292 SEATOLLER. 



Before us is a more cheerful sight. Here, in- 

 deed, is a little paradise; it raises in my mind 

 the idea of " the happy valley/' such as is de- 

 scribed in " Kasselas." 



PISCATOR. That is