, 1890-09-07

the sensuous shadow OF -maguanimUus
elms, gnawed a file at intervals through
the day, while back Of all this the NOISY
and gray-whiskered front and corrugated
brow of the venerable architectural pile
stood of aud admired itself in the deep
and CLASSY pool at its base.
In the first place none OF the yeomanry
tor eight miles knew that he called his old
malarial tank The Elms, so it was hard to
ind But when | described the looks of
the lord OF The Elms they wank at each
other and wag -ged their heads and said
"Oh, hell, YES, we know him, u or words
that were even less ouphonious than that.
When / got there he was down cellar
sprouting potatoes, aud his wife was
hanging out upon the clothes liue n pair
OF gathered summer trousers that were
evidently made ior q man who had been
badly mangled in a saw mill.
The Films was not even picturesque,
and the preserves we're out Of order, !
was received with the Same cordiality
which you detect on the face of any
other kind Of detected liar. He wanted
10 be regarded as a remarkable host and
landed proprietor without being really
hospitable. | remained there at The
Eims Tor two days. rubbing rock salt and
cayenne pepper into the wounds of my
host. aud suggesting different names for
his home, such as The Tom Tits Eyrie,
The Weeping Willow, The Crook Neck
Squash aud The Muskrat's Retreat.
Tnen | came away. His old look of APP
prehensive cordially did not leave him
until be had seen mc climb on n load OF
hay with my trunk and start for home.
So when | put a May-Agnes- Fleming
name on any place | may be at, when |
write a piece for the paper, it is mostly
done to be mischeyious.
The Catskills are full of people this
summer. and | presume there is a larger
population of ''boarders" as We are called
indiscriminately. than ever before, for
the number Of available points to which
the victims Of humidity and poor plumb
ing may retreat IN summer time is con
stlutly OF the increase, while, so far as !
know, all the private and public boarding
places are filled to their utmost capacity.
This means a good deal when one con
siders the great area of country called the
Cat-kills. Everywhere the Caudy boardeI
n h~annels and ecru shoes looms upon the
green lawn or the brown dirt road, oil
scales the mountain today and stays il
bed the following week, rubbing jane:
b. Ponds extract On his swollen joints.
l. scaled Mount Utsayantha a short
time ago in company with others. We
picked out a nice hot day, and selecting
the most erect wall OF the mountain, fac
ing west, we scaled it IN such a wav that
it will not have TO be done again unit
new scales grow out on it.
Mount U~tsayantha is 1905 feet above
sea level. and has a brow which reminds
me OF mine. Il is broad, massive and
bleak The loot of the mountain is more
massive, however. From the top OF the
mountain one gets 4 view OF SIX or sever
states, with a good glass, l was told. Pos
sibly there were that Dany in sight,
though at this season OF the year state
look % much alike that 1t takes an eX
pert 10 pick them out readily. WheI
states are mOulting 1t is all | can do u
tell Vermont from Massachusetts,. On,
gets a nice view from this mountain anC
highly e%xhiliaratiRg birch beer.
Albany can be distinctly seen with
glass-a field glass. 1 mean, not a glass o.
birch beer. Some claim that the nut
Of Governor Hills boom may be seer
protruding IRON the state house with til,
nude vision. Others say they can see tht
Green mountains, aad as far south as the
Eye CAu TEaCu. we look Two hours hnu
Il half for the ascent of the mountain
aud came down 10 about twenty minutes
We descended ungracefully-the way th,
Irishman claimed that the toad walked
viz. git W. aud sit down
Mount Utsaysntda-I use-tne accepted
photography as found in the Blackh, wl
dictionarY-has q legend also. Mani
ceaturies ago this beautiful valley wa
infested by the red brother and hi
bronze progeny. Where now the reC
and blue blazer goes shimmering through
the sTaying naples, and the girl witt
her other dress on aud her straw coloreC
canvas einch knocketh the croquet bal
gayly west. once there drelt an old chic
whom we will call Polka Dot. the pridl
of lis people. He looked somewhat ikI
William Maxwell Evarts. but was
heavier set man. Places where old Polk
Dot sat down and accumulated rest TO
himself are still shown TO city peopl
whose faith was not ogerworked Will
young
Old Polka Dot was a firm man, witt
double teeth ALI around. and his prov