New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-03
NOTES From TIE 4DIRONnACKS


ballad taken from Old book and sung at the Albany
Yheater directly after the battle in tho character Of
African. The air is Boyne Water" and WILDE whistled
to you by tire eldest inhab you visit Patts
burgh and &c in search OF hiD.
BATTLE or FLATTsBURGH.
Back side Albany stands Lake Champlain,
One leetle pond hat full o water;
Plattebug dare. to-, close pom dc main
Town small he g.. " bigger do hereafter.
On Lake Champaia Uncle Sam set he boat,
An Massa McdO.0bgh san 'e,I-
Giueral Macomb rake PlattebaR he home.
Wild he army VII" courage heber fal en-
On dc lebenth day of seppetember.
III eighteen hundred an fourteen.
Ciutener Proyoso wild he British sojers.
Cum " PatteDug tea party cOurtih';
An he boat cum coo arter Uncle Sam boat
Massa Nacdouoa gh hook sharp out winder;
Gineral NacOp3 ,ah he always at home),
Coteh tire too .ils ike tinder
Bang bang bapZi den cannons gin to roar,
In Pattebug al III about dat quarter;
Guberner PrOY3ss try he han upon de shore,
While he boat lake Ae luck upon dc Warter'
But Uncle saIa ooat knock he boat in head,
Broke he heart, broke he shin, stove he cabin in
Gineral Macomb start old ProvOse home
II ought my soul den, l must die a lailn'i
Provose scare so he leP all behiue,
Some say he catch "a cole. he trouble in lac mine,
Cause he eat so much raw an cole vittie
Uncle Sam berry sorry, to be sure, for he pain,
Hope he nuss hesef up well an hearty;
Gineral MacOmb an Nassa Donough home,
When he notion for anoder tea-paTty.
Railroads are hardly compatible with ones idea OF
wilderness nevertheless the shrill Of the loco
motive is echoed by Adirondack spurs. The 20 miles
separating Pittsburgh from Point Of Rocks is now
traversea by rail- the Plattsburgh and Whitehall Rail
read having extended thus far at expense OF
s25O,OOo. Hills have been cut through, gOrges
have been spanned by tressle-work. 80
that travellers may get the better Of Lake
Champlain when Champlain rs rather the
for being frozen to death Incidentally happens that
Adronackers helped along and they arrive OF Point
Of Rocks somewhat fesher in feeling than their stag
ing 50 instead Of 80 miles As 1t is, the staging
not boon, being unnterestiug and tho road
singular combination Of plank, corduroy, mud, aud
dust. II Il had been for driver, who owned his
horses and therefore, walked the greater part Of the dis
lance, our frs day Gin" would have been unmgsted
boredom TIE conversational powers Of this economical
Jehu saved from stagnaton II required superhu-
powers to get him going but started, be made
much better tine than his horses
"what are your politics this way ~ said 7. We'll be-
in free ana independent we're all Democrats" said he
| Are there Republicsnsf Yes; poor sneaks
| that don't count" "What do you do with thcmr "Do
with them They feel bad any way that let them
| alone" What Is year objection to Republicans n
Guess you must bondhOider by asking such aues-
ton as that" do hook like boated aristocrat' ."
Here Mr.. Driver eyed me. There's nothing set up
about you but you kinder look you had all the
ney you wanted and ddn't pay taxes" Would that the
"My objections are continued the driver that the
poor are being trampled. under foot They pay all the
taxes and the bondhOlders 20 free" II was use 10
declare that poor persons held bonds Mr. Driver
heard when argued from their standpoint, although
he did ayow, finally that he guessed he'd DO Hepub
can, too, II he bondhoider
Pursuing the conversation inquired to the quality
OF the literature popular among the mountains "Weil
we're pretty equally divided between Pomeoys Democrat
and tho Bible Some thinks ones the best, and some
thinks tho other. Iprefer POmeioy myself"
"Wby don't you read The Worldf That is the leading
Democratic organ, and is most ably edited"
Mr. Driver shook his head incredulously. "Pve long
since renouhced The World the flesh, and the devil" he
replied "The paper you brag played us tricks last
Fall We don't think much Of Belmont up this way"
1t was no use. could not succeed in farming Mr..
Drivers affections into better channel He was Obsti-
nate, and believed that Mr. Belmont the author OF
all evil, caro- there many colored persons In this
region1" mo There's few darkes here. One Of 'em
votes tho Democratic ticket to keep up his char
acter."
Twas about to take melancholy view OF the influence
Of mountain air upon morals when arrival at Frank
lin Falls changed the current Of reflection. Franklin.
Falls is the halfway house between Point OF Rocks and
the lakes. There you dine, and there you make the
quaintance Of the landlord, Mr. Fletcher who tells q
very different tale from that OF degenerate driver
Good Mr. Fletcher is naturally OF inquiring dispose
toD and, seeing mo in rather select company became
anxious to know whether he entertaining an angel
unawares.
al wonder what you DO, nowr he asked as I ap-
preached the counter TO pay the bill of the Black Fly
Club. "Pm a TRIBUNE correspondent" Here mine
hosts face lighted up 1t had been illuminated by
talow candle "Be you Miss Greeley - he asked mo
My name is Norvsl on the Grampian Hills" al want to
knowW "But tell me, what are your politicsp 81
hant got none now" answered Sir BOniface 81 keep
hotel" "What we're they before you went into public
life and tried 10 please everybody "a straight Repub
lican-an out-and-Outer. I've followed up Mr. Greeley
since born first took The Eeie Yorker then
The Log Cabin, and now ! stick by THE TRIBUNE.
I'm q Vermonter, and O good many folks round
here are Vermonters. You know how they'll vote.
Them Black Brook felers are all Irish Is Mr. Greeley
coming this wayp "Mr. Greeley is too busy man to
make pleasure excursions"
This information produced momentary dependency In
mine host, who evidently wanted 10 do the handsome
thing by the god Of his idolatry Recovering, he ac-
cepted me as pis olter and said with SIGH Well II
you belong to THE TRIBUNE. You shant pay for your
dinner. No. It's no use your offering money won't
take It," was delighted That any one should enter
tain conscientious scupes about taking money from me
novel sensation as TO produce q thrill worth
going among the Adirondack 10 experience.
"Teli Nj. Greeley TO send along missionaries"