The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-12

said 10 me:-swe have opiy emo widow At our house
have plenty Of young ladies on hand. !:
Al this boarding house was shown large cheer
iui room with a feather bed, which was offered TO
me- with board, Tor the udicrously low rate OF So
wees. would most cordially rscommeud 10 DR.. Ham
mend and all otbor duc,ors treating brain nsrv
diseases send their patients Tor perfect rest 10
Wyndham. 10 news huoter "perfect reSp' 10 dan
gerous ming, and Tor tear OF being luilcd 10 sleep
Tor the excitement OF newspaper work, drove back
TO Hunter, my good Kitty having taken me tnis day
the Time in which could have hoped TO accomplish
the journey win the wrstohed lame stage horses
that abound here.
THE HOME OF THE TANNER KING.
Starting oncs more from Hunter drove next morn
ing to PIasvilie, ABOUT fifteen miles distant. Lex
ington which Ia PASSED on the way, Is quite pretty
village and here encountered one oil the squeezing
expeditions OF which have spoken before rue young
msn were Stopping the botsl to treat the girs TO
milk punches (Which heard them the barkeeper
20 make ssrong IN order 90 ''pu little NE into
the grls AZ they said) ana themselves
little rye Frat.sv.Iir Is very Interesting spot, 1t
~ named after Zadock Pratt, tho deceased million
sarroun ing a.,rsc,,ors, nss BEEN mao. " 20 SUD.
serve the glorhcanon OF the great man.
The rugged beauty Of the Pratt ROCKS. IRON
which q picturesque visw OF the country may be
joy ed deaced with TINS worship Of the tanner king
"A bust Of Pratt was cut out of tho rock and painted
white. 10 resemble marble statue aud theirs
NIL sorts oil gro,esque inscriptions. such as:-"Ons
million SIDES o. sole leather lnnned with hcmock park
In twenty years BY Paddock Pratt ION the iarm OPP
posite ga pounds oi butter were made from each
Cow, from 100 cows, IN season." &C There Is also
u
known Colonel Pratt who d,sd in The battle OF Ma
nassas. Va cut out OF the rock ard the rocks tell
ne OF ns oy nS prs. family haze
his good AMI notable deeds are mentioned and, as no
has lett SO indebc an impress upon fair reg ON OF
tho Catskills. will give lew extrac OF II, prems
ing, the best oil all his achievements. tnst he old
gentleman knew woman's sterling worth well enough
to wed five times:-
NOTABLE DEEDS OF zApocK PRATT
lsoe1Juns Walked forty male: 10 QUO gay without food
1910 vApprsn.e.a 20 Luther .y, ;.aa,sr IN Dur,
ociock at night enough to buy silver watchths hrst
1850 the town three mahogany ballo. boxes
l.5e .aeceved hs nsst silver medal o. me american
Is42-Augus. Met large panther and drove up
ls44-MAreh IS Moved resolution in Comes. re.
the s Ssls and rooms OF 81. &c ctPi sis 4, ,x IN
ssSes " % IN a
reach u placed IN continuous tine over thirteen hum
drsd square Astwsn,y soes be every
ss s.s s
This the work Of the Prsssve Tnnnery sI"ns az
OF leather were turned out mskn@ total tsanaEe OF
IVORY in the saanins Sunsss-an smouns more than aoa
world Z"
That ZadocK Pratt did great deal for Prastsvills
and Its devslopment Is unquesuoned. Hunters Field
rams a. Inc 9a.sf Haa n .1s Ass are MANLY
June, 1874. washed away house and drowned girl
OF seventeen alter had noated nfteen miles away
DxvAsEGo DRIVING wATEkl FALLS.
The Devas Fails are mile and half from
Prsttsvilie AND well worth visiting. Tho volume
OF water far surp.sses that OF the KautcrskIl or
Haynes Falls, but the height Ia not nearly great In
the formation oil The rocks the falls remind very
strongly Of the caaraos Niagara Close by The tails
Is the Devasego House. new, small hotel cheap and
lpdGersntly kept and inefably dull from ts isolated
position The proprietor last year the barkeepsr
OF the Laurel House, and tue bar may. therefore, DO
relied upon meeting all reasonable expectations
Tho soothing quiet OF the resort appears 10 be
appreciated by some nice married LADIES', one Of
whom said 10 me :-"In the bigger houses, you sec.
the company Is little m xed, but here nearly
all OF us tho creme de la creme" The Devasego House
Is also TO BIO recommended MS an oxceions place for
patients just recovering from brain lever.