New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-28
TO M0NTAUK.

Corre,oonisuee Of The n. Y Tribune.
FAsrHAMPToS, Saturday, Aug. IL, 1856
From desire to iDhale good loag dryN
of pure, untainted ocean air. rather thn y
crafty any inciinatiens we may have had y
follow the footsteps Of the fashionables- yhj,
after the prevailing custom, deem Summer Is
town sort of temporary purgatory, and there
fore unceremoniously fors1ke the comforts vi
houe for the inconvenience, inpositioBs and
equivCcal beI efts to be obtained at the ysriOu,
watering .places-we lately decided upon maklr.
a brief exploration Of the eastern extremity vi
Long Tslsnd.
Depositing, therefore, two or three clean ii.I
dispt nsabes in our Patent-leather bag vel
stepped upon a train of ears in Athntic-f.
BrOohl!p, and were soon after rumbling througl
tie tunnel uIoer the payements Of that thor.
oughfare After various sensations as we sat o
the smoky darkness We emerged into purer az
and were Dot long in being whrled beyond tf
submbs OF the City of Churches" To thOx
who have once traversed the Island, q trip on r.
per viii be of no novelty and to those who hrs
not, " must confess we think the trip by rsilr@
will be Of even less interest--endless plains =
sandy bsrrenness, occasionally diyersiiiedby scrD
oaks OF stunted pines, being the predomilstr
feature of the landscape; aud the idea one iors
Of the country by ride through ii, via L0s
Island Railrosd is anything but iattering to Q
snd il istruly a relief at last to obtain glmPs
of fslt water as we enter Greenport. Here y
well as az most of the watering. places, the hOxs
sre crowded TO repletioD, and one may consik
himself fortunate to obtain nights lodging thefi
Leaving the cars here We stepped on board d
dmnutiye little steamer BarrOs0 and were 800,
following the sinuOsties Of Gardnier's Bay ai
Shelter Island-a ride Of some six or eight miles
bringing us TO that deserted looking seaport %
HaIbOr, once .GyOrably known as resort for VIE
ing vessels. Its glory las departed, and nov ltcn
boast Of but little Of It's former activity.
Two OF three dismantled, clumsy looking yesse'
were lying at the wharf, while here aud there
schooner, fishing smack or porgie-boaf, hoas'
lstessly on the wide-spreading bay. we iound
vehicle ready 10 convey US 10 Easthampton, egg
miles distant, and BY dint of much squeezing, sfs
some postuTiDg, and fighting of blOOd-thirsty ms
ketOts We succeeded in Willing away an nou'
ride 10 that entiquated town II is rural, inaec
in its general appearance-its pecularitles pen
old-lsehiOned, sGuare-built domicils shingled ioI
sill 10 rooft tree little windows, evidently desgna
" exclude oil unnecessary air and hghti q W.. W.
grassy street with narrow carIiage-pstn on CIV.
side, and goose pond in the center, with ses
weeping willows oyerbaDging il an ancient grs'',
ward, with rnOssy stones, sacred 10 the meDof!
" the Oldest inhabitants" while now and tnea
more modern piece of sculpture has been eree'e''
BY way Of contrast with the more time hcnoiG.
relics Of derarted worth. Almost every boase
the little village vas filed with visitors from Ner
York and Brooklyn, but willingness to seeon
mOdate' On the part OF welknow1 aos'es,
found means for supplying the wants Of ''I P'sJ
for the night and though we sleptn the sIie
upon beds Of straw, we were quite as uncoI'e.'
Of outward events as if resting upon coucne' .o.
down Up With the sun the next rnornipg, "os -.
jOyed the fresh eggs, genuine cream, and aeS Y .r.
toes-things not attainable in Gottan-ana a.;.ar
not long after wbirlng along toward the uP.r aur
sun, with the pure salt sir blowing feey ~ !. oses
faces. For four or Ave miles the road eA1en' .can
low sandy plain, which, from appearance" b
seem 10 have been reclaimed from the sea. ia
not unfrequently marshy, and covered mosu. "
sand grass, stunted eyergreens and low eusp' aus
tery unfit for cultivation, and the aboSe u ,..yrs
beriess musketoes and sand-fies- Alter 'sssrI
this the land is hilly, and for ie" ml'es sIaJ
with oaks of limited size, pines and various
Of underbrush. en- ,., ,v;theG
Beyond this Il continues h. be A'ly oa'