The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-13
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Correspondence Of the Herald

SToNTNGToN, Aug. ii, l843.
Fishing tor Sharks Natural beauties ofthe place.
DEAR Bennett
am still sojourning at this delightful summer re
treat. / have tried Nahant, Hingham IN, Cohasset
Beach, and Newport, but have nowhere found the
same amount of comfort that may be enioyed at
the Wadawanuck House! The advantages hch
Stonington possesses over many other, and more
fashionable watering places, is being rightly under
stood; "Our House" is constantly crowded, and
yet, although we are full to OVERLOOKING, our kind
and accommodating hosts, contrive, in some way
to find comfortable quarters for those who apply a.
their spacious and really superb hotel! Some day:
since, at an inlet of the sea, about half mile from
"our House." several Sharks were seen, taking
their delights IN shallow water. A party OF US i'm.
mediately prepared to capture :" those rude de.
stroyers" OF the lesser nny tr be by aid of large
hooks, stron lines, and long pole, with & all
hook at the end, we succeeded in taking about a
dozen OF them the larger ones we carried no me in
triumph TO exhibit to the ladies evidence of our
skill The sport was really amusing and created quite
an excitement among the numerous lockers on I!
short mile from hence, resides lady named Mrs.
Phelps; her dwelling house is spacious and beaui-
full the situation is on very high ground, command
ing an extensive and delightful view OF sea and
land; but the charm of this lovely spot is an extern
slve flower garden and green house, where all the
ing in sweet luxurance! The kind owner does not
forbid vsiters many do, but silently invites Them
by having no gate at the principal entrance
For those sojourners who have touch OF "Old
Mortality's" condition, there several grave
yards in the neighborhOod, waere they may read
the crude memorials" erected to those who have
passed TO 'aRother and better world" Some of
the stones record the deaths of the early settlers of
Stonngton, or Wadawanuck, as the Indians named
it, BY the way, talking of graves, as Quotem says,
il strikes me as strange to find upon their tombs,
In memory of MIR. G: s., or Mrs. or Miss; and some
times they record General, Captain, and Esquire
with us you know such marks OF this world dis
Injections are omitted.
twas feared that long and severe drought had
destroyed the vitality of vegetation but not SO; the
recent rains have revived the face of nature, and
the fields are as beautifully green in the spring of
the year. We of the Wadawanuck House, have
united with all others in returning thanks to the
giver of every good, for the copious showers that
have refreshed the parched earth. The rains have
in no way interiered with our walks tor exercise,
for we have spacious piazza of more than 800 feet
long, supported by 40 dOrlc columns, on which we
promenade, and hold
Sweet converse with the ladies', whose
Smiles make sunshine in the glocmiest hour.
Poets and painters have pencilled out in rapturous
colors, the beauty and magnlficence OF an Italian
SUNSET what would they say, # from the cupola
of our house they could behold the god OF day
sinking TO repose, in a splendor grand and glO-
rious, that at the heavenly sight the soul inyolunta
rilY bursts forth in prayer and AL Grafton Nothing
more sublime can ever meet the mortal gaze OF
man. As our autumn forest is more toy beautiful
than that of any other country, are the sunsets
more ,ranscendently sublime and glorious.
Yours VS.
P. s. Don't be under any apprehension at the
"Sat Sea Shark part of this history, Tor here, In
bathing, we defy all the monsters of the deep; our
bath house is impregnable as Gibraltar, and not a
perch can enter without the countersgn.
Pray look to the Post Oface-we must have yeur
Herald every day It's more welcome than
The first flower OF spring.