New-York tribune., 1877-07-10
MISS KELLOGG,S HOME.

AoUIFT But INTERESTING RETREAT IN CONNECTICUT.
lFHoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
NEw-HARrFoED, Conn.,, July This pie
turesque little town, nestled among tue Ltchhelu h''
Is the chosen summer resort Of many WHO mere h"u
health IL the bracug ali, aud quiet anusemcntn the hhe
boating aud fishing, aud in the beautiful drives WEIGH
invite in every direction. The scenery heTcaJouts Is M
srtaf scd Tor romantic beauty aud III such locay a.
tbe gorge known sdtan's Kingdom the Wena "lu
ness OF pec pitOus Ock Gnd the ald loiIeH oo'a'
leads one with involuntary shudder' TO appreciate
tbe eeues little fellow VINO, gazing al 'He SIo'
1r,ti AN sNe1struck face hispercd Did you sec h-
papal" see whom, my childf" "Why, sa'ahi
Hils-eyer, where hIs! Abrupt ana ertssy' Verduie'
cloaned, gram neids orchards and smOoth pastures
smllng on The slopes ROddways winding up "no uo"A'
with occasionally descent perpendicular tha1 Ihe
uuItiatcd plcdsuredrye grtss tbs VohCle tshty an"
cauce, apreDensiyely she ana breeching IS
the horses heads pitching altogether out OF sight
The beautiful River here tuns tue wheel oi lhdue
trv for the Gre nwOOds cotton mls ana goes smmueI
in IA ana out among green neat cottages And hand-
some residences covering every aYaiaDfe s1e III INC
narrow valley and. Ike dOyeOtcs, dotuus the mountain
sides. Such s New-Huuord-
The place cay access, being Tie terminus oi
branch OF The Cana hOad fIOm AeW-liaVrn, ana OhH
seventeen miles distant from HartOrd by the Connect
eut Western Railway. Tue LOtei accommodations are
not OF the best OF the visitors finding quarters III
private boarding g-,ouses, of which there are mum
be rnlled every season with clty guests, notaMc
among which arc "Cdorry Farm ana the " C"itoi
Place" Several capitalists ale now considering tue
project Of erecting large hotel, Grstcsss IN e'ei!
Respect which II Is hoped Will before man! years %
bunt ana largely pttrOu.zed.
Foremost aLiOug tnOsc VINO here find Summer home
Is hlss Clara lse hoioss whose grand amer al one
tine owned the portion u the town KNOWN as Pine
meadow. ana who herself holds Deduthu building IO1
OF AZ eiumence overlooking the village, where she III
tends eventually erect residence. Ihis season sDo'
Al % Is
Il priyae house The village ana greatly docs she con-
tribute amusement and pleasure Of her admirers
lereabOuts to reyel with tue abandon oI
child IN the freedom restraint and eOnyenuOndnly
winch is her privilege, and finds zest IN the SIM
pest enjoyments. When The iuncrant organ-gIindef
acop.zes with Hold the Fort" the sidewalk, she
comes 20 the balcony ana with her GEAR nch voice sings
10 MS accOmp Tment, and echpses nm altogether.
Wien the daucug bear makes his annual trip
through the country she feeds INN with
cake aud chats French with the Canadian
keeper she patrOnizes the travelling circus and the
amateur concert and seems geatly TO enjoy being
auditor instead Of being performer On the evening Of ht
A dressed n groesque costume, and beating the drum
as III id nile du Regiment" she headed procession
disguised as ghosts TURKS and odd figures Of all sorts
marched up and down streets while red and blue
lights flashed illumination for the spectators. Her
freud who owned the tandem team and dog cart has
left town, she longer astonshcs the villagers by
riding through the streets at gahopng pace holding
tie reins firmly in her small hands the most shapely OF
all winch gesture on the lyric stage aud guiding in
mastery manner aforesaid tandem. Every evening
she sing. in ber paror, while motley audience gather
entranced beneath the windows.
Mrs Jnlia y. Smith authOress Of "WidOw Godsmiths
Daugher" aud other popular works, has a
deuce Oh Town IIi," held continual merry
making for her friends aud those OF her young daughters
Mrs smith in add tion her talents writer is
cidedv a woman Of business and manages with ability
large farm Size may be seen almost ans day diving
a1ut the country her sharp eyes tie alert for items
al interest when Wnen found one rs sure she makes
md rev Dr. Beade, Of Philadelphia who makes this
hi, resting place in vacation, is just no" III attendance
on the PresyteTlan Council at Edinburgh 10 which he Is
= dclep.te: part family however, III town.
M Nicoas leninOa Russian gentleman VINO boarded
I.ra "a, two seasons, charmed 10y the location
erected line mansion on one OI the nils
ennnandug view Of the valley ana hls bO-ptaDle rOOi
NV gives shelter TO large cree OF friends from New
Y0rh and other cues ,,,-. ...,.,,.. ~. ..
g., ainseIv connected with NeW-iiartOrd III many hearts
,I,a,,ut te country. Size fret became known u the
j' iv her life published years ia Ihe IHdepeHdent
P"o' entitled, " Il-ht beyond the Clouds
60 ~ ss lie interest awakened IN heT by this story that,
,I',,o a bed-rdden invalid for more tian forty yours,
o. fSss m comfort upon the voluntary contributions
,rut 10 her frOm all sections 10y those VINO lhls pay
,,,s of apreciAtiOn 10 her eminent Christian example
- ,ence aud trust Many come from distance so'e!y
q, -, her and talk with her and. IKE the DaiTymans
,1n,bter sac wieds influence from her bed OF help
,..s which many a Christian VI rugged health might
envy.
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