The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-11-11
From he Anr J'aft r0mmur'd .h'ccrfiar
TEN DAYS IN THE COUNTRY

Ny 10y MAS ii Tie Wilderness 70 breathe
'l'ha s.iilicut air q the iced mountains top,
Where tic bird. dare not bGitd, nor insects Wing,
Fit o'cr The !crlg,s granite, orto plunge
lnlatht toilem aad % or,ii alon%
onthe swlt wh.l q t- aew-breakpg wave
OfYi,eg stream, OF ocean II thcir ilo%,- EYr,l.
Lake Ccorgc, whose brimht waters and
rugged shores III. cci.bHHtcsi il story, il not
il song, as the theatre d; harj fought bat
tie dGring the I'd French var, Inns q latc
beeu.nc place u; 5rcal resort fit the fash
ionablc iigil. Who have more nansy tHln
they know b hat to 20 with at hol4e, aid
The WoulA-jc fashionable poor, Mhoh,sd fata-
ar t,o AN thing wish lllci, mGney than pay
their honest debts. Tho real lover Of Tic
sulinle anG bcartilJl in nutlie, moteol.f,
fmd8 III th.s lovely Lake, and NJ tile Wild i,d
dark -ah4ltd Hills AID moHat;tiils aai.d which
4 Is en.bosomcd, 4 lc@ion Of rr:nAntc bcasl
~ which thrills the soul with eniUtions'de
-delicious-iutenSs.' There y natlains in
vitinr, however, IN the scenery through
Wlich yeu pass for Il E iirst eighteen nlilts
after leaving Saratoga. Iii road leads o.
yer d sandy plain, through tic townships Of
Sarat0ga, and v ilton (iormcyly Notilurlber-
land y ard those lands rot occnpycd by IN
different farmers, arc thiniy covered with
shrubs d various KINDS, and scragged, dwarf
ish rines.--I hc admirers of liatnrc's charms
find here no source otmcnt9l enjoyment, nl-
4 less it BIT Indulgence d the pleasures Of an
4 tlcipation and shakespeare must haycfc feast
+ Cd his eyes upon far Giicrent landscape
when In sang ot'tt9nlsucs in trees, and book,
III running LlnoI.s = forsuch trees coald n.v-
cr speak, and IS to brooas, tl.c@e Is none u
Dc seen.
On arriving in the ncighbourhood Of San
4 Ayhill and t,lciNill, however, the tacc 81 tlit
ountl, improves. These villages are botl
situated upon tlc margin Of the Hedson, a
about ION miles dilta8cc from each Othcr--th,
one at Bal c.', and the other at Glens Falls
On emerging FROM the cAccilc3s pine woot
before mentioned, the spectator is aIrccahl,
surprised with The open spread ct ting dale
the comfortable ta.n houses, tlie Nerlen
,i-lds md leaf -flingcj banks ut tic river, TO
!, :.ethcr with ii %l,i.'ps Of the distatt village
. "a eithct hard, chat selset 70 complete tn
, lmdsfapc. HE tiew is felctouS, thougl
: not imposing. .Ata place about eouitilsta,i
j flem the two villages, the road branches o.
i 50 is 50 make i convenient q take one vii
g Eagc or bo.h, p Song o. returning, as til
i tii.9tllcr may choose.
SandYl lIll isa half shire 81 The county
J Washington, sltGlted Immediately abov
2 Bakers Falls, in the town ii kingabur,
i The village is laid ont in lots upon stree
i forming triangular figure, with I'm area
s tho centre, and contains about 100 house
: including several stores and inns, a cour
J house, church, &c. The village Of King
l. bury, in the same township, which contain
IS about 20 houses and some stores, is abo
st ivc miles distant. 1t Was near this pla,
W that Putnam was defeated by the Indians
l. the old French war. Professor Sillman 4
Or lates all interesting occurrence said to ha'
d, taken place at Sandy will, strongly eXhibi
C. ing the strange mixtures of generosity al
ID cruelty which form the Indap characte