicksburg, Miss; Miss
Susie lofts Whyte, Petersburg; Messrs.
Patton, Peyton Nowlin. Dudley Disgs,
j. Allen Disgs and DR.. Sam Price
Another party from Nfontralo was chap
eroned by DR.. and Mrs. Frederick Lee
few. the party consisting of their guests
from Richmond. Mrs: Harwood, Miss
DR.. and Mrs: Lefew gave delightful
hay-ride Friday night in honor of their
guests. Misses Harwood and Lefew.
Among the amusements of the week
was coaching party. from Edge Hill
to Roanoke. and Mrs. Read the hostess.
gave Varsity entertainment to her
guests and friends. about sixty all told.
are found to be necessarIeS ana indlspen-
sable for comfort, as the nights are very
cool:
Charleston. w. Va. are a t their sisters,
Mrs. F. c. Otey.