Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-01-05
From lilo Court Journal
Brook; or the Dutch Paradise.
4 plr OF coSrlSkSrAL .rRAyEl.


Iif0ch, about six miles from AMSteldalL Il may
moi, They Ub'c!Yr, correspond in oil frSpectS to
lie description Of Tie GInl,n Of Eden, banded
down ff1u days Of yO,r, Dnt il comes Ilvalcf 10
lllelr lleaS Of perfect !atAdlse than any Other
place Oh earth.
mitulosMm induced me- 10 make some lnqul,
tts as 10 the lNIG Died spot, on recent continental
tour, during which passed through tlOlnH!: AMI
the information procured lnly Justified the en-
tiilSias.lG praises ! lIlt! hrari The village Nl
Brock Is sitnh Ell in WNieIad, in Tie midst Of tie
ytreAc$t AMI richest paSlnthgeS OF tUlani, may
say If EnTUNt. These Pastures me- Ill. S1JtctS O
its wGatl-fj il is famous fUt lis iaiIcs aud l0'
those OWL ClstsrS which gale HE whole civilized
woild, TIL: population consists Of about SIX huil'
bred pcts0ns comprising Seyeia famil"s that have
Inhabited the place since tue lM'nTInoi'as, atl
have wa&eG itch on The products 0! tllrlt meati'
Ows They rciail, al! their wealth AMONGST then.
selves, nt,,mattyins and keeping all srang.ts a
wary distance; il is SAID 10 have Icen an old fnst
established ny one Oi the lInIiive ilnanrefs aIlt
Legislators Of Block, that 10 one sh"na leave The
village with more lhan six gnildrl$ in lis pgcku,
~ ttiufn will!tSs tia" ten, Slioa nE ltif lI0vn'
Sity lot turning HE honest 'gnlAci.'
What, however, rcndcIS lirOcK 50 Perfect MI
Elysium tie eyes Of the tine Ii0l!ulitrS, il tllt
atchleSS hciyh to which the SiIislt or lnanil lU
cleanliness is Cattei tlIrlE ltmnOnniS almost L
teIigIon among the Inhabitants, who pass TIC
greater patti u lItiE tluIe InbOins aud sclubsing
and painting and safnISlliIlsi each housewife ylt:
with rr neiglillbt IN her devotion 10 ScMbOlae
and il is sad u notable housewife Of the place u
days Of yOIe is held ~ luuS remembrance, and 81
most canunlzstl rs Silil, ot having died 0i llit
exhaustion III tie cause Ol cleanliness nil Scinb
bins.
Ine.c particulars awaAcngl my curiosity 10 SET
The place. | accordingly lost no tine IN peItCInl
ins pilgrimage 10 Block.
lltfVlc .eucknd the yI'ihtc, lrctcld symptom!
OF tLu trlhlull character ui It's inhabitants. 4
little cInp boat Was ~ lulI sail along tie luzy 6O
sun ii tie canal, bt$iIe which lay my path; l'lt
the sails consisted Of the blades VI two paddles,
standing Oh end, while the n'yisatJt sat slrelnE
with hin! paddle III the stern c0i,cled !Uwn Ike
i0a,l, with SlOuc!.td hat dawn over his eyes;
~, Slinlpd lin "a liz some NAUTICAL liver Oh hi.
why 10 his MiSrSs, altct proceeding u It'll,
iahhe.,f came ~ sight OF the harhOt or port o.
destination Of His dtomSy navigator. THIS wa
the BtUcken muf, IN Artificial taSin OF Sheet OF
pIiyc green water, Tranquil MS u mlll-pon't. w
this The village Of tirOck Is situated; and Tie bOId'
ers are lHbUlO>ly decorated With wer'tetlSbOS'
trees, clipped Gln all kinds Of Ingenious SHAPES
aud Hucles, aud little hist hous OF payilions
althrt! Ullspic Of liIc village; Tor 10 horse
~ vehicle is permitted 10 enter lis preclncts.-
Shaking lie dust VI my feet, therefore, prepared
10 enter with due reverence and clculnSiitcl0ll,
tbs sn,tium mciDrnm Of Dutch cleanliness.
pulclctI by i narrow Street, paved with yellow
fI0SS, laid etsewse, and as clean as porcelain
indeed, ltny wire actually worn deep, not hy '!r
tread Of feet tut ny the friction Of tlr sctublii's'
Brush
The houses rs built Of wood, and all Appeared
To have hccn freshly painted Of gleel yellow, aud
hrt co OIS. They were separated TON each OH
ct BY pallcuS and orchards, md Stool ut some 1T.
tlc distance from the street, with wild" "ieas ol
conriyatds, paved in iOSaic, with ya!egalei
stones, polished with ittquent rubbing, The
areas were divided from The streets BY otItlonSly
wrought lailnyS, with brass " copper balls sur
mounting them, which wee d0zzngly hight.
