The New York herald., 1874-08-19
The Pennsylvania Politicians
Mountain Paradise.
GOSsIP<ATfS SARATOGA,
Summer Pleasures ON the Rhode
Island Coast.
A Sentimental Pilgrims Progress
Over Romantic Ground.
NARRAGANSETT PIER.


NARRAGANsETT PER- Augusta 1874.
Sitting at the southwest corner OF the porch Of
Tower HIN House. have become so imbued with
the ianguor OF the scene around that leel calm
hatred OF motion The spirit which was impaired 10
me by the restless people the Mount HOPE House,
as the water side, after breakfast this morning,
and which urged me to wander up here. Is gone,
and am now calm as iotos eater. ''Ths pop
pied warmtkn OF quiet sunlight, aud the
stiffness OF every kind OF life here has
Injected me- and | am resttul as the lazy
singer OF tne seasons" Everything rs drowsed
by the warmth except the nies whose
buzzng sounds In my like the noise OF distant
saving q few ladies who chatter at the otner end
OF the piazza in consultation as TO what they shall
wear to the beach. and black spirit OF harmony
who sits IN q remote hay loft and runs the notes
upon nute. From far OF field comes the metal-
Ic clatter OF a moving machine, and the sounds
are harmonized BY distance. Luckily the field is
IN hollow so the worker does not discourage the
laziness OF everything In sight.
have been iottng down the above slowly and
dreamiully But now l am awakened by a slight
breeze and discover small spider making a trip
along the lapel OF my coat. have been dimy
conscious in my drowsiness, as l looked Through
hall closed eyeiids, that something was there Of
blurred shape, and seeming or gigantic size in
comparison With the real bulk OF the insect; but
without the iavlgoratlon OF the breeze should
not have minded 1t. Having revived me, the
breeze seems determined that l shall remain
awake; lor it keeps up rustling among the
branches OF saping in front of
and it brings TO my charmed
ears the mellow music OF the coiored coachmans
aute. Prompted now to look about me, see away
to the southeastern horizon wide stretch OF the
sea- bearing upon its bosom numerous vessels
with nstless sails Its only motion Is in short,
cleaning responses to the eourtlng Of the sun
light. There is an intense stiffness about 1t and
she ships upon its bosom that wonld astonnd those
who can only conceive the as angry and
tumutuous. There many VINO, looking upon
the when 1t Is calm, with ships mctionless
upon Its bosom, almost instnctively quote Cole
painted ship upon painted ocean,
and feel satisfied that they have done very cor
rect thing. feel satisfied that such people neither
appreciate the beauty OF the sleeping sea" nor
the meaning OF the poet They use the quotation
as ii commencing the prospecr before them Tor its
other words, they compare truth with IT'S merest
sign Coeridge vas vas, not g SO .s. feeble in SIM,
the Creator with the periectness q Hls
too deep lor summer letter, which ought to
smack OF the breeze, carrying the strong sa1ne
hand. l cannot adequately describe the ocean
lying mononiess unoer the sun, and shall leave
southwest, on my right l see small hris
WHICH, WHICH BREAKS Iysl IN upon et the land T a. % Poni
Judith, about seven miles south. This Inlet
Is broken up by numerous small Islands, which
or miniature archipelago. Before me, TO the
south, wood OF low trees shuts out my view, ex-
cept wnere the rocky shore trends in and the
ocean curves round to the southern horizon Far
to my right IS the ocean again To the northeast
my eyes to the land and dropping them some what
view the cleaning white beach frOm which the
land rises and tails until IL sinks at last at the loot
OF Tower hiIl whereon am seated. Nature has
been very LAVISH With water in this vicinity, as In
almost every hollow within sight body or 1t ueS
cleaning. She has been feaksn, also, in the
placing OF salt water just where one would expect
Hin Is a long land-ocked bay which has an intri-
cate inlet nom the ocean; while Just beyond the
beach over the little sand ridge tnas slopes down
to 1t, Is large pond Of fresh water, where az
niRnt The big frogs croak and the little ones emil
sounds IKE the vlbratory swapping OF loose guitar
string, and where In the days tue lilies noat with
their golden hearts opened TO the sunshine THIS
morning verify believed that had iound out who
had placed this pond 30 queery oenlnd the beach
was certain that mixes had their homes beneath
It's lily pods, and that as came along its margin
sne pond. had Hss found Id one Of them But when
had almost reached her, gong noiseiessiy, SO as
not to alright her, she acted with go much hu-
manity the treating the hardened cuticie of her
ieet that stopped IN wonder. My SHADOW reused
her to look around and then saw that the nike
was only an Old woman VINO had been gathering
lilies and was then sottening her corns.
The preceding part Of this letter | wrote sitting,
while thought the landscape before me was OF
most delicious aspect. But when 1 arose to go
back to the seasine the sentiment began TO VANISH
The fluctuations OF the land and the queer crlnE-
ling OF the small hills, forming unexpected nollows
wood" stlll mad charm which was, however, not
very strong for it could not make me forget that
no shade 1 noticed the latter fact before landed
at NarraQansett Pier. AS approached II tie
even s'' % leaf to opscure s their gs hatuTa sn
gularlty, ana the sand grains appeared 10 dance
ssvai witca On hot Er,dde. I But ems exposure is
no bar TO tne happiness Of those wno are here.
rhsy nave ,s come s,o0s 20 san battle GOSSIP and the
nave the coqaettish ways Of youth, TO firt 1t is
not necessary to De unde. the trees to 90 any Of
matrimony there were woods nereabout tor
couples to wander ip-there are so many sweet
entlcng arts, which, though innocent, cannot
be practiced wnue couple are seated
on the sand under even a wide-spresdin um-
bind the shore toward POINT Judith, where other
c0olng couples are likely to stumble upon them at
ragansett 20 maze marriages we come 10 recn.
perate.n Wen, tnis is the way Incorporation is
achieved here BY sailing, batning, croquet play
ing and nrtation all day; and gossiping dancing
and nirting still, until some dlssolute cock
SSas he ",n has hsd an eve eve opener" e V' and Is
beginning TO freshen up. Certainly some people
wiz think there IS more dissipation than recupera-
ton IN this way OF lie. such persons are neces
sarily "old fogysh," and though OF an economical
class will forget the harm that is done IN cranped
vaiises To dress clothingor all the young men and
maidens have brought their society uniforms aud
apparel; and II there were no dancing these would
remain creased ana confined, and In the case OF the
young men might perhaps be 'cI1oben,
by some adventurous water IN want or
new apparel for his professional moments
BY the way, there is such large party OF nice
young men nere--so jovial. so attractive 10 every
way, especially al night whom their mellow voices
ring out upon che air, or later when theJ spend
mnca time and breath IN racing after the elusive
Doouack. That this article seems more contrary
mere Than anywhere else gather rom hearing the
commences OF young smith, and the more elderly
ana nvely Mr. Brown interchanged. There was .
discussion between them TO the cause OF tbs,
Dut IL did not settle the matter. ] am inclined to
Deneve taat the motives OF the wandering boot
JACK are IN the strong air from the ocean which is
Ms exhilaratlDg as champagne.
Nafr8gansett Pier, besides having as ! have
said, side OF which all kinds oil payety are tne