The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20

arc hundred villages easy OF 10 New Workers.
In the whole list OF watering places and summer re-
sorts there Is not anywhere more charming than
Lake Mahopac Only quarter Of century a2o this
lake unknown AZ summer resort, and though the
fishing was gooa game abundant the nclgh0orhood
little lrequented by New WORKERS as the Nyack
veous changes in this locality, as in many others, and
Lake Mahopac, with us pretty villas and It's excellent
hotels. Is both famous and fashionable
To the New Yorker who is tired OF the bricks and
mortar OF other Giles as well as his own, Tor whom
Newport and Saratoga and Long Branch have NJ A.
fractions lett, and who has inclination 10 settle
down IN summer house near the metropolis. or 10
fathom the mysteries Of Deephaven, journey up the
HUDSON could not tail 10 be especially attractive Co
Ing up down that noble by boat rail gives
only faint idea OF the beauty OF its scenery and
the interest its associations AT every step, almost,
from Spuyten Duyvn Creek the Cats Kills there Is
something 70 claim attention IL only to please eye
with all the spicndors OF It's scenery Hudson River
Is almost little known to many New Workers a. tho
sources OF the Nile Not more than hundred, prooa-
bly, OF citizens have ever traverscd tho right bank
OF the river al pace slow enough to enable them to en-
JOY tho iulncss OF ITS grandeur. Even the Palisades
although at our very doors, would be novelty TO
most OF US Thousands of our people who 60 TO the
country" every year have never been 70 Wcehawken
even. Many OF seek the birthplace OF the Swan OF
Avon bother about Abbotsford and Newstend Abbey,
visits, while we are not aware that just across the
river from New York Is thai quaint old poet, Ralph
Hoyt, singing to us in our impatience-
sti signs the world for something new.
Som VIII o. the Wisp help
Imploring me- imploring you
For sonnet thing new
How few OF us who have road the romance Of Wash
ington's first loveevcn those oil who take pro-
found an interest in the old patrons as Theodore VIM
throp evinced In his story Edwin Brother;oft'-
cared to visit the old Philippe MANSION ut
Yonkersg The writer OF this article had II in his
power, not long ago, to do kindness TO linoal de.
yet compelled 10 record H. VITA regret, that he
has had the curiosity to visit tho old town OF
Tappnn where Andre was executed, or Tarrytown,
eveum q
memory OF Washington Irving than Tor Andres cap.
tnrc. whole summer might be very prohtaby and
agreeaby spent in some quiet farmhouse on tho banks
OF the Tappan Zee some modern Baltus Van Tasse
might be found almost anywhere willing 10 accommo
dream away the drowsy. lsiless days, while the en-
ergy OF morningtde and nghttal could be
stone cottage, sunnyside, which Tor 50 many
years Irving made mis- home; 10 the village church
at Tarrytown, whore no worshppcd and where he Is
buried to Sleepy Hollow, famous by the ride Of
lchabod Crane, the schoolmaster, when BrJm Bones,
his % &c Ih", o n9 n1s n
sons ship the Hall Moon came to anchor 266 years
ago. aud TO Cadwcll's Landing one OF the many places
where Captain KIDD, ''as he sailed, no sailed, Is
supposed TO have sccrctcd his treasure.
THE HIGHLANDS
Then the Highlands, too, Will afford delightful
summer retreat for such as nave cyc and taste
Tor the objects
Which out OF nature S common order rise,
The shapeless rock, or hanging precpice
Who could not make his home, least for "the
heated term" the veteran Journalist IS apt to
u,
would not be happy IN tho hot moons OF summer
perohcd the very tip OF Anthony's Nosey VINO
would not DO Invigorated sealing the decivItos Of
Sugar Loaf Peak calmly descending the inclined
lcdges OF Bultermilk FANS? Who would be trans
formed nestle with tho iays oil Drake's poem tho
Gro Nest and ee those airy beings OF tho imagin
throng iho MOONLIGHT glide.
Allows ,oeloe--o every side.
Ih,ir itte iiinim forms afnyrd 80
In all the trcksy pomp Of Hairy pride?
