The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . by the refusal of thepublisher to allow them any compensation. Paulding and Irving werepersonal friends through a period of more than fifty years. Mr. Pauldinglived in elegant retirement, at his country seat, for many years, enjoyinghis books, his pictures, and his friends. He passed away, at thebeginning of 1860, at the age of more than fourscore years. Our last visit to Placentia was at the close of a most delightful afternoon B B 186 THE HUDSON. in early June. A sweet repose rested upon land and water. The goldensun was delicately veiled in purpl
The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . by the refusal of thepublisher to allow them any compensation. Paulding and Irving werepersonal friends through a period of more than fifty years. Mr. Pauldinglived in elegant retirement, at his country seat, for many years, enjoyinghis books, his pictures, and his friends. He passed away, at thebeginning of 1860, at the age of more than fourscore years. Our last visit to Placentia was at the close of a most delightful afternoon B B 186 THE HUDSON. in early June. A sweet repose rested upon land and water. The goldensun was delicately veiled in purple exhalations, and over all the scenesilence deepened the solemnity of the thought that we were treadingpaths where a child of genius had daily walked, but who had latelyturned aside to be laid to rest in the cool shadows of the tomb. The village of Hyde Park is upon a pleasant plain, high above theriver, and half a mile from it. It received its name from Peter Paulconier,the private secretary of Sir Edward Hyde (afterwards Lord Cornbury),. - ^f<-^. PLACEKTIA. the governor of the province of New York at the beginning of the lastcentury. Paulconier purchased a large tract of land at this place, andnamed it Hyde Park in honour of the governor. Here the aspect of thewestern shores of the river changes from gently sloping banks andcultivated fields to rocky and precipitous bluffs; and this character theyexhibit all the way to Hobokcn, opposite New York, with fewinterruptions. At Hyde Park the river makes a sudden bend between rocky bluffs,and in a narrower channel. On account of this the Dutch settlers calledthe place Krom Ellehoge, or Crooked Elbow. As is frequently the case THE HUDSON. 187 along the Hudson, the present name is a compound of Dutch and English,and is called Crom Elbow. 8ix miles below Hyde Park is the large rural city of Poughkeepsie,containing about 17,000 inhabitants. The name is a modification of theMohegan word, Apo-hep-sind,^ signifying safe and pleasant ha
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