New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-28
A COUNTRY FROLIC.
Correspondence. Of The N. Y. Tribune.

NEAR MiDDLETows, OaANGK COUNTY Y. Y, Aug 10, 1891
There were six OF ue. We thought we would have
real od-fashiOned country ffOlic, and we did. Prop
erly divided into equal sections OF cinoliue and trow
serr, we arote while yet all the world slept and at
4 o. N. of regal Summer morn, ate hearty break
fact Think OF that, poor dwelers in cities The day
before lad sounded the careful note Of preparation in
the shape Of what the party was gon TO ate" and
carly ss was eongGt that freshness might rise with as
before cock growing. Long before even bird had
twitterod robin thought of his breakfast the night
hawk, still screaming in midsr and the sweet morn
ing star smiling Uvirgly upon us, aud the ehsste moon
mildly bidding ns welcome, We bundled INTO cepa-
ious wagon, drawn BIZ two stout aud willing horses
in company with the multifar1ous necetssries Of n
pie-pici ela -ihe requirements Of a huckieherying
party. Mind you, Sdy hacLheerry. was yester
day taught the difefeaee rs they have here. oe-
tween wlor.le and buckle berry. Tho rst-nansd is
bls as jet, and has bloom upon 1t, and resembles
black cnrrant, and grows upon tall bushi the
other grows generally upon a bush low to the ground
10 knots of bIaels fruit, which blue IL the bloom, and
by the time you good New-Yorken yet it, is generally
gone.
We we're IN Orange County, famous for everything
good from pretty niaidens and iiGe horEes down To
butter and cheese. Our destination was the ronghest
part Of SnvrD the adjoining county, where, IN soli-
tudo scSrce ever broken by lie yoios Of man, grow
myIads Of that fruit which by le shape 20 have
been designcd by Providence TO remind MS perpetmy
Of buctshot.
Our ride was delightful. The cool morning air
braced spirits, and es and laugh and cong made 1t
resonant The BIZ is came of u cir leafy bedrooms
one byone the cocks crowed jollly while tneir wives
snd Children hunted up their breakfast the Sreat round
srn fed MP lie honest faithful face and aPhe coun-
try part OF the world was asr, while, suppose, y2a
an in The cly were slill in he land Of dreams. oh
these early norIiuPe with Nature teach us something
Of Heavens the dawnng OF day pIoaches to us Of Whit
will be The dawDng Of The day whena celestial world
will Ne or home. a faint imoge, j. ls trdc, " but,
while lis muddy yesture o decay doth Grossly close
us in n7 all 6st We can appreciate.
Winding around hills, past higly cultivated 'sfins,
adoyn sunnY sl'pes and anon through dense masses
of wood we reached the pretty little ylge Of Bloom.
ingburgh crossing tie SHAW 9ugnk prouo lDeed
SLonga) XII by a covered wood % bridge, where We
pulled Bp about o'clock, end wate!ed our horses
One lon street and few croesng ones is iis entro
rnake-up. Il boasts OF three churchcs-one u .teu
ty its huge ptin Latin CrUss rner Tie tnealy care
Of the Bishop Of Rome. The Prcsbyienn Clnr'h
here Is D0alle for ore thing remarkable. u nas 4
sIe and "a that slirc scene 10 te clock. Di O. we
Ias,ed H. IT, face indicl,ei7 miruts pGs: Ian iu
iuediate COMPARISON OF wat hes was the resuti
piinuies pas said we all We stopped alas tue
clo X was ike too mgny waiclei cold IN Nc'- lUk
-bogEs. With tie uslal fondGess tor appearances
regardless Of their l0undacn, cLaracielsIic ol tle
American people the worthy alcpns md caustt me
face Of dock % be polfsd upon tho house al ne
Lord and order TO combine tie Utie cNg dHee, WIN
n Nise fyrttholqht they had tie srst designate the
ratified though Bloouingbu'pi md foon commenced
20 climb TIE nounlfns Before lhis we had obly
secn hills; nov, scenilgly, we were going heaven
ward, ana leaving earth behind us, and the beauty
of everything IL Nature around seemed TO coniirm
tho impression. Flowers decked The roadside, naples,
elns lickofy oak in VAT proportions, stood sensel
along our pnt hNWy-the vilcce Jay af hst, Ike
chos toy beneath our feet, aud expansive opened 70
oar view wiucpahty Of lOyeIncss aud grtuotuf j
will not attempt n describe it. Who can tTanslcT
rnch tilhts b paTeri Tie painter can give ne gooi
a. III HrH
he holds lot The hrpt Ien,iie one tnd has delAea-
ted then upon ibo canvas OF Nttue.
