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HOMES OF THE NEW MuRLD.r
rREDRIKA BREMER AT HAMPERS PERRY.

traeted from Miss Bremer's 8 Homes Of II
New World" Many Of your readers ma
net have an opportunity Of reading the worl
and will no doubt be pleased in reading III,
this distinguished lady has 10 say 81 Ii
beauties Of cur unrivalled scenery: She sav,
shall now remain quietly here Charlotte.
ville) till after the University examinat;eT
when shall return ID Richmond. ana g
ter Two days stay there, pay visit to Hal
pers Ferry, one Of the most romsa,;s Ii,
beautiful tracts II Is said, in Virginia, at il
union OF the two rivers Potomas aud Shen
andoah.-tliat lively little river which dance
past Wyer's Grotto.1 : had heard SO mtcl
o. tue heauesiksNs s,sst of .his part or VIZ
gina that detcfcs ned to 60 there to epipl
the effect, OF the most sublime scenery q
Virginia as i wascailed The railway trail
few onward making ianumerable winding
and turnings along the wooded aud raman
tic banks of a little river,lwith such abrup.
ness and irregularity az to remind me OIL;
terrified COW and to make me fear every mo
ment lost It should be swung into the river
But we arrived without let or bindrance. at tlit
little hamlet at Harpers Ferry Here | ~
manned for three several days alone and ur
known, enjoying greatly NY solitary ram
bles oyer the hills and in that romantic re
gon. 1t reminded me of certain hlly dis,
trlcts of Daecarlia, aud still more of Nun,
den valley IN Germany, where the Rivers
tulda aad Vera meet, because the rock for
nation and the vegetation are similar in
these two cases. Here it is that the lively
sportive Shenandoah, and the grave Poto.
mac meet, and unite to form the great Poto.
1 ooI !
young maiden, dancing carelessly along be-
tween verdant baaGs, =. thing, leapiug in
the innocent enjoyment Of life Po:;.nae is
gentle nan of much older years who adj
vances onward soemnly and silently from the
forests of the West, with slow movements
and shallow water He meets the CAV Shen-
andoah and draws her silently to himself
She falls thonghtlessly into his bosom and
is swallowed up there The rushing, dan.
cling Shenandoah is no longer heard of, no
longer seen; it is all over with herself she
has bacome Mrs Potomac Mr. Potomac
extends himself, with increasing, swelling
waters, aud equally calmly, but more males.
tically continues his course to Washington.
and thence to the sea Poor little Shenap.
doah | an fond of her, and feel sympathy
for her and though / gladly saw from the
heights the Potomac advancing onward in
calm, profound sweeps. through the western
highlands, | yet preferred going down into
the valley south Of the mouHtain where the
Shenandoah still maiden, dances onward
among thes rocks. which crowned her bac
chante head with the most beautiful garands
and crewE's Of foliage, or beneath lafiu- l--~4
mant g. aud the waters of the Shenandoah,
although shallow, are as clear as crystal.
Lower down the river on this same
side. is gun mandatory, which just at this
momeut IS in state Of great activity The
houses of the work people, lie on the bill:
side-small houses, well built, all alike, aud
from which the views are very beautiful
I'VE are all equal here,' said yonng wo-
man to me in one OF these dwellings into
which had gone to rest; 'our circumstan-
ees are all alike
They we're very good and yet she did
not look happy We sat in rarlor where
everything was comfortable and even ele,
rant The young woman had little boy in
her arms. aud yet she was not happy that
was evident Something IN her mild, sor- \
rowful expression told me that she was not
happily married
In another house, made the acquaintance
Of an older woman, whose conntenance bore
the impress of the deepest sorrow She had
list her husband, and he bad been the JOY
of her life She spoke Of him with words
which made me minge my tears with hers
In the beautiful evenings the doors of the
houses, for the most part stood open, End
women stood before them with their children,
DR. sat outside and sewed | made acquaint-
apce FIRST with the children. and then with
the mothers.
| All we're similar in the lctIof outward for
| time. and vet with that dissimilarity 0. the
| inner fortune of life Thus will it always
BE- But vet this dissimiIarity is borne more
4 essily than that which is caused by the pre-
indices Of caste. 1t causes less murniurIng
and less bitterness
| There was one evening wedding down
in the hamlet, aud the wedding guests we're
seen in their gay wedding attire wandering
| down the foot paths on thehill-side, from the
dwellings on the hill to the shore They
Il we're dressed simply but tastefully, very
much in the same style as the people dress
thernselv for company in the cities, but IN
less costly materials
| One evening when somewhat late was
returning home over the hills. saw, sitting
On ! STYLE which had to pas. man IN a
blue artisan blouse, with his brow resting on
his hand. in which be held > pOeket-hand-
kerchief As came nearer, he removed bis
hand aud looked at me, and saw an lrisa
nose in a good lively countenances winch
seemed to be that Of man about thirty
years Of age
It's very warm said he, speaking En-
glish. -,
! worked hard, have yeu not =
yes. my hands are quite spoiled ! ana
with that be exhibited pair Of coarse blasx
! hands
I asked little abcu. bis clrcumstsnsees,
,, he vas an Irishman. named Jim. aga NAG
) eone hither to seek for work, which ne nae
5 onna a the mandatory, and by which ny
aouii earn twenty dollars month. Du
ss;ll hs said. he loved the Old country best
! and be meant to return to 2 soon a. y
2 csuld get together thousa91 dollars
6 enouired If he we're mfrFied
Nj rs had thought il lest TO remain m
n.rr;es. And then be acquired if ! wer
i 1I, assl;.d no and beaded that, like bin
10 .s..rht +. best to remain unmarried, ate
II s:sh bsde him friendly gesd-by
4 - ~, - rcse up, and, following me, said,
VS-.a are wandering about here l
!, 80 M;ssl Donht yeu think 1t veafison
9 t.o - -.ndsrine absnt y ysprselG
= No jim, said | I like g g p myse.
iOh but jon would ieel 70 = n'h 's's