New-York tribune., 1867-09-02
TIE VATERING PLACES
GUILFORD.

light upon this charming little town. snugly "'"
poacefully tucked in among the low mis- iha1 Ia'e
their green heads in all directions on TINS part oi INC
shore of Long Island Sound. Coming from a'i'n'i0
City. Long Branch. ana Newport 10 Inc oin'' 70
Gke walking ont of the clang and glare OF % great
hall into the midst of happy country picnic
ao,d in shady glade by the side of a silyery stream
For instance we went sailing yesterday Now
,ho method here is in this wise: large party 10
made ma thing not difficult to accomplish iOi'
Icinp all of the highest respectablhS' we ano "o'
afraid of each other and are very social inon
small merchant schooner or good-siIeu sVop 0 -
for the day for the same price we "oulo pay ioi
,a;,Ioat in New. York harbOr. With gOodly sup
nlv of hampers on board, we cruise about un'i VIC
think il proper to land when we make Tor one Oh 'ne
many pretty islands in the neighborhood ana spreaa
anr dinner on the clean sand or green grass Ana
then for a merry sail back in the twilight or moon
light We frequently drop lines OF nvltation 10 the
fishes and occasionally one Is pote & gg5est de-
gree unsocal We went near to Gulls lSiand Ior lne
pleasure of frightening the birds, who have taken
entire possession of that small section oI 1n1 hnS
surface We raised hue and cry and threw thlngs
among them, and they started up IN WIN
great whirr and iutter OF white wings nntli Iil up
In the air they swayed over the island IKE snowy
cIond tossed about by the wind. Early In the sum
mer the whole surface of the island Is covered WIN
the eggs which are beautifully colored, and by no
means bad for breakfast. ,
I" But girls don't like to pick em up" said young
GuilfordIte 10 ne, cOntemptuously you go oI ~
tech the eggs, the old birds dragge Their wings anu
lot their heads fall loose like, and roll over as !,
they was gOin' 20 peg right out for gref ana gins 20
SO easy fooled, and they let's the eggs be Ior Ply
else chase after the old uns, and when 'ney m the
they re putin their hands right oil en- up ~ 'n0
birds as bright as larks 1t easy to gun giis az
Bow said |. with warning in my tones, III tbnt al
ter years you will discover that there ae OP''" "
girls find il easy to gull" . 4 4 s.oro
f}nt he only looked at me with vacant s!tsIe. .o,
And then again. what do you say 10 naSig may atvu" ."
woods within walking distance OF us, anu plenty y.
than too in various directionsf lrue thev arc not
Of vast extent but are deep, and STILL ana lonely
that is easy to fancy yourself ~ soe 5 under
primeyal forest. They are generally clear Ol 'lue
brush and wild flowers flourish IN the greates! NAu-
rance Nor are the stones and ROCKS lOr Whlcn New
England is famed wanting III this favored poIon Vi
her domain. I'm fact they are very numerous, and
though not particularly ornamental III the nay anu
wheat fields could not we'll be spared rom tue Woous
where they gather themselves together IN picturesque
masses bare rugged and brown, with bright-eyed
hearfs.ease peeTng ont of the clefts, or else they
cover themselves over with or. that
old Puritan flower Jack stlll faltn1uiiy
sticks to his post amid tho degeheracy OF the times
And the marshes brilliant with great white ana puI-
ple hliesl And the salt meadows rolling along the
coast for miles their waves OF pale but viva green
or else marshaliDg in stiH and sold pha!anA tnen
close ranks of cat-talls. Are not all these 'nns'
worth coming to sees -. i.,
Aud then We go blackberrying. and get torn with
brers and huckleberryng, and get eateh , up M, NY
little red spiders beside Other alhuhenieh'e 'V0 a."
