The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-14


or eaten elsewhere. The whole fact Of the matter is
there is none such ont of the Jarseys" In Justice
should say that some poor persons rent these woods
for the berries and are undoubtedly justified in rout
ing the outsiders For my part, am willing to pay
them Q reasonable sum. making some allowance for
our labors but as to giving up the berries after all
the pleasure and pain endured in obtaining them, ia
abe0iutely ont OF the question. ALPHA.
TRIP TO WEST POINT.
A HERRING BOX ON THE NORTH RIvER.
10 rm EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
On Sunday last, the brightest and ciearest day Of
the season, we departed at halfpast 2, AN, in the
steamer Thomas E. Hulse, for West Point.
It was packed to its utmost limits, with passen.
gers chiefly from the employed classes The largest
number consisted Of Irish males, females and in
fants, with fair proportion of German Jews, Jew
esses and their households little and big, and here
and there o native-born subject.
There were not only people Of all sizes as to lean
ness and fairness, but Of all heights and of all ages
from the pulling and squalling infant of Dennis
O'Brien Bridget, up to pantsloons and pantelets,
and round jackets, and grown youth with short
tails and no tails at all with wrnkled and decrepd
age-there was nowhere scarcely vacant spot for
sitting or standing. In point Of diversity Of Ian
guage, it was q floating tower Of Babel while
every variety Of costume and profession was repre-
sented.
Indeed, slowed away as we were on board Of the
boat, could compare it TO nothing better than
well-packed box of behring's. In one squad would
be heard choice Dutch or German lingo, mingled
with broken English, such as Dish ish graf day
for dc axcursion; "De boat be's too much crowd
ed" OATS where de Fort Washington would be-"
Captain, you's be goods to tell how far it be's to
a. V,1
de vater."
While turning from the German to the Hibernian
quarter, very different sounds would meet the car.
40 murther, Cathrine, and we come of and brought
jst nothing at all TO ate on the road, do yc mind
and there's little Jenny will be starved to death,
sure" "Oh, bother and why didnt ye mind the nice
brade and butter jist put the table, and wanted
you to bring it, and ye thought no more
about it, jist, and come away" At this juno
ture, an employe Of the boat came pushing
his way among the crowd, when one was heard to
exclam-" Caphan, caphan, will ye be after telling
how far it is jist to Yonkers?" While another says
"WiL We phase tell me what's the charge to Fakes
kiM?"
A black man appeared, with the sweat oozing
from every pore, ringing bell, and crying to the
utmost capacity Of his lungs An you gentlemens
what not got tickets, step to de captains Office and
settle your passage" closing with tremendous en-
phasis on the last syllable.
Don't spakc so loud, you big mouthed mayer"
said Hibernian, whose ear was close to the dar
keys face.i
Tell the captain to come to me for his money"
said q man Of 200 or 800 lbs. averdupoise. % am
impaled ] am mere brick in a wall; cannot
move except my fellow bricks-that is, the mass
move with me-" Looking round we saw q
Frenchman, with an eye glass in hand, bowling to
| very fat woman, around whose circumference Of
| immense skrted dress, 1ounccs and all, he had en-.
deav0red to circumnavigate without running foul on
shore, but he came in collision with another craft,
and trod the ladys dress, and in turning to apollo
| gize upset stool on which child was seated.
| "Pardon me, madam, 50 vouz plaise, boat be very
difficult in de crowd for parsons to promenade"
"Look out, sir, you upset my child" ''Ah, moi"
exclaimed the Fcnchman, 'this By vary difficult for
avoid collision-me regret vat little one tumble to
de dack. Hope no bessee, more particlsr for
time approache." Soto coee, "Le dable.'o Ding,
ding, goes the bell. Black man again: "An you
what stop at Yonkers, here's de place"
Right glad were we to reach It, for here we dis.
charged abont onefourth of our living cargo, and
by the time we had passed Sing Sing we had got
rid of another fourth. Afterwards we found plenty
Of the distant Highlands loomed up in distinct re-
lief against the blue sky, while pleasant breeze
played upon the bosom Of the majestic river. Land
ing at Cozzens, we undcltookso reach the Point by
the shore, which cut OF about a mile in the dis
lance. On one occasion our boot slipped, when we
fell, and took descent headforemost to-
wards the water. Our hat preceded rs, and,
filled with reporters papers, never stopped
until it landed in the water, emptyiDg its contents
into the Scream. We, however, by coming against
projecting rocks checked our progress, when taking
Ill hat 10Th. 81
hscontents in wet damaged state. Sebastopolneve
had such rocks about it az those which scared
above and frowDed over our struggling pathway;
otherwise the allies would never have besieged it..
We finally overcame all difficulties and actually
reached head quarters, the veritable West Point
which Arnold wanted TO transfer TO the British
We saw the boys in their tents, saw them march
from their encampment to their banquetting hall
We paid o visit TO K0sciuskO monument. We found
only his name on it. We wished q single coupet
had been inscribed upon 1t, taken from Campbtls
Pleasures OF Hope. Thus
Hope for season bid the world farewell
And Liberty shreked when kosciusfo fell.
From thence, we went To see the monument erected
to Major Dade and his command.
We well remember December, 1895, when that
whole brave command, with the exception Of three
men, were barbarousy killed by the ,reacherous
Seminole Indians. We were then the shores Of
the Mexican Gulf when the first news received,
which sent thrill Of horror through the country
We personally knew Mr.. Thompson, All Indian
agent, VINO itn NJ his post ABOUT the same hnle we
afterwards several Of their strengthening chiefs
on their way to Arkansas IA prisoners of war.
After visiting other interesting localities we
again returned by our rough and rocky deAle, but
with better success, having acquired experience in
scaling di8icult places.
On our way down in the boat we passed many pla-
ces made famous Ia our revolutionary annals. There
was Stoney Point. s summit capped by light house
which General Wayne took by assault at night, in
July, l7s2. At two o'clock A. NJ, he sent laconic
despatch 70 General Washington, announcing that
that his officers and men fought like men, who were
determined to be Free
Just before the attack he called for volunteers to
lead, as forlorn hope. This was immediately and
chiefly filed up from the Virginia troops. In their
advance, and before they had passed the breast