. Rides and rambles on Staten island . ed over Sharons ferry, but at White Hall Ferry Stairs thereare still some ferry-boats constantly attending said ferry, whereby All Gentle-men Travellers and ladyes too, with their horses may find the most carefulland expeditious passages across the bay, to an Island with indenting bays, and clearrunning streams, where high hills lift up their wooded crests, with shaded vales in RIDES AND AM MBLE8 between, where the breezes blow fresh from the Baity sea, and long white beachesstretch ut their sands under a rolling surf or a lazily running tide of bine wate
. Rides and rambles on Staten island . ed over Sharons ferry, but at White Hall Ferry Stairs thereare still some ferry-boats constantly attending said ferry, whereby All Gentle-men Travellers and ladyes too, with their horses may find the most carefulland expeditious passages across the bay, to an Island with indenting bays, and clearrunning streams, where high hills lift up their wooded crests, with shaded vales in RIDES AND AM MBLE8 between, where the breezes blow fresh from the Baity sea, and long white beachesstretch ut their sands under a rolling surf or a lazily running tide of bine waters,an island where every Like lms its legend of Indian maiden and dusky warrior, orpale faced lover, and every village the scene f Borne historic tale of hero and hen inein deeds f daring in the days that tried mens souls, and where the houses standto-day whose very walls could tell f councils of war or treaties of peace. That island is Staten Island, which with all its wealth of scenic beauty, historic. The Casino, St. Geobge. Lore, ami romantic legend lies nearer in miles and minutes than the upper shores ofManhattan and the route thence, traversed by swiftly sailing steamers through thebeautiful bay where floats the flag of every nation—making little voyages of a fewminutes, yet showing pictures that many a man has crossed the ocean to see- fromthe forward deck of these steel cruisers the island rises up from the water in thegreenest hills pointed with many a curious gable or slender spire, of villa, cottage,church or amusement hall back aft the great city lies, ending in its one greenspot of down town, the Battery; behind it the lofty buildings high as Babelstower and representing as much confusion, the highest is the Washington building,the great red, square tower is theProduce Exchange, the buff is the (iotton Exchangeand farther up is the brown spire of Trinity Church where the tourist of other Maysclimbed its hundred steps to look down upon the city. Down neai- the wa
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