THE SOUTH DEVON 



MONTHLY MUSEUM. 



PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 1st, 1835. 



No. 32.] Price Sixpence. [Vol. VI. 



WESTON MILL. 



Strange indeed is it that, with a population so 

 great as is included in our immediate vicinity, so 

 few, comparatively, should delight, or indulge, in 

 the picturesque, the varied, the enchanting scenery 

 for which our neighbourhood is so pre-eminently 

 distinguished. Surely it cannot be entirely ascribed 

 to apathy ; other causes must, in some, at least, 

 reign predominant ; the counter has its necessary 

 cares, the family needs a parental attendance, the 

 votary of fashion may claim the possession of a few 

 hours for the temporary gratification of a feeling 

 w^ar/y allied to vanity ; but, certainly, the cares above- 

 mentioned cannot be all-engrossing ; a temporary 

 relaxation, at least, is necessary ; how then can it be 

 better found than in seeking Nature in her chaste 

 loveliness — in the unsullied serenity of her peaceful 

 glades. Care must, for a time, hide her head, and 

 even the son of indifference must be roused into sober 

 reflexion and delight on following the steps of the 

 young enthusiast in rural rambles. 



The neighbourhood of Plymouth can boast of 

 scenery of intensely varied description. The recluse 

 may indulge himself in the uninterrupted selfishness 

 of retirement ; the parent may lead forth his happy 

 progeny to imbibe health from its purest and most 

 sacred fountain ; the merchant may leave his seat of 

 anxiety, and here, in plenitude of delight, banish 



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