Descending this mountain through denre fores, by
a winding red, wC emerged iIto the sunlight TO De-
hold lie s1sll town e Nursborp, situated on the
DelAwnrt sid Hndscn Csuul which we cros-ed, aId
then .ouutfnent s.yed AZ belCciug the multitude
of Hngs,Gds bearing aoit UuT na i0ual ensign - hff
we thought them mAss, ana ourselves m seaport
town 10 vi Irh ides Ierhars the presence ot tie
canal pui coloTing, but a;ieN'srd We found II wac
opIy raiTO-,sm cropping ont aided hy tLe HNary oi
an inrof srOnsbe number oisiaverDe Tor IN" sae OF
the place. II Was Sfouisbng 70 90 50 many ml' oil
That ik As -. Pan ~ that the people OF Aibens
w.re wholly giyel itoltry we perceived thai tbese
people were apparently, wholly gvcnto rum Pefiap5
Il is nOtihe POL o! The place however, whose psroG-
.gs mWpors these lshin"nls. bht the bcaihe on
he csn who have much 70 10 Nth wator that they
get tIr,d Of e. Here we ~ tavern kept 6y hr
Iieor,c Oleo.t, ighl long 20 DO remembered. On
the sub ror about % or 81 Zee. long, on Two th1ks
were pos and boxe, o! every KIND oil h3"eIs neNry'
pi1uancv 10 the Iuoe elegant dRplsy Ui olednder-,
roses, yefbcnas, acraninms, &c.
L. was lovely sight, and looked 20 strange IL that
di,gy trv.rn. backed By beer bottles, gin, whisky,
and other br.ss and redylen q stalls tobacco. Truly,
thew ,hcpe like good deed in "a naughty world,
and made sunshine in a shady place. WIN b,es-
,in0 on tie gentle gardener under Uncuulesi We rs
ceded another mountain, getting ont occasionally 10
Tighten The load Tor the horses and Improving time
by plucking the eay ioworri- that were nil around
us. At hast We left the highway, and turned INTO
the Soods over road nitery lencrnh' oi the
genius Of Macslam, though possessing The ma
t,yil for roads of BIZ device In the greatest
abundance Thee niles Of ioltirg over such pre-
Adsmite ores.ions, and s'Tik1ga sort OF co"-iaiD,
n few moments brought uf 10 the mlr8n oi ciysls
l.ke whose Dc ncd waters reminded us OF that called
by the early French settlers, Lac 81. Sacrament but
which we Saxons have barbarized into Lake George.
Just Us Il the George il wss named amer OF nis ther
could be Hkensd to the purity Of is gentle waves
This lovely gem IN the 0unlsns about ak 70 seven
mile, in circumference surrounded by the forest and
l,y In al Ia virgin beauty at our feet, " ike BRIDE
adorned for her huibsrd,' without house or hu upon
lis balka.
sTer .ipQ our oyes upon tho matchlas lovslneFs
bsiors us hat ever-fccnrnng song -rcmind-
ing us of ON mortality rang through the loaiy vaults
end rpon huge tabtr2ck our relns wa soon spread.
BalElo ro,es that VIC had broneht with Us iortd or
.ea's and reclining after the i;'rhon " Lueuiins' We
aie Whether II was lunch or breakfast lit wa-e
O'Clock end We had eaten ai 81, we could not well
de.afuus. insisted thst IL wac breakfast, ana thAt
the meal ID 1 D. N. was late supper " was hhHiy
dscdeaby tbe lsde. that II was lunch. =, fter -noke
and loaf. ami fur enough TO last twelvemonih, our
lin pail. and willow baskets prodn'od and bls
noss began. But we picked moro enjoyment than We
did berries and the heat oi the cay seh w DacA 20 our
camping ground where, after trying the water AL
over" We dmed. Delmonico can get up good din-
ner and an elegant, but Ampty ytron idmfelf never
had better tllan We. The mountain ar The SEe,
with h. tiny way.p, murmuripg against its rocky
shores the ssurrus among the treeops, The song OF
birds our own perfect abandon and irresistible appe-