Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-06-20


hills could be seen, and the blue heavens
above; the earth covered 10 the depth oil
six or eight inches with snow, As the sun
rose in his splenGOr, beauty and magnih-
cence giIded the scene, and the thought
came, Did not this high latitude and pure
atmosphere and primitive living, have
something 10 do in making the cheerful
and healthfnl old age which was before
usP We go TO other towns, visiting the
homes of the aged and infrm relatives
found one of the dear Ones-careiully
nursed by a step-daughter-wa appar-
emily soon 10 leave the bodily lnnrmitles
for the heavenly rest. Another was costly
Located in Birmingham. and evidently en-
loving the evening OF life under the pro-
tecting care OF a step-son.
Birmingham, as you probably remem-
Der, is known for its many manufactures.
and is pleasantly situated on the Nauga-
tuck river Coming to Norwalk, we find
the Gazette has already announced our ar
rival in town, and pleasant greetings and
kindly attentions are awaiting US, and
bountifnl hospitalities; spread for our
nourishment-includin fresh sea food
which to a Western resident is peculiarly
relishable. My last visit in Norwalk was
at the home of Mrs. C. and Miss W.
whom, years ago, we knew in the Wilton
School, and who in later years, have had
some care and direction in the education
OF some OF the children of the editorial
household. Into this haven of rest and
earthly paradIse-if there be any this side
of Eden-we fingered for few days
resting, and enjoying TO the fullest extent,
the genial and pleasant social atmosphere
which surrounded US. You may recollect
Miss W. as the charming writer ofa num-
Der of Sunday School books-"Helen
Heath, )" "PlI do as 1 Please" Fifty Years
Ago." &c. Miss w. at present is in deli
cate health, and to US appeared like one
of the frailest of flowers, ready by the
slightest blast TO be waited to that beauti-
ful home into which her pure and bright
spirit will surely find an entrance.
May 9th. To-day we go to New York,
on the pleasant little steamer Nellie
White"-Norwalk' favorite for summer
travel. We wish, it were in our power
to reproduce the lovely panorama as it
now appears-vessels innumerable, with
their full sails set to the breeze, are grace
fully moving upon the placid waters ;
oyster-men, in their small boats, graphing
with their long tongs into the deep water,
and bringing up the precious bivalyes OF
Norwalk celebrity; lovely residences and
the ever varying landscape, had some
thing of the effect of enchantment. Soon
we approach Fit. Schuyler, which is stu
ataG at the head of the "Narrows," as
they stretch out into the open Sound
looking at US through its open port holes,
and affording feeling of security, that no
foreign foe could with safety invade these
waters. To the attentive and obliging
stewardess, weexpressed wish to handle
some Of this water, which she immediate
ly procured, and with infinite delight, we
bathed face and hands. We soon ap-
proach the Soldiers Home" comforta-
BILE looking establishment Further on, is
He'll Gate, into whose waters many yes
sci has been drawn to its destruction, with
the lives of those on board. A mast of an
Inflated craft was observable just above
the water, which had recently been hurl-
ed into this whirlpool, and all on board
persisted. An immense work is now in
progress, by which the vast rocks which
obstruct this channel are to be removed
giving greater safety to navigation. Our
next place of interest is the famed Black
wells Island, with its many N. Y. State
institutions Prominent among these are
the Insane Asylum, and the towering
walls of the penitenhary. For those un-
fortunates, whose homes are in either of
these institutions, we think that both ma
ture, and art, are in harmony in giving to
the passer-bY an agreeable impression OF
their surroundings; within these walls,
however, we know the penalty of sin is
endured in the one, and of disease, and sin,
in the other.
Sunday, the 10th, we spent In Brooklyn,
justly called the city of churches-and to
which every body seemed to be vending
their way. The weather suddenly chang
ed in few days from midwinter to swell
terlng midsummer, the thermometer
ranging at SO in the shaded The heat,
however, is not sufficient to deter us, or
our plethoric friends, fiom attending
church, to hear the renowned Talmadge
and Beecher-the latter, unfortunately
for US, was not in his pulpit. but the for
mer was, and fully sustained the reputa-
ton he has gained of being one of Brook
lyn's most effective preachers. The church
is an immense structure, and gorgeously
decked with gliding and blue; the organ
is magnificent in tone and power, and the
music, by the organist and choir, was
agreeably rendered. The immense chan
deliers, with their hundreds of burners,
o1O simultaneously liSnICu uy mCduS VI
electricity. A few more days are happily
spent in the vicinity of the city-one of
which we would like to tell you Of
Through the politeness of Mrs. W., sis
ter of an Ashtabula friend, we were tax
en- to drive, over the pleasant parts of the
city; Central Park, and its many interests,
pointed out and explained; then to her
charming home at Ft. Washington, which
is pleasantly located upon high bluff, on
the margin of the beautiful Hudson; on
the opposite side of the river IS the tower
ing palisades, and in the neighborhood
the homes of the O'Connors, oflegal fame,
the Connolys, Tweeds, and many others
of political notoriety.
Over the Erie and A. s. G. W.R. R..
we goto Oxford, o., to visit friends at the
Western Fem. Sem. This school is in
fourishing condition under the principal
ship of Miss Helen Peabody, and corps
of competent teachers. It is power for
good. The terms of admission are placed
at so low a rate as to bring them within