The New York herald., 1878-11-11
AGAIN on THE ROAD.
THE wEsrcHEsTER WALKING CLUB OK JERSEY
soIL-FRoM NEWARK TO PATTERSON.

NESltHESTER WALKING CLUB ON JEkSLf
soII-FRoM NEWARK TO PATERSON.
'Ten O'Clock, stage starts. ten O'Clock sharp"
roared Jehn from his seat the Newark stage as it
drew up before group Taylors Ho-
tel, in Jersey City, yesterday morning. Every
face was flushed with plcasurable anticipation the
eye took in the blue cxpanse above, and a
sharp breeze came the river. frcshening
the air and inyigorating the pedestrian. Before
ten O'Clock the party We're in lineall sturdy fellows
with the colors of the westchester Walking Club
pendant from the button hole and an inclina-
tion expressed on every face to ply the sole
lively fashion. Ten o'clock" shouted the coach
and he uttered the words the last of the club
tumblcd into the old-fashioned vehicle and the ride
which preceded the walk began.
Through the sparsey populated streets the coach
moved rapidly, and out upon the highway, where the
flavor OF country air and country scenery
charmed the eye and nostril. Then the
Bergen hills were mounted and descending
the passage of the Passaid valley begun.
and what cheerful rollickng means of ocomoton is
this same old-time stage COACH Tho snap of the whip
the shouts Of the driver the rumbng of the wheels
the very swing and ostc of its notion has cnliven
ing effect The long straight road. cutting through
meadows skrting hills and sweeping past all sorts Of
curious habtatons presents thousand little points
of interest. Then the CHEEKY salute from the cot
tagcr, the curious faces in the rustic porches
the odd groups at lanes and byways have
all smack of "Mcrrie England and the old
time coaching days about them. The brightness
of Yesterday mornings sunlight gave to the broad
and somewhat monotonous stretches OF meadow land
appearance pleasing il not very picturesque. The
long dank grass, which has turned brown through
the autumn days. trembed and swayed the breeze
swept over Il or in sportive eddies traced
odd figures in its wide expanse Down on the horizon
the workshops and dwelling houses prosalc and com
shapes against the blue of the sky. and. viewed
in that clear air. really made pleasing
picture When the higher ground was reached crack
went the whip the horses quickencd their pace. and
over half-dozcn miles of country road the stage
runlbled on till Newark was reached, and the club
alightcd to begin their walk.
THE TRAMP BEGINS
Paterson the terminus of the first stretch, and
the city behind them. with its daily noise and hustle
hushed in Sabbath stiffness, aud away
went the club over. good hard road.
At O'Clock little village this side of elleville
was reached with its cosey little cottages and patches
of garden sheltered by clumps Of trees and with
elegant residences perched all the points of
vantage about it. Beyond this the country
opens out and offers to the eye series of
freshly along through rich valley. with clusters
Of trees upon its brink and yellow cornfelds and
green pastures spreading over over the slope slope The The
of old fashioned bridges--now rejecting the
shadows of the thick shrubbery. now flowing
dark and silent through tracts of woodland. and
then passing to the open plain. where only the
sky and clouds mirrorcd in it. Past the
residence of General Phil Kearncy the club
went. only short stop being made at the
entrance to the park where the dead warrior re-
sided. Then the walk taken up and carried as
far a. the Belleyile water works. The ingenious
contrivanccs by which Jersey City and Newark
are watcrcd examined. and then the club passed
over the B.llcville bridge looked through the town
and passed profitable quarter of an hour in its
quarrics.
Al PATTERSON.
Then the walk begun anew. and the banks of
thn IN ui... unra frav
in view. 1t is too well known to need descrip-
ton but not every il that the
Psssac River tumbles over steep descent almost in
the heart of the town and supplies the place with re-
markabe natural attraction short stop at Paterson
survey of its scenic and historical features, and the
club started for New York well satisfied with the
days sojourn on Jersey soil.