New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-24

Avenue looms In croWn'sIOne nus'ct''J W
Tadmor or an aveaue Of Ksrnak. "S,c.esy has
adjourned to the Seaside, the Springs, the Lakes,
the Woods and the Mountains. Our bellies whose
cheeks had wsxed ashen pale under the pleasant
but trying discipline of consuming ices and pckiea
oy.ters in the intervals Of saltatory exercises
during the small hours Of the long Winter nisen'
now gather heath and strength for fresh cam
paiep. while teaching "The Lancers' to their most
benish.ed snd least sophisticated country coasir
in the darkest recssses Of the rural DIS
trict. Together tbey-the city and country
msdeus-hdden under hats Of enormous cir.
cumfereuce and dist embarrassed of sAirseXpAld'
ers climb rugged nights in quest OF berries or
seek secluded depths in forest-coursing brSow
where trey may indulge in the luxury OF plunge
bath secure from peering eyes-together they
skirt the meadows, fragrant with halfmade hay,
and inhale the fresh bIeeze aud enjoy the beau-
tes Of nature la social drive as evening
draws on. And the unrestraned "hoT Of
"soul" is lasting benefit to both Rurallnda n
s.topished to find so much human nature 10 ner
urbsn cMsin-to note her deep delight in the uu-
studied ways ard homely joys of the farm house
to learn that fresh eggs, and golden butter, aud
Sumner vegetables just from the garden, and
fruits Just gathered from the pasture or the road
side, are luxuries which money can neither buy nor
equal in great city and that the true pleasures OF
life are inexpensive and accessible to all. She will
appreciate herself her family, her surroundings,
more highly and Justly because of this vist, while
Selma will return next September to her fathers
bro wn.stone front improved in mental as well as
physical health, very likely to think more dance
less, and keep better hours nelt Winter than sne
did last.
Yes, "ihe country meaning that portion OF
Gods beautiful earth unhidden BY psTiog-stones-
now swarms with Summer tourists. The "hard
times" which compel so many to retreuch, mas not
much checked the flow of travel inland IN July.
The broker, the merchant, the lawyer, says TO mm'
ielf, "After all, living is chtaper IN the country
ethan in the City-we will ecOnomze 10 dress aid
"equpage-ard, even if it should cost little more,
"we will make ii up n our doctors bills" Tbs
clerk takes his pale wife and sicAy child t. come
frsI dy coaseby the river the shore; even the
thin sesmttIets says, There is no work to be had
"any how, 80 I may as we'll spend month with
"Dy sister in the couutry and somehow fads
means to get away. Aud she does right
But tie great msjority, if they can by any means
manage to travel, are unable to Keep still. "Soli-
I" tude," it has been remarked is not fully en-.
"joyed, unless We have some ono in whose ear to
whisper, How delishtiul' Smith enjoys
Long Branch or Sharon or Nahant for q week,
when it begins somehow to grow stale and seem
fat-he wants to see Brown. Jones and Robinson,
and learn how they relish it. He misses tho con.
stant ,hufile Of myriad feet en- Broadway or the
crowd OF earne,t faces at the Exchange-his daily
paper his wfe smiles at t7e glow of bis cheek aud
sparkle of his eye when it IS brought in does not
content him, though he deyours its columns as
though they were the pages Of the book Of Fate.
The sea breeze, the bathing the morning coffee,
and the boiled chickens at dinner are very well;
but be mt an oyster, aud has never learned how
to pass week comfortably without doing any
thing; he catches himself consulting his watch
twice or thrice Of a forenoon to see il it isn't
almost dinner-tme, though dGner is an hour ear
er than it was in the City, where he never thought
of such q thirg. He can't stand it any longer:
Mrs. Smiths traps must be packed the bill paid,
and they set out, like Alexander on his coDquests,
like Columbus in quest Of q new world, to see
what 10 to he seen. If this uses up their money
and sends them home three weeks sooner, 80 much
the better Gin his secret soul) for Smith.
Yes, our younger and greener City people enjoy
ing their Summer vacation are migratory aud
gregaiious-lhe fact is not 10 be denied-and it
seems to srgue that their erjoyment Of green fields
and plenty Of latitude is " all 10 my eye" They
enjoy the thought that their friends suppose they
ale largely epjoyicg themselves. Saratoga is very
well; but they " do it in tho course Of week,
aid iced new sensation. Mis-, MF'iimsey msy
Ike it for month If she happens to have thirty
uIexceptionsble dresses IN her travelling wardrobe,
but the sojourn taxes tie paternal patience quite
as much ss tie paternd purse. Let her consent
that the tents be ttuch betimes, and she msy opea
her batteries at Ne xport the dddle of August,
having visited meantime Lake George and Mont
real, The White Mountains and Nshant, or steamed
up tie majestic st. Lawrence through the Thou
sMd Isles ard Lake Ontario, and spent week
within sound Of the soothing roar of peerless
Niagara Detroit and M.ckina T-tbe Saut s..
Marie aid Lake Superior-St Paul and the Falls
Of St. Anthony the Mississippi ard st. LOuis-ths
Praires ard Chicag the.e are worth seeing atd
fLd visitors, but whoever takes the North Western
Tip must atjore tie sea-shore or postpone it 70
al oiter season. Each year il passes will render
the Noits-West mere attractive and accessible, and
soon parties Will be casually made up at the St.
Nicholas or in an uptown psrlor 10 feb for trou.
of Point keeweDsw or drive buffalo on TIE p-airies
Of tie Saskatchewan. The attractions Of our con.