New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-29
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account. you are tored supremely and IN ;he
potential degree ~ The enaul OF thousand
wretched pieasure-scekers Say. then, N VIC
cars. and vo,ape toward better SKIES. Though
there = little save the hope Of them 70 cheer yon
The ragged fields Of dwarf com, and the potato
ratches overgrown with weeds, match and
couule,e the mono,ony ofthe landscape though
now ami then Won whisk past hE,ie green NOOK
on some lill SIDE, with dropping trees, snch as
Kenset, loves TO put upon canvas, and all men
love to behold forever thereafter
At Whitehall the rain has dwindled TO q mlst
as We step On board the steamboat, and winding
slowly out Of the narrow passage are a; last far
ly afoa' on the ryer-like and beautiful Lake
ChampaIn. This is worth coming for, even If
the day should not mend, for the mist cannot
hide the noble outlines Of the hills, nor The pure,
tempting bluoness of the water. VIII no: say
that Is finer than the Hudson, for each has IT'S
own grandeur and beauty, but the Lake has
charm never felt III the nyer There Is rcgu-
anty about the latter and rs current flows
steadily forward as If It had duty and a business
not to he neglected nor dalhed with you never
imagine It stopping for little fun, or taking
vacation from Us task OF rolling It's blg waters
to the sea But the Lake l,es happy and care
less, breaking away up into little cOves, toying
along shores Of perpetual variety, now narrow
ing itself almost 70 a stones throw. and then
spreading abroad as # TO mirror the great noun
tains that rise grand and imposing al both rs
sides The many islands that are scattered upon
it's surface, nesting greenly IN the water, add
lnexprossibly TO the beauty OF the scene they
too are things Of ornament more than use. for
the soil hardly covers the limestone Il think Il ls)
Of which they are formed, and the trees that
grow on them seem Of little worth for wood or
any other purpose. but to lend their yerdure to
the Landscape.
OfcourSe the passengers all made point to
crowd the side of the boat We passed Ticon-
deroea. and freshen their patriotism by looking at
It's tumblmg ruins. ! was struck by the fact
that they all spoke of Ethan Allen and not otthe
Revolution. 1t was evident that for them the
electric manlncss of the gallant old Contncntaler
was what gave interest and Immortality to the
scene and that his act was much more IN their
minds than the cause which gave II occasion.
All this was quite unconscious, for they were
Americans and Of course iull-chargcd with aicc-
tion for Their country But there is something
universal IN fash Of genius and manhood, that
carries lis admirers INTO the unbounded sphere OF
Humanity where for the moment they cease to
re of any particular nation Such was the cap
turc OF Ticonderoga. by this seli-relying, noun
famous, tenpenny nail eating old Nermonter, and
everybody respects It and him accordingly.
About noon we reached that region OF clear
sky, IN search OF which we had come north
ward from Saratoga. and now could take in the
lovellnesS OF the Lake without dIlutlon shut
up my novel. (t was one OF Bazac's fttes, OF ro-
mances to be read when YOU are travelling IN
rainy day. and opened my senses to the luxury
OF enjoyment This was heightened by the pre-
vious discomfort Of the morning, for which Ma
mre now proilerod the most exquisite OF com
pcnsatlons. The air, the sunshine, and the wa
ter were exhllaratlng, and the Green Mountains,
with the thick clouds piled on their tops were
arranged IN the most effective way for the de-
light of citizen on his Summer aunt Two of
my neighbors sat behind me morallzmg, lust as
If It were raining still CATER all, the best en-
Joymonts are home enoyments,' sald the elder
He had apparently been to the city IN search of
pleasure and WAS going back A Sadder If not
wiser man. THAT'S fact responded the
other StmCk by the novelty OF the observation
"hut have you heard Jenny Lind D." From that
they debated the great advantages of getting
Cuba, and separated after expressing their adj
miTatlon for BamumS menagerle and museum Of
9TH IL
has been exhibiting hereabous Mr.. Bapum
himself came IN for iull share OF their rcfloc-
tiops 1t was wonderful what knack he had,
and how everything he took hold of went
through. Clearly they were ready to vote for
him whenever he is nominated 10 the Pres-
dency and, II he would but turn his attention
TO politics, have no doubt he nigh, soon attain
that distinction
Before reaching Burlington had learned from
the Guide Book that II was not surpassed IN
beauty of location by any town IN New. Eng
land'--nor anywhere else, was ready to add,
after seeing II. Here the Lake Is wider than be
fore, being nearly ten miles across The village
is on hillside tha, slopes down to the very
shore and from the boat. in the afternoon sun
light, Il looked as bright and gay and a thousand
times ircsher than the Pans Bouleyards of a
Summer evening The suggestion came into
my head, and yet nothing could be more diss,ul-
lar than tins charming, purlianic country town
and the splcndor OF that masterpiece of French
civilization There's Nature, however, IN both
OF them, and the kinds are perhaps C., 50 unlike
as Is generally supposed
From Burlington the boat stretched across the
Lake TO the busy lttle town where tins letter Is
dated stopping Al Port Kent. the mart 81 the
Au Sable ron region. In prosperous times
great deal OF business was done there, but now
there Is not 50 much iron 10 ship, and trade has
fallen of accordingly. As We approached Platis-
burg, the sun wen, down over The hills with the