The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-30
Cur aaryIapd Corrcspon dense.

Cur nary land Correspondence
FREDERICK County, MARYLAND,
July 26, 1854.
Qssffting Battimore-Prospect Of the Country
-Comfoyta5le bat Old Fashioned Cars
american Philosophy Washington btnc-
TOM Golfers Pohteness--.No5le Bridge
Pale Of the Patapsco-Doughorega
JHanor-Biue R.dge-Potomac-- of
she Gap at Haypey's Ferry II Country
House.
Yesterday we got away from Baltimore I'M
der favor of a cloudSprinkled sky cooling
breeze, and an earth still moistened by the tor
rents of rain which fell the day before. We
were glad to leave the Monumental City, with
Ids white columns. slopiag streets and glimpse
Of the broad, bay.li waters Of the Patapsco,
or q wider and greener horizon, which we ex-
pect to find, with purer aud cooler air. in the
Alieghanies. We set out with curiosity and
leisure to conduct Us, not knowing whittier we
shall roam before we finally bring up, but very
DESTROYS of seeing with our own eyes the inte-
Nor Of Marylsnd-mayhap, OF Virginia
As the train clears itself from the skirts Of
Baltimore, you find country undulating aud
nearly Wild all overgrown with low bushes,
unfeDced, and rising into low hills. covered with
scrubby forest. 1t must be poor land to be
Ieft IN such state in the neighborhood Of
great city and seaport. 1t reminds one Of the
English downs, but with this diference--that the
latter are carpeted with grass aad grazed by
thousands Of sheep. In the old times, region
thas left bare, in a populous country, would
have been the resort of highwaymen. Mr..
James's solitary horseman would have looked
to his pistols as he entered upon it; but the
the steam horse that borse US on gave
M other dangers to think OF, if we were
OF fearful turn Of mind Very shortly, the
ppeed at which we went carried Us beyond this
district, which was not without its beauties,
and we broke into richer country-fences
spreading their lines, fields of corn, farm-houses
shaded with noble trees, mills of blue stone,
and water dashing over dams. The stream
which feeds these mills is the Patapsco, and
their presence informs us Of the tolorably
rapid ascent tina. the country makes from the
Chesapeake towards the Blue Ridge, and which
IN easy but constant grade Of the road Is
engaged in surrounding.
/ cannot say much for the appearance of the
cars on the Baltimore aud Ohio railroad they
would not compare iavorably in that respect with
those in use on our Northern roads. | only
judge by the train we were in, which was
the morning express. The Carriages were old
fashioned, low built, and extremely primitive
in paint and decoration. However, ] an
bound to say that they were more ccmfortat.
in some respects than ours. The seats were
particularly well contrived and we're furnished
With footboard, convenience the want Of
which at the North is often intolerable, aud
renders il too painful a penance for the tired
traveller to comply with the direction posted
mp in them all" Keep your feet of the seats"
cannot but moralize here upon our national
habit If loupging, which is SO mich more gene
raj at the South than at the North. Foreign
srs, especially English, wonder at us, and con-
cider US very i'll bred for induIging in it but
think they have not penetrated into the philo-
sophy the thing. 1t is generally attributed
to the climate; but l cannot allow that abe
climate facilitates us to that extent that we
are able to sit up straight, like other civilized
Iatons. The p culiarity IS owing, like great
many others, to our characteristic views of lifr.
Auc sIehs on9ect WIN US IL 70 get on alQ make
money. We look out Tor the main chance we
are determined to secure it, aud We expend on
hat all our energies. Consequently, when we
ere in repose, we desire, and indeed, require,
70 repose wholly, and for that purpose select
instinctively, the horizontal position, with our
heels elevated and our head and shoulders de-
pressed a. far a. circumstances and convenience
admit Those nations, q part Of whose objects in
lifa>,are spread over tncir appearance in the
h.ur OF leisure, aud those classes whose bust
nesa IL leisure, whose object in life Is not &C
QUESTION bur graceful and digaihed expenditure,
can ailtrd 10 waste Their nervous and muscular
eptrgy IN sitting bolt upri gbt In straight back
ed chairs and with their feet decorously but
intentionally placed on the grouod. There Is
not particle OF doubt tsat man who Is en-.
joying q social segar after dinner, in cool
rerapdab, or is whirling along fine country ia
q railcar on tour OF pleasure tour case at this
moment). has more digniied appearance In
She position have described, than If his legs
are laid across n chair while his arms are sup
ported by another, and the third. on watch he
is fguratively said 10 sit, Is tilted up on It's
hind legs, or II (the case being SOY his feet are
eprawled on the cu.hion Of the opposite seat.
But the gu stion isis he resting so etfectually
Will he be 1T, when the time comes to resume
work with irresistible energys However these
ON. stions may be resolved, / commend the
Southern railroad men for supplying the cars
with footboards under the seats IL s an i'm
= ense comfort, and saves the cushions into the
\ rvsin.
WAlie was making these reflections, we ar.