The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-09-16

'ne strip OF land. AS to the prac-
tical advantages of having land in that
position we are unable to speak but
should think it likely to be attended
by some disadvantages-as the man said
when told that the world turned round
every day-we should think it would be
hard work to stick to it; though we did
see number Of beautiful little cottages
nesting tar up among the trees, looking
more like the resting places Of disem-
bodied spirits as they wing their way
toward the blue vault above, than the
abodes of tangible flesh and blood.
If there is one class of people that is
bound by the position in which they live
to lead better lives than others, we think
that class is the Norwichians; for their
city is emphatiSally Ga city set on
hill," or, rather q number of bills, and
yet it cannot be seen by the visitor till
he is near enough to hear the hum of
business, from the fact that the hills
which surround it are so much higher
than those even on which it stands. It
seems quite business place, though at
this time it is suffering from the effects
OF the recent extensive fire in the GEN.
trail portion of the city.
After strolling through the place for
an hour and a half, We repaired on
board the boat for the purpose of re-
turning to Mystic Bridge where we pro-
posed spending day or two. We were
soon landed on the wharf at that place.
A visitor to that village can but be
struck with the large amount of ship.
building that is carried on there for so
small place. About threc-quarters of
a mile below the bridge, on the west
side Of the river, is new company just
commencing business. A little higher
up on the opposite side of the river, is
the yard of Messrs Irons & Grinnell,
who have, during the past week launched
a beautiful clipper schooner of about $50
tons burthen, called the " Wild Pigeon"
to be commanded by Capt. Charles
Sisson. just above the bridge, on the
same side, is the yard belonging to G.
Mallory, Esq, who has on the stocks a
noble looking clipper ship, of some 900
tons burthen, nearly ready to launch.
A little higher up still, on the same
side, is the yard of Messrs. Geo. Green
man & Co.-the oldest firm on the
river-who also have ON the stocks
splendid, staunch-built clipper barque
of between 600 and 700 tons burthen,
which will be launched in the course of
few weeks. Directly opposite the
yard of Messrs. Geo. Greenman & Co.,
is the yard belonging to Mcssrs. Forsyth
& Co., who have launched during the
past week fine schooner of some l5U
or 200 tons.
Mystic Bridge seems to be fully up to
the spirits of the age in the educational
cause. On the west side of the river
is noble edi6ce, erected during the
past season for an academy building
and the school is now in q fourishing
condition under the judicious control
of our old friend and school-mate-J.
L. Denison, who has, during the past
term had under his instruction some
seventy-eight scholars. On the east
side, house is in the progress of erec-
ton at the cost of something like $s, 900
for district school-house. Something
of a stride, certainly, from the old
brown house where our "ideas we're
taught to shoot" All! what a world
of thought that dear old house conjures
up! What changes that ruthless old
chap, Time, has wrought even since zoe
were coming the mysteries of our a, b,
abs. We could but sigh as We passed
our venerable alma mater, for
=" The grass was just as green, Tom, bare
footed boys at play,
Were sporting just as we did then, with
spirits just as gay;
But the Master sleeps upon the hill,