, 1874-09-28
THE ADlROMDACKS.
Ratny-Day Froltcs Of Lady.
Artists.
"Tho Belle Of The Adir0ndaCks," and
Her Admirers.
Going to Camp.Meeting on q Buok-
board IAN Tndia-Rubbor
Horse,
CorTkspontls,ted Of The chEaao 5ritunt.

Another Sabbath Inns come; everything eocms
strangely qulot and pcacofut on this tlnY. can
appreciate, horo among those llilts, aB neyor bo.
fore. tho frat part Of the 05th Psalm Of Dayid.
1cannot describe tho scenery; 1t ia impossible
to do 80. Tho mountains are grand, tho woods
Wild and enchanting, and tho cloud-forma.iouH
tlnc. Tho Ausable River flows uearly around
otr cottago-homo, winding fl and ont n,nong
tho mouusatns, md through tho meadows near
tho honse II takes quite leap, and tumblea
around generally.
In our ramblcs nli discover wonderful thinga
In Nature: hugo granite rocks covorad with
beautiful mosscs and forms; sploudid white
birches, AMI old, spllnterod Pine trees, wblcl,
Mr. Ford, tho artist. has 80 well represented in
his "Glon Of tho AdirondacRH"; md little
brooks looking wild aud lonely. There nro beau-
tiful pictures at every turn at tho road, tho
mountaius present now foaturcs ut eyory fow
stops, and an artist could Gnd sufficient material
for lafd work for many Toars, within tho radius
OF milca,
Shall toll you Of . far
RAINY, DAYS
In tho Adirou1aeks7 Sonlo say TINT monntnins,
cottage-homcs, aud artists aro made for cloar
weather; but lot the clouds drift across tho
mountains, rain descend on the roof, and lol tho
poor artist throws down bis brush in
despair, and becomes, like other mortals,
ilAconsolato. Porsons with these vlowa should
hayo spent tho past few days with us. Monday
evening wo mado great calculations for tho next
day, gaYo our br1lshca m extra wasl, strapped
umbrellas. canyas etc., together, and actually
retired MI hour earlier; With high hopos, feeling
suro TINT re should Hppnd tho next lAY In tho
woods: previous to this, wo Ind been diaciplos
OF Micawbcs, aud had rested With no
plans for the morrow. Imagine our sssonfsh-
mont when NO nwoko and found that tho clouds
Ind 30 covered tho mountains that wo could al
most fancy ouraclves on plain. Tho clerk OF
tho weather evidently intondcd to drown our
aspirations thls time. and, With long-arawn faces,
wfs 1t tbG qea o1f1sinF u"
poural" As great minds, however, soar above
such slight diBcouragemenss, we ali declared our
canvas
SHOULD NOT LACK PAINT,
Wo accordingly bold q consultation, and the re-
suit rms Tint no opened tho largo front door for
skylight, and hid ronring hFc nado In tho
atoye. Then no soaeed ono Of our party. in
lazy position. in camp.cl1air. Sho was dressed
III white, with novel ia her hands, ,--Hkotcll-bor
and palette thrown aside: Then VIC sent to work
picture r of--"Pasutins a. m 1ccomplshnont y;
md ne never had = p!casantcr skeschiag..day:
The subject Of our sketch, however, d!scloHcd
hor mock; and, fual1y, that she had tho "rheu~
matiz." Tho day was short, and iu tho evening
wo sympathized with tho weather, aud had what,
in our grlhood-da7s, was called ~ gallo.
Tie i,e1t Day also neinE stormy, We informed ],
The young man Of tho house said: " II you got
me, you must take mp on tho rum" No con-
cluled that, IN that casc. our picture would DO
all boots. Tbo youngest Of tho family said
mi at that is NJ %ln e. ysa Soor aFS % up TO- S Inst
ono was found, WHO. receiving the condolences
of tho whole family, sat like martyr for
'sT11E 1ELLE OF THE AD1noNDAcKs,"
Dy Tho Tny, many OF hcr numerous admirers
ara oil brothren, Of tho Mosquito ta,nily). No
aftorward visited tue barn, and tried to got
"Dolly's" portraits; but she did not enjoy be-
ing "tooken." Finding tnat holse's nose Was
not the casent thug to paint, Nc though; # not
horBes noso in clo,er, OF rathor hay, lcttinE the
oycs aud oa1s pcsp out.
