Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-07-15
IN The ADIR0SDACKS.

\ few nights ago had dream. which
was very sweet to me. thought was
in Clarke, the home Of my clildhood
and was disappointed when auokc ID
find ii a dream. You know time, chance
and people change with them. but my
.'re f0~ d, ar old Clarke w III remain uA-
r.vn-~'l ~ long a. life shall last IT,
r"oi- here gathered johnny jump
'f> ASA hickory nuts with ms brother.
u.s. clover field, and orchards are -il
dear 90 me Perhaps my school mates
who read this may have forgotten me. i'm
these long eighteen years. but many Of
them I remember Tie good old DAYS
-pent at the Berryville High school will
never bc forgotten. Perhaps some OF
the old pupils. IL they have forgotten me
Will remember my composition on. " Nv
Trip 90 the Moon" We all had 10 write
on the same subject, and then read them
aloud TO the teacher: and I remember
mine created quite a laugh. and I was
pleased 10 have them enjoy 10. Dear
Miss Ella Bowser. for she was our teacher
then. was so good 20 US. and we all loved
her. In her death the school lost fine
teacher and a noble christian woman.
am spending year I'm the Adirondack,
recuQerating my health. This Is a beau
uful place There are eighteen cottages
on the grounds. a large Main Building
lrfrmary, Chapel. Libarv. Doctors cot
'ase, Recreation Hall. Laundry. and "a
half dozen tents. SO 10 Is like littlc VIII
iage. The cottages are quite pretty and
many Of them beautifully furnished. and
we have every convenience for our com
fort and happiness I ann fortunate
enough 10 be in one OF the incest cottage.
on the grounds
over hundred can De accommodated
here. and We are all contented In our
temporary homes. People come here
from Florida 20 Maine. and after SPEND
Ing eight months or year go home
greatly beneftted hy the dry air of these
mountains. | am haskin- in the sun
shine as write this This Is the first
June day we have had Ia is pleasant
living out of doors now. but in the win
ter, when the thermometer registers %
TO 3o' below zero. and tile snow To deem
TO walk around much, except with snow
shoes on. I found 10 rather irving 10
spend the whole day sitting OUT. The
Verandah. aye large and well protected
and with our fur coats. felt shoes foof.
warmers and rugs tucked around Ms
suugly 10 reclining chairs. We manare3
TO keep from freezing. but often 81 WA.
too cold 90 hold "a book To read. There
was not "a wheel 90 0e seen The whole
winter and .Le sleiChinS was delightful
HE AdtToudacks are "a picture Of loyeli-
ness now, hut no mountains will ever
oe SO picturesque 20 me a. the old Blue
Ridge and Alleghanies. love every
tree In them. There are groves of ever
greens up here, balsam from which we
make pillows, tamarack, spruce. hem
lock and arbOryitae. The ruts are filled
with birca trees; from the bark. which
peels easily, we make frames sna MIC
lures, and decorate our rooms. The
bark has sometimes eight LAYERS. each
layer as thin IS paper. \ few DAYS AFRO
l wrote letter 10 johnny Reh" ON
q piece 0f~h aad I found il quite =
scheme. When get short of paper I'm
Just 20 10 the woods and Law i'm supply
of bark. which viii an.wer INV nurpo>e
nicely. After living on: 81 doors for
nearly nine months. 70 seems strange 10
he in the hoos, We have our beds on
the Nes@nda, and We ind il delightful
sleeping WI Ser iAe stars The L. :.
Tag Is waving i'm the breeze today
There is an Enghshman here. and ON
The Queens birthday he ask the Supt. If
he might put up The English ha.,. and
she told him he might put ia under ours
and he did 80. ON Saturday evening
some stereoptican views were shown in
in the Pavilion. ana among the FIRST were
views OF the University ot Virginia and
Bire Rjdge. felt like clapping when
! aaw the Sciljar pictures of the dear
old Southland Then We had views of
Cuba snd Manila. When Lees picture
was shown the whole hall clapucd 4
few days ago. met "a Miss Owen. OF
New York city, who knows some Clarke
people, and felt 40 once ths. She Mas
not stranger. I haVc met s0o.nany
SouthernerS here, but the majority are
from The New England STATES and New
lork. These "Nsnk>" laash 80 my
Southern SCVeHt. and don't seem 90
realize 'hSi ,heirS seems just as odd 90
zee, They are Kind enough To say. for
hospitality ana warm hcartcdneSS lh.
NoCthcrnerS can not be beat Saranac
Lake Is near thc Canadian lSne and "a
good many Canadians rome here. There
are many beautiful walks sround here
in the evcG.laS the ladies and gents ars
seen ssfoiling mp Lovers Lane" talking
ri The birds. Wild flowers. ctc.c3 Mi
Baker aud VT Pisgah are on Their side
of Us but we are forbidden 10 climb them
The village of SSrsEac Lake. population
about 1000, il "A ,eile and half away.
and tjnd IL pleasant walk.
The assistant SUpt. j. \irginian. and
she welcomed me as only Nirginian can