The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-12

your humble servant is a man of small preten-
lions.
But was about TO say that the State prison wields
a tremendous influence here-you can easily per-
ceive that large public institution ofths kind must
give a decided tone TO the place, and Its contguty
necessarily mparts those high and soul stretching
conceptions of morality and honesty which have
rendered this place so celebrated Ii was asceralned
by the last censns that there more honest men
IN TINS place than IN any otberwest OF The Hudson
river, and besides, the people are all independently
rch' and 1--we like Nabobs, and hence gauni poverty,
that universal prompter to every thing ridiculous
and melancholy, never gives rise TO gouging, nor
shavelng, nor anything similar
Asa matter OF course place like this must have
iadies, ana here permit me TO run off into thou
sand eaculatons OF ecstacy and say-now this is no
Joke-that consider our ladies the most fascinating
creatures any body ever beheld. There is Miss
o., Miss P, Miss O., Miss R, and so
forth all Systematically trained TO the most bewitch-
ing fascination. Among the ladies we can show
every variety OF beauty. In the first place we have
the Greclan, Roman, Martinique and Dido noses,
IN periecilon--Bulgaran and Titan toreheads, high
lust as you fancy The beautiful Zangabar and
Colorado chins in abundance; Golconda and Corn
wall mouths, blushlng cheeks, rosy lips and Angels
eyes, in perfect profusion-beauful forms, whew -
we can convince you at glance that seraphs still
walk the earth. We have ladies' Of the Corinthlan,
Ionic, composite Dorc, and some of the Gothic or
der. And in fine the architecture OF the ladies' and
gentlemen IN general is such as need not be asha-
med Of And here a word for the gentlemen-al-
though they have been lately termed natural Gu
rosiues" still, npon thorough perusa they will be
found to contain much OF the sublime and beautiful
However, imperfect as we are, we get along with
the ladies' very well until some of your city gentle
men arrive here and then of course we stand aside
since in matters of gallantry we have never thought
ourselves able to compete with them. If citizen
arrives, our ladies' desert us poor fellows immedi-
atey, and then solitary and alone we tread the
streets with long faces of dependency and implaca-
bic anguish, until they choose, by their departure,
to permit us TO resume accustomed attentions
MIR. H, large and extensive dealer in crock
vorte OF the ladies here, and has smashed hearts
enough to- fill up an ordinary enumeration table.
We have been told that he is the leader of the tom
in your city. How Is it! wonder if he has yet
learned the difference between the noise of coun-
made such an acquisition when last here
Then, again, if you wish to hear good music you
may make your way up to Auburn, for amateurs
and listeners say that it is the most bewiching har-
mony that lives this side of your city. believe the
number constituting the band is twenty-seven, in
Guiding instruments, all whole soul and manly fell
lows. Forthe last few weeks there has been an ex-
tenslve call for good music and the band always
go out on great occasions, they have been obliged
to play the :" Position" during that time They
made the tour of all creation last week. stopped at
Rochester on their return, and as | understand,
have lately had call to go elsewhere. Without
Boosting, however, we can say we have the best
music In western New York. But see my letter
is getting to be quite extensive, or would discourse
you into perfect amaZement at the genius OF our
place. Please, then, believe us for the present
markable people, and obige your obedient servant,
PHILIP SNoDeRAss.