The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-16

The Examinations Of Rhode Islander on
vacati0n.

. vaeation.
~ lived In New York eight years." said
robust young German as we stood on
the deck of the Catskill boat on the way
up the other night" and then used to
stay up nights until 10 o'clock and get up
at z. Now / work all day and 20 out
driving or boating ia the evening for
awhile and then 60 to bed. IL agrees
with me better"
The young fellow was as healthy and
robust as any one could wish to see man.
He may have looked the same way In New
York, but such perfect state OF content
ment as he showed Is not common. I
have often wondered at the splendid
physical appearances of New York men
who. according to the usually preached
code OF physical habits. ought to appear
worn out.
But my point was the perfect state OF
contentment of my German acquaintance
who lived across the river from CatskiiL
My mind was about made up that It was
due To mountain air, but was obliged
TO modify my opinion when got farther
into the mountain region and was amused
by the remark of young lady at Cairo
hotel.
oh" she said, ''the people here, mean
the people who live here, all look SO old.
The summer visitors don't look old, but
the citizens do. / am almost afraid that
shall begin to look that way, too, II
suggested that the reason the settlers
appeared to be old might be that the
young people all went to the city TO live,
and only the older ones stayed there all
the year. This seemed to satisfy her, for
you know a young lady on an outing
doesn't think long on one subject.
That r,a rf ,f fha (afoEill smnnnf ainSp
which you reach before you come to the
mountains Is very interesting, especially
to traveller who hasn't been there be-
fore, on account OF the apparent, but not
proven, ignorance OF some OF the people
who ought to know the whole region, of
the location of certain places. l asked
hotel keeper the best way to go to the
Mountain House and when he had finished
telling me, had about made up NV mind
that il was quite a task to get there, but
IT isn't Incidentally he informed me
that IL WAS good plan to stop farther
down" and go up for day, as the air up
there didn't always agree with people
who looked thin.
The strip of country between the lof-
tier part Of the mountains and the Hud
son river Is about evenly divided as to
woods and fields and presents very
pretty picture as seen from the top Of the
mountain. 1t is good farming country
although with such immense crowds Of
people as there are in the region in the
summer. Ii must tax its resources to feed
them without drawing on New York
markets. The people are mostly from
New York, Brooklyn, Jersey City and
other places adjoining the metropolis and
1t is jolly, unconventional crowd which
you see there.
What do the people do for amuse-
ment" asked of Landlord Walters.
"Oh, they talk and eat and drive"
Mr.. Walters told me that he had a
great many New York men at his place
somewhat of politician. having served
his time in the assembly, been elected
sheriff. etc
"A good many Tammany mon come up
for q day." he said, "and although they
try to make good front, not one of them
since the convention has been very loud
about Democratic success In the State. /
think they have about concluded that
New York won't go their way this year.
They are not saying much"
was anxious to try some OF the milk
in that region for / had often heard of the
purity OF the water of the mountain
brooks. The COWS certainly do furnish
the average COW who 10 MIXED for the
benefit OF city consumers.
The people up there are doing business
for the money there is in 1t, from the
narrow gauge railroad down to the hotel
boys. The railroad company charges
about ~ cents per mile and the hotel
boy looks grieved II he doesn't get q 25-
cent piece.
At "A big hotel where I stopped didn't
see any water to drink and after drinking
other things a while asked one OF the col
ored boys where / was supposed to get
water to drink. He looked astonished,
but went and got glass of ice water. He
didn't 90 away at once and l overheard
him complaining to companion before l
realized that was supposed to give him
something.
In New England the people have a
great trick of naming places after colo
nial celebrities and Indian chiefs.
As the CatskiIls are supposed to be Rip
Van Wrinkles old hunting ground / ex-
pected something of the Kind there, but
only saw one instance. About mile,
perhaps more, up the mountain side
stands an old red house with the name,
"Trip Van Wrinkle Boarding House," over
the door and hut adjoining contains a
bar. A little distance away Is a big rock
with the legend RIP Van Wrinkles
Rock" painted on it. IL is wild and weird
enough there for the scene Of Rips
wonderful sleep, whether 1t is Irving's
location of the nan mr. not II ia m placa