The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-31

su,hesst end Il the lake, vAsrs tsss ,,,,,v viae,
hes y twenty niles ftsn OsaArs Hsrbsr. The
reese embraces the brss1sss part Of ths lake. cad
| Ne NOV y much 6nsr and Nero extensive than that
o. !. nsn while Pes..g the ton nilss iron Weirs -
-, vss 49, h..esr The Lady q the Lake psrfernsd
tnIeaoed her traOkess way through the fairy islands
ana the parting rays Of tie setting sun threw their
geIseeus hues over the scene, and the distant
Inc. ans assumed those sof, twilight shades, peol-
liar 70 the hour, Iquestisn whether another saeh
fair world
I should have mentioned. that .psu one Of the
ana alone, an sged spnster, known AUNT Dolly.
lou Win see her hcrdiDg her COW, tending her
sheep, fishing in the lake, or perhaps in her light
SKIN, gliding over the waters, and challenging tho
The Lady of tho Lake arrives at Wolfborsush
sboutS o'clock the next evening after you leave
New York Next morning you proceed to the top of
Couple Crown Mountain, southeast Of Marlborough
about hve miles. You can drive, by winding road,
to within mile of the summit, when you can either
ascend on foot or on horseback. The ladies, of
course, and most gentlemen. prefer the back of a
horse q pony, or even donkey, to the toll Of
strainiDg up ON their own limbs upon very hot
day. though it is worthy of remark that the air is
so dry and bracpg, that even on hot DAY, which
Is very rare in these regions, you do not feel the
same oppression IS in more southern ATTITUDES, and
at u lower level.
The view from the top Of this mountain is OK.
oeedipgly fine. 1t embraces the entire lake. with
It's Islands, the numerous villages around it, and the
mountains rising above each other like stairs. to-
gotber with some thirty sheets Of water in Maine
and New Hampshire. Looking east, over Maine,
you can see the ocean with the naked eye on clear
day, and with the aid of u glass the ships on It's
azure breast. On the very top Of Couple Grown, l
have gathered some worry sweet wild strawberries
and ras pberres, with blue berries innumerable 1t
i $500 feet high On going TO and returning from
this mountain, you get beautiful view of Smiths
Pond, which is six miles in length. Near Couple
Crown, and east of it, is another mountain, of sin.
gular formation, called " Tumblo-down. Dick"
The excitement of the ladies in ascending and
descending the mountain on horseback Is highly
amusing. Many Of them never sat q horse before,
and they are terribly frightened lest they shc;.a
fall, but still continue in what they bee~e to be
great danger for the fun of the thing. Sc hetiues
parties 60 seven or eight in number, andS ,metimos
lady and gentleman form ono party, who arc,
probably, ut future day, to cons;it te 8 one
flesh" These mountains reMarks ,lc for in
spring love and romance, and leading marriages,
sometimes to Opponents, and IT, dissolution of tho
marriage tie.
BY the time you have turned to wolfborough,
you will have gained a plendid appetite, whlcb
makes even plain fare inviting. Having sler.
tho Lady Of tho Jake, to Cer.ro Harbos,
which is the most beautiful and desirable end of the
lake, in eyerv -spect. 1t is situate in delightful
nook, and = protected by the mou ,tains behind ir
from the cold Northern and West I'm ! lasts Tue
hotel, Tned by Col. Coe, commands charming
prospe IT of the lake, and has beauti al garden in
front, extending to tho waters edge At this bJtel
you Ill get everything you can de sire, and it IS
dec edly the best place to stop at if you ,r
a fJw days. Thai, however Tas not my goo
:uDe, and Immediately ca arriving, proceo le / to
Red Hill, which lies asst Of the village, frou hich
its base is abort tw miles distant; but :Ount
of ravne tn lies between, you must trav 4 dis
taDce of fou miles 20 the spot whore va ascend,
s,4 lac H.
st.c-s, and haw no money t., s,are, you will OF
tit you have iunds, and ~ OF like to walk, you
can get excellent surefoo OF ponies frc.u ''mino
hes. OF Centre Harbor, which will oring you up
and down in safety The view # ,m Rcd Hill is,
hey ond all comparison, Il Q inest jou obtain Of
the lake, its islands, AM Fac rounding scenery.
