The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-28

A LAKE CHAMPLAIN STEAMBoAr.-Tne following
extract from letter published in the Trenton Ga.
settc contains description Of the famous steam
boat Burlington, the fidelity of which we can at
test:-
"From La Prairie ride Of fifteen miles by railroad
where o'clock, took the steamboat Burlington
famous throughout the country for its beauty neatness
and good order the civty OF the captain and the
years DID, looks if she LEFT the 6ocky ard yesterday
She is highly painted pure polished white the beauty
Of which is set off by few lines of green. Her decks
are painted brown stone color and highly polished and
painted boards laid down the forward deck pre-
vent It's becoming soled On the promenade deck is the
Captains state room highly and delicately furnished
with soa piano books and tables and hung with beau
tful drspery Rich carpets and SOFAS crimson cushions
deck and the cabins throughout. REMARKED that even
the remsns kept carefully swept and in the
engine room the machinery was bright and clean,
and a rich oil cloth was the floor. boy con.
SANITY going about with damp cloth rubbing from the
white paint whatever spots might have fallen upon it.
Even the tobacco chewers enamored of the clean.
illness decks and often ahsained from ling them;
especially there about the boat many low wood.
en- boxes in which grass and clover growing, which
the chewers might for spoons If they chose put
them vile Some there were, must confess
who in unguarded moment did spit upon the deck
but neat tar was Immediately at hand, with mop to
wash away the stain. Another boy with brush and dust
ed deck.
There ringing of passengers about people are
rung auction criminals and witnesses court
A genemanly man goe. through tn boat and invites
each passenger to pay his passage or to take tea The
result that passengers catch the spirit of cvlity
and the whole trip marked by the interchange Of
tesies.
The captain cries out his orders to his His
wishes intimatel to them by unperceved sig
nails and are Immediately obeyed At the landings every
manuGuvrc performed in silence and the boat left
the wharve the coils Of rope carried away and hung
upon their hosks and along the dust pan and brush
and took up whatever dirt might have fallen the deck
Lake Cbamplain to day fit place for such boat.
1t was calm the air free and pure the innumerable
islands under the shores of which wandered
the FULL dark greenness of early the bosom OF
the lake Of yet darker green and tranquil the
blue depths OF the heaven above. The beautiful white
steamboat speedsd It's delightful way dashng play fully
ts forehead in the cool foam wandering in the
shadowy. mesnderng channel, from island to island.
Not far beyond the Green Mountains rose around the
lake and shut out the worn toilng world with
barrier tn could not be passed.
Soon the afternoon lspsed away. A hungry traveller
thinks a meal unromantic. AT 6 accepted an
invitation to tea. The table was abundanty provided
with fruits and suitable delicaces and T there was any
fult, II was that the table was crowded with too many
dishes and the servants too attentive Each of the
waters a straw.coored round cap with bon of
tartan plaid