The New York herald., 1845-08-06
SHARON SPRINGS, July 30, 1916

Philosophy at the Springs-American Society.
Anyone who IS deslrous to escape entreyfrom the
atmosphere of active life, and to avoid all associa-
ton with the ordinary concerns of manknd-to
listen for brief period to the hum Of the insect in.
stead of the sound of business-to lie down with
the soft winds of evening for his requiem, and
to awake to the music of the lark, instead of the
thunder of hundred vehicles in motion. over
stony thoroughfare, will here find his humor graft
fed to its fullest extent The arrival and departure
OF the stages In the morning. conveying passengers
and from this place, is event. and quietly as
passes over the dial OF time, it produces the only
visible sensation during the day. About half past
Pavilion, pours out merry throng, eager to taste
the honied dew which is distilled on the rosy cheek
OF morning, and to say a reluctant good bye to
friends who are departing or to take a last look of
those who have borne them, though it may be a ST.
lent companionshlp, during their sojoun here In
this little community we form instructive friend
ship with every There is no gross Familiarity.
or forced contact with persons whom we would
other, in all the outward forms and ceremonies of
society, elsewhere and meet with the same look
OF affected indifference, yet silent sympathy with
those whom we every day under the same roof.
mere tenants like ourselves springs up in the heart
and we are 10th to part, although we never knew the
pleasure of meeting.
Ills difficult matter to classify American socie-
y, rank and degree being supposed to be merged a
the more distinguished honor Of being called a citi-
zen We have wealth, large and overgrown pos
sessions, but they have been Of too rapid acquire
ment to confer distinction, and too often asso-
clated with the meannesses and moral deprayty by
which they have been obtained. Upon the basis Of
wealth, there has not yet been sufficient time TO
erect superstructure OF those other and nobler
qualities, which belong to the true arstocracy Of a
country, and distinguish the time honored landhold-
er from the parvenue of fortune. Persons will not
yield respect to those who started in the same race
OF life with themselves, perhaps with less bright
hopes, and anticipated fortunes, but who, dsdain-
ing the noble path of ambition, have plunged
into the mlre of money making, and come
out blackened in all the features of human
ty,, though bearing upon their distorted
limbs their bags Of shining gold heard the daugh-
ter OF a very wealthy gentleman, who has retired
from business, apparently amiabe in all respects but
her, beauty scofied at, because, it was sad "she
had such an odor-not of nationality, but of Chat
ham street about her"
The best description can give of things here. is
to say, that we have white, blue pink and green,
the fashionable balzorine, and gaudy braze. and the
well appointed toggery OF the gentleman. We have
The SICK and the weil-the crippled, and those who
seem too light and buoyant for earth. Those, who
have lett their homes to get rid of society," and those
who have come to get into it. Ii appears to be the
fashion to elgn sickness OF some kind or other and
there Is an Infinite deal OF amusement to listen TO
the imaginary ills OF many of these people, who. but
for the courage to be well, one should think would
make most excellent porters and bustling serving
maids. We have young mlddies sporting in all the
slldIultSS vi new uniforms, and with preDOS-
ferrous notions of the dignity and Importance which
gilt button entails /; lieuenans who have seen
service, and carefully put out of sight the aforesaid
button as dlsagreeable association with long vow
ages and short salaries; captains, and old commo-
dores have long tossed upon the ocean ofbran-
dy and water In the troublesome times of peace as 10
e utterly unseaworthy; these mngle in with the
darned patch OF society, and though they will be So
like Scratch, as Sam Slick says are far from being
the worst company to be met with.
We have-but apropos OF young Lieutenant who
was seen to float for few days in the brilliant sa-
looms as gally as the stripes from the masthead Of
"a, and then suddenly disappeared. 1t is said that
he anchored his affections in the bosom of the young
and beautiful Miss v, from your city, but the
mschevous puss parted cable, and sent him adrift
farther out upon the waters where he may have
plenty OF leisure to write sonnes to her eyebrows,
and through the dim perspective of memory TO trace
her charms by the garish light Of lovers fancy.
The SpRINGs.-The visiting season is now at its
height full four thousand strangers are In town.
Our first class hotels full yet by the skful man.
agement of their landlords in colonizngv them to pr
vate houses whose lodging modations are not in
feror to those of largest boarding establishments
all TO be satised-even the fastidous No one
crowded. and the daily departures make room for the
sThe second rate hotels and boarding houses
also doing fgood business -Saratogs Sentinel,
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