New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-17

" 70 study thoee iDe effects OF el,sd and moueta1
which seem exaggerated IN pictures until oae hA
seen them. and then seem beyond the power OF iT
10 represent; 20 ga:eh a shower creeping ,o"aEt
Us AID 10 see the cd hills by lightning. II
s.ened to ne as i the infinite ysrety when hhN
The sft.rnoon aud came again when The morning log
broke away more than compensated for the loss oi
tie clearer and more extensive view which Ne
u.jeh. have had upon was: g generally consd.red
better dsy. The grand features OF the Landscape
come out more boldly. the mountains loom mp
more rla.s,ic proportions. and the distances ap
near 70 be- greater n :be yssueuess Of a smoky day
Sharp outline. are so'ened and co,0rs m.lowed an,
harmonod.
We had bu- ius. seated ourselves around ht;'t
charcoal tire for an hours taE. when faln. hahoo
made itself heard through tine darkness and fog. \
Concord clergyman and his VIE mad been expected
10 spend the night; out the weather was such, ami
j, had grown so late, thai We bad gwen them g-
The instant thew heard the shout, our hosts ra
leaprc Eke channels down the hil, and 10 the cOu1s
OF half an hour brought up The lady N their arms
She and her husband would have been within sigh
of the house on fair night: they were only lii
lie way out OF the path, and close by the spot wher,
a youDg woman perished two or three years ago. ht
poOr estrays were drenched through, and the
weaker one was almost dead with exhaustion. Her
husband had been hallosing for halt an hour, nt
thought, and was making up his mind 10 spend tue
night where they were when bis dellyerers APP
peareJ They had started from the Crawford
House at ,, and from the Cold Spring at > O'Clock.
But for the lying guidepost they would have turned
back when they caught sight of the shower. But
both had travelled among the Alps, and knew that
If the distance but mile and three quarters,
they were safe MoraL-No one should start for
Mount Washington after dinner-no one should be-
lieye gude-post interested person as re-
spects distances.
That night of fog and rain Mr.. Thoreau, the
Concord Pan, spent IN Tuckermsn's ravlne
with Judge Hoar. his companion on the Cheeun-
cook tour, now being described in The Atlantic
Monthly, two other gentlemen and guide.
have been assured by one Of the party that the
woke up in the morning perfectly dry, althoug
they had only a cotton tent for shelter. The waite
ran down hill under them, through the crevices {
their bed Of fir and spruce boughs, without damp
ing the highest stratum. Mr.. rhoreau doubtles
understands MS well as any mountaineer how
make himself comfortable under such circumstal
ces, but we could not help shiyering, az we ookd
down the rayine the next morning and saw th
banks of snow that are all but eternal and the i
tie black pools "a mile below, beside Which te
party camped for four nights.
Within sight OF these SNOW banks ! found ten
3 dozen different species OF flowers-the star flow
er Soomons seal giants Soomons seal, butte,
cups straw berry blossoms, and several very prett
bell flowers which ] never saw before, snd whlc
are believe, found in Arctic or Alpine regions
They grow in profusion on the east side OF th
cone of Mount Washington, Oh the very SUNNI
Of which beautiful and extensive collections oi
moses and lichens have been made. l went down
by the bride path BY Mounts Monroe, Franklin,
Clinton and Peasant-seyen miles by the guide
post. nine miles in fact. recommend this route as
beng all things considered the easiest well as
most picturesque. The path, except few rods
where it runs along the edge of precpice and
the half mile of sharp stones on the slope of Mount
washington, is good for man or pony. 1t is not a
steep continuous ascent descent, but follows the
line Of the ridge skirting its peaks, without going
over them. 1t presents succession of views, now
upon this side, upon that that one is pretty
sure, even if there be cloud the brow of Wash
iDgtOD, to see something on the way to him. Every
few rods mountain spring crosses the path or wells
out at it's side. The lowest three miles are toler
able corduroy road.
The views which the traveller gets ON his way
from Gibbs to the FrancOnla Mountains, particu
ary in and about the town of Bethlehem, are ex-
quiste This quiet village is from twelve to twenty
miles distant from Mount Washington and his tel.
lows just far enough to render them perfect in
color and outline and to give TO each his due place
in the more than semi. circle At the end Of the
street stand two pOplars which guard the land
scape and add to il that nexplicable charm which
would seem by contrast, to the gayest scene. We
hear, while Fix fresh horses are being harDessed into
the coach, that the school ma'am for il is "the
of Saturday -" has gone a-strawberrying." We
wonder upon which OF those virgin hills that slope
down toward the road she is to be found, and are
sOrely tempted TO follow the fair vision which the
fancy makes her to be. Still thinking upon esub.
ject We stroll into the bar-roOm, TO be brought
down to earth again by decanter with ugly
looking liquid in it, and by pictures which are too
bad to serve as folls to the landscape. Driving up
hill, We catch another view, more extensive if not
finer than the last; the FrancOna Mountains IRE be-
fore US, the White Mountains behind and between
the two valley, fresh with verdure literally eplden
with buttercups, or twinkling with leaves The
tide from LittetOn to Crawford's was more exlilar-
ating because it was introduction to the noun.
tains, and they were softened by the setting and
the gathering twilight at fret, and when they be.
came indistinct We plunged into the forest and
smelt the old smell of spruce woods, which is tothe
real lover of Nature better than all civilization Gut
the ride in the early morning and into noon had ts
charms, too, and presented views perhaps finer in
their kind.
We spent SuDday-so hot day in New York aid
BOstOn-in clouds and fog al the Profile Houe
The showers began there on Saturday afternoon.
Three of us who were walking we're wetted to the
skin, and solemnly formed resolution, then and
there with the Old Man of the Mountain 10 recorc
it, that We would be in that part of the coun
try again without India-rubber coats. We CON-
mend our conclusion to all who travel.
If the dishes Only in the habit of 4" standing
upon the order OF their" coming instead of all com.
ing at once, the Profile House would in it's table, as
it does in most respects, compare fayOrably with
hotels In places more accessible to butcher aud
baker. OF the two FrsncOnia bosteries, this sp.
pears TO be the more fashionable. Most Of the
birds of passage rest here while the more per1na.
nent class Of visitors stay at the Flume-qmte ss
good house, / am told-which is less shut in By
the mOuntains, and commands view of the Pemi