Year: 1879

MIR. EDITOR:-l have scarcely 1otnd
time to send you any account of the
meeting of the General Assembly in Sar-
atoga as we have been kept buSily en-
gagged from morning until night. The
various sessions have been replete with
interest. and have absorbed nearly all of
our time and attention. As you have
the substance of our doings i'll the papers
| will contine myself to Il few things
about the place.


Saratoga is simply charming. The
streets are nicely laid out. kept clean and
are well shaded. The abundance of shade
imprcSSes every visitor. Although the
season has not opened yet, and will not
for more than two weeks. yet the city
seems quite lively and full. The Assem-
bly, has attracted here fully fifteen hum
drcd visitors. The large and elegant
hotels, for which Saratoga is so noted.
are hot open for guests yet, but as nearly
every other house is private boarding
house. there is no lack Of accommodate
tionS. The favorite gathering place be-
fore breoktast is the lIathorn Spring.
The prevailing ingredients of this water
are salt. magnesia and lime. Everybody
gathers here or at the Congress before
breakfast. You may depend on meeting
all your uncles. auntS and cousins taking
their morming drink. The more you
drink of these waters the Soberer you
get. We have very agreeable party at
our boarding place. We just fill com
fortably one Of the large omnibuseS which
ply between Saratoga and the Geyser
Spring or the Lake. Last Saturday. we
chartered one of these hacks and drove
to Saratoga Lake. The house overlooks
the lake and is under the management of
the man who first originated the cele-
bratcd method of frying potatoes and
which has given to Saratoga potatoes
IA worldwide reputation. This place is
known as Moons" 1t is a romantic
spot. The beautiful lawn is terraced
down to the edge of the water, which is
wonderfully clear and calm. 1t was here
that several annual college regattas were
held. and which attracted such great
notice. 1t is admirably adapted for such
affairs. as the surrounding hills etfectual-
ly protect the lake from the wind and
give smooth surface for the boats
Frank Leslie has his Summer home here.
His rustic house actually clings, like
swallows nest, under the caves of the
ovcrhanging hills. 1t is run over with
NllcS ttiltt Is dllpSClllol llpSl
spot. Near by he has fine large stables
and | expect keeps a handsome stud of
horses.


If any of your readers are anticipating
a trip to this charming spa, let them be
sure to visit Moons" the guardian
angel of this beautiful lake. Another
interesting place is the Geyser or Spout
ing Spring. This is about two miles from
Saratoga and well repays the quarter you
pay for the round trip. The water spoutS
up by its natural force, through glass
lined tube, from a depth of lS0 feet. 1t
Spouts about twenty feet i'll the air. The
water has the same pungent taste which
charactcrizes all these springs. Connect
ed with this spring is Il beautiful natural
park. laid out i'll walks. which fringe the
stream that runs through the grounds.
1t is beautiful spot and especially CRATE
full upon such n sultry day as the one
upon which We visited It, Our immedi=
ate party consists of some pleasant peo-
pile from Philadelphia and Cincinnati.
with the ,iovial Bishop of the PreSbyte-
rian Church at Port Deposit, who is ac-
companied by his charming spouse. and
the sturdy and orthodox PreSbyterianS
from the county seat of Cecil. We all
think good deal more Of each other than
we do of ourselves, and consequently find
much enjoyment in each others company.
If you want to have Il good time when
away on such Il trip rs this, he sure and
get a congenial company, and You are
then indepenent of others and have the
sources of pleasure i'll and among your
own party. We have lawyer and his
family to attend to any litigation that
may arise, and to decide disputed points;
a doctor to set the bones which may he
broken in our rambIes. and to prescribe
for immodcratc use of the waters and IA
druggist to provide the medicines and fill
the prescriptions and some noble women
tn tcndcrly nurse the sick and throw
around lis all the charm of their presence.
And then there is a trio of ministers to
unite those who may be disposed to
change their life of single bleSsedneSs.
iull see we are furnished with enough of
varied material 10 start off and found Il
new settlement. if such were our inten-
ton


There is to be an excursion to Lake
George next week upon the adjournment
of the Assembly, and We are thinking of
taking it, | have written before of this
beautiful lake. | only wish it were little
later in the season. and that We had few
more Of our Elkton friends to join us.
Although surrounded by such beautiful
scenes, and anticipating such pleasures
as we have alluded to, we do not forget
our own little town or the many friends
We have left behind. Our best wish for
them all is that they may at some early
day visit this delightful resort and partake
of its privileges to their full enjoyment.


Very truly,


w. W. HEBERToN.