Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-08-01
p' We shall attend to certain Mr. Foster Auc.
tioneer, in Pearl street, tomorrow.


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MONDAY, 1lth June, 1885,
spent very delightful day yesterday at Rich.
mond HILL on the silver Thames. had an invitation
from special friend 60 out and dine at that cele
brated spot Celeste her amiable sister, and merry
little daughter, were Of the party We reached
Richmond about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. II was
rather cloudy day. yet the ''slver Thames" ocea-
sionally seen through the trees, created delightful
sensations. very beautiful Gothic villa pointed
out TO me as belonging to Westmncott formerly editor
of the cage"
On reaching Richmond our party took an afternoon
stroll before dinner, in the Richmond Park. This is
high piece of table land, forming part of the HILL
and enercled with wide spreading oaks and other
trees The green sward was soft as velvet. Stand
ing between two large trees, the edge Of the hill,
with the Thames winding through the vale below
me, l locked westwardly and 10 what did behold
Twickenham made famous by Pope and Strawberry
Hill, equally celebrated by that awful wit Horace
Walpole Beyond, just sklrng the under edge of the
bae sky, we could distinguish the dim outline of
Windsor Castle.
What strange sensations and associations all these
things produce on the mind There is not a name of
any consequence, in London or its neightorhood,
III
were household words.
"How do yos like this scenery % was asked
Remarkably welr' replied "ony it wants little
more sun" "Ah you always talking about sun"
Eyes," said "sunlght and plenty of it, is required
to ripen scenery much as to npen peaches. In
England you have than your share of clouds and
showery weather"
This place and the view from it, are considered the
- lsL~ l..
neat elegant TRIM green cultivated, and captivating
but have spent whole day on the top Of Mount
Thorn, near Northampton, in Connecticut and in
point of light and shade, the natural hues of heaven
and earth-the rich poetry of the landscape the view
from the latter is far superior to any thing have yet
seen here. i say nothing of the view from the Cats
kill Mountains, dewn the valley of the Hudson-that
is sublime, unrivalled unequaed 1t is the historical
poetcal or literary associations Of any place that
create the deep interest in the American mind. In
the natural beauty Of wood and wild, am positive
we can outstrip the old world. In gazing over the
landscape Of the cid masters exhibited here nothing
has struck me much the life and natsre of their
scenery, Skies hills, and brilliant coloring In the
bright Italian skies of the Venetian school have
cognlsed the brilliant skies Of New York, Phiadel-
phia or Charleston, certain of the year.
again, nave autHIcd ootH IN tue NsuoHoi oaheiy,
and elsewhere the rich rosy ripe yellow tnts Of the
landscapes by Cuyp, because they reminded me at
once of the rich colours of our Indian summer.
But forget my dinner. little past FIVE cur party
returned to the hotel and then sat down 10 dinner.
We had delightful repast. From my seat at table, l
could see the whole scene spreading beneath me, up
10 the dim outline OF Windsor Castle-here was the
beautiful Thames, and there the equally beautiful
plate of soup-here was the evanescent beam of the
mans face. There is very little to say about dinner.
good dinner, like good Athenian oratory is oil ac-
ton action.
After dinner we sailed ost to the garden, and who
should we find holding forth there but the great Dan
OConnell surrounded with half dozen Of the joints
Of his long tsil-and very respectable joints they ap
peared to be. Dan, though perfect anaconda to the
tories here, is a very good looking man-has fine
open, Irish face, that looks cheerful choice po
tatoe cspitaly DONE on the first day passenger at
sea is beginning to get his sickness. 1 soon
found that the great Dan was the hon OF Richmond
for that day at least. All the ladies, who crowded
the house, principally from the city on Sunday ex-
cursion, took peep al him when aad how they could.
Some looked through the windows-some through
the bushes-some through their fingers, fat and fine
and several young ladies tired II over their ans as
they very quietly passed him in the next gravel walk
After we had all sufficiently measured the length,
BREADTH and thickness Of the great Dan, we took our
departure and returned town, in the midst OF de-
lcious rain, which however did not reach oar little
party.