New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-16

A BRIGHT VIEW or LIFE IN TIE CHESTER COUNTY


4 BRIGHT VIEW or LIFE n TIE CHESTER COUNTY
REGION
To the Editor Of The TrtGHRe.
SIR: From all ] have seen, heard and read
am inclined 10 think that farm . ia Pcnn-y va4n T.
something unique. We meet with wou.dbc humorous
lite directed against pumpkins" and codhoppeIs,"
at the implied or expressed addition thar such per
son. wear Hitting c.oue, live in miserable shanties,
and are ignorant alike Of tine laws OF grammar and
good manners. But the average mhab1ant Of Mont
goInerJ or Delaware County cinnot comprehend sucn
au,ous FOR the good reason that real country life TO
him j. something materially III rent from this state
Of things "a Greek l. from music. Pennsylvania
farmer IL king-or II ne j. not, it + his fault
Within large semicirclc OF which Philadelphia Is the
crntrc-conp rsing especially the Counties or Phlade!-
PHO Bucks. Montgomery, Delaware, Chester ard Ian
ca-tre-is rolling, ve-wooded country, unsurpassed
IN fertility and beauty, very earthly Paradise This
region OF loyenes- is dotted all with farmhOuscs,
models Of comfort, even elegance. Not frame hou-cs
are they \ wooden house in the country is, with U.s.
thing OF recent dae-uniess 1t was, long ago, an info
rir structure occupied BY dArkcy' tenants. No; the
t,-,,cal PcnI-ylyania farmhouse Is grand old man
sion bu 10 OF picturesque stone, with walls more than
q foot thick; broad p1zza, extending the length Of
the house. wide hail. immense parIors, dcep-seated
windows and two three stories of airy chambers; a
lon back L. also Of stone, containing the coumOd!ous
dninc-room and kitchen; the whole surmounted by a
steep single roof, with quaint dormer windows and
tail double chiuueys. Tie old mansion, endcafed TO
fine hearts OF three or four generations is sheltered by
thick veil OF ivy surrounded by broad sweep of well
kent green lawn and nanked 10y wilderness Of rose,
ltc and syrnga bu-he. while house and grounds are
shaded bv noble Oaks cne-tnu:s, ccdars and Caipas,
the relics Of prmeyal forests. Sometimes the mansion
has been partially mod mlzcd By the addition Of bay
window or u wing OF conservatory, but the antique
character IS not destroyed Nowadays, however gOr-
s.ois patchwork, redandyelow cottages and villas,
are surlf2n. up among the Revolutionary homestcdd-
Within that mous.on may be seen quaint Old cary
inc. dating back 20 the l1th aud Ism ccnturiesi
ancient silver marked with a crest, that crossed the
ocean a hundred years ago; delicate necdc"or5, done
10y some far away graudmoneI lh h'r London OF Du"il
,,,r n, school: rare old volumes, printed Ia half
forgotten type. on coarse yellow paper ana nQlnu IN
du- y, cTuIlbng leather MIN ing WIN US 'haIH oi
agt6uy is enough OF modern life 10 show that There are
live urope and young people about. mere Is Ilch
Administer carpet on the pAfl"r Ioori ti'Ir arc INC
4nt dlit ~ sketches ON the walls the vases
nrc filled with res flowers the piano Il open ana well
supplied with lus: the latest dalles ana magazines
he on the nal table Perhaps through the window Aou
catch ginpse OF thc tcnishe on H3 avn "hi.c ne
ana their friends.
As 10 the Pennsylvania barn, who that has seen one
can ever forget u II Is SIX ZINES ~ bls A. hO-e-
arge ~ any gOOdslzed church or iac!oy-I7hg 10
towering height 10 Of solid stone, almost nNhrmby
plaHtercd and cOl0red delicate ciean-lint LOOK 81
The spreading wings the tall ag stHf cupola- and -ht
ming rod, the great gtugWny, cnuhH up 10 INC H'Dohu
srorv or rather 2 b.rn-foor." between the mOwz
what tons ana ION. Of hay can be- stored In these ca
paelous rrccpiacos what quantities OF gram hI NcE
tables can be disposed OF III the BINS what hooks ''
herds safely sheltered u those rows ana rowe OF
stalls what train wagons ana carriages can De COW
cred IN these shodsi a PcnnHy lyaniI barn l. Ike
As may be Inferred. Pcnnsy lvania farmers, as rule,
are 'ihy ana ~eldesccnded, many OF hcih hoarlns
eral thing, well educated, with the manners and ap.
peaance OF gentlemen Their wives wear the richest OF
learning OI colleges ana Summaries they nave an ne
comforts, eonVenienoes and reanemenIs VI Ne IL