New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-28
SIMMER NOTES OF A HOWADJI
VIII
Ceipz 30 Lake George.
...deuee Of The York Tnbune.

Nv DEAR EDITOR. Properly 10 tIiJoy ga
,.,osa. YOU must ride constantly upon the crest
of,be advancing wave. There is always bril-
liant van of several dozens who lead the allied
armies Of pleasure, and who give unwearied
battle. by day and b. night, 10 eara and devils
efall dyes This brlisn. band Is the efierves-
cling drop I, gives animation and point 20 the
otherwise rather cumbrous and difficult life OF
the Springs It's Marshas and Generals are sun
dry magnificent matrons, and the Polkers, Waltz
ers and Bowlers are the rank and file To this
organization you must be attached, or YOU lose
the cream of the Joke. You are then like one be-
hind the stream or before L, and very plainiyyou
cannot understand The emotions of those VINO are
floating with il. Nor can you fancy. IN your long
and serious contemplation OF the flower, dnnng
which it manilests Itself TO you an undouoied
beanblossOm or wild butter-cup, what golden
glnpses of Hesperidan delights II showered
upon the voyager, who saw 1t only IN the pauses
Of his dreams, as be swept swiftly by for those
dreams baihed the whole landscape IN thelI own
atmosphere, and in the atmosphere Of dreams
there is no defonnity opacity, bn; the most
transparent grace.
|, is amusing 10 watch the rolling Of this drop
Of inspiring vvacity from one quarter TO another
of the hotel domain. 1t is the narrow channel
Of constant pleasure in the rather broad flats OF
the landscape of life. But II must be allowed
that this heroic engagement of the enemy, En-
nui, at all hours, and in every manner, is some
what exhausting. The clarion never ceases us
call "Forward,' IS the cry that rings along the
line forever. There IS no time 10 burnlsb your
amor or reft You must be always ready to
march, a minute -Dan--a sleepless Sybarite, for
wo TO him who flags or ialters Remorseess as
the closing of the waters of life over place vaca-
ted IN the great world is the instant smoothing
Of the shining ranks OF the van, over the hiatus
OF any departure.
Meanwhile Saratoga seems to depend very 1T
lie upon the presence particular persons " II
you can't get cake, get smelts,' SAID the master,
bent upon banquet, to his servant. And thus,
whoever stays at home, Saratoga Is gay, IS still
the same thing OF course. If yOu are not there
you hear very contrary reports. If the great Mr.
Smellfungus, or even the dOwager, Mrs. Mush-
room, bestowed themselves upon the Springs
three or four or two ten years ago, and not
this year, you may be sure that the Smellungi
and Mrs Mushrooms distinguished nleces the
Misses Toadstool, will chronicle that year as the
truly fashionable and memorable season. Wat
cTlng- place life begins, of course by the rising
and the shining for a time, OF certain stars. Then
follows a fashion of going, then an excessive dis
gust of the extreme vulgarty and stroke IN
new direction But actual sanitary reasons, and
the genius Of the American landlord, can proiong
this season for a protracted period, and II is du-
r,ng this period that the spot hourishes lrresPec-
tive of the whole Fungus family.
Blu, they all succumb at last. Fifty years ago,
"everybody went TO Ballston Spa; thlrtyyean
ago to Lebanon; and fifteen and twenty years
since. nice little Nahant, near Boston, was de-
cidedly encouraged by the iavors OF Fashion.
But the Saratoga belle OF to-day scarcely knows
the name of Ballston or as she rattles on to the
UNITED States" merely leans from the car to
give audience to the ghost of an emotion. Proud
of her own most modern beauty, she sweeps on
10 her Saratoga triumphs as thoughtless OF the
Ballston bellies, whose charms survive only on
marble slab painted canvas, as OF that an
tique Helen for whom Troy was lost and won.
As # Helen and Paris and Menc!aus, the fateiul
CasSandra, and the chaos OF the siege OF Troy
were not An old song to new tune, sang every
modcrn year at Saratoga and Newport
Lebanon is looking up again This yoarN Is
actually mentioned among the ploasule-haunts,
There is even " fashionable intelligence and
personal" from Lebanon and Nahant, as we
shall see bye and bye, although no longer gay IN
tie watering place sense, has particular iascl-
nation heyon6 all the others. IL was IN view OF
tins intermittent character of waterlngplace
career, that | ventured TO suggest one evening
a; the United States To an old habue, as we
s,roled upon the piazza and listened to the mu'
SIC from the ballroom, that possibly Saratoga
itself might culninate and decline, like Ballston
and other summer resorts II was arrant uea-
son IN the very camp. 1t was Daclan folly ques-
uoning the eternity OF Rome 50 great folly,
indeed. SO admirable an ab,urdity that my habl
tue paused removed his cigar, and laughed low
laugh of delighted incredibly, precisely as the
brave Kempenielt might have received sugges-
ton of danger hyc minutes before the Royal
George went down
NV fate was fixed that moment To bc dclo-
erately dashed 10 Scorn at Saratoga 10y one OF my
ret habl,utS, dissolved the dream. And II Is
singular how easily snapped Is the cham which
has bound you, with such golden links and
wrealhed ntrcacy, 10 the lazy life OF the spot.
An effort of the will an order TO be called a,
IN the morning, and the pageant vanlsheS nor
leaves wreck behind. So lar Is tins true that
although was obliged 70 wait until noon oi the
next day before could leave, Yet all the morn
ing felt self an outsider was sill stretched
upon the couch, but my dreams We're past and
was broad awake You toretaSIe your own
decease YOU live conscious po>thumouS life
You see how the United States Will look
hen Non are cOne You mOrAlZe oNNi NNur