Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-09-09
BY VIM. Il. RYTHER.
From The New York,American.
MOUNT VERNON.

the Cottage, paving, champng the bit, and
playlully endeavoring to bite the black boy
4 who held them. Finishing our early break
fast, we were soon in our saddles and full
gallop on our journey, the dogs in an costa
cy of delight bounding along at our sides,
overhauling and putting in bodily terror ev-
cry unfortunate cur that came in their way,
rs they sportively tumbled him over and over
an curious examination; Old Bernard with
Elstenlng eyes and waggng tail, bestrlding
an grim fun the PROSTATE form of the enc
my. We passed rapidly through the rough
paved streets of Alexandria, watching eager
ay for its famed beauties at their easements,
and clearing the town, were soon on the rus
tic road that leads to the sacred place of
America.
The meadows were glistening in the
morning dew. The sweet perfume of the
mir; the white daisy and delicate cowslp
danced over their uxurant grassy beds as
the fresh morning breeze famed them in its
passage and mid the sea of melody high
above the merry gossip of the bob-lnk, the
chattering volubilny of the hooking bird,
his yellow spotted breast swelling with de-
light, his keen eye gazing into the distance,
the saucy "y0u-cdn t-See-mc" of the meadow
lark sounded i'll merry challenge, while the
clear "WheD-,chcW-H" of the quail from the
golden wheat field, was echoed by his eager
companion far down in the green wales, as
they stretched softly and gently into the dis
iancc, in the long shadows of the early morn
ing. Oh! let him that would scan the be-
nevolence of the Creator, leave his restless
bed in the sweltering city, and walk forth
nit ~ N Cor L.,
man, it hath its youth, its manhood and its
old age-and the sweetness of morning, is
the youth of the day
The hedges on the road side were covered
with tangled mass of verdure, from which
wide zines and green ivy crept TO the sur
rounding trees, wreathing gracefully their
trunk and branches The underground
was laded with wild roses and honey-suck-
les. The graceful 1our-de-lis, burying its
blue towers, trembled upon the green banks,
and ne proud-lily floating on its watery bed,
tme' forth its grateful fragrance, as we oc-
casioally passed through the swampy bot
toms Fat cattle gazed ndolenty in the
meaOws; while now and then, as we can
heredby their pastures, the horses with tails
and names erect accompanied us on our
lOurny, till arriving at their confines, with
eagerncghing, they would look after us,
throwther heels high in the air and gallop
downnto the broad fields in the very ioity
of freedom. Every thing seemed contcnted
Snd 3cous The hearty, happy-looking ne
groes, trudging along to their agricultural
labors DOTTED their hats to us, with cheer
ful "god morning." as we passed, or laugh
ingly isplayed their white teeth and big
bov loH al 1oxs 10 bo
10 mout g. drive to the milking the smooth
n fat kin A ride of an hour brought us to
the wods that join Mount Vernon, which
are clered Of underground, but in other re.
spects wild and untamed as if naught but
the save had ever placed foot in them
Sllenceeigned through the deep gades, I'M
brokensave by the hoofs of our horses, a:
they rounded with hollow echo the SHARP
chlrp the squirril, jumping among the
dry leaS or the quick rap, rap, of the
woodpcler, as his scarlet head and blue
M back gliced momentariy from some deao
trunk ubn our eyesght. We met witt
hothingo intercept our progress Nov
and thenlo be sure, n drove of hogs, feed
ing uponhe mast in the forest, would mar
shall thenelves in our path, stupidity star
ing at us Nh sort of ludicrous, half drunk
en- grayitysnuiiing the air, as if determine,
10 lntercel our progress but as we came
nearer, tn, would whirl short about ant
with slmtaneous grunt, their tails twisted
an the air, Hop Off with desperate precipi
tatIon into depth Of the forest. Jour
neylng m or two further, we came npol
the porters edges, at the entrance of tn
domain proF which were old and ruinous
Proceeding i farther over very bad AM
rough carrlh-road, we came suddenly il
view OF the )tomac; and Mount Vernon
with its man,n-house and smooth, greer
lawn, lay eXttled before us. Fort Wash
ington's batthcnts and cannon-fIIed EN-
orasures IN stu silence guarding it from
the opposite 81 of the river.
Fastening o,horses, under the guidance
OF gray-heade)ld negro, born in the fam
lly of Gen'l Nshington, we entered tn
lawn and came on the rear-iront, if tn
term may be alved, of an old fashione,
mansion, surmoued by cupola and wealth
ercock, semiclrcir piazza extending aroun
from each end cnecting it with the kitch
en- and servants qrtments Various bull
ding, all bearing IMPRESS of time. wer
- scattered about, IDENTITY in architecture
order and plan, anthe two large gardens
rendered interest by the flowers an
plants still bloominn the beds where the
had ben placed ythands of the General
b extended back TO thforest from which W
mad Just emerged. we stood for mo
ment looking at the building, we almos
expected to see the yew travelling earring
Of his Excellency, its four beautiful
bays, and liveried cutters, draw up at tn
"a great hall door in its t,ar Uavino son