The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-31
TOBY-HANNA, PA.

Tony HANNA STATION,
MONROE COUNTY, Pa, July 70, 1858 !
An Unfdshionab1e Summer Resort Derivation Of the
Ncms-A Home on the Hills-A Concert in the Woods
Trout Fishing in tbs Mountain Brooks, de-, DC
If irregular and Questionable correspondent be al
lowed space your valuable paper, perhaps you may
think ct publish this notice OF the above named place
The place claims Indian nomenclature; but the derivation
and sisnicaton OF the word Toby Hanna In Indian
known to your correspondent and were not for SUN
clent evdence-from not the oldest nhabant but very
many Of that ancient and honorable se-that the said
vertable Indian, your correspondent would opne
that IT is combination of two well known Christian
names In the vulgar vernacuar-to w.t. Toby and Hanna
and that said combination of names originally made
by one Toby uniting himself to one Hanna, before the
very ode nhabant OF these parts had located here
gotten for himself habitation name and that said
Toby and said hanna were Of that stock which
has given nmes 10 places in nearly all the wdernesses
Of the world and will continue stand sponsors for
70 come 70 places yet unknown 70 man-vz, the Anglo
Saxon stock race And moreover your correspondent
has good reason for believing that the said Toby and
Hanna, Of said stock race originally raised within
the sound Of Bow bells London constitu ting them cock
neys the very antipodes OF Indians However be this
a. may here stands Toby Hanna, the top Of
tain, in Monroe county, Pa. Two thousand two hun
within hundred and fifty yards Of Toby Hanna STA
ton, on the Delaware Lackawana and Western Railroad
one hundred and twenty miles from New York city stands
As your correspondent stases, TobyHauus is not q
fashionabie summer resort this house receptacle
for f.shonabes, there being little inducement for
bipeds OF that genus to congregste In the first
place, though always full Of 6oarders house s not
obliged to dress for breaEast lunch, morning rides or
promeaades, again for dinner yet again for evening
show raidly, you have no necessity to pay walters
ira for bad attendance and mpernence. Fourlhly,
table Is not for indgestble SHOW Blu. substantial
healthy, plenty. Fifthly, the music is net fitted for
tiers OF the art, and frequently by very full band In
the morning the performers generally begin by dAybreak
or little BEFORE and consist OF great variety Amongst
toe most prominent we may enumerste The wild pigeons
crow In every part OF the ioee answered and echoed
again and aganthe cuck and call OF the pheasant and
spristrDg whirr OF his wings-tne cry of Tie Wild tur
key-low whistle OF the woodcock-yet deeper in the
woods the plantve bleat OF the dappled fawn aud louder
answer OF the doe with the occasional accompaniment Of
the fierce snort OF the stag and breaking Of the under
brush a. he forces his stately form and broad aners
through the dense laurel amps where
disturbing full sized black bear with her cubs she i'm
mediatey joins 10 the morning concert with q variety
OF grunt assisted by her cubs running the whole gxmu
Of .ounds and only senced BY the cry Of the panther and
howl Of the won, who, disur bed 10 their morning
bers. hresten destruction 10 all The pcror within
hesringno, forgetting the shr o, the csamount
who, mounted on huge hemlcck hundred feet from
earth, intmdates the feathered chorsegs beneath
him. This Is Toby Hanna concert and 70 ears az not
poi,e) sportsmen music not TO be equalled by apy
biped band in the world. Then the very streams and
ponds are alive, not with vocal music still music pleas
ing 70 the anglers earthe splash OF the spotted
- Out OF WAFER
in pursuit. OF The Ivy or dazzling over the rspd sezes the
bail and makes glorious music BY the OF your reel,
from which ne taxes in twenty seconds many yards Of
line, and ~ as often happens he be three FOUNDER, he
runs you under stone stump, from whence, Il your
skl and tackls be not perfect, you fail 10 dloige nm
he maxes hN escape 70 the tunef not The Girl "rhe
Hook lett behind me-
To such partial 10 the above pusic land where
the sportsman gunner angler that Boi let MIN
the shades and brooks Of Toby Hanna and alter orocs
days sport-such the writer has enjoyed many a time
ano oiIonly two Gays catching ninety trout
some weighing above two pounds, 10 q running brook
rounded BY densey growing gigantic henlocks and
. tramp a couple Of miles alter counting his
hsh do tnk, ss toe writer did, and then
enter the dining room q the hotel no matter At VIA.
horr-tbere IN meal ready ~ IL q meal trout, fresh
from the brook chickens from the barn yard pigeons
(ame squAbs, IRON the cole; Wild do. from the wooss
iamb from the hills; ham from the smoke house; green
peas string beans, tomatoes cucumbers, onions &c &c
from The fields hucklebcrres from the trees-absoutey
tcs, ten and twelve feet hghcurrants red white and
black, from Tho back garden. caaowers cabbsges new
poaioes &c &C; eggs rs 10 fresh, and cream cream
and NOT sst skimmngs, SCOTCH ale. u. X. cogasc, Q
capital as Of vine, ve iced ice from the ice house.
sc smiling 'andiAdy-looks as the saying is, ''good
enough 70 eat and certainly procsimng By her looks,
gooa eating We'll, we VIII say more, only II the md
yicua, whoever he may be- viii only como here
take the writer advice get up by daylight he does
take gun or nshng rod, may be- hearty break
fast uudge OIL 70 the likely spo,ssay NO miles
and 90 In for the sport he done then home With
ShAi appetite you may and SIT down 10 tna, table IL be
or ndian) tneu your correspondent 10 played out and
ever alter holds hs tongue, and will even make his
marx, as be does now, 10 let you know he IA one who
knows the spots.