The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-10


GLENADA CASTLE
Doubtless you picture to yourself some grand, old
pile OF granite or marble, crumbifng with age and
covered with holly and ivyl
4 palace lifting to eternal summers
eoos Ti, T %n Ssf w srd SS~ %s
know have not got the measure right nor the
arrangement of lines as your Claude Menotte Is
no matter 1t will 10 wei enough for my purpose.
Let me tell You that Glenada Castle IS nothing OF
the sort 1t is pretty though rather dilapidated
brick and wood structure, in castellated form,
built originally for some private gentleman's
country home, and IN course OF time three or
four weeks ago) transformed hastily by Nine. +. A.
Petitean into q Summer hOstery capable OF ac-
commodating fifty or more souls, all told. 1t Is
capable OF better things but undoubtedly 1t will
improve, with Jones' permission or without Ii.
Resting here now we have some solid ornaments OF
ana 1 the mercantile ' Continuity and other great
institutions, in the persons OF Major General Spear,
Commodore Collins SIR Elias BSudiaot seryoss,
Marquis de Combe, an eccentric little Frenchman,
with an agricultural and archaeological turn or
mind or the ladies am too modest TO speak AZ
present.
But the way to get here most conducive to health
and enjoyment is not by the abominable railroad,
THE STEAMER D. r. MARTIN
up the glorious Long Island Sound. You win md
the captain and clerk models in their way-polite,
kind and considerate but you will find the charge
SIMPLY extOrhOnate-seventy-hve cents per head
cuated to discourage instead Of encouraging visit
ors Hence many are Obliged to take the cars, hun.
to have an opportunity to ENJOY the refreshing
and health giving air OF the Sound.
:, Colo Spring has many boarding houses now. Be-
up on the hill, Morrison's, while still farther away
farmers have their houses open for weltodo peo-
LAURRLTON HALL.
Just opposite Cold Spring, on the other side OF
West Point fame has opened very pleasant hotel
TINS summer, which is already largely patronized.
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the harbor and Sound. But the nnest site in the
vicinity for a country hotel is Loyd's Dock Why
don't somebody abolish Lloyd or buy him out or
benedt Cold Spring Harhors Just at the dock there
for Soe sFa9 What
view What drvesl And, above all, what lovely
itants of Cold Spring in that they seem to have
hourshed hereabouts since the time OF the Flood
aeer h sTe ns % af n@ that
linens OF the mosquito family Just study it up.
When commenced this letter 1t was my nten
jacent watering places in my hasJy sketch, but
1nd am making this contribution too long. Be-
sides, have little bit OF romance to relate, which
may Or may not keep for another letter.
Three months s sSS ~ sRSs s NV wife of man
Liberty to indicate the exact locality without doing
M mas asdams seagh
her lord s not az at in the mysteries OF the creme
and some judge OF character, male and female. In
response to her advertisement there came
deluge of applications. But out OF the whole there
was only one who seemed likely to SUIT. This sue
twenty-fonr or twenty eight Summers, dark com.
pexlon, with lustrous black eyes and an album
dance Of that deep black hair for which Italian
J ladies are justly famed. She had
THE AIR AND MANNERS OF LADY.
She spoke only broken English but sufnciently well
to make herself understood. She played and sung
IKE prlma donna She wore sad expression,
kQ q INIT Wha nlo cAd
and reused her smile was peculiarly sweet and
attractive. or course madame was delighted, and
which were not extravagantly high. Madame saw
how useful such lady would he to herself, her
give even the initials OF this fair sgnorta without
pointing out too plainly her identity. Madame
sr t sRs o a
upon her, and endeavored to introduce her to her
friends. But here madame met with opposition
positively refused to be known outside OF the family
circle in which she was engaged. She repealed all
advances from strangers with haistelfy that for
TnR sRQURI.-rwo LOVES BOLD.
space with prenminariesi Because the advent Of
ngnortta, the beautiful and mysterious brunette,
has had romatic sequel Beauty always attracts
ceptioD. In the vicinity Of syossett lives Q young
gentleman Of fine ACCOMPLISHMENTS but slim means,
and ne was instantly transformed into mad
lover. In vain he essayed to interview the lady on
nt to 70 ~
He procured an Introduction to madame, and
sought this to become with
pains resulted In Q barren introduction and
the exchange Of few commonplace words.
Though IL was evident to him from the first that
he could make no IMPRESSION still his infatuation
was 30 great that he was always watching about
the house and following the Italian beauty in her
walks or drives. This. OF course, was extremely
unpleasant 10 the lady, who In time was CON-
peiled to relinquish much of her outdoor exercise
imDOrtuliti0Q e.
stricken prosecutor.
LOVER NO. TWO.
In Laurelton there was stopping about the same
Of Prus,ian family and good presence. This young
head and ears in love. But, like q true Prus-
sian, he was cautious and more diplomatic
Young syossetier. These two young men, con.
sumed BY the same passion, worshippng
the same beauty and striving Tor the same conquest
were utterly unconscious OF each others existence
until some two weeks ago: 1t happened that one
day signorita was out walking and as usual fol-
in At Of mad desperation approached the lady
and insisted on opening conversation. He told
possible for him to iv" Without her love- and I'M
plored for some slight mercy and hope. Signorta
remained dumb and immovabe. In frenzy OF
love the poor young fellow seized her hand and
madly beseeched her to reent The only response
was scream of terror followed by the sudden
the role OF defender or injured innocence. Prus-
sian supposed Syosetter to be some rowdy offender,
the head and Ribs skhfully John Heenan or Joe
Coburn might have done II.
THE PLIGHT OF BKAUTY-A DUEL ~.
In the meantime the lady escaped to her home.
leaving the Prussian and Sy0ssetter alone. When
the latter recovered somewhat from his unex-
pected drubbng he demanded an explanation and
the usual result fOllowed-a challenge according to
the code. 1t is said both the parties proved cour-
ageous, but OF the details of the duel nave been
unable to learn anything accurate, or even
whether any duel occurred at all. All can learn
with certainty Is that the Syosseter is laid up at
his home in q disabled condition, and that the
Prussian has taken himself to parts unknown.
WHO rs sHE2
As to the lady, nobody seems to know where she
comes from or what are her antecedents Those
who nave conversed with her hug the theory that
she Is an Italian noble woman, though how she
came to be reduced and why her anttpathy to
society are mysteries that remain unfatnomed.
Since the unfortunate re1icOytre between the TWO
lovers she has removed from her country home
under the protection Of her benevolent friend
MAJ