The New York herald., 1873-09-02
HOME FROM THE HAUNTS OF NATURE.

Tho Fashtonablo Swallows Homew ard
Fly-summcr Travel Beginning to Sct
New YOrkward-The Grief OF tho Bag
gage smashor and tho Joy OF the
Steamboat African.
The wet0dO New Workers who make IL q yearly
practice to desert the city In the heated term and
seek recreation, rest, amusement and health on
the coast where the cool sea breezes cool them to
repose and In the mountains and glens OF tine in
terror, where nature provides abundant means for
enjoyment and health, already begin to turn their
wistfui eyes homeward, and sigh for the luxury Of
their parlors and drawing rooms in the great busy
noisy city OF mans construction. Two or three
months communion with nature In the hills and
lakes that the Creator has so distributed
al over the eastern part OF the Continent finally
becomes mOn0ton0us and even the most
enthusiastic devotees OF nature and fash
i0nable life at the seaside finally
tire OF mountain climblngs, sea bathing, ramblings
In the woodlands, nightly hops constant dressing
and mineral.water drinking, and iondiy turn home
ward Tor rest aud renewal OF s0claltes that are
yearly severed iOr season.
THE COOL DAYS
olast week have had the effect OF Fastening the de-
parture OF many families from the White MOuntains
the AdriondLcks and the Catskills, where fires,
overcosts and shawis are thus early In demand,
making last to piers brings back more or less o. the
population ol Gotham, VINO a lew weeks ago PACKED
baggage smasher now looks snrlier than ever when
the mammoth Saratogas come crOwdIng i'll upon
HIM and he nwardly curses the CLERK OF the weather
lor hurrying home the Flora McFlimseys as he
gives each trunk an additional kick In his Efforts
to vent his spleen upon mething. The steamboat
cOored porters on the contrary, are in ec5taiies,
ana rejoice at tie arrival upon their piers fash.
ionable wardrobes, knowing well That II Is the
o. e sss and nus
fail TO drop two three ''bts" into their PAINS as
they hurry away TO secure staterooms for their
respective charges.
1HE CALCULATING DARBY
dreams OF new dresses iOr Chloe and her little
with which to appear In society during the winter
months, and sufficient balance to stow away In
the bank to pay his board during the long winter
while the nOating palaces are frozen at the piers
corpses OF the ocean waves" Note how frequently
softly places them one upon another! See how crIti
cally he compares the checks, rubs or spot of
DIRT with his coat sleeve or brghtens strapl
And with what serene smile he turns to papa"
with "Dar all right sab. Here's yer checks %
What contrast between JEFFERSON Of the steam
boat pier and Jack Smith OF the Grand Union
depot. Every trunk brings to the former money
cents dollars and happy thoughts OF joyous real
ton and sore distress, but no dollars as healing
salye: Happy steamboat porter; wretched, un.
African rather tnan the white slave Of Corpellns
vanderbilt or Tom Scott at this season OF the year
when the fashionable
SWALLOWS HoMEwARp FLYi
There are. wherever the eye turns, evidences to
be seen OF the coming back' OF the fashionable
population. Houses are being placed in order,
penters lead the brigades OF w0rkmen with their
planes, saws and hammers; plumbers plunge into
cellars and dark, musty hooks TO ply their vocation
servants rub their sl0thiul eyes because "masrer
Is coming home" and make war upon DUST cob
webs and vermin, gr0cers, coal dealers and trades
people are on the Q1t Ure to catch their old GUS
toners; in short, there Is nothing but animation
and sensation going on all over the city In conse-
quence OF the
BREAKING UP OF FASHIONABLE COTERIES
in the mountains and by the seaside.
Those who are now returning, however, are not
the cotragers, but rather the bOarders, who hit
about from mineral springs to mountain, noun
tain to lake, lake to seaside, and who are not
''anchored' to one particular locality. Those who
select 1avorle spot, there 10 remain the season,
are not easily driven out by the chilly breath OF
north wind whrllng over q mountain slope or o
cold, damp ia fog driven in from Old ocean. Their
time to return will be month hence when the
forest trees tipped with golien fringe and the
breath OF Autumn plays hlde-and go-seek through
their cottages by the cold blue sea-