Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-29

said cottage, Looking DOT on that superb Inv. :. hsh
Slopes esnuy dera 70 the stream. when. afler q
silence OF some duration, he remarked. .IIov han
psy could spend all my days in the PEACEFUL ouist
2tths secluded cottage Gar from the turmoil OF NJ.
ment Palaces, snd~coarts. regret being eomnel-
ru so o',eo to minge end mix in society With ~ hic,
nave little or no community of feoling[ whilst here
With few friends of congenisl mind. with books ,
MOWERS, rural amusemenis, and quiet, I shouldbe a
happier, better, and a wiser man than I ever ex
peel to be, otherwise" What pity i, seems tina, a
nobeman OF such pure, benevolent mind. shouId
IN consequence Of his great estate and hish rank be
compelled to forcgo the bent OF his inclination
ms Cottage at Ashford is perfect gem of
elegance and taste. Il is built OF marble from the
Dukes quarries near the village, indeed mos, OF
the houses are. IL lies in tho hither end Of Mon.
sal Dale, and is 80 sweelly sheltered by hish hill
behind, whilst lofty mountain springs abruptly
up, almost perpendicular, from tho opposite bank
ot he stream, having only narrow fiat on the mar.
gin This mountain is covered with pines to the very
top. The river encirces the lawn in q wide curve,
The extremities OF the bow may be about a mile
apart while the cottage stands 1t were about
the centre oil the bow string. All the space is oe-
cuped by awn-the most perfect niece of
green Nelvep l have ever seep-not ex.
eeePuns the far.famed gardens Of ST. Johns, or of
new College, Oxford. The care bestowed on il is
extreme, being cut with a sharp scythe once a week
aud The grass raked, and swept Off with birch
oroonS. The gardener takes peculiar pr,le i'm II
and well he may. The flower beds arc nlaecd a,
proper dIs,nnccs-and the flowers unmixed. Hya.
lar apart--the effect Of large dense mas, Of nnv
OF these beauties can only be Justly hy
being seen. IL is delightful to observe with bn,
care the full, brilliant blood red daisies arc separa
tcd--one lower only-ora at most two being ALLOW. |
ed TO spring from root; this method douhle. IN.
size oil the flower, and would of most flowers I |
never beheld such beauties. So il is also with that
loveliest OF all the lowly tribe-the flower of fCy
nnmes-but which, IN the Peak, is known Inv Nh, |
droll appellstion OF "Jump-up and .kisss.mei"
fou remember those beautiful ones which were
presented 10 me by my ever dear and most cener.
Gus friend, Mrs. G g, OF Canantaisua. VIVA,
Iem,n'sceneeso oil pleasure does that charming NO.
mans name bring with II; when forget all or any
OF the generous kindnesSes which have rrceiyeI
from American ladies, may cease TO breathe.
death alone can eiiace them. To Mrs
also Tor wha, grows here in real periec-
uon' magnificent moss roscs-growins icht out of
the soft turf, without any earth about them. Tb,v
grow each on one strong standard stem. Num-r-
Gus weeping willows fall into the stream i'm lony
leathery hakes so soft and dropping. There is a Il
prelty, lew arched bridge which crosses the river
Tut II Is so completely matted over with WV bany
ing over the psfupeIs and buttresses that IL Is ion,
possible to see OF what m Ierii it is built, Oh, the
eNPuiSte peaceful quiet, OF this cncha nting place,
have known the housekeeper from nv chiliho,J
and have passed many happy hour in the aTbors
AS the Duke rarely visits the place, perhaps only
Tor lew days IN two years, do not know whether
should not consider II very comfortable thin, 10
be housekeeper here with you as the cadence i'm
when Adam delvcd and Eve span '
where was Duke or gentleman ~ Ia
Last week assembled the heights of Bow Cross
md took long solitary walk amongst the lovely :
;reen lanes which wind along the face of those fine
hanging woods. This precpitous HILL or rather | :
mountain, rises nj once from the meadow opposie u
'nr pretty. an town, end extends all the way frum
iaddon Hall to the Edensor road. The walks on u
ne tsee oil the hull We're cut at great expense Partly
or The recreation OF the people, and partly TO eno- u
Die the proprietor, the Duke OF Rutland md IN, ;
rendS, during the shooting season, To see aud take
'im at he pheasants when the spaniels put them L
lp' me hill being exceedingly steep, the walks
are cut IN terraces, each about hundred vauIS |
'bove the other. They serpentisc along the inc
qualities of the ground IN the most fantastic fashion:
sometimes deeply indented in the depths Of a IA.
