Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-10-15

man, ana ~ Orinan uWeu-lOT the No'n-
ic pile, the lofty batlement, overgrown
with the yew and the elm, and the tow
er buried inivy-for a scenery beautiful,
soothing and quiet; as l have said, but
as far removed from the awlW grandeur
OF ours as the sun from the least twink
ling star. l have laughed till II was
painful at English waterfalls kept Tor
show Sights sold at six-pencc! over
which it is fashionable to have spasmod-
ic en,husiasm)-and l have been sad
and cast down at the ptiiul ambition OF
man, as l have wandered over ruined
Abbeys, and the broken open stone cof-
fins OF great men and kings which the
peasant now kicks from his pathway
Oh what lessons for the young Ameri-
can--bow faithful with moral instruction,
and how solemnly impressing upon him
the meanness Of vulgar ambition!
The peculiar charm Of English scene
ry in all American eye is its cultivation.
What we dislike most, an EDglshman
loves most The trees that we hew
down with barbarous recklessness, he
plants with assiduous care. Forests that
are bores to us, are as mines Of gold to-
him. With Just as much. avidity as We
(of the NOr.h) seek 10 build on the road,
he seeks 10 build from it, AS we OF the
cities dislike country life so he loves il.
As we cluster together in villages so he
avoids them. AS we seek the heat OF n
town SO he abhors it, These facts and
The possession of landed property in few
and noble hands, lead to some remarka-
hlp HiflarencAS in tho txyn -
Hence, tho we may say in America ,,
with a semblance OF truth, that "God
made the country and man made the
town." we cannot say it here with any
truth at alh Man here has had as much
10 do in making the country as in maxi
ing the town. Wealth seeks it aud lavi-
shes there its possessions. The chief
ambition Of almost every merchant is to,
have his country seat One is quite ne
cessary to a nobleman's rank. Thus,
even the humblest farmer catches this
delightful taste. His cottage is often
covered with flowers. The hedges are
often beautifully trimmed about it. Fine
walks are laid out. All that is unple as
ant in farming life, is conce aled as much
as possible from public view,-and it
would be disgrace for a farmer here to
have such front doors and such public
barn yards as two thirds of our farmers
have. BY the way this is important,
and the farmer who will reform, will do
great service to his neig ighbors-import.
ant Say, for such a taste has more in
huence upon the character Of n people
than many suspect. Hence too, there is
love for the country all over England,
and with it there is a taste for an appre-
ciation Of cultivated scenery, Of land
scape that we have not
The gentleman here socks for his
house prospect as well as foundation.
The mountain and the little lake he al
ways LOOKS for when he can. a rivulet
that we would think nothing Of, ! have
often seen made every thing that is beau
tiiul. The cliff that would be wild for
ever with us, is often adorned with walks,
and flowers and hedges. Even the lit
tie cascade is fashioned and shaped to
make it yet prettier than it is. Wealth
luxuiiales in such a taste. The poor
are not driven as with US into the sub
urbs of towns, for wealth seeks the sub
urbs, to build its walks and its gardens,
and the heart Of the town is let to the
poor. Let then the setting sun, or the
mid day sun as soi,ened and mellowed by
the over-haDging cloud Of an English
sky fall upon a landscape thus ever kept
verdant and thus richly cultivated, - and
an American can hardly believe that he
sees aught else than mighty picture
Fancy struggles hard with Facts. We
enjoy such things more than all other
people when see them her because our
country is so new, and the contrast is so
great. What an ecsiacy of delight, then
an EDglishman must feel, roc ed and
Graded in a scene so quiet, so soothing,
SO mild when taken from his little riv-
ulets and brooks he calls rivers, s,-his hills
that he calls Lakes aud Loches-his
woods and parks that he calls forests
his cascades and bubbles that he mis-
names waterlalls-what depth of emotion
he must have when going from home, he
sees what as a River, a Lake, a Noun
tain, a Fall of water. The Father of
waters or the roar of Niagara are won
ders to him which we can hardly share
with him, born as we are under their
influence. Some scenes in Western
Virginia, which by the way, think the
most impressive ofall our American seen
cry, or many in Maine in her woods, and
iastness that could mention, which
by and by will be the "Lakes George"
Of America, would be fortunes, imme nse
fortunes, as mere shows 10 England
BY the by, we differ as people from
The English, just as our scenery and To-
r allies differ A curious essov / think