The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-06

About Sorosia-SociaI Philosophy aud Ma
terial Disc0mfOrts.
OVERLOOK MOUNTAIN, Ulster County, N. Y.,(
July 20, 1871.
Do you believe in the emancipation or woman
did once. 1 said IN my heart ''Woman IL not un-
derstO0d; man cannot do without woman, but wo.
man can do gioriousiy without man" Firm In this
belief resolved TO travel / started Tor Overlook
Mountain made an irremedIable mistake at tho
outset The house from which, made my exit 't0ok
no note o. time but by Its loss" and got up too
early on the morning OF my departure. That mis-
take l consider The primal source OF all my
accumulated griefs, and that was all ON account
OF my sex; for there ISN'T man IN the universe
who would Eei into trouble In that way. While
was dressing the pins all bent double except those
that remained straight oud they punctured me.
The garments that ought to have been loose were
too tlghf, aud these That ought to have been tight
were too loose. Life assumed tragic aspect. l
realized at that moment that cart long and time
Is neetilg" At last was oil, and walked down
the street with sense OF freedom delightful to
realize. The world WAS now to see
WHAT A WOMAN COULD DO.
TO be sure, my stomach was empty. but how full
was my brain OF feucttous thoughts Az walked
down the steep nil leading from the Heights 10 the
lowands OF Brooklyn in imagination was going up
sleeper hill, and that hill was fame-the mperish.
IL
woman triumphant over the Ills OF femnnlsy. You
will remember that dressed in exasporat,ng haste
lest should be too late. Imagine then. my aston
ishment on reading in the truthful face OF the city
Hall clock that was nearly an nour ana haH TOO
early. That lost s.cep could never be recov-
cred, but soiaced myseIf by repeating
over ana over the wise adagn, 'Bciter
early than never" and made tie best OF my
way TO tile Albany boat. also thought OF that otner
adage abou, the early worms that get so well pro-
vided tor by provident BIRDS seated myself pn!iO.
sophcaly In the lower saloon, Still thinking. After
all there rs an advantage IN being early. You SIT at
your ease ana watch the passengers as they file In
by twos ana by threes. and as you have nothing to
DO you naturally observe; they all have their
LITTLE PECULIARrrEs OF DRESS
and manner their little yauittes, &c, that
iul for present amusement ana future dramatic pur.
poses one thing learned very soon after the boat
always considered IL absurd to Keep sccret.
Secrets are Of no value whatever until they
That makes # a point of honor to Keep
one. Suppose the celebrated Christopher Columbus
world: III that case should have been travelling
somewhere IN Europe Instead o! gong TO Overlook
Mountain. and the New YORK HERALD would never
have mad TINS letter Bat The Secrei Is This. II you
want TO ''view the beauties OF The uudson' buy a
guide book ana Seep your eyes hHed upon 1t from
New York To Albany. This Is the way people DO l
saw them do IT. Guide books are VIGOROUSLY fresh
and piquant, and II Is great deal easier 10 nave
your. scenery your rocks and clouds aud river
cataogued and tokeied than TO waste your eyes
ana thoughts upon them However, had no
guide book, and so looked. In female phrase
TIE RIVER WAS "LoyELy."
There was wideawake. brisk breeze, but no boiste
rous devll-may-care wind to play the mischief with
our false hair aud the many veils anu wraps and
skirts that SO keep women rom the noDlc career Tor
which they were intended. Great, lazy white
very, very blue indeed: in fact, The sky vas irst
class and worthy the appreciation Of q correspond
cnt.
In the tiny bays and and inets OF the great
river were anchored FASCINATING little boats, ana
graceful yachts and trim scbooners noated sercneiy
M or down the tranquil stream.
THE hl.is never change" said 10 Sc SorosIa as
Contour OF one OF the highland spurs.
"No; the shadows and the sunlight nave chased
each other over their rounded slopes Tor centuries
but the hills are The same, said sac dreamy, iooS-
ing rs IL she saw them not.
had stumbled upoa little daeratnn, whom
hat seen at SOross meetings, ana christening her
SorOsa, we Immediately began TO compare notes.
She, TOO, was gong to The Overlook and we at once
made an alliance offensive anu ueicuSVe. ich INC
not In .nournful numbers thar
woMAN's FRIENDSHIP
te nm empty dream; for the soul Is dead that thinks
| So and women are not what they seem. tii I'M.
pressed with the truth OF this. foy soroala and
have been very intimate FOR u day and half, and
not an unkina word has vet escaped our lips.
And so we noated and chatted: or, trcd Ot talk
ING. made little additions 10 our castles in SPAIN
III we i reached RmneDecK, when we exchanged the
steamer FOR Terry that took us TO Rondout. so
far al had gone wen. Az Rondout We TOOK the
step. Tut as II often happens the false step was but
the beginning Of some very agreeable straying rom
take the path of rectude after all. on the Whole we
didn't repent, as sinners are usually cX-
pected TO. We had three miles OF SLOW riding
through tue genuine connsry; and 10 country
lover even short n ride through entirely new
scenes IS an lndescrpnoie pleasure wien said over
has been for months confined to dirty city streets.
The present and the past were Blended III that rides
amusement at lncongruous surroundings and seri-
Gus retrospect suggested by the charming scenes
passed through. Why one entirely IorsetS now the
country looks rom summer 10 summer, aud though
one may tiatter himself that the parks are good
Imitation there was never agrcater mistake. There
sre real country roads III the Park, With cows
browsing the Short grass uy the wayside; there isn't
q mullen stalk In tie Park and though they try
their best to make II rural would rather have In
some moods one stony pasture. bordered with
uUCELEBEbRY BUSHES
and blackberry vlues, WIN snaous path, trodden
hard by the feet OF schoo children running Though
ii from corner to corner, ana one great sWiYlng,
WINS pering elm standing silent aud alone at one
side tnan ala me parks IN tie world But suppose
that Is because SUCH % pasture reminds me OF the
time wnen stroyed through one every day and
gathered berries On my way nome from the district
school. AT every step there was something Tor The
fancy or tue memory OF TIE Imagination. Sorosia
was by my side lost Ia rapture or fevery; presently
iosgot sentiment IN laughter. 4 woman az
the front arose III lnatrCnly dignity,
aud IN 4 voice whose tender pathos was ull OF
anxiety said To the CONDUCTOR "Ain't We pretty near
what you call 1t /" Sorosia suggested mat she was
going what -you.oall.it 10 see the What-slt ana
after The manner Oh gigiers III general We Went mo
paroxysIns. A masculine tourist at our elbow 1--WE
had never ooSed at the creature caught the inIec.
ton and the laugh went round tho car. There was
! no more dreauiness for u.s. We were ready 10 LOOK
the world IN The face. Ia y moment our watchrul
! eyes were greeted 10y long train OF wagons,
covered ana open.
s'wHAT Is TRAIT"
| cried. There was no answer. The people in the
car were Sp,nAes far as that procession was con-
| cerned.
..Why that's a funeral without the body" SAID
SorosIn dcmuTely, with IA much certainty AS II she
had been the .bocym so upccrcmoniously lett out.
We logged on after this, in serene content, TN we
! reached Kingston, where we were TO take
| the cars to West Hurley expecting 10 reach the
| Overlook House the same night BY stage. The train
was not there ali waited, studying the habits OF
several girls, win hair oose, lowing 20 The wind,'
| who seemed to tnk that the whole dufy and Joy
| OF life consisted III CheWinG gum. l have
! hecu close observer for many years. but ]
! think ! never saw such perseverance exhibited
| With that Watching