Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-16


pans dates There is no political news but what
has been anticipated by the Philadelphia. The CON-
mercial news which is two days later, will be
fcand under its appropriate head
ALEAy FROM A LoArER's LoG.-Of all the pro-
nenades on earth, give me the New York Battery
You may talk Of your Boston Commens your Bay
OF Naples, your Champs dElysees, yosr Spanish
parados your Pennsylvania Avenues but of all the
places in this great world, give me the Battery a,
New York for nerve strngine promenade, love
making grove, sou! stirring buoyaney of spirits, OF
avslupsous loaf Who is there in the great Me-
tropolis that has not wandered around the beautiful
promontery nor enjoyed the balmy freshness of its
never falling ocean breezcs what mortal but has felt
gush ofdelight in behodng the beautiful order with
which nature has diversified the andscapein the
rounding country. Its verdant hills-ts fowery
dales-its broad and majestic bay whitened with
the canvass of an hundred ships-bearing the
commerce of the world---the intrepid steamers
darling as if impelled by magic-their gon-
dola-like forms appearing and disappearing almost
at the same instant-thc cities, hamlets, villages
villas and seats that seen TO rise in all d.
rectons-the proudly floating stars and stripes above
the ramparts of the different ferifcations, with
which the bay is studded over-the distant view of
susme perspective, ana last though not least, the
charming females thar usually take stroll towards
sunset of a summers day, to enjoy the nvigorating
breeze, attended by the happy youth in nankeens and
pumps, or by their dear old maiden aunty in specta
eles Surely you that have not witnessed these
things have much happiness yet In store.
Ii has been my constant practice during the last
fifteen years of my life to take mornings walk upon
the battery before day-lght-usualky at O'Clock,
both winter and summer. A few, but very few in.
deed of this great city know the advantages both in
bodily health and animal spirits, enjoyed in these
carly organizations In summer hme It IS true, about
the sutry season. my meditatons have been disturb
ed with group of laughing girls, sneezing French
man. or snoarng eafer upon the grass, but the bal
ance of the year, all is solitude and silence. The
morning star is my sole companion, by the aid of
whose soft rays l have often gazed upon the peace
ful waters of the noble bay and observed the gentle
hearings Of its CLASSY bosom. For length of time
passed my rounds without observing any body,
except my old friend R, and with him invara-
bly, fell in at the hour of iour no matter what was
the state Of the weather the atmosphere, ne was
sure TO be there at that hour brief salutation,
general remark two upon the weather, or casual
observation upon different objects presenting them
selves 10 view upon the bay wers all that ever trans
pred at our meetings. and then each as if by common
consent took his own path, preterring the luxury of
silent meditatve STROLL the feverish excitement of
gossip upeR every day AFFAIRS, which we never failed
To eney in the evening over mug Of noble ale at
our club house in Thames street. Years rolled away
we drank eur as-took our mornings walk az usual
-punctually we met at four exchanged salutahons,
and parted, met and parted again, until the habit be-
came confirmed and fixed, and walking on the Bat
1.~hs hoco 10 ma a q 70
ing 10 the club house after supper-qute matter Of
IL was on the morning Of the I'd of January 1897,
the dreadful period at which the bark Mexican drove
ashore at Rockaway, and nearly every soul board
persisted with the cold that arose usual TO make
my mornings peregrnation. The water, for the first
time in the season, had frozen in my room-the win
dew glass was covered with ice, formed by the con-
gelatons OF my breath. / slipt into my clothes,
drew en- my evercoat and gloves, and turning up the
collar OF my coat and giving my bandana twist
around II to protect my face from the cold l sal
lied forth. II was bitter morning, more than onceI
resolved back but the thoughts Of encounter
ing the sarcasm OF my old friend at the club deter
mined me 10 go on. My good spirits and great coat
kept tolerably comfortable until came TO the
ner of State street and WHITEHALL when sudden
north westerly blast almost took me of my legs and
made me feel around Ter my nose III was useless 10
think Of retreaunq, and onward pushed till reach
ed the centre OF the bleak and deserted promenade.
IL was awfuly dark, save an occasional gleara Of
light from the planet Venus the black fcuds fitted
acro.s-the whole scene was buried in gloom-the
once beautiful pdrterre was now desoate heath
m arctic 6eld and the surrounding scenery resem-
bled Nor wegian coast in the depths of winter
The wind howled savagely tarough the lealess bran.
ches OF the trees the bay was convulsed, and the
raKag element was dashing with terrific but useless
violence, whole fields Of ice against the stone bHl-
warks. had nearly completed my tour, when all OF
a sudden thought Of my friend. looked arsund-
he not in sight. lie had never yet missed his
walk; was il possible he had turned back. A mo-
menfs reflection convinced me that he was not the
man TO away from any weather. The dreadful
suspicion crossed my mind that my friend had
vontured dewni had become overpowered with the
cold and persisted. The apprehension inspired me
with fresh courage quickened my pace hurried
from path 10 PATH and SKINNED over the frozen sur
face with the agility ola school boy. In each mound
Of snow that presented itself imagined recognized
the form q my old friend stretched laless eyery
post seemed TO my perurbed Imagination the life.