, 1859-06-09

Mr.. Clay. She retains much Of her carly vivac.
ity, and presents Us from her arms the Young
est grandson Of Mr. Clay, fine boy of half
dozen months, who: tsems BY no means dis
pleased with the kisses ahowered upon him By
the ladies, ind i he enjoys half the blessings be-
slowed upon4tm by our party, he will attain, if
possible, cvcn noblcr fame than his honorcd
grandfather. Several Of our party made two
visits to Ashland; but in neither did VIC have
the pleasure Of meeting tho present proprietor,
Hon, Jas b. Clay. He sent us hiscomplimcnts
but was too unwel to receive US. On our re-
turn Ire visited the splendid grounds Of j. d.
Tilford, Esq. We regretted tllat the proprietor
was absent. 4 whole day could have been most
protitahy employed in examining his floral aud
forest treasures.
CALL Fpo1 VICE PRESIDENT aaEck1SR1DoE-
At4 O'Clock our party received call from
Vice President Dreckinridge, and he did us the
honor to accompany IA in our excursions for
the remainder Of tue day. The first was to the
cemetery, most delightful spot, where We
stood oy the resting place Of Henry Clay. lie
rcposcs for the present beside his mother, till
Tue 6QkEuA4A AAQANkdE4t III F4bEEa2 ~ EA~~~i3A
to his memory shall be completed. It is now
more than q hundred feet high md is near
iy ready for the capital On which is to stand Il
statuc Of the departed statesman. The contract
price for the monument was $4,000. 1t is a
circular shaft Of cream colorcd Kentucky mar
bic, and will, when completed, present an i'm
posing appearance.
IN 4hn fnfo 7 As,.
lum, where everything that kindness can pro-
ride and science suggest is done for this
unfortunate class Of our common humanity.
The grounds about the asylum are in admirable
order, and Ill the arrangements in and about
the institution are in the best taste.
In the evening portion Of cur company ac-
cepted the invitation Of the estimable lady Of
our fellow citizen, Hon. Duckner S. Morris, to
tea. We use the most expressive adjective VIC
can think Of when we say VIC we're treated with
genuine Kentucky hospitality. About eight oil
repaired to the spacious parlors Of the Pbnnix
Hotel, where hour after hour the lads and lasscs
and wc must not forget to notice that Gen.
Combs and Gen. Childs, lads of more than three
score, were among the gayest Of the gay-en-
joyed themselves in the witching mazes Of tic
dance.
When We we're nearly all in our carriages,
ready 10 start on our evening excursion, our
host, Gen. Childs, inquired where we were 60
ing. Some one answered, to the Cemetery"
"Ah," SAID The General, with a gravity that
brought down the crowd, *sthat's the last place
want to go tor
On our return, just as the sun WIS going
down, he met us at the door and inquired for
the places ne had risited. As soon as the
names were mentioned, addressing the Vice
President, said be, John that's too bad. You
ought to hare taken them to the fair grounds,
and sereral other places, great deal better
thnn anything they hare sceu!" "Now, Gene
ral, was the smiling reply, "that's sly way
you have Of Dragging Of our place to strangers,
when know they have no time for further
visits" and all joined in mcrriment that fol
lowed. To US the apparent impertinence Of
addressing the Vice President, as "John"'
was converted into pleasant sally, us wc look
I'll in the mischicvous face of cur host, with his
head frosted all over, and standing near seven
icet in his shoes, with proportions in all respects
to match. 1t was fine Illustration Of the re-
publican simplicity which our free institutions
cherish. For his great courtesy and politeness
tlr. Breckenridge has tue warmest acknowledge
u,ents al tho eutirc purity.
urx.xnrn's r,rv
On Saturday mor,ino o,r Marty visited tbe
farm Of r. 4. Alexander Fen. ot n;c snr;nr
H~oodford n s;rtecn r,itos fron, Iox;aa+,n
IN the Lexington and Louisville railroad. ~.
were OBLIGED to start at fivc o'c1ock md M in
cursion of some forty hungry ladies and gentle.
u.en for breakfast unon II t,,chcr,r ,cst wus
rather mt of the line cf co,1s hut Ecrtvclv
hox,;.,1;tv r,s fill. o,r,1 T.. ax,.,, o,,,ou,o..
# dcscryts tn bc sa;a bowevrr that ur a,c~.
,,dcr rrt sornr,, of .ur ,,r+v Tho .ro,;,,, x,ro
r;orx md oss,red tbom of :, cord;., ,,a,aa,,,
>n,nc ;dea of The e@+e,t ,f th;s farm mar ho
f,r,r,s ,rboa ,.o = - .o,,,t ~ .,r.,,,,
c;rht hundred ac-o. of .. f;,a l.na a. c.,, 10
found in tue Union The limited time afforded
us by the railway, in order that VIC might rcacI,
Cincinnati in the evening, lcft'us but little op-
portunity to examine the treasures of this
truly pr1ncely estate. His short horn cattle
arc universally regarded as among the rery
best in the country His bull, "Albion,"
three years old, is certainly tue finest beast we
ever snw, and by most Judges is considered the
most perfect animal in the United States. The
second Duke Of Athol is also splendid animal
So extensive are the herds Of Mr. Alexander,
that he gets up periodical sales Of his own
stock, which are largely attended.
And who does not lore fine horse. Here is
ufoLueE oI f!ofa lefnF!e, as graceful IN MS
movements as the emostaccompllshcd dancer, and
more beautiful Than the most elegant picture of
lkosa bonheur. set of stables are devoted
exclusively to the trott1ng stock Let US ride
over to the stables Of the runnin. celebrities"
Herc Is Lexington known in all the annals Of
equestrian fame as the horse that has made the
fastest time on record-four miles in seven min
''es and nineteen seconds He cost Mr. Alex
| ander $4,000. here also are two tioe English
horscs' Rurlc worth 5000 aud clybourn worth
$3.50 The r alue Of these three animals alone
would be very satisfactory fortune to most
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