The New York herald., 1851-07-14
The Watering Places.
OUR FASHIONABLE CORRESPONDENTS.


OUR FASHIONABLE CORRESPONDENCE.
LEBANON SPRINGS, July IL, 1851.
Il Stranger Lost in the Woods- The Jfay to Ga to
Lebanon-A Hop, &c.
Rest, silence, and the majesty of mountains, all
about and towering above me-what a contrast to
the cater, the vulgar dust and fiery rush of Broad
way, with its two inch layer of dirt strewing the
trampled sidewalk, and its hundreds of counter
marching professions hurryng, driving, crashing,
mady through the streets save the tender whis-
pering Of the virgin leaves that make love to the
fairy birds singing among the branches have
just ccme in from a rambleade certainly the mos.
admirably sited balcony the world can produce
Running along the whole southern front Of the
hail. it is perfectly lighted by the full moon, whose
oibed sphere, air-poised above coliseum of ter
raced mountains, flushed and palpitating with all
the unnaginabe riches of light and shade, seems
descending slowly to the lovely earth, drawn by
sweet and irresistible attraction. The grand
and far sweeping landscape, lying thus in its mys
terious beauty beneath the beamng midnight,
seems like great young heart, full of romauti, /,
dreams and glorious aspirations, which the I'm
light OF hrst love is streaming What of reality is
yet crude and imperfect, sinks beneath the mellow
light, like the rocks and rugged monsters of the
deep beneath the immortal grace of its undulatin
surface. Nothing but the vast line Of beauty that
marking out the ideal, is visible All around, and
inn own heart, is the peace, the serenity, the
solemn splendor, Of unta.ned, unmasked, ,unmadden-
ed nature.
these expressions; but if you could stand with me
amid the romantic and picturesque scenery have
been describing, or climb with me the green hills,
turbaned with still greener forests, you would
demn my page as weak and feeble TO de:cr be what
enjoying. have not been idle nor an
inappreciative traveller throughout our country;
but nowhere have seen all the agreeable elements
Of wild mountain scenery so happily blended,
msired with SO few of its defects, as at Lebanon
Springs l would if could, persuade all the weary
woTla to come here and find refreshing and health
ful repose. single week amid these scenes, shut
in, like Resselas, from all the world, and sharing
the really prncely hospitallties Of this extensive
and admirably conducted Columbia VI all, would
speed one backward up the stream Of life at least
/ ten years. Indeed, feel my boyhood returning to
with its irrepressible animal spirits and joyous
elasticity Of soul, after only three days soourn in
/ tins mountain paradise.
! If you would get here quickly and pleasantly, go
| on board the New Haven cars mt eight O'Clock IN
the morning, and speed swiftly, under the escort Of
! Mr. Comstock, to Bridgeport, whore you arrive at
half Iast ten o'clock. There you 80 through the
depot and Immediately step into the liousatonic
cary, which are in waiting, AMI dash up hundred
ard ten miles along the picturesque banks Of that
romantic stream, 70 Pitsheld, where you arrive at
four o'clock. Here you transport yourself, your
wife, your baggage, your maid servant, and what
ever else is yours, to an old fashioned red stage
coach, which drags you pleasantly, jolting, aud
swir gng like bug bird in arcd cage, up hill and
down dale, through brush and through brer, seven
miles TO Columbia Hail. beneath whose very portico
/ bubbles up the yeritable Lebanon Spring. The
fist four miles of this ride from Pttsdeld are ex-
quisitely beautiful, and need special description,
/ which ] intend TO give you hereafter. The
maining three are" -"something too much Of this"
! But, in view Of such blessed and sweet repose,
what is lttle hill workl
! We arc getting fanously here. Yesterday
\ affrt Vpd nj irh foil
are having grand hop, under the Inspection Of
mamma and papa, and With all the gVcOHs in the
| hotel watching the ir movements from the balcony
windows. The scene is u fitting contrast to the
| solemIity and beauty without, and eye and heart
turn from to the other with delicious alterna-
tiUn Of sweet content.
L. :. HoTEr., SARATOGA SrRINes, July Z. 1851.
! Hctds fbtng pT-1rirsls-Sociay at Suaogd-
Promegadcs-7bc Indians The Race Course.
Saratoga begins to look like herself again, now
that the hotels are filing up. The company
at Congress Spring, in the morning, is numerous
Carriages with gay parties traversng the streets
Of the village and the road to the lake is daily
brought into rcqusitiou. Each arrival Of the cars
from the East brings long train Of visiters, and,
IN short everything bespeaks the approach Of har-
vest for the hotel keepers, and a merry for
their guests. There is hop every evening at
Congress OF Union Hall, aud large drawing. room
sssemblsges at the United states. Yesterday,
both tables in the long dining.hall filed, and
| quite number of seats were taken In the sma all
| room, or l. Of the mau hall-this was at the re-
! gular dinner. About fifty who were to leave by
the afternoon train dined hour earlier: and there
were many private dinners served to parties who
90 not dine nj the taiie dhofe. BY the way, there
soonsotisble Of this cxclusiveness; whether IL sill
be go when tho is in full bloom is yet 90 be
| secn. Quite number of Southernefs have arrived,
| ard arc tujoyu thcmselyes as usual. lhave copied
rcm the register fcr the list of names recently
cntcf,d there VII give thcn beiei- T. Dun,
| con ard lady, ol Natchez, Miss; Pedro Dcago anu
family; L M. Xamorn and daughter; I villa
| Uuutia and brother. of Havana; Geo = Hard
away, Of Columbus, Ca VIM. Hazard, OF ~.
| Siuons L. Ga Dr. II. Fraser, OF ;. Z "A. 4
| Hsbeisbam, Of Savannah ca; Alb am Nescroe,
| Aim NctcrOio Jr 4. a. lIabersham. John j.
! 1pyior ard family, 4. L. Waddel and lady, and
4. th1ist, Of New York; c. Beck, Of Cananda qua;
Lewis E,nedic,. Of Albany; John H. Gill, Ing .and;
Wilhelm Hall. Ireland; Charles ". Tophng,
| lordOn.
There Us ne yet appearance of oliqucs IN the So
cicty here. and IL Is TO be hoped that their lorna
| tuL may iCt tniC place. Except anong TIE few
| Who ohUoso 20 live retired, the utmost sociabty
pears TO Nist, and TIVE three parties have al
itSGy tetn toiuCd for dinners at tbs lake. AesSrs