Are not these better worth the doing than dressing
five times day. dancing all the AFTERNOON ana ngnt,
having huge ball twice a week, and killing time
betweer whiles reading novelsf Not bnt what we
have our indoor amuseInents TOO we u"rTo T wio t
we feel like it, having all the materials always az
hand--a large rOOm good music and plenty OF part
ners Nor is the place without its fashion. ana
very good fashion Here the sold en come, rad %,d
that they will preserve their respectaDhIy ana she
propreties will not be shocked. NO frehch,ueu
manners and customs here. And II is amazing now
American all through.
for IL has an honorable record, and Is well known
throughout Southern New England. But as this Is
yery very old watering place. having arrived at u
rich aud ripe maturity before the birth OF Long
Branch and in this country we are more familiar
with the than the old, II is possible that many
TRIBUNE readers have never heard OF the place; !
am the more impressed with tins belief nom the iact
flat among the multitude of seaside letters that
have Inundated the newspapers, have not seen one
from GGilfoId. This must not be, ana l hasten 10
the rescue of all New-Yorkers plunged IN this gross
ignorance and say to such, that ii they Will go 70
the New-Haven depot, in Twenty -seventh-st, and
take the Shore Line TO Boston, they will IN few
hours. be deposited in Guiford. which Is 10 miles
THE Point" is a moderate sized hotel. standing
on a green and sloping lawn in front OF which IS 9
beach of white sad not very extensive but firm and
clean and safe bathing place for the smallest chll-
dren. For there is surf, and though we miss the
excitement of the dashing billOws, tossing over us
their sheets of foam, yet remember that those
snowy sheets are freacherOus and that underneath
them the mernaids spin that under-tow which drags
81 many into tho bOttomless deep. Our waves are
honest, and trustworthy, and by no means OF con-
temptible SIZE speedily find when we lie down
on the beach and let them roll over us. There Is but
this one hotel tho shore; but in the town, mile
back. there are / believe, several small ones. aud
some boarding glOuSe5. For many years there
was fine hotel a splendid beach three miles
from here, known as Sachems Head from the tra-
dition handed down by the early settlers that they
did on that spot valiently fight and pat TO fight
tribe of hostile Indians, the Sachem of which falling
into their hands, they affixed hls head to pole,
where il remained many years. terrible warning to
any red man who might luTk theTeabOuts. This
house was burned to the ground few years ago and
has never been rebuilt. The fact of its existence,
however M the same time with tins hotel gave Occa
for the only cOnundmm ever invented in the town.
and which is TO this day carefully preserved in the
archives in the town hall am sorry to say that
the authorship of this absruse problem is envelOped
much mystery a. that OF the scarcely less cele
brated Junius letters and there is now very little
hope entertained that it will ever be positively deter
mined. Not 20 put the nellects Of your readers On
the rack, will give the answer with the conundrum.
Con. Why is Guilford like pint Ans. Because 1t
has head and point.
The town has as many legends as the Rhine As
you saunter through the shady streets and look up
at the great elms. nearly century DID, filled with
birds, whom nobody mOlests, the very leaves seem
filled with mysteries, which they are whispering in
q language you vainly try TO understand.
IL has, however, been my good fortune to fall in
with one who is a very stOre-hOuse Of legends. |
made his acquaintance the very day after l came
here, in the following manner: | went for walk
into the village, and becoming tired, while |
WAS rambling through THE Green" the public
park. looked about for a seat, and, finding the
authorities had neglected to provide such conven-
ienoos, took edvantage of protruding root. This
think. must ! ave been a proceeding the towns.
people were unaccustOmed TO, for all that passed
eyed me curiousy. At last there came toward me an
old gentleman, walking briskly, and planting a
sturdy staff firmly on the ground with every step he
took. He was very small and looked as if he had
dried up during the last century, and been blown
into this for he wore kneebTeeehes, black silk stock
ings and pumps and his long gray hair was gathered
into queu and neatly tied with black ribbon. Bnt
as il to link himself with the present, he little
Scotch cap without brim, and with button on the
top lie not only eyed Inc closely, but stopped to
have better view.
Good afternoon, SIR said l. "This is beautiful
little village"