The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . old companion that was so drunk quite well then brought on board tobacco, and more beads, which they gave toHudson, and made an Oration, and afterward sent for venison, whichwas brought on board. At the Oak Hill station the tourist upon the railway will leave it for atrip to the Katzbcrgs before him, upon which may be seen, at the distanceof eight miles in an air line, the Mountain House, the famous resortfor hundi-eds of people who escape from the dust of cities during the heatof summer. The river is crossed on a steam ferry-boat, and go
The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . old companion that was so drunk quite well then brought on board tobacco, and more beads, which they gave toHudson, and made an Oration, and afterward sent for venison, whichwas brought on board. At the Oak Hill station the tourist upon the railway will leave it for atrip to the Katzbcrgs before him, upon which may be seen, at the distanceof eight miles in an air line, the Mountain House, the famous resortfor hundi-eds of people who escape from the dust of cities during the heatof summer. The river is crossed on a steam ferry-boat, and goodomnibuses convey travellers from it to the pleasant village of Katz-KiU, THE HUDSON. 151 which lies upon a slope on the left bank of the stream bearing the samename, less than half a mile from its mouth. At the village, conveyancesare ready at all times to take the tourist to the Mountain House, twelvemiles distant by the road, which passes through a picturesque and highlycultivated country, to the foot of the mountain. Before making this. ENTRANCE TO THE KATZBERfiS. tour, however, the traveller should linger awhile on the banks of theKatz-Kill, from the Hudson a few miles into the country, for there maybe seen, from different points of view, some of the most charming sceneryin the world. Every turn in the road, every bend in the stream, presents 152 - THE HUDSON. new and attractive pictures, remarkable for beauty and diversity inoutline, colour, and aerial perspective. The solemn Katzbergs, sublimein form, and mysterious in their dim, incomprehensible, and ever-changingaspect, almost always form a prominent feature in the landscape. In themidst of this scenery. Cole, the eminent painter, loved to linger when theshadows of the early morning were projected towards the mountain, thenbathed in purple mists; or at evening, when these lofty hills, then darkand awful, cast their. deep shadows over more than half the countrybelow, between their bases and the river. Charmed with this
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