New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-22
NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Correspondence Of The n. Y Tribune
PROFILE House, (Francona Notch N n')
SATURDAY, August "a, 1853.
\ aithiuIIy your, -
EDWARD EVERETT.
The White Mountains.
dissolve frigus ligns super foco
Large reponeus"


Dissolve frisus, isns super fOeO
Large reponeus"
The whistng north wind and the signing pneso rnS
hack 10 nv mind this cheerful line of the old Latin
Drive out the cold The cold cries the voice ron
the heated sanetum THE cold ~ echoes the chorus
of your perspirng readers. Yes, the cold Not that
10 come seen through the mellow vista OF the FAIL but
the cold present and palpable, when mas aresoy
dressed our maple trees in their shirt oil hre WHICH
crsmps the fingers aud rcddens the nose which braces
the shirt and makes the heart to jump at the sight OF
the ruddy log ire-cod such as we have at Franconm
Can YOU realize it, you jewellers IN Cities where the
houses all look red in the face and each brick giows
with its bakngi So at all events it is Let the three
great loo fires which burn day and night at the Profile
House, bear me witness. But this Is apart from my
present purpose wish ii possible, TO call the atten-
ton of your readers TO the grandeur aud beauty tne
scenery of New Hampshire. IL Il, think 100 mucn
overlooked by the people OF New YORK. ana tne maon
Nv of those who visit the State are from New-England
or the South. For my part 1 have seen nothing ID
this country which for moment stand the tcst on
comparison with the beauties OF this Granite STATE
From the moment when leaving Nashua we shir, 20"
shores of the Merrmack in the great Northern nan,
way we enter upon a scene OF almost uneqnsieo
beauty Lake WinnepseOgee, the smile OF tne
great spirit" gaddens our way IL IS tfansuoens
smile and 80 pure the waters that the tra'eer ay
count the stones through twenty feet oil water IN
deed il requires little poetry to enable us to imagine
the water nymphs make their home in the beaqtiui
lake and that the Dryads dwell in the hundred Stands
that stud its bosom Red Ill., like Cyclops with
fiery eve witches over this little lake whose crysM
waters reflect the spires OF Center Harbor pointing
its peaceful villagers the path 10 heaven Inc imay
nation can conure up no picture more lovely thnn
that of this little hamlet sleeping under the shade on
its silent trees by the side of it, silent lake. wnc tho
Old PoIyphemus that told you OF keeps everlasting
watch and ward the twain committed 10 MS caro-.
They sleep like the enchanted castle and It's inmates Ia
the fairy tale till the passing traveller for moment re-
moves the spell, and when ia gone, they ial PACK
AZ. oll IL tnte
leave this little village and take the stage coach Tor
Conway ON our way 10 the White Mountains mat
social oldashioned, delightful stage coach win its
easy rock and its kindly converse II s the type OF so
caiism and in il Fourier must have delighted In this
then We rocked our way on as iar as conway,
which ended that days journey Again after hights
rest we mounted 10 the top OF this ship OF the noun
tains with one Harry Crawford for our helmsman ana
who that has seen the White INNS mas NOT seen .n"
their son " and on we rolled through scenes 80 yared,
majesty and beauty alternately predomnating that the
heart seemed continually buoyed mp on Hood o plea
sure But the goes Of the day we're reserves LOT IN"
end and last OF all At the close OF this suohme pano
rama lust a. the curtain Of night was about 10 h
uDon m and 10 close the scene Nature brought forward
her masterpiece, revealing 10 us her graDdsS. anp s
terrible workmanship As the votares OF ISIS went W
the Eleusnisn mysteries IN silence ana ~ awe, ~
entered this Natures inner temple. Huge mountains
walled Us in on either side the flaming sun was seth4
Ia the west the grim old hills came ont In strong reiei
against the sky Ike sentnes OF the nght ther rDDea
and rugged sides purP1ng I'D ths ahns hRh'' i"i' ,
me Notch and in ts deep shadows we seemed TO draw
nearer to Nature in her mountain home and 10 learn
from her In the deep silence OF God and Ills works.
The scene IL indeed Wild and savage In the extreme
Mount Willard heads the van, and coseoeked aide BY
side bis everlasting cohorts follow on swart grena-
ders in double file, standing thus for countless ages
face 10 face and foot foot Al point these noun
tain walls are but apart ana thiougn
This narrow dse the road and the river saeo thread
their narrow way At length have passed the No,ch
and come uDon an open space IN winch stapds ctpp y
Crawford House We cOnhde Ourselves willingly 70
the care Of our excellent host and retire early 20 pre-
mare for the great feat OF the hour the ascent OF Mount
Washington which IL to be performed on the next Day
Accordingly the sun rises gOOusly, We breakfast hun
grily and mount right meTrily. We lively par
" OF thirty, and It pretty sight TO see the PIE
turesoue cayalcade trail It's Way up the mountains
side in spiral and single fle. Away with tho
whitehead trembers who tell OF the dangers OF tho
ascent the mOst that Mount Warrington does Is 20
lOsk dangerous and let not this deter any one even
the most timid for one moment from the glorious az
cent Through eight miles the road leads us eoas'snsy
TO fresh scenes and unexpected beauty. run VI"
summit the eve takes In q miniature wofa- Lae9,'
towns rivers and mountains nBumersb'e DOT me snn
ing earth in every direction, and last shd gress'
all old ocean Ills up the eastern non-cn; Inc ens
occupied about four h0nrs and nan We ie'ain9a ~
le,s than four with satisfied senses ana sharPehed sP
petites.
Ths nay. dav we went TO the Profile House at Fran
eonis Honse from which / write YOU this vist to
u-Uampshire differs from one TO Niagara In this,
~, a. the latter the object 20 be seen 10 unity,
Wnity 10 be viewed from many points II u true but sus
unity essentially. On the contrary the objects o.
visit 10 New Hampshire multform and dner ses.ly
in character Scenes Of interest cluster m Pfosss
shout the Profile House. The :" Old Man OF the noan-
tain is profile cut BY q ~ OF nature on US