The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-09-28

thSoS 'hC <ASJ lOlH IOF tue Olluu IS ny lar
the mostinteresting. tits splendid char
lily, furnished with every thing which can
conduce to the welfare and happiness OF
Its unfortunate inmates, who are at pres
ent 100 in number, assembled from all
parts of the kingdom. Their skill in
various mechanical operations is snrpris-
ing. Some of the females were sewing,
others weaving and knitting and in one
apartment the males were making shoes.
These articles are exposed for sale, for
the benefit of the establishment. The
workmanship is remarkably fine, partic-
ularlE the needle-work, consisting chief
ly ofsilk reiicules. But the proficiency
of the blind in music astonished us
above all. They chanted the psalms
| for the day Of the mouth on Sunday. in
full chorus, without missing a word or a
note, and their responses throughout
were perfect We have since heard
them performsome of the most complex
and difficult pieces of Handel and Haydn,
in mastery manner.
On Monday we dined with gentle
man, with whpm was made acquainted,
and whose hospitality was procured, by
letter trombone of my brother editors
in N. York The party consisted of
gentlemen snly, of whom two were
from Virginia, one from Delaware, two
from Philadelphia, and five from New
York, forming quite am American circle,
whose hmes and hearts, however dis
tant in Unlimited States, foreign shore
soon broyht together, and produced a
community of feeling. | have thus far
found, thu American hearts are only the
more wamly attached to the land of
their natTity, the farther thay are from
home-l occasioned not little sur
prise, tht these gentlemen, some of
whom hive been residents here for
years, shIuld be so infinitely acquainted
with the politics of the United States.
Not an event has transpired, not an
electionhas taken place, from the P.es-
ident doSn to Col Pluck, but they are
familiarwith all the particulars
Their is frankncss and cordially
in the manners of those whom we have
seen, PECULIARLY progressing and pleas
ing. B,th sexes when introduced, ia
stead o formal bow, or retrea.ing
curtesy advance aud take the hand OF a
stranger, with welcome which appears
to come warm from the heart.
No. XT.
CHESTER, god JULY, 1895.
Yesterday afternoon, at g O'Clock, we
tool leave of Liverpool, and crossed the
Messy in steam boat at Brikenhead
Ferry to the Cheshire shore. The es-
tualy of the river is about a mile and a
half wide, and in both directions, as far
as the eye Can reach, covered with YES
sells of every description. SO great is
the aumber of steam boats crossing the
river at three or four different ferries,
and plying up and down the river, that
cloud of black smoke constantly hangs
over the waters, and adds to the OBSCURE
ty in which the town is developed. Its
spires were scarcely discernible from
the opposite shore.
Al Brikenhead a post-chaise was char
tered 10 take US to this place. The dis
lance is sixteen miles. 1t was accomplish
ed in about two hours. The road, which
is perfectly smooth and most of the way
level, runs along the left bank of the
Mersey, and presents full view Of the
river and opposite shore, until it reach
es Eastman, where there is ferry from
Liverpool. For the whole distance, il
leads through the rich, agricultural
county of Cheshire, so celebrated for il:
extensive dsiries, the products of which
used frequently to reach our own shores
until rivalled by the same commodities
from the pastures Of Orange and Otsego
The land is in very high state of cult
walton. Every road maintains its man
In point of populousness, however, il
cannot be compared with Ireland. The
fences consisting of embankments crown
ed with hedge-rows of hawthorn, shoru
with exactness, are at once substantial
and beautiful.
Haymakers of both sexes were busily
at work in the fields Ia several instanc,
es, females were observed pitching hay
from the cart, with their cheeks flushed
by the heat of the afternoon and the
severity of the toll. The crop of hay
appears to be abundant. 1t is uniformly
put into stacks, exposed TO the weather
Not barn was seen the whole distance
Between seven and eight o'clock, the
coach arrived at Chester. So eager
was our curiosity to take view of this
ancient city, that without dining we a
once scaled the wall by flight of steps
near the eastern gate, and commenced
our walk towards the northwest. Thi
wall is most curious and interesting
piece of antiquity. lis origin is involv
ed in obscuriiy. There is little doub
that the work was Of Roman origin
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