The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-16

Bapsy OF The shy, male me Ssod Tor Ne eyA
and realizes ali thst can Yosably b. said for the
rich warmth Of Sssthsrn scenery. thing Nat fire.
qusptiy gives . solemn and desolsts appearance 10
the country, 10 the in which the land
Is cleared. They never fell the tres, but seattle
IL and leave Il stsndipR and you whole aslds Of
bsst.d trunss standss lite very mslapcholy msntors
with the waving srain At their feet Ether the srch
taste Of the people OF these parts Is not ~
very high state they are exceedngly indifferent TO
appearances. You nay frequently see Q very pretty
S0, IN sS would as os ysx
about it msIrsd BY tbs proximity Of the ucsshuy
though comiortAbls "csbps Of Mrs. Stoves reiations
ipeances IL 10 eicult tall which IL the cabin OF the
proprietor there are in Hsrdsman county some very
nns nsoss o. beam, .ns mi sss but
too much for the consideration Of any Eastern lar
mer Had not fortune made me CortiAndt, ia nsdss
The, plough very lightly here, and the first heavy
rain that comes washes al ths soil on into . bos.og
the eOnsrueson q the country. il appears plsiay
enough 10 the observer l nave seen atty instances
where bottoms were beaatluliy re, aan sm sooa'
tice Of veg citation planter rsmAa he'd TO me- though
without observing ihs that "it used TO DO eonsdsrei
that uplands raised the best cotton bus nobody b.
The wether for the past three four days, has b'en
quite cold, with strong north "inS. ovs ra, are
Lo stoves use they those glorious great rss
on the hearth. The cold is att ibutsd to the heavy
this. 1be country IL OF course very healtby 80
When Homer stated that "a hfs Of wAnderpgs rs life
Of he had probably hnanso sncn a,ensr - one
OF the meat s Of taste and appearance that would cey
the appetite Of esrtbQuake There always rive on
can .hslu Yourself 10 toe mustardn In instaoce
however, had TO mako dinner on some oreaa anu
fslad The salad ,ss some peculiar sor. .. ass sn
don 10 town about fourteen miles above this IL
In hat In
pace.n Two men, who looked ike the lawyer and the
DOCTOR were pitching pennies In frent Of the sanron
"hen was 'pei'' anu 'nA' wan :" ''"' va st'f q.
BRowSsvnLE Haywood Co., Tenn, May IA, 1855.
The 7own Of Broucnsulte-Is Situation anil Society
Public Buildings and Cnarches-A Western Graveyard
"A La,o Office and Poiticiams'-
All the towns in Tennessee arc county towns. As
natural they are Somewhat few and raher
far between. They NO. like angels visits. They are
almost all alike, and is,-though having population
of AGO. larger than the majority-s fair sample OF
them all as have seen them.
A court house, built Of brick, with green' about
IL. and encrcled BY white raing, tse CO atrial and
principal point. About this the town is built, in
square, each whose four sides face the court house.
Not having much necessity to cramp themselves, tie
space the different parts Of this square and the
court house, is respectfully wide ono, and has plea
SAINT, free appearance On this square generally al
most all the business Of the town, and busy days.
times when there anything xtra going this space
presents quite animated scene-for here every
who enters town ties his horse, and comes - to
rialto, where he is to find who or whatever he
wants. Sunburned farmers, common place lawyers
shabby shopmen idle hotel keepers ragged boys, and
busy dariies, hero minge mingIe," and go lodging
about before horses and between wheels now lost now
SEEM till they almost ~ be videring to the eye
To- %hoss
windows at holiday times that present continual sue
Of acute angles running into one another always
appearing, and always going Not such an appearance
however, these squares present three hundred OF
the three hundred and sixty five days Tne dwelling
that off from th,s central pont the former except
in very instances, are Of vood-generals neat
t1s x. S nos cali
except their iocahty and the morning papers, with the
latter, wood ana brick have division, although not
Some OF the churches are most unblesssi looking
edfces Bot have two, not far from here, that
saw BEFORE not mach for the eifce., wnich -sre
Biepe and primitive, but for their positions They
both lar cut tho woods, where tae woojs were
wi6 half dozen miles from any town and three or four
from house. alone with the sunshine and the shads-
the moonlight and the morn-wth nothing near bu. the
solemn old about and the high clouds above, and
the very air aroune ssin and holy They were
churches Men may go into those churches In tne CITY
from which you can s,arssy tell thsm and hardly note
tue dieIsnce between going into the dwelling or TIE
church-go into either with tho same thoughts or feel
nss eu. nothing short .. Gas. iron spsclmsn
are apt 70 consider the church, somehow somsthny
relating death and the graveyard always with
II in ones thoughts.
Is.w two Of the ordinary grave ys.ds one morning.
toDs plenty OF flowers, and all that and tho sAnas even
ing . singular contrast TO them botha graveyard
It seemed to be private one and desolSte and
melancholy loosiDg spot do not wish 20 sse It Was in
.s
renee three four rails high. Within IL we're eight
graves, ony distinguished from the common surfae Of
dead kaves from The raiu owing to their slight elevA
on having washed them clear, aud BY there being, al
the head and foot Of each little piecs Of souein some
places s.arcely ducernabe-lhs the fragment Of se
Stone crven into the ground. And the cypress trees
that grew around and the spot met 80 closely At tn
top that no ray Of sunshine could possibly to1sh tue
earth IL melancholy spot-no inscriptions, nc
sunshine 40 sersnothipg at al but deAth-nothine
except those sad cypress. trees more like death ths1
lie whsre the dsisis would grow his hssd Pasre
was NO one by who hnew aught Of the place. think
they INNS. have been the graves Of .ngsI' Tor no mar
| Iative there. But am leaving the town.
l have given you It's general appearance ordinarily
and to degree extraordinarily 10 day Is OF the
three hundred days and the town Is not alive with vis.
ers, business augh else that can discover. 1t Il
Animation enough to brush sxay the dies, are standing
tied ont in the sspace." Here and there sorekeepsi
leans iistessy his doorway at intervals some sersor
rises between him and the Hue of my vision-and this
al, except the group gathered yonder where shinsl
of very modest dimensions announces q law ofhss
There the shade OF locust trees seated the
soop leaning against the wall, and on chars in ever,
variety Of position sideways, straight, with their leg
| dozen men. The guakw that sounds out "the lone
laugh that shows the vacant mind indicates that the
| discussions not very weishty. word that GOMEZ
mp tells that they talking about the Know Moth ngs
and . heavy mao with his hat Off 10 declaimng sgaas
secrssy. How many persons there are who dout like
mystery "a By which they cali everything thai
| they don't Dderstaud.
These al the sights here and those oc sasio
heard voices vita q few notes OF . flute no an
down, an ACCORDION and then drawn twice
and the rich laugh Of little dArkey, are eli TIN
sounds.
II becomes moro lively ~ nigh. the houses
thrown open, p.ope walk out and everything seems
different; but II Is stin dull Life here Il very
slow thing; and some Of the people themselves vii
ling TO Acknowledge that they can scarcely Keep sou