The lake ismuch nearer chan at Copplc Crown, aud
you appear - Do right over it. This mountain is
also mich higher than the ( cher You seem to
stand ID the centre Of an ar.phitheatre Of noun
tain e Ad upon an elevation that looks down rpon
all mt the eye taL@oin 1t is, perhaps, tt, finest
pai4o annie view in the world On every side,
you are So rounded by water, as well AS noun.
All g; for Squam Lake, stretching itself north
w-st of Centre HarbOr, for twelve miles,
seems to form q continuation of Wir nepseogee,
there beng only neck of land betwesl them, and
some the bays OF Squam Lake wind around to the
east. This lake is also dc.ead with islands Tho
number Of villages and farm houses that lie in the
valley, all around taese lakes, and between the
water and the mo ultains, is immense, and they add
feature Of peculiar interest to the Tho hd-
man habitations, also, on the islands Of Winni-
pissiogee, which wero not visible from the steam
boat, are DOW distinctly seen, dispeng the illusion
that led yoa TO believe you were in q fairy land,
Out not diyesting the Landscape Of any ofits real
attractions
Red Hin is so called from the red oak which grows
on its top, and, N the autumn, presents tho well
known huts of thas species Of tree. From this
mountain the view OF the other mountains is de-
clde6ly the best. In the east are the 0ssipos
mountains, with the Sandwich mountains, White
face pa and IL m tha
and, rising above them the tops Of the White
Mountains, fifty miles distant. / should mention
that distinctly saw Mount Washington from the
Lady OF the Lake, with snow on its southern side.
In the northwest are the Franconia Hills, ut the
south Gunstock Mountains, and mt the southeast
C6pple Crown, which appear to rise from the waters
OF the CLASSY lake, in which their outlines wcre mir
Iored. The day was htfu-not sutry, but cool,
without being chill. The wind was from tho west.
The climate here il different in every respect from
that Of New York. The pure air is like balm, aud
has delightful elasticity, and wonderfully brac-
ing e6est You imagine you arc in a different
gion Of the earth. After the enervating influence
Of a hot and moist atmosphere, you feel in these
mountains, in two days, thai you are a new man
Half way up this mountain lives very curious
old woman, upwards of eighty years of age, and
having son and daughter upwards Of sixty. All
three work on the farm, and the old mother, whose
name is Cook, seems TO be the most vigorous of tho
three, having fiery encrgy about her, and pier-
CHG dark eye that is astonishing in person of her
age She calls the man, who is sixty-tvo srs Of
age, her boy! She has lived in this mountain for
sixty years, and she is quite character Sac will
aek you o string OF questions in five minutes that
would take you a month to answer She will lay
com bread before you with blue berries baked into
1t. and as if that not enough, she will serve
up dish OF the same fruit, together with DO vi Of
milk For this, che, of course, expects q quar-
ter. She gave . curious description of the man
nor in wfich she fortiGos her cabin in winter.
She told me that ut the approach Of the frost she
gets quantity Of yellow clay and covers the cabin
all over with it. Every crevco is thus stopped up,
and the frost makes it as firm as iron The hou,e
is thus rendered warm In the spring it thaws all off,
and the necessary air holes for the summer arc OPEN
ed. The old ladyis highly intelligent and amusing.
After spending an hour on the summit Of Red Hill,
1t was bot without feeling Of regret that do
sccnded TO the valley, while the large fitting Clouds
with their sof and snowy feeces cast their shadows
over the waters and mountains, giving continually
changing variety to the scene arrived just in