The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-03
CONCORD. MASS y Oct. 26, Is.

CONCORD, (Mass } Oct. 26, 1852.
The Costnt,y--Autuma Foyests-Jpest Cambridge
- Vallham Ucston--L incoln- CoacoyI-En,cr-
son-Ha,c.hrae-1h The battle Ground- The Mon
anient-THe Rirv.-1Hs Assabeh- Ualien
Pond-Indian Legsad-Recoluionayy Services of
Concord, &c.
On the principle that it is good to 60 forth into
the felds-as laid down by some eminent poet or
other-a day or two since l left the smoke, and
dust, and turmoil of the city, for country jaunt,
taking the Fitchburg railway train the road be-
longing to that company is understood to pass
through of the finest parts Of The State
cannot say that found it much in advance of other
railways in this respect The first ten or twelve
miles of the road certainly run through very
highly cultivated country, portions Of which might
compare well with come parts Of England; but this
is owing, suspect to its vicinity to great market
like Boston, where everything that can be raised
finds ready sale at good prices. Tho town of
West Cambridge is especially rich in land, which
commands great sums. The railway station is at .
point famed all over tho country for the romantic
character Of its rural beauty. At this point, many
wealthy Boston merchants, bankers, Sc reside
persons whose barns are, general thing, better
than other peoples houses. Between West Cam
bridge end Walthsm the country Is very besuti.
ful, having just enough Of wildness about it
TO please. Waltham itseif is fne toen,
OF between four and FIVE thousand inhabi-
iants. 1t is a very animated place, and one Of
the Oldest manufacturing towns in New England
Like al such manufacturing towns that have SEEM
1t abounds with beautiful girls, who work some
twelve hours per day for the bene, of the scraggy
nccked danes of Beacon street-lor it is impossible
10 find on the face Of this globe more hideous look
ing female aTstocracy than that of Boston, into
whose ranks all that 10 disagreeablo in appearance
seems to have the right to be admitted. Bat they
are very amiable and intelligent il is said AS they
need to be. This 81 stem of long hours of labor in
hot rooms y fatal to female bloom and therefore, f
except the omysratiyely recent arrivals the lily
predominates the rose ia the cheeks Of New
Euglands factory girls Weston, the next town TO
Waltbsm. is remarkable more for pretty women than
for pything else that have been able to discover
Lincoln IS quiet little place, about sixteen miles
from town, aud famous for It's fruit, particularly its
peaches, which are among the best and most abu n
dant in the country, while nothing is mere diff ,ut
to raso at Concord, although the places are not
quite four miles apart The ride aloEg the whole Of
these twenty miles, which occupies about City min
utes, IS through perfect glory, ii | may 80 call
~, mt this particular season, in consequence Of
the rich and various hues presented by the trees
dnriDg the pensve days Of autumn. / was told
that should have made my trip three weeks earlier,
IT desired to zee New Engand's autumn in its
perfection, 20 far az regards the forests but must
cay that II could not have been great deal Gler
INC idcJ Lnlt eOoI weather mas set 10 ear
Tier than ual this year. this autumnsi garnitu-e
be little more "seedy than il should be In the last
week OF October. ! remember that Lord Carlisle =
not tho present nobleman Of that title but his grand
fatber think, Who came to America, rs ono of ehc
British commissioners, in l71S--writiDg from your
city to friend in England, speaks Of the singular
beauty OF our forests in The Fail All foreigners arc
Of the same mind that have been favored by the
same spectacle. Your Halleck was right when,
speaking Of New Eaeland's peculisrties, 40 men.
lions
THE rainbow beauty OF The FORGET leayesv
Concord Is . town Of about 2, 400 inhabitants II
is situated on the river of the same name, n slug
gish stream, and filed with sweet nag aid Sseeter
watef'les II is grave, quiet place, and in ITSELF
perhaps lot likely TO atracs attention than
other mall county town BUTT has place in history
and is now, and has been for years. the residence OF
the queerest set Of GEM that ever existed peraons
apparently thrown out Of employ by the wearing,
away OF the lamp and the ring that in the good old
days Of faith and necromancy were found SO nsofuI
to Messrs Aladdin, Noureddin & Co Of Ispahan
Here lives Ralph Waldo Emerson. who ia supposed
to BIO a great original genius, though there arc
those who declare shat he is simply obscure, and
considered great only because people csnno'
understand his want Of meaning. Hc has