The Yazoo City weekly Whig., 1854-08-11

FRIDAY. AUGUST II, 1854.
EpIToRIAL coRREsPONDENCI
AsToR HOUSE
New York. July 17th 185.

New York. July l1th 1884,
For the last few days the weather has
been intensely warm and there has been
but little pleasure in going out. do my
shopping and visiting early in the morning
or late in the evening, and spend the middle
Of the day in the house There is quiet
home-like feeling in this house. that is found
in few hotels where 50 much style and ele
gance are kept up. IF ! had nothing to do
in life but to live, and had money to spend
as pleased, I ould want no better home
for months in the year than the Astor House.
You can be as quiet and retired as you
please and sill be within reach Of good com
pany if you desire it. The proprietors,
Messrs. Coleman & Stetson. are very oblig-
ing and polite gentlemen, and the house is
generally we'll managed. Those who stop
here once will do SO again, and thus per-
manent patronage is secured to them. There
are many strangers here now. some from
abroad. The newly appointed Governor of
the Bahamas, Bannerton, with his lady are
guests Of the house. She is a we'll dressed
high bred lady and is evidently the head of
the family, as she ought to be,for his Lord
ship is a tall, grey haird, digni6ed gentle
man and as stupid as an Englishman,
or Sir Leicester Dedlock.
In company with some most agreeable
and pleasant friends from Natchez, visited
Greenwood Cemetery the other day. It is
alovely place, to 60 overits beautiful grounds
makes one almost in love with death. II is
however, over decorated and improved. Il
was to my humble taste, much more pensive-
" attractive, seven years ago when spent
a day in It's quiet walks and avenues with
one who sleeps far away now. I went down
the other day to the bank Of the stream that
meanders through the grounds, TO the spot
where we sat then, but Charon's old boat
is gone and little water wheel is working
in the middle Of the styr throwing up Jet
of water which would have a fine effect in
any other place. In this, it is sadly out of
taste. There are streams of limpid water
gushing out in the paths and by-places
which have a refreshing effect, till you go
to the bank of the river and see the engine
that is working away all the time to produce
them. This is also awful French9,. It is a
wopder there is not enough taste and true
sentiment in New York to prevent such fool
cries being got up in a place 50 solemn and
sacred. There is an extravaganza here
about monuments that seems to be growing
every year. a rich mans daughter on her
18th birth night was going il sleigh to a
party-tlne horses ran away and she was
killed. She lies under magnificent Mau-
soleum with sculptured angels and cheru-
bins aud her own efigy which cost thirty
thousand dollars. The design Of the whole
Tomb, with is decorations and emblems is
beautiful beyond description. But We paus-
ed longest At the grave Of dear little girl
but eight years old her simple slab told Is.
And there under 8 glass case was her little
personal property her toys and doll her
little bureau and picture book and thimble
and spool Of thread her little treasures
which fond mother had placed by her love-
II pillow at Greenwood. There we're white
roses and rcd growing al over the breast Of
Ihe little sleeper and the birds were caroll-
ing on The trees above, but neither flowers
Of birds 81 doll Or toys viii wake up poor
Iittle Mary til the morning dawn Of the
lest day: What q beautiful conception