New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-18

tnct from The psyhsn d kshios. ssyssy. s,a a
realm Of ysu'b, eestaoJ sad ioys me s.x.vs
bsttalions here ba,e o singular alar1rty ir sossas
their " woes from tho pubic gsIei ind snl,,s -
goes at particular hours 70 as,sprincs "a "a
baths eoi nected there WITH tho Acspit cb IN se
stics Of the place would not be sn4perteI ~
water is by no means disas sreesbIe to drms. >ss
far as ny recollection serves, IL 10 NOT ,e A."
charged with sulphur as the Virginis V5s.yI
Springs; but, on the other hand, the accour,.S.'
tions are infinitely superior, and the whole si,.
the place as different as the whole state Of ""
Yoik is from the whole State OF Virginia. n.
general effect Of the waters 10 said 10 be An Az,
perstion Of the painful synptoms; hut this y n.
force Of the Alternative virtues, TO be- followed !,
ultimate good and excellent results. Beam,
" fssbi0n, aud distinction (thOse words WIKI
&C. Gays are 20 AmericaD), drink the water,
as ell az uglposs, plainDess aud obscure pffenn,
| a pilgrimage from the hotel 10 the sprinss, p,s
| cedeDt IL meals is thing Of course. Then "A.
sulphur baths of all temperatures are 4 pronolnesi
luxury The hun 80 hide feels like the bes; on,
/ ity OF Genoa velvet after coming out oi wan
bath of sulphur waters.
| The air too here must not he overlooked. hi,
splendid from the great oicbt of the locality shr.
is 1860 feet above the level VI the City Of New.
York Thus persons on the coast find is the Al
mosphere hero alone distinct slrerstive BY mean,
OF inaut nses brought especially 20 bear on the
lungs The nights are beautiful, and no provo.
catiyes of cold,. This whole week ,he moon ha
looked 80 lovely, as she bulges 70 tho fall silver
coin which passes current 10 the realm Of God
that one almost regrets the sweet. gentle worship
of tho Drlidesses, whose eyes could I'LL and whose
hearts hulter in her worship. The lustr0as pe.
lucidness of the heavens, seen through this pure
atmosphere, puts one closer TO the zones Of noe.
turnai slores which Rirde the infinite.
The Pavilion Hotel has been 80 enlarged that
the piazza s 230 feet long ADD proportiousbly wide
and high This forms Sd admirable means for
prone nades, and all 'be gala yrcs Of early heart,
and loveliness. Beside those who sleep within
the walls of the castle many are cO'Onzed out
with the rights and immunities Of the dioing and
drawing rooms. There are hops as often ~ re-
ouired spd other resources for reaching the tam.
iiy vault through bed Of roses. The whoe zone Of
the place is hgb-bred sUd ioIi'ated would diminish
the number Of police reports down to 0. There are
some ladies here who excel in music and who
particularly urbane in not hiding their hghu.
There has just been published, IN Ms, news.
paper called The Share. Spy the !acetious and
clever Mr.. - Of New. York. editor, the contents
of which were read to the company assembled IN
the drawing room. Some was in verse and some
in prose- aud there were number oi gGodnatured
raps right and left ON the nstabilltes OF the place
whether Of talent looks, or what not. One very
pretty piece of poetry. much admired, and bearing
the impress Of an adult hand, turned out 20 be
from mere girl Miss - OF Phlsde!pbs.
Anotber-a mock report of police court, bringing
in of course characters prescnt-was from the pen
of ga Philadelphia lawyer" OF great celebrity.
And 30 the week is squibbed away. At present the
mo Ority of the persons are from one single place,
Philadelphia. the Bostonians and Ne@.ioTkers
having had their turn. OF SoItherners there are
not few and it is understood ,ha, political discus
sion sleeps here for if it did rot rhe effects of the
waters and the harmony of the drawing roouI
would be nullifed.
The country around has an pie historic associa-
tions. Among them is Cherry Valley, few miles
distant, the scene of the Brandt massacre on the
llth November, l773 There seven hundred In
dans and Tories, under Brandt, lIndian,) and
Butler (white,) surprised The settlemfnt, bnrned
the houses made captivcs OF some of the inhabi.
tants, and massacred others 10 tho punber Of
thirty two. There was fort, and the settlers
were told by friendly Indian that the attack
would be made, and they accordingly requested
to enter the fort, or at least put their wives and
children and valusbles there, but the conmaader.
Col. Alden, not believing the story, did not acecde
10 the wishes of the settlers. The result was the
massacre in question, and rol. alden, WHO lodged
outside of the fort was himself surprised, toma
bawked and scalped by the terrible cenecas An,
DO we think enough OF the suAerings Of our fore
fathers
These Indian war-whoops remind mc Of some
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in the woods by the springs. There 10 love in .
wigwam. white woman, said TO be the daugh
ter of new. England clergyman, married 10 an
IndieD, lives With her copper colored spouse, and
6 sufficiently numerous progeny, in tent and
beard hut. The party manufacture baskets aud
different nieknacks and dispose of them to vstors
There are also two or three others OF the Iudian
race, and one halfbrecd Indian girl, grogn-up,
who is beautiful; most extraordinary combine
ton Of roseiint and ultra bru aetism. live poet,
coursDg about these sylvan shades, could certainly
get up sonnet to that beauty-to her polyglot
dark eyes, and the curiously mixed gradatioas Of
tone in her complexion, which make her lovely
cosmopolitan.
II takes rearly twelve houra 70 reach here from
New York, but the journey will not be deemed too
long when the place Is visited in the seasons
hight. Good company, approved mec icinsl waters,
fine bill-air, draw crowds bitherr and the nuW
bcrs increase each year. t.