The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-10-23
Kingston.
Correspondence Of the Herald

Correspondence Of the Herald
| KINGSTON, N. Y, Oct. 10, 1872
The Herald in Kingston-King Ladies in gene
ral-Beauties in particular--Banks and Currencp--
Little Biddle- Trade Of Ulstr-A Night in the
HghIands S'c.
DEAR SIR
To give you any idea of the popularity of your
daily eptome of the times in this old Dutch town,
shall not attempt you daily in receipt of the
best evidence of its popularity in the increase of
your subscription list which is, after all, the best
evidence OF your merit for, although your enemies
may cry down the circulation of your paper, you
have the witness Of its in the shape of pro-
mses to pay in the currency the land.
Kingston is large town. including the village Of
Rondout, and is settled, originally, by the
descendants OF Dedrich Hudson; and the traveller
needs no other demonstration of Its Dutch character
than Is shown in TIE construction of its low stone
dwellings, out of which are seen to issue some of
the lovellest daughters of the linda few OF whom
have seen to admire The ea-Iom Of mentioning
at least the initials OF the of those who
most conspicuous, take the liberty of doing Six
of them were on board the Emerald" vending
their way to Gotham on Sunday night, accompanied
daughters OF two OF our most wealthy citizens, the
latter being the belle of Kingston, whose portrait
should, BY the way, adorn the first number Of your
new Ladies Belle Assembled" How my heart
hrobs at the thought of her-so sweet and heavenly
is her smile And should this meet her eye, trust
she will forgive the liberty have taken in saying
she is TO me an angel OF light" which sometimes
fit across vision, and then gone She is not
Of your city be Hes raised in the hotbed Of fa
shionabe society, but beautiful plant, raised and
nurtured in the unsophsticated manners of couatry
life.
We have two banks located here, besides the
shaving shop OF Beach at Saugerties, and sort of
branch of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Co. to
give US currency; how they all manage to do bu-
sness enough to pay thar officers, Is mystery to
all, except themselves. The fact Is, little Bddle's
Ulster money got up TO do you Gothamltes-
scarcely dollar of il being now in circulation here
II look ed upon from the start with suspicion, and
consequently was handled with caution. There are
great many Irish IN Los ont, tais being the ter
minus of the canal where hundreds of boats
tinualy arriving with the Lackawana coal from
Pennsylvania from here II goes to your city, Al
ever night in the Highlands There annot be a
more lovely or romantic scene the face of nature
than the entrance towhcre
"The looks down old crow-nea"
lust above West Point Morris has attempted a
description in poetry, OF this singular freak Of ma
turc, in walling up the Hudson towards the high
heaven; but il has not had Justice done it by the
poctasters of the day. brakes "Culpnt Fay,"
comes the nearest to my notions OF its beauties
description, but IT remains for some modern Byron
have passed away like summers cloud, TO
paint the scenes which impress so powerfullr
of Gods divinity. 1t Is perhaps the most dangf.
GUS passage to make by sea or storm, provldeE so.
have lovely female on your arm TO whorcs and
unfairly you begin to describe their be- as in nv
descant on their romance and which ~
case, tnrn to love and declarationnd your nnu-
But merely intended to ie. Was such place
as Kingston, and lovely Pr once personal. and per-
voluntarily run into give YOU some accounts
nsps unIn ; W ,,r sshona5lc young men' Adleu
vi 'he ooi"ss VI ou' Yours, T.B E.