Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-07-30
nh. aRNHsFTs LETTERS.
No. l.
Es Rours TO NIAsAsA Falls,
25th Juiy, 1910.


Niagara, whittier crowd of idlers and fashionablss
are rapidly weadng their way.
Before left New York, the general Impression
seemed to be that this would be a slim summer for
the fashionable watering places and mountains
During the past week the thing 10 all changed.
The unrivalled Hotel, United States, at Saratoga,
with its additional wings and accommodation, is now
nearly fall, and although there will not be there the
characters Of last year. yet have eve
nv reason 10 believe that there will be much real en-
ioyment. The society is select, refined, elegant,
and perfectly enjoyable. have already seen seve-
raj on their way to the Springs, Falls, and Canada,
that became acquainted with in London in 1888.
Particularly ana London millionaire on his first
visit to the fashionable resorts of New York
You will have learnt from friend Of Arlington
House, that we stopped at West Point am glad
did. So delightful was the scenery-so quiet the
society-in such perfect repose the whole place,
that we could not get away for week. Half of this
Undue cement came from aature-the hills and waters
and breezes around-the other half from the very
excellent cuisine and poteness Of Mr.. Holt and his
urbane aid, MIR. Doty. The only drawback is the
want of good, light, pleasant French or German
wines. The Secretary Of War, finding lie can't
conquer the Semneles, has made war on the elegant
and rate beverages but granted charter, free
the cnluf1a VI tue oihts, W ucSi, h"Au
der, and harder porter. What taste the secretary
must have If for nothing else hope that Harrison
may be elected, in order that civilized beverage
may be permitted at that beautiful spot
ought to describe to you the splendid excursion
we made one morning to the mountain called the
"Crow's Nest" believe few ladies ever visit the
top of that remarkable mountain. have only heard
of two during the last twenty years-Miss Fanny
Kemble and Miss Harriet Martineau. These two
visited it with all the means and appliances to
boot" They tack circuitous path, furnished by
CozzeHs with clarst and cold chicken, and reached
the top in the due order Of travel. Our party con-
ssting entirely Of BENEFITS except two, scaled the
mountain in its very face and most PERCEPTIONS rocks
Two years ago attempted singly and alone to reach
the velvet top Of the far-famed Arthur's Seat
old Edinburgh. l failed entirely. Twice tried it,
and twice qualed. But it is astonishing to witness
what dc when he has got beautiful wife
by his side. Her affection, with the aid Of few
wild blue berries, and the cheers of young mill
taire, can make him not only scale mountains, but
almost walk upon the clouds of heaven. Precipice
after preci pice-rock after rock-tree after tree
we clambered until got to the top, and then
slch view burst upon us as language can family
describe. Up and down the Hudson River the view
extended to one hundred mes-east and west
Iy as far, except when they were intercepted by the
mountains. / can recommend the fine flavor and
richness of the wild blue berries on the top of the
Crows Nest For heur remained that
magnificent height, reclining the soft noss-cover
ed rocks, or scampering through the bushes. On
the highest point there ia high pile OF stones, SINH
lar to what are called +" cairns" the tops Of the
high hills in Scotland. Every one who goes up
adds stone to the cairn," by way Of a memorial
r IL
enthusiasm wanted to climb up there, but falling in
that she put of the largest rocks she could lift
on the pile.
After refreshing ourselves on the wild fruits and
the fine breezc-a.d the fine landscape. in which
the white tents of the cadets encampment were
duced to the size of kcrchiefs left that splendid
spot, and returned to hotel by crcuitou, path
through the surrounding mountains. We sacrificed
nearly seven hours in our excurson-from 10 clock
till near in the afternoon The fatigue was exces-
sivc-and il had not lostrny temper, half up the
mountain, and got angry with the impudent rocks,
don't cieve should ever have accomplished the
feat Getting angry is therefore useful for many
purposes in life, besides helping to get up to the
Crows Nest. Set this down a settled philoso-
phical maxim.
From West Point we came up the river in the
North America most excellent boat in all her APP
poiutmcnts-the captain and all his assistants, down
to the walters, attentive to their passengers in the
highest degree. AZ Albany We stopt at the Con-
grcss Hall, well kept and excellent house, where
every attention is paid to travellers. Where
my next may be dated 1 cannot telI-possibly
at Trenton Falls. learn that in . day tive
Fanny Elsslsr is expected to be en- route to the
Falls, previous to her engagement on the 10th Of
August at the Park. IL will be treat to Fanny
ct the Falls. More fashionable people are going TO
the Falls this year than had any reason to believe
They generally stop q week at Saratoga, either
before or after. We shall return by the way of
Saratoga.
WHAT A NNsY.-A sapient writer in the Wash
ington Intellgencer, has found mares nest. He 10
alarmed be auss larxe ssma Of money have been