New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-18

GRAY Gables Letter to The Baltimore Herald
Entering on the estate on the south side by GRAY
Gables Depot one is at on e IN an ak grow" iht"ubh
which the right shows tn bright sl,'H icin""
Inc trees and on the left the small circular pond
destined for lilies. il Is reai 'ape 'Pl eonh'iy
Inle,s beside The banks ana stray cluster OF beach
puTns now white with flowers. and gray MOSES
and young white birches win their -ycilowish
leave, ara vasabond footpaths to shorten travel
Ana SO the road winds and twists itself through The
open beside the broad bayou Of tide water which
insinuates Itself in through the shore hills Or hey ond
with the ark-colored ccdars left for ornament the
ragged tops of cedar swamr' in he hollows. tac
great roofs OF houses that TWO EosiCn binH Pc
dents inhabit In the summer time or far beyond an
the dark blue WOODS 81 NlhEs Ne,h I,'.hi's 90,
Marion Mar NJ sag ''''
rows near the shore AMI shut In the waters Of the
scape ana also 20 avoid the rcel and smei of mar
mud under a summers sun. iIui somebody. some
gran. here: and when tnoy were asked to sell ou;
they declined unless they were paid about as much
tell them that oysters never yet had lhrvcn in"rr
his rule never to push his viii upon the any
hing threw up the business; and the millionnircs
dure the nuisance and iuhae the smells.
Along the road just here ncw gateway has
been built OF rough. round stones from HE fields
with mortar, two pillars. each surmounted WIN a
rough round stone Ike an accidental unfinished
globe, and one passes through into what may be
called the park OF pines ana oak. that b. 10 say.
the undcrbrush Is all gone, and through the trees
one catches glimpsrs OF the marshes ana s'ruous
waters Of the north side looking toward BuzzarIs
BAY village and railway Junction Gray Gables
solitary with It's "ncircing waters yet clos"
across them are villas and Villages Vcsscls at
Choir the fOmbrc wooded islands and hradands
stopped by narrow channels between Tn. csfLi"
IL in two parts. triangle with s bafe IA" rail-
road east. and ~ apex west at about where the old
barn Is. the other on which Gray Gables Itself
stands. u bun; pear Win it, bottom pushed at
ruptly Into the bay waters which surround To the
pears neck SO the neck and the apex may he snl
touch. II IL Just here that the lady Of the white
House has her flower garden. In the sheltered hollow
near the barn, and further protected 10y very nigh
close lattice fence 10 Keep out IA" wind. II Is a
garden less than 100 feet square
The President Is a g1ol deal of a farmer and per-
sonaly nspccts the farm work, which Increases
from year to year His live stock. which IS Of the
best IS not large. consisting AT present only Of four
horses, three cows two dogs AMI two deer the latter
given by his ncighbOr Joe Jefferson Iiurnctts ia
nous DecrfOOt Farm. a. SOuihbOrO. furnishes him
most. His shad" trees the house. which he
planted at his coming have not done well, owing
TO the sadness Of the air and the fogs but he keeps
on planting. plorghing. seeding down. and AT the
other end OF the estate his new model barn f.
large enough 10 hold "A deaf Of hay ana q lot Of
cattle. The Presidents yacht In white. Hes AZ her
mOorings ready for her coming master and very
soon the place will abound with occupants. and.
alas! with curious tramps Of both sexes. who forget
that Gray Gables l. not public. but private property