The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-10
Our Maryland Correspondence.

FRANKvLLE, Allegheny co., Nd, July 8. 1855.
Litsin Fronkviils--Maniy Sports and Good Chser-
The Crops-Agricuture and L,ve Sfock-Gs'se.
raj Houston and his Politics.
have tarried here amid the most splendid noun
tain scenery, breathing the purest atmosphere,
drinking the cold spring water, and bathing in the
clesr streams, till am grown 30 gross and become
so unwisdy that you would scarcely recognize your
mesgre correspondent, who, Master Shallow like,
seemed "made of cheese psriugs after supper" The
exercise of riding on horseback, of hunting and
fshpg, with the daily bill of fare, venison, brook
trout, pbeasants, and partridges with young bear
for dinner to day. preceded with mock turtle soup,
made OF squirrels, and tire thermometer never above
so degrees, and my corpulency Is no great marvel.
The truth is, "the wsyfsripg man, though fool"
cannot tail TO enjoy good health here.
On an eastern slope Of the Allegheny mountains,
PA miles vast Of Baltimore, on the Baltimore and
Ohio RaiIosd, the climate IL deli :ious, and health
and enjoyment are inevitable.
The crops in this region promise an abundant har-
vest and, from appearances, the combinations OF
capital employed to bolster and keep up high prices
In b. cad stuffs will have to be withdrawn or else
be swept away By the fall 10 prices.
The Nontevue Company have, beside their timber
lands, extensive tracts Of glade ON which herds Of
cattle are ted and attened tor Eastern markets. I'm
mepae a. are the resources Of their tract Of
$4,000 acres, IN lumber, coal and iron ore, it is
scarcely equal In point OF future profits to It's
vas: agricultural productions, while the waats
Of the country require a tannery and other
branches 0fmanufscture, to work up the raw mate
,ial and supply the home and distant markets.
Here the mountain Oak bark Is abundant, with q
plentiful supply OF water ct hand, aud hides from
the herds OF cattle fattened and slaughtered here
ard bucket manufsctory would supply the valley Of
the Ohio and Mississippi west, and the Potomac
and 6usquehsnDah east. II il fine Geld for
capital ard enterprise. An investment OF ten
Thousand dollars here win yield an annual income
Of 81 600, with an upward tendency, while the eli
mate TO man OF family ID very desirable for health
To your denJzers Of Q GRO wded city who are gasp
ing for breath Of pure air, Who have served Nam
mon tll they sre sick and weary OF the ways Of the
and vepison end brook trout to crafty It, l would
say to them, f'iend come uo hither and sleep
onehts, end you will blets God that you are above
and beyond the reach Of those tn 1usa0d vexations
and IDS to which flesh ia heir, among 30 many old
6enZtLs IN cities.
am sorry to see that General Houston in re-
counting the incidents OF the battle Of San Jacnto
slteIns. They should respect tne in6rmities OF old
age and pardon the "Uncle Toby" propensity Of
General Houston, In laying sisges and fighting
his battles over sgaiu; and Il be should hap
pen, through vanity or weakness, to lie or
swear, "et the accusing spirit fly up to Heavens
chsDceYy with the OATH but let not his subalterns
be guilty Of any breach Of subordnatlon. LIST them
remember that "old age and covetcusnees are In
eeparable," and toat General Houston only covets
the lsurels Of San Jacinto to grace his triomphal
march into the Presidency. Pray let him alone,
sentlem6n. W.