American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-06-10
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him.
Speaking of Cincinnati, he said it was the
only city, the causes of whose rapid rise he
could not compass. He has never been in ST.
Louis, though he has land near that city, and
intends visiting it soon to effect sale of his
property there. He concurred with me in the
opinion that st. Louis was to be ultimately the
great city of the West. MIR. Clay is visited
perhaps more than any other man in the coun-
try, and he enjoys showing his friends the
lands which he has brought to such perfection,
and he is constantly adopting every improve
ment that is suggested In fact he is the
prince of pastoral, the real bona .tide farmer,
and every part of his estate, flocks and herds,
show it. Beside the six hundred, he has about
two hundred acres at a distance in the rear of
Ashland, and these two lots form his estate.
As it was nearly night when we called on Mr..
Clay, we had hardly time to see things proper
Y, and he urged me to come up again
went up the day following in company with
the "Swiss Bell Ringers" who were also on
visit to Ashland Mr. Clay received the band
and myself warmly at the door, and aftera few
civties, put Oh his white hat and walked
through the grounds with US, talking freely
and iamiliarly to all. He is the most easy and
atfabe man have ever seen. He picked rose
for each Of us-mine | have most carefully
pressed, and shall give it to my lady love when
find one, and she may consider it prize.
He told me while we were walking, about
Lord Morpeth's early rising while at Ashland,
and said he used to go on foot mile down TO
the post, and bring up the mail before he was
out Of bed. Some sprigs of nobility are not so
truly great and humble, surmise, but Of Nor
peth Mr.. Clay spoke in the highest terms, -
After an hour spent in the park and garden,
the "Bell Ringers" proposed giving MIR. Clay
and his family specimen of their music, and
we Of course adjourned to the house. Here
for the first time | saw Mrs. Clay, and a son,
Mr.. John Clay; besides these were present some
half dozen young gentlemen and ladies, and
an old French gentleman, Mr.. Montell, and
his lady MIR. Clay was expecting the Bell
Ringers and had invited for the occasion few
friends They performed before him in the
room have already described, to his very great
delight. Mrs. Montell, woman of remarka-
BILE mind for so old person, was Mr.. Clay's
referee on all points of musical criticism, for
she seemed intimate with all great compost
tons and artistes, and she decided this to be the
last and browning novelty Of the musical
world, On this occasion Mr.. Clay sent for
some Of his homemade wine, pressed at Ash
ldHu lIo'n Llc SdldWUd 5Idpe-lL was uloSI ue-
lcious, something like sparkling Hook in fla
vor, but of richer taste. After performing
several pieces in the house, the ell-Rngers
went out into the Park and rang a chime on u
peal of twelve bells, their auditors sitting in
the house never heard any thing so perfect
ly bewitching as the sounds of the bells during
that chime, Family the sounds came stealing
through the branches Of the old trees, and
seemed to drop all liquid and trembling from
the leaves, the air and the delicate vines climb
ing on the window arches. Mr.. Clay said he
would be glad to have chapel in the Park, if
he could always hear such voices from it. 1t
was to me rare time and treat There was
at Ashland, and there was before me the man
whom had so long loved without seeing him,
and my great heart-longing was satisfied i'll
loved Henry Clay before, loved him doubly
then-personal acquaintance, SO often fatal to
our most beautiful ideals, only hallowed every
grace and quality had given him in my young
Imagination.