Between the Gro Nest and storm King t''Boterberg')
is tue lovely Vale OF Tempe less beautiful than
IN do
say, which Neptune opened with his trident We
West Point or Cozzcns', for all tho world
goes there TO much that grand ard glorious, put
10 lo slessly IN the sight OF all the grandeur which
Naturos hugers have imprinted IN the very heart OF
the Highland Pass The Catskiils less the
summer tourist unless indeed he has chosen them
the scene OF his "Mdsumncr Nights Dream," whero
day after day no IS dete mined to scramble up the
lodges the footsteps RIP Van Winklc the night he
lett his ternagant wife went iorth wth only his
dog and his gun Tor company saratoga, with rs waters
ofete folly, It's lake and semi
boat races the Adirondacks with all their Wild beauty
even ChampaiD aud George with ,her historical ASSOC
cations AID picturesque sweetness. are not Tor the
summer traveller TO whom the Highlands OF the Hud-
appeal. unless indeed he feels that no place
himself near hannts OF and women who
the mere butterflies OF pride, buzzug aimicssly near
much that beautiful, not Tor ms beauty. but be-
II fashionable, ana yet keep apart from them
to commune only with Nature IN her most enchanting
mood.
THE BEAUTIES OF PENNSYLVANIA SCENERY
AS tie New Yorker PUSHES 10 Long Branch or Sara
toaa when search Of breath CT fresh air
days rest and recreation, the Phiadelphun hes
orges the attractions which the banks OF the
Hudson afford, SO the latter IS oblivous o. all the
cnGrms OF the Schuykill and the Wssahck0n. And
yet OF the one Moore could sing
Alone by the schuyikill wunderer roved.
Az osn. were w. ho n banks ~, 20 his Eye
Ann he gazed on its towery banks with sigh.
And the other noted everywhere for its and
beautiful scenery ana The succession Of cascades which
gives an air oil grandeur 10 everything about them
Few States offer such attractive or such diversified
scenery as Pennsylvania. Within a stones throw OF
New York almost is the Delaware Water Gap. Further
the coal regions and tho beautiful Wyoming
Valley OF which every lancy makes a Mecca Tho pen
OF Campbell ana pencil OF Turner laken their
themes as well as heir inspiration IRON this beautiful
valley ana Hallcck, 10 whom VIC raised statue Con-
trial Park the other day sung, IN Its praise,
Nature hath made thee lovelicr than the power
Even of Cnmpbclis pen hath pictured.
Wyoming Is a spot which the tourist would
find interesting as II N beautiful, but Pennsylvania
has other retreats not less beautiful which few
tourists One Of these IS the Valley OF tho
Junata IL Is strange that the banks OF this
lovely stream the highest degree and PFC
turcsquo Tor many miles along the line the Penn
syyan.a Railroad should almost unfrcquenled and
yet such the fact. Then again there ara the Cum
bcrlsnd Valley, where the blue mountain tops make
straight line along the sky Tor two hours ride by
rail Gettysburg, the sccne oil the most sangulnary
battle OF the late war; Bedford Springs, one OF The
quanlcst and oldest summer resorts in the country
tue Ailoghcnes, with Crcsson on The summit aud
discovered wonders and beauty In every direction.
VIRGINIA SPRINGS.
The natural wonders OF West Virginia were better
known quarter 0. century ago than they are to-
day for ilcn tho famous " hle sulphur springs were
what Newport Is now-tho fashionable summer homo
people oil wealth and position. Among tho old
pam phcts IN The HERALD library ~ Que Of which tho
readers OF the HERALD never heard perhaps, called,
1.-The White Sulpnur Papers" Ii was written in 1882
when il not lever than six thousand
persons had VISITED the Virginia springs during
summer There were no railroads then, and 1t
r,ae OF many weary days to reach the White sulphur
from Washington, but the VIC difficulties Of tue jour
ney to have made II attractive. The White sui
pnur then now IN tho hoart OF the group oil the
Virginia springs, and II was mere matter OF course
TO rae 10 the sweet Springs, Ii mics distant; tho
Blue Sulphur ~ mics distant; the salt Springs, "a
miles Instant; the Hot Spring. 3S miles distant, or
the Rcd Springs, Al miles distant Everybody who
anybody visited these springs al that day ana,
following the suggestion OF Shakespcaro's lines,
When thou hnpy sccst
ZONE rare, noteworthy object IL thy travels.
Make me paftakcr OF Shy happiness.
thcv wroc books about the sDriurs and Tho scenery