New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-07
NEW PUBLICATIONS



More than ten years ago, the dainty author of the
Aeveries Of q Bachelor" in the rich vernal BIOS
,ccing Of his literary reputation, determined to
s.,, hange the "vagabond homelcssness' to which
s had hitherto been devoted for the sweet security
o, rural homestead, in which he might realize the
,tl,adan visions Of his youthful day dreams, and
.t.v,ye the cherished memories Of boyhood upon
,,ltasant acres of his own. His first step was to
seycrtise for farm. The poets instinct in him
s,s shrewdy blended with not o little practical
gense. His appeal to the public was promptly
soswered. Eager aspirants made their appearance,
aot by tens, but by fftes and hundreds anxious to
Z, tfy the wishes Of the bucolic adventurcr.
farming Paradises sprang up magicaly in his
;s.h. Every kind Of "place" that ever dazzled the
Imagination with pictures Of rural felicity were
,rged upon the bewildered purchaser-"pl places most
convenient, places lovely shore places by nv
,rs, places with commanding views, places on pros
,ective railways, places innumerable But Inc
deal of o farm was not to be found so easily Most
If the proposals were discarded oh-hand SUI,
hhers wore certain roseate hue and tempted
more elaborate scrutiny.
Thus q very straight. forward and busincs'.like tt
Ter from all street agent informed me that his es-
;eened client Mr. Van Heine. was willing 10 dispose
considerable country property thirty miles from the
s,y. in favorable location The house was not large
>, expensive possibly extensive enough: there WA
Did wood upon tie place tie surface chaningy diver
sGed and in addition to other requisites. il possessed
III site mill and small body Of water. which. In the
bands Of taste lie had no doubt" &c, &c.
The agent regretted that he could give me no definite
Information in regard TO the eXHo size Of the property
Or terms Of SALE but begged me 10 pay visit 10 the
The description though no, particularly definite.
yet sufficiently pqnsnt and suggestive to induce me to
comply with tie hint Of the agent. liked the mans
aomeDclature--" considerable country property II
conveyed impression OF diEnhcd quiet and retire
nent The dwelling was probably modest farmhouse.
grown messy under the shade OF the Old wood; pVsslN
,ome Dutch affair of stone, with Van Heine eabes
which i: would be hardly decorous 10 pull down. might
add little to its SIZE and make 1t Labab.e or, If
well placed IL mght-wh0 knew-be turned into q cot
age for the miller There remained after al this agree
able cooring the small body Of water and the diver
,ed surface which enough IN themselves 10 form
the outlines OF very captivating picture determined
to pay Mr.. Van Heine visit Obtaining all necdos in.
formation from bis agent in regard u the locality and
is approaches from the CITY set OF upon charming
morning Of June by Of the northern railways, and
after hours ride. WIS put down al station some
Eve miles distant from the property drove across
the country at esuley pace. stopping here and there
upon hilltop to admire tie iarOt NeHs. ard spocu!at
ing npon possible Improvements that might be made in
the Lady, conditioned road. Tho negnborhood was
90: puous; indeed it was only after having measured,
as iGnced the NTH mile, that for the frst time
spaTty from whom might ask special directions. |
may describe tLs party "A tad red beard and
red fur cap with blackstemmed p.iCeain pipe Boz his
month. and pantaCOns thrust utO stout cowlde b'os.
he vas stirling forward in the same direction with
one and at nearly an equal pace.
4" Did he possibly know Of Mr. Van Heine IL il!s
region
emigant of only four five years Of American nation
aity. pointed toward himself with pleased AID grim
This was Mr.. Van IIeine, then. who has a country
property to sell =
"Yah-yah" and his smile has sow grown eager and
samil ar
His place is Little farther; and ask him to seat
beside
1t is a farm he has to self"
"Nah-y an, f.rm"
! ask If the view is good.
" "Yah--yiew-yah"
venture question in regard ~ the mill
" "Yah-mill-yah."
"Grist mill p ask.
"YaA-inil"
For sawingi" add, thinking possibly he might
snisunderstand me.
"Yah-sawIng."
venture TO ask after his erops
"CfOps-yah."
The conversation was not satisfactory: we were
driving along u dusty highway and had entered upon
somber valley, where there wae no sisn oi cuti,a9n
and where the only dwelling 10 be one Oi those
excessively houses Of matched boards pcrched i
nediatey upon the eide Of the high road aud with is
pert and rectangular "jOinery" offending every rural
continent that night have grown out vi tie bAe at
trosphere and the morning drAe.
" Dish is de place" said my friend OF the rcd beard
and porcelain pge; anc could not dOub, IL there wns
poetic agreement between man and house Du tie aiii
reinaned--Vhere was the mill
Van Heine was only roo happy: across the vay-'niy
ct distance OF iew roads not removed from the aust
Of the high road tie MIL and tie body OF Wnicf.
The new IL the ldes. from which the earth had
been taken TO dam tie brook. WeTe cdousy spparont
but the investment had clearly not proven .OAiaee
one the capacity Of the brook had been measured IL It's
Winter stage; now the milpOnd at its upper end
showed broad, Shiny fiat which alive with frogs
and mudpouts A few scattered ciumps Of dead and
scared alders broke the level and dozen gOre %
ball and mbess trees that had been drowned by the new
lake rose stragglingy from the waier-inaklng. with
tie dead bushes, and the loneliness The place skee
,oE and ghostly asscMDiage
Nj Van Heiae lad newly filed bis ppc ard was
quilting amiably stood boxing at tie property and
a. the sandy hills which rolled ~ from Tie iGltlcr sce
81 the pond tufted with here and there spreading j.
iiper. The whole aspect Of the properly YVES 20 ct
ously and amazingly repugnant to oil the rua a ianclcs
4 had ever entertained, whether TstAetic or pu!'y
agricultural that / wac excessively Interested. By
ed bearded entertainer clearly al uIIc ana WIN
violent and persuasive pulls at bis porcelain PIP. ana
occasional iteretive dams IN h talk (Which Aa0 very
lkely sprung Of unpeasant familiarity with the dam
ActusD. he became eAploslyely demonstratiyo oAd
Earnest.
hinied al the shortncss Of the water; there 10
denial on his part On the contrary, frank ayowal
"Yah--daIi-shori" said he; dat ish-cnoueh for
der farrn-yah. bu, for der ml-dam-nichts' puhJ.
Ispoke in Apologize way Of the advertisement
snd % certain requisites insisted upon; he had perhaps
,Jeen il
d" Adyertisemenf-ysh (puf yah
limited at the slope
ldh-der slope"
The slope To tie sOuthP
Iexplaned by little inieI polation Of bis own tongue
"Dam-yah-dis ish it; der is de pond dish Is south
dat ish der slOpe-to deI pOnd-dam-yab."
" And the lands oppositeF
"Oh dat ish not mine; der MIL, der house, der pond
der land vat you call der slope-dis ish mine"
Isuggested the mention Of a water view IN the ad'
TeT5sement.
" View said my red.bearded friend; wat yod call
view =
explained as I could .euonicaIy.
" Dam der water view (w.ih emphasize ds ish III
der pond ish IL no water i-hein dam Opuf(