, 1859-08-22
Henry Ward. Reeeher 4u xhe ceuntxy.
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Henry Ward. Reeeher 4u xhe Cernsxy.
;. :. 1FIu1n the Bunllo Etpresa1
About one mile and half from the village Of
peekskiil, overlooking the Hudson, stands an
antique farm house nearly q century Old, with
f hs ss sss ba %
America. 4 forenoon lately spent with Mr.
Beecher in this quiet retreat twilf be am9ng the
pleasantest Of LIES memories. The larg4 4-heart-
I'd hospitality Of the man impresses yon first Of
ah. Whoever visits that farm will be sure of q
. hospitablc welcome-his only requisite passport
. ist and . proslasery Democrat into one person
age n1d he would perhaps be the most perfect
conceivable 'ahtithesis Of Henry Ward BeecheE;
but even creature 10 alien to"hls :systenl Of
theology will meet q warm grasp Of the hand at
this -otd homestead. Mr.. Bseeher is.a terrible
Knows no such word as "cnenly" at hia own
fircside, Ne even -susuiss thsu there hefwonlA
treat the directors Of the Nassau Street Truct
Society q !he uaion Safety COMMITTEE Like
It sould be difficult to find a man of mpre
simple and genuine lore Of nafure than is be.
He regards Ills in born and highly cultivated d.
light in natural beauty of his grand safety valve.
With xeared bsain n1d nervous system intensc-
" HroAghvup BY bard study. and fersid prearh-
ing, he nessles down into grassy qalley Just as
he used. to .iatos bis .mo<her'S'lap. Hills and
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agencies; were it not for the nervous equipoise
Khioh they Afford him amid life Of urscllous
iDteIlecinal toll and excitement even his iron
constitution would not long endure The stress
that every dry brings TO bear upon it. Another
important :ehcy must be aided which is his
always ready to kindle at q spark nay, some
times il is like new flint, and. will strike 1ts
own sparks. An inveterate joker he is, and
lucky is tie man that enters the lists Of reRartec
with him withont getting his javelin suffered
! and his sides both fractured with sarcasm and
heard neighbor cougratulating him on having
selected his country seat IN IN old school Pres
<byterian parish. "ob," replied Ar. Befcher,
l"I gnesk I am getting orthodox for lake ob~
served one or two Of MY heaters asleep for Il
| Sabbath or two past" <x-.
>kind-the cteanest pigs our two eyes eser ff!!
| on, fairly white, This cleanliness was marvel
to us, but We suppose they realized whose pigs
they we're. We also went to the barn With him,
I to chat with the pair Of bays md the fowls.
They all gave him wink Of recognition. . ~
| the paraphernaiia of the farm are there-the
! dairy, the cheese room, The ample barn,
| full ii *clneka" aud .peeps," aud gohh!ers.' :
| Not an item is wanting, albeit everything - got
| up an a scale Of the most modest simplicity. !.
| A few choice books On the library shelf,
selected from his large library IN the city. CON
We noted down few OF the titles, Of which the
following are the principal. The whole works
Of Ruskin, fine English editions, well thunbed
"Andersous BIRDS and Quadrupeds OF Amer
ica;" "Eucyclopedia ofNnural History En-
# F,ns R9s
works Of Beaumont + Fletcher; and Massn4er
On Theology VIC noted the Poyglot Bible
| Cruden's Concordance and Sermons, and -Dr
South. The paucity Of commentaries aud sFs