The White Sulphur springs; the traditions, history, and social life of the Greenbriar White Sulphur Springs . ger edifices, and standing onrising ground. The cabins are composed of variousmaterials, brick, frame or logs, and the view of thetout-ensemble, is very pleasing. Most of the moderncabins are furnished with little piazzas, and shadedby forest trees, purposely rescued from the ruthlessaxe. There are several straight and dusty walks laidout with rectangular art; and many artless paths moreagreeable to the foot and eye. . There are no bells, as Captain Hamilton says; andwhat do we want wi
The White Sulphur springs; the traditions, history, and social life of the Greenbriar White Sulphur Springs . ger edifices, and standing onrising ground. The cabins are composed of variousmaterials, brick, frame or logs, and the view of thetout-ensemble, is very pleasing. Most of the moderncabins are furnished with little piazzas, and shadedby forest trees, purposely rescued from the ruthlessaxe. There are several straight and dusty walks laidout with rectangular art; and many artless paths moreagreeable to the foot and eye. . There are no bells, as Captain Hamilton says; andwhat do we want with bells, when we have good lungs?Neither are there any shovels and tongs—and whyshould there be? when a small stick of wood is somuch better to poke a fire withal, than a cold heavypair of tongs, which generally give your hand a pinch. If you are happy enough to be a bachelor, get intoAlabama row; if your state is a happy duplicity. Para-dise Row is your befitting asylum—opposite to whichis a pretty isolated cottage, resting under the refresh-ing shade of several ancient sons of the forest. Run-. Caldwell Lottat-c Cirounds V. -^ Facing page 55 Title and History 55 ning from the east end of Paradise Row at rightangles, towards the south, is a row of beautiful whitecabins, piazza-fronted, and looking towards the dome-covered spring. On the other side of the road areCompulsion Row and Wolf Row; the latter of whichavoid, unless you be young and foolish—fond of noiseand nonsense, frolic and fun, wine and wassail, sleep-less nights and days of headache; Mercury and Nim-rod have taken up their abode there, and Macbeth-like, nightly murder sleep. The majority of the buildings first erected byMr. Caldwell were near the Springs. In 1837many improvements were made. Alabama Rowwas completed, and the west side of the parallelo-gram was finished. The dining-room was enlargedand the old ball-room was removed. The MastenHouse, built in 1835, was then the largest hoteland was kept by Dan
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