Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-07-03
NO. 157.
THE REV. MR.. MURRAY's FARM

~ 'iiS hiiduclpult TeSS WIFI u ScScfifs-
ton OF the farm and the family Of the Rev
w. II. H. Murray, in the historic town Of
Guilford, Conn, where she was guest.
She begins her letter in this chatty style
"Modern orthodoxy is big thing
said to myself as Miss Ida and ], the
former driving, dashed up to Rev. w. II.
II. Murray's $1,000 carriage house, with
its $500 harness-rOom, finished in black
walnut and white oak, the stars and stripes
going up the instant the hoofs of our
horses-Lady Velvet and Lady Messenger
struck the boards. At the extreme end,
opposit the entrance. and therefore the
first thing to catch the eye, is photograph
of Mr.. Murray looking able to manage
any and all of the twenty-six horses in his
stables. The picture is surmounted by his
old Adirondack hat, adorned with the flies.
so dear to his trout-loving heart, while
through the top are two parallel bullet
holes, separated by tiny strip OF felt.
which was made in response to challenge
from one of the guides in the wilderness.
who declared that Mr.. Murray could not
put two shots, side by side. using only
one barrel of his rifle at time: my hat
needs ventilating; will do it now" cried
Mr.. Murray, and he did it! This curionsly
ventilated hat will figure again on Mr.
Murray S head during a campaign in the
Wilderness this season. Around the inte-
rior of the building hang wild fowl from
The first London edition of "Audubon's
Birds Of America pictures Of Bonner's
Dexter and Rysnyk's Hambletonia, with
that exquisite English engraving, The
Village Blacksmith while the most con-
brought down by Mrs. Murray in the will
IarnnSs nd Vuith
the establishment is on very large scale,
AS you will believe when l tell you that
Mr.. Murray's oats and corn come from
the West in car loads of twelve hundred
bushels at a time.
The Adirondack room, where | date my
letter, is a rural study, in which Mr.. Muir
ray can read, write or sleep, and whose
key is never ont of his possession. 1t is
furnished with Il camp bedstead, simple
toilet convcniences. table, and books
for reference, while the walls are covered
with trophies or implements OF adventure
i'll the wilderness, for Mr.. Murray is like
Nimrod, "a mighty hunter" Here is a
telescope rifle, made by Lewis of Troy.
N. y. through which MIR. Murray has
seen turkeys eye at sixty rods. Here
are specimens of Mr.. and Mrs. Murrays
target shooting, duly signed by the Judge
chosen for the occasion. Here is one that
a five-cent piece would cover through
which Mrs. Murray's unerring aim had
sent ten balls ut six rods; and here is an
other that II silver quarter of dollar
would cover, through which Mr.. Murray,
ut twenty rods. had sent six oat OF ten
balls
Sport. Nettle Jack and Jet are the four
dogs of the family with which made ac-
Tnt
black rs her name, and graceful as a bit
of ebon statuary, is very valuable, being "a
pointer from the unmixed English breed.
one of which was presented to Daniel
Webster by British nobleman. Jack
the watchdog, also black, is a noble fel-
low, and evidently has Newfoundland
and st. Bernard blood in his veins. Net
tie, rightly named Skye terrier, true to
her mission Of rat-catcher, is like all ter
riers, disagreeable, sharp-voiced, frow-
sy, useful little thing. Sport, a beautiful
creature, with pure white body and mot
tied brown head, was born in the Adiron-
dacks, and there is always IL look of long
iny for the wildwood in his soft hazel
eyes.
The Miss Ida referred to is Miss Ida F.
Hull, a sister OF Mrs. Murray. She is de-
scribed as "bright, dark-eyed, in the
prime OF her teens. As handsome as girl
in novel, and as good as II girl in me-
mor She can drive amy horse on the
place, is ready To trot with an orthodox
clergyman OF run a race with locomo-
tive. She intends to go by, and has done
il in both eases" She has two horses and
colt of her own. MRS. Murray" says
the writer, with her delicate features.
clear complexion, hazel-gray eyes, abun-
| dant brown hair, and slender figure, is one
of the most beautiful women ! ever saw
She is not only "a dead shot 4 dashing
whip u bold sailor, a clever artist, i
dainty housekeepcr. II clever hostess and
II thoroughly good person, but she has the
sweet, attractive kind OF grace of which
the poet sings, and the low, scft voice
which is so excellent in woman
A good part OF the letter is devoted to
IA description of Mr.. Murray's hoses and
their pedigree Live Oak is magnificent
mahogany bay stock horse, worth $40, ,0oo.
The other horses are Lady Velvet (Mrs.
Murray's horse), Oak Leaf, Chip of the
of Old Block, Gypsey c'the gayest horse
on the Boston mildam"), Beauty, Young
Gypsey, Lady Golddust. King, thorough
bred. Jack and Iron Duke (team horses),
Guinare CHE heroine of "A Ride with
Mad Horse. " in Mr. Murray adventures
IN the Wilderness and Ned, 1.-The lion
of the stables" iot which MIR. Murray has
refused 5000 The correspondence con-
tnues -
Nv visit to Guilford is surely under a
lucky star. for there find domesticated
in the family Miss Adamne Sinberg. Il
Danish artist, whose father holds an Office
in the war department of Denmark. and
who gave his daughter her singular name
in honor of his friend, the late Count Adam
Moltke. Miss Sindberg, who has grea,
linguistic ability. speaking five languages
Danish. German, French. Italian, and
English--had an enthusiasm for our coun-
try from her knowledge of its history.
Accordingly she improved the first oppor-
tunity to visit it, arriving in Boston about
year ago. Being worshiper at Park
street, she attracted the attention of Mr.
Murray, for whom she made painting of
Abdallah, the size ct his three -year-old
Ned a celebrated stallion owned by David
Taggart of Gotfstown, N. H., which was
so beautiful picture and so perfect as a
| pnrtrait and a work oT art that bptOfe IL