The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-06


hcu, hit Of il constsntiy for an hour or more.
nd af,er all came swsy without J. He re-
olved 70 drown his s0rrow In glass Of brandy
md water, and made another rub for the nar.
Jack and Ned just then thought they felt . lit
lie cory, too, and allowed him.
BY the tin e the party was comfortably seat
ed in the cars at MisaberhpoSt, ticketed to New
the stopping place nearest TO the
Heath House, and that twelve miles OF, they
learned they had taken the wrong route,
and should have reach. d the Heath House
ark. However all were disposed TO make the
best Of bad bargain, and continued the jour-
ney without mnTmur or complaint This ride
was tn, ough delightful country, which in q
great m. azure tended to le sen the dread of the
twelve miles staging which was to follow. Be
tween four and five O'Clock In the afternoon
brought Us to New Hampton, where our heroes
soon huDttd up the stage made friends with
the driver and, as stroke Of policy, piled
him with all the cocktails and brandy smashes
hi would take that their action uOon him might
induce him TO increase his speed, and the sooa-
er bring us to our journeys end. In this at
tempt however, our party was f6iled, as it was
soon discovered that the driver, although he
never refused 70 take smile," appeared
proof against It's usual effect, while the would
be sedncere were themselves fat taking leave
of their senses. Finding they were putting
the "shoe on the wrong foos"' they abandoned
their scheme Of jollity AMI the driver lost the
rest of the COCKTAILS" which were in store for
him. In few miuates we were on the road;
and such ride! The roughest road in the
whole Union II that over which we travelled.
Onr party in the stage bad an addition Of one,
who proved himself a S,rY ker, or, ~ Ned
Sly led BIN "a gentleman and scholar" Here
we go--jolt, tumble and crash. Now Stryker
is on top, md now George. Now we plunge
into this corner of the stage, and the next
moment dive bodily into that. Some tell
stories, some langA, ssme curse the roal, while
George eloqnensT eheourses upon his for.
gotten There WAS sms sns
a song, parody npoo We're o rand Of
Brothers"-a ballad Of ane standardization
set the stage in roar. This ride n q theme
for volume in itself; bu. all that can say
mere of il here il, that dyspet'c people should
find it out, and If one journey over it don't
cure them, they may rest ASSURED they are hope
less patients.
At seven o'clock in the evening we dashed
through delightful grove, and with gallant
only as couDtry reinsman can
make--we brought up before the hotel,
and stepped upen the piazza. The brilliant
company, as usIal, were assembled 10 see the
new arrivals; but no sensation was created I'M
til the ''hnge willow basket was brought FORTH
when there was an evident commotiOn. Taking
Of this surprise, George, pointing
to the basket, asked a waiter where he
should put bis champagne. This was revela-
ton to the audience which set the ma tier at
rest; but Jack and Ned, who knew the contents
to be Shirts stockings, &c, instead Of wine,
broke into hearty laugh, and, to give Color
ing to their merriment aDxi0usly looked away
Oft M tho if xryoc ho ol,innt
of their sport. Some Of the company naturally
enough looked that woy too; but don't be-
lieve they saw any thing. Having secured our
last one in the house, chow many, /
wonder, have ''the last room in the house" at
public watering places, 1--WE entered it, and
prepared for tea. Here we found new canse
or laughing. Upon Our respective examine
ions Of our baggage, it was found that, in our
haste from home, none Of us had been very
ten his shirts; that one change Of pants, and
the other had packed up by mistake his I'M
clean linen of the week before. George thought
he had with him a linen suh for change; but
it turned ont to be Fishing and hunting over
garment" large enough to wrap mp whole
He said "be was not banked by
TITLES, and wanted nothing but his huckleberry
GIN" ard were this suit, much to the merrmcnt
of come OF the boerders who, no doubt, thought
into his clothes all the material he could af-
lord for the money"
Each one having prepared himself as well as
permitted, sailed forth" to
view the place, 70 see the bellies and other at
fractions in general We found the Put to be
ell that report has said Of it one Of the widest
most romantic and coolest in the entire State.
As l said before, this resort is situated about
900 feet above the level of the sea, and during
the most scorching weather. the mercury goes
not above eighty degrees. The Heath House,
agement Of Oaptaia De Groot, whose ma
ture Just fts him for this business, and
makes him the tavorite that he is with
the travelling public. The Heath House
will accommodate about seven hundred
guests and consists of three large buildings,
besides airy number OF out bouses, barns &c.
for stabliDg. The main buildiDg is three stories
high, about so feet deep by $50 long, with a
piazza for promenading around the entire
length. On one end, on the ground floor, is
large dining hall, capable Of seating 500 guests
aud on the same floor, in the other half Of this
building, is a fine ball room, in which fifty
couples of the same time may join in the plea
turcs Of the dance and all have ample room
and verge enough" Besides these arc parlors
furnished, and sitting rooms for
chatting, counting, cards or flirting. Standing
at right angles with this building Is another
christened New Colony" three stories high
and 100 feet long, wholly divided into
sleeping rooms. Continuing on from
this is still another building, sallei
"Ola Colony" two and halfstories high and 80
feet long. Both New" aud "Old Colony" have
piazza for the promenade of the meditalive
young men, or these who occasionally find it ne
cessary to walk off their thong ts--sometime
champagne and fmashes. All around the ho'el
are groves Of trees and walks, arbors AND lesfy
shades--]ust the place TO quote Byron to re-
mantle young ladics. Within three or four
hundred yards of the Heath Hon., is the Bel
mont. and one or two other hotels, TIC guests
of each visitug and re visiting each other. and
hiiing the leaiy avenues with III fashionable
the gay and fair. The main attraction OF the
place i a mineral spring Of sonc celebrity,
about quarter Of mile distant from ,he ho-
tel THIS spring, % stated in my other let.
ter. is squirt or water gushing cut OF q solid
rock. Ii has n Temperature OF So deg. OF Fa.
lepheit, discharges 80 gallons an hour, and