Wall-Street To Cashmere

· 1859 · Public domain (published pre-1930) · archive.org ↗

1AN UNDULATING CDUNTKY.

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3last evening were sound asleep. “ Jonatlmu” is usually awake

4befon' tlie “rest of creation.” My new acquaintance was a Cap¬

5tain G - , a very plea.sant fellow, lie is here ibe.x. shooting.

6IV'c .«j)ent last evening over a blazing fire — rather a change from

7two niglits bcf<)re, wlnni I could not keej) cool witlias few clothes

8its decency would admit of. My Coolies being afraid of the cold

9kept me wailing an hour and a half for th? sun to get fairly U2).

10A ehanning morning. The road led over and through a sue-

11cessi(in of hills and valleys for iilleen miles, with scarce an

12acre of hwel land — (jiie of the jjocidiarities of this range of hills.

13Very little is cultivated, and tdmost its little pastured, though it

14would (bed hundreds of cattle.

15Ootiieamund i)reseuis the same uneven appearance. Every

16liill and valley is studded with white bungalow.s. 1 was met by

17the landlord a short di.stance from the hotel — ^a very soldierly

18resjjeetidile looking jierson — suj)posing him to be the “ Boniface.”

19On iisking if he was, wdth a nourishing bow and complaisant

20smile, ln! replied, “ 1 have the honor to be so,” and accordingly

21furnished me with a very nice room in the bachelors’ quarters.

22Sotm Miijor II - brought up tlui rear with the luggage. We

23happen to be the only oeeiipaiits of this part of the establLshment.

24The, hidie.s’ partis ii very line building, formerly the residence of

25my friend J udge li - . Both portions of the hotel are delight¬

26fully situated, with nice grounds and flower garden. The Major,

27who has been here before, ])roposcd a wmlk this afternoon, and

28to b(' my cicerone. Being, like myself, a good walker, before we

29returned we had wandered over hill and dtde, view-hunting until

30we nearly made a circuit of the iflacc. We passed Judge

31W - on the road.

32April 20ik. — At sunrise took a long walk for a fine view.

33Early and late the air is delightfully cool. In the middle of the

34day it is hot, and there is the same liability to “ eouj) do soleU”

35as on the pkin. Not being able to get any vehicle I walked to

36J udge W - s, and sent In to Mrs. B - my card and letter