'ine at others coming forward on the lace OF a bold
proFcapg bluff. The paths are covered with fine
grass turi, and are wide enough Tor a pony chase
20 canter saily along. Very Tong ascending slopes Il
enable one TO reach terrace after terrace without
much fatigue Who would grudge the hereditary n
nonors and great wealth OF nobleman, when that d
y cain Is employed for such purposes-c chiefly Tor
HE pleasure and recreation OF the people Il
But our own town is mostly indie bted TO the fin. n
aste and liseraliiy of the late Duchess of Rutland L
or these charming walks-shc n woman of SUI. Il
perla.Ve mind, and her lamented death in The
prime OF life was almost public cnlamty-for she s.
set an sIsmpie that will soon be forgotten. She q
'ondeseended 10 attend ~ person. Thy the rules she
might have sent a deIuty,) and received n reward
INS" ny inc Society ~ Arts 10 the person who 10
nat year had planted the greatest number of forest
rees. I have been informed by one W no was pre. |
sent that when her name was called, and she walk
ed up The centre OF the hall To receive the medal
mere was quite sensaton-the hum of five hun
lreu Jeindfe tongues was hushed! The elegant
simplicity OF her dress, without one single oTna-
nent, save that which Nature had bounti(ully con- $
rTred, features and complexion OF the Ioyelies. Il
nue. win her dIsnhed graceful carriage gained her
NE hearts OF all who saw her, and encouraged and s.
strengthened the young bushing girls who had tn a
receive rewards for their performances in the fine 4
'ris. But the exhibition OF such demeanor in I
ne Duchess OF Rutland 10 be wondered att Not
BIT. She was an EIrIs daug hter IN Carlisle n
pure PIantagenetl-nnd notwithstanding all TINT Il
your favorite Burns, and such as him. saw TO the a
contrary, Rank Is more than the suinea's stamp $
when that rank has been Of long standing, and )
when, as IS always the case ncessant care and at
ention have been paid TO keep the mind free from O
,ducatIoni z
No one with the least pretension 10 physiognomi a
al science, can walk along the ring irr HYDE Park
md notice the nobility Of England their carriages
move slowly along, and not see, and feel and con-
eSs that they are a separate and distinct race from
ne people met IN the city and the trading streets
he inc cut features, mouth, nose eye, even the
maj, neat ear, but above all the pure, placid fore
read, distinguish them. You see no knitting of the
'rows there-nOthng but "thc look composed and {
ieudy eye" How ] do decst that abominabls ! Il
ashton which the French mIners have introduced. p
md zoe adopted, OF cutting away tie fronts Of our
'onnets, particularly climate like ours in Amer-
a, where the light so bright and 20 redundant
Having no shade for the face, we get into an nvol-
intary habit, unknowngly, Of frowning, in our al.
empts to protect the eye from the glare. This vile
ash on makes many sweet tempered girl seem as
evil passions were disturbing her. But, preserve .
isI-what d "len- ihened sage" homiiy am adj !
iressing to dull, cold earl e
Come, then, as Davie GeetIey says 10 his hounds,
Ind VIC will
"Hie away, hc away
Over bank aud over bTas
where the eOpsewo,J H. the Erecnest
where the u.iains glisten sheeneH N
where the for. glove grows tho strongest III
where The morning dew lies long ESD
where the pheasant sWeetes 81 sips hi o
where the fairy latest trips H.
Hte 10 haunts but sadoL snOn, m
Lovely, lonesome, cool aud green,
over bank and over JTae,