The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-09

was thea mere lad and fun Of lie and splr.ts. /
enjoyed his jokes mere. fear, than should Do at
prevent he was then csose up,n middle age. ana
a. he lived too early 70 h&vs tss bsoeat q the
temperance movement, presnms tint he has
hng BEEN one Of 1.-THE innamersbae caravanp tia.
Bryant ta,ks Of in his ThAnatopsIs. n I klAw
bis name 1 should IKE to have . coasersstiou
With him, through the aid Of one Of sie twenty-five
cent mediums Of this city. The anoaLt II od,c
force necesssy TO draw him out would dspead, I
apr rshsad, upon ths information u Am conyiyial
tendencies and the habits u his associates In the
circle That be Dow inhabts. At all events, he vas
ncisv, good humored fellow, and d,d not over.
charge me for his sesvicee.
recUlect two circumstances In connection with
this nee. In passing . log house, after dark. We
IN this Part Of the world, It excited my cut0si y,
an0, under tns psetext Of lighting segar, knock
ed at she door, and ON being requested, entered
the dwelling: ! was politely accommodated b! .
well spoken lady IKE person, evidently the mother
OF pretty young damsel VINO was seated at the in
styument. Out Of this incident CONSTRUCTED Q
very pretty little romance. She was undoubtedly tae
daughter 3 SEINE unfortunate merchant, and had
probably been educated at Mime. Mans school. and
rad been taught music by Meerts, and dancing
by Chaxuaud But never saw my fairy Of tue log
hut again, and never kne her name history, or
anything about her. have often thought Of her
compiist me ts and beauty, simply because found
her under unexpected circumstan ,es, playing on an
instrument net then common in such pr midye
dweiir g. she has probably, for the same admirable
resons, continued to 1--we In my memory. II she is
stl The land of the living, she Is probably Ct cut
old lady with more children than one would like to
father IN these hard times.
Tho ether Circumstance that impressed this nd
upon my memory was, that In crossing the swamp
(whch is now covered with brick tene ments in she
inmec late vicinity Of the then miniature village
the sid pigeons were 80 numerous that my driver
frequently struck at them With his whip. The only
hotel in the place was kept BY Mr.. Mann. and sat
down 70 table with some twenty others, some in
sha shit slseves, and ali very dirty aud huogry.
Ny seccpd visit WAS in canal boat, the yeE after
the canal was navjea&ed. We arrived after dark.
and remember Mr.. Mann coming on board with Q
lMtsrn. aed On recognizing me, urging me not TO
and people were dying like Sheep" These words
were 600 meaning to be forgotten. Although was
too JGuce to be frightened, thought it better to
proceed than to DO buried IN su,h muddy place az
Syfacuseth was. But the mud has all disappear
ec TIE swamps are drained, and severed and paved,
cuse is one Of the most healthy and prosperous cities
in the interior.
But the growth Ct shis place is not peculiar. In
1910 thee vas but one log house In Rochester. and
the mere nucleus Of village It is to that great are.
rial communication the Ere canal, that these places
are indebted for their rapid growth; and 70 the
wise policy Of internal Improvement consequent upon
it, The wtstern States owe tnsir great population
cumbed to the axe, and the naked prairie has been
fuYroWed by tho plouRhehare. The corn fields arc
converted into the beautiful! city Of CINCINNATI and
where Fort Dearborn stood in 1872, q solitary out
which 10 destined to be one Of the largest csiss ia
the country. s. d. N.