. Rides and rambles on Staten island . ON STATEX ISLAND. 15 cm the left-hand side of the cava. At Garretsons and Grassmere the meadow landsBtretch out to the shore on the south side, and wooded hills rise up on the other,making some charming landscapes, with hill, valley, plain and seashore features. Thetrain passes altogether too quickly, and it is advised to stop wherever the fancyimpresses, and walk or ride through the shady lanes and fertile farms. Grant City. The Old Tower, Akbochau. is the next stop. After leaving the station, a look from the right-hand side will showthe old Moravian Chu
. Rides and rambles on Staten island . ON STATEX ISLAND. 15 cm the left-hand side of the cava. At Garretsons and Grassmere the meadow landsBtretch out to the shore on the south side, and wooded hills rise up on the other,making some charming landscapes, with hill, valley, plain and seashore features. Thetrain passes altogether too quickly, and it is advised to stop wherever the fancyimpresses, and walk or ride through the shady lanes and fertile farms. Grant City. The Old Tower, Akbochau. is the next stop. After leaving the station, a look from the right-hand side will showthe old Moravian Church and cemetery with the Yanderbilt Mausoleum on the hill-side above it. The white building in the graveyard is the new church, the old one isto the right and just in the rear of the new church within the cemetery grounds. Onthe opposite side of the road from the cemetery gate is an old stone house in a groveof trees, which looks older than any of the old houses on the island, and which isoften taken for the old Moravian Church, but it is only a farm house. New Dorp is the place to stop to see these interesting relics. A short walk northward from ,1 16 RIDES AND /..I WBLES the station brings to the main road. Turn to the right and come to 111«- cemetery; itis a beautiful one and very interesting ; the old tombs and the new are side by Bide,telling the story of the people of four and five generations of those that lived anddied here. The progress of tomb
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