The ven ltunkS Of the trees were, by the same
process made 10 10 k rs if they had been yainSlI'
ii. The pnrclGS, dUnIS, nll'l wlnto'Y fants III
lie holiStS w.tc 81 cXOIn wH0l, cuTIVuSly carved
aud polished, likr costly furniture. TlIc 'rOni
rIUot$ ult never Oprnd exec P'ng on clltlSt"lilnS
MARRIAGES, uT tn,cillS; ull all ordinary OCCASIONS,
yi<rrS cniLt by Tie ank 'lnot. In iNlmIer llllIrS,
IS len pcsUlS rJr Admitted, they tmd to put on
NliIlGISF UNN AHlS ~ ~ ~ -
Si>tt, ,pUn.
A lmot Ftcnckncn, WHO attended upon NE rs
cicfrUuc, bo;.l.i will S.r,. ,lcsTccnf cXnliallDi
uf triumph Ot n county man Of his Oytt The SicE.
regulations Of Iim place Daring Tie tine that
Holland was Oyrlrnli by lie nrnlcS nf The French
l.eiulliG, y Fl,NciI wnriIi surrounded ~ lis
win!e riti EIjur, w.0 lla'I como EOn Amsterdam
Ia ,iuw tie wnInrtS Oi lil0ck applied for 'tnS
sion nj one 0f tllcSg lllGOcd pOllIIS. Tic Iply
was, thaS the Uwurt lCvtr received any UnG wlo
dill moi come inttitluc.,lLy SOlnc friend.
'vcty WE'LL said tie Erll,fa!; .takc my C0ln
plintniS 10 your master, nih tell Inn VIII Return
here with company NJ dIngo'nS, via will milo
,iuce M, ,ull Wlu shall be pirkrrl II few days
among the l!hck iamiIy, and lave no t!nltht IL
will lind llrm Md gIcntly 10 the aNllS"nlcltS ni
he iEows aud the clcanly appearance Il The vi.
l"ec.
Terrified al tho threat, the OwCcr willingly
threw open his lunrs anil enlcrlAlnctl tie general
mud his Tctinue viii, unhONmlct hospitality aud
lie creates, show ufguHl hunur thtt lie could mus
ter M though II is Sni,i cost tie family months
rubbing aud Sctnhhing 10 rcntvc very ittcc o.
tie Unpleasant visit, Ny yasatOnh Informant
seemed Ia think il one Of the greatest victories Of
the Republic.
| walked about Il Z piece IN mute wonder and
admiration. 4 dead stiffness l'rryhie't around,
like that in illr deserted streets Of PImpc:I; no
sign Of III, was 10 he seen, excepting nav anu
then = Inll AMI u long illc, anu MI nccaSona.
pnlI Of smoke Out NJ liz window Oi some INST
h9uS' Oy,TlNnsinsa minla!utc canal, h'''I on up
ptOachirs little ueAtcI the periphery IN pEUllc 0l
some robust butghcr,
Among lie rianh hnrss pointed ont t me,
wrtc tl,osg Of ClnrS IIaGker aud Cornelius Bah.
H. 10 nE 4 al hnnnS. Win
c.rtr0ur informed me, IN y terclrnlial whiSpet,
was wn,th two millions. All these were mansions
shut up from The world, and only Kept 10 hv
cleaned.
After having been conducted from otc wonder
to another in the village. | was nSIIeEel 10y my
guide into the EardenS VI Mynhre iIrnckkcf, an.
ollie, mighty cheese manufactured, worth eighty
thousand eCnhitTS year. lad hGcn repeatedly
struck with Tie similarity uf oil TINT had Secll IL
tie amphihinls little village, 10 The buildings aud
landscapes on Chinese plat,c's AMI sca.poiS,
AMONGST which, that dciOminai'd the willow has
mel worldwide reputation; but here fonh tie
similarity complete, Tor was told that they
we're modelled upnn Van l'muh'S description Of
Those Of Ancn.min Ynen IN China There were
sc1pentinc walks with ,relIiseh borders, winlnr
canals with fanci(u Chinese liillges, ilower.betlS
resembling huge baskets. with tho Hover Of 'lNvc
lies bleeding falling over to the ground. INT
mostly had the, fancy Of MynlceF isruGkktr
been displayed about stnsnant little lake, on
which rorpuIcn, little pinnace lay at ancior.-.
On lie lo,ler was q cottage, within which were
wooden man and woman seated at The table, and
n wooden dog beneath, all The sue Of ife On
pressing spring, the woman commenced spin
nins, aud the los barking hiiously. On the lake
were wooden swans, pointed 10 the life; some
floating. oilers vi the nest among the mslIts,
while wnolpn sportsman, ctoucleti among the