Saturday tho ann camo out. Thongh re werc
glad to SEQ 1t, NO shall always remember with
Pleas,fs those RAIN; daye: g., Me atarte1 ont
the aame frame Of mind. and we had gay tino.
We aoatcd ourselves on u bidc-hill. II did not
blow or anythiug-ol,, no! The umbrella did
not I'll Ike = bn'loon~-certntuly not Throw
array youE umbrella; put your shawl ovor your
your slotching-bo1, palette, brushes otc, with
one hand and With tho other try to paint 1oret-
ty little house on tho ,nountan-a1o and II you
do not make n tai! pino-tres Instead. you will do
better than I think you can.
Everybody Was
GOING TO cAsp-MEErlsu,
babies and all. We thought 1t would Oe fne
thing to go too; consequently, whom, on our re-
turn, We received MI invitation to "go to
tos ts''s' ths span an and md "buckboara woro at At
tho door we were put threa i'll o sent, QUO tall
man and Two boys on the floor behind --nino Of
us In all,-and re dashed OF in grand STYLE Did
sou ever ride on tho "h hind eud +" Of q buck-
board + SO, you enn feel l. for that poor bo}ys
when Ne ratified down the first hill. Tho sky
was cloudy, though tho moom was trying her best
to put bright face on tho matter. The road was
very good for q milo then We turned up = hill,
ing as though wo might, at any mo-
ment, slide into some OF tho nlud-holes.
Renohiug tho grove, tho horses were fastened
outside, and we entcrcd. Indian-flie. We could
geo 3 bright light III tho distance, and a sudden
turn b.ongtt lis among tho tepts. 1t was 2 wild
ycono. Tic touts woro pitched in The grove.
each lighted within. Seats woro arranged In tho
centre OF partial clearing. On either side
scaffoldB wero raised, Oh which piue-knots wero
burning lighting up tho faces Of people stand
Ia front 81 tihe soats was the speak
er'a staud,-a covered shed with seats
in it. and tIlroo lantorns wero suspended from
the top. Whom one OF the ministers wished to
road hymn or tho Bible, another held light
for him, There were four ministers in tho
stand. One gayo out hymn, and the people
aeatal themselves on the board benciles,-all
joining in tho song. (There was also tluo
chorus OF bnboH, who wero moro fond OF sf0Ging
than We Of hearing thom.) Tho sermon WAS
very gool, aud held tho attention OF the people.
THERE MAS ONE SI1OuTEN
among tho ministers. whose oxhortatioua on
~ gusshtng Of .teeth we're SO vooiforous as
thoroughly to dlssirate MI toudouoy to somuo-
lsuce. Tls boys wore there with their GIRLS and
wo SAW mntly queer character iu tue crowd.
AZ 10 o'clock, by the MD Of lautern, wo
picked our way out Of the grove to tho convey
ance for homo. In turning the horses, before
Ma got into the carriaGo, ono OF the aunals foil.
Tho, ground being decliyitous and rough, the
carriage kept going down hIll. doubling
the, animal all up, twisting Ais
mock no that it aooitnoti to be brolsen;
but tho horses in tl,is country would appear to
bo n'ade OF ludla-rnbber, for this ono arose.,
shook his head. and seemed pleased with tho
whole trauaaclion. Ono Of our travelling conf
panIonB augEostod that the horaa "ha1 aurelY
got the poner,'--in touo that would l,ayo
amuaod even tho most solemn " camp-moetcr."
We all hoped llo would not bc gifted liz that uny
ngalu !. and, to prevent this, ono waliol ahead
with q lautDfu Until Wn rnan1ietf tho rosIt sF1o