Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-04-11
A yrsrr TO THE Hory or N,,,.ox

A Visrr TO THE HoMs OF MAprsox
Mr. Carson. a whole-souled Irishman, Who
now owns the place. soon made his appear
ance and invited me into the parlor. This
room Is adorned with handsome por,rsi,
ot Madison. painted = few years ago in
Philadelphia. some landscapes, . piano.
marble comfortable. etc. was no, lef.
long to inspect the rarlor. for Mr.. Carson
WIS AL enthusiasm to show me a new
force pump and to display its power
Accordingly. he hurried me to tho door
opening upon the from, portico. and there,
to '.-y amusement. burst upon us a pano-
rama which for beauty aud exrc.rs is scarce
ly surpassed in all Virginia.
I The front lawn, extending some two
hundred yards to a large gate and he'd cs.
disclosed beyond the hodge ample fields
thick set in clover ana incloscd IN a semi
circle of dark green woods, beyond which.
at a distance Of ten miles or more, stretch
cd the mighty wall of the Blue Ridge
Nountains literally a,hwart the whole hcr;-
zon Grand and expansive rs the scene
was. it was chiefly remarkable. for the ab
scncc of human hahitations. The f,rcs.
appeared 10 he unbroken % the very base
of the mountains Clearincs ani dwell
iInCs there doubtless were in that vast ex-
panSe, but they were hidden bv the gol-
den haze. Montpelier looked forth upon
this wide area of natural beauty solitary
nai alone. as might some castle Of medi
evaI times upon baron's broad domains.
more Impressive sight is seldom seen.
NJ. Carson forced me away from this
splendid spectacle TO witness the working
of his. new pump. Then must see the
gigantic chestnut trees, one Of which was
thirty, ard another forty. feet in diane
ter; and no; far away he led me to hill
overlooking li;dc dell carp ted with ten
dercst grass and shaded by nearly hun
drcd beautiful walnu: trees-s lovely dcll.
indeed, whore fairies might dance and
rcre!. Then to the gar1en. Were We
toasted on grapes, pears and frs, AMI then
back to the por'ico TO see the sun go down
in glory behind the purple ba,tlcmcn.s of
the Rl-c. the sky all amber and orange.
and the landscape fading melting. gloom
ing down through all the tit,s ofthe spec
trum.
TIE picture Of Montpelier House in
llowes Historical Collections" is. as |
have sali before. simply execr4blc. The
facade, though it does not rival. Upper
Brandon with is noble front Of two hun
dred and forty feet on the James river.
nor tctfe loft like the cas,ellated homes
of the r lions. ;nrualifax county. is never
thriG P0s'0H %lmposing 10. the -sesi-
ta,or ~. and fits Well into the
One "a Se which i, comm inds.
4, Ore ''1 ssaSccIlo is 10 =
-- Cnc4tc E, Picturesque, out the
soft Clusn,o .ncry around Mont
pc!!ier c. a. selled. The contrast
between = ?;>rear and front lawns is mos.
extraordinary Y, and enhance the beauty Of
both.
Behind the house you arc excluded from
the world in hooks and levels Of greene
ry; in from; the world bursts upon You in
startling grandeur, but it is still the world
Of Nature. for the works Of mems hands
are scarcely visible. know nothing like
il, nothing quite equal to it. The house
is bull, to last for ages. There are sew
cnty-twc ncres in the lawns. "Wha, a
place for student. What home for
man of wealth and taste! What Sum
mer resort it would make for there is no
healthier region probably in tho world =
What site for female college or Sc
lcc' school for boys .'-Lippiaeoa's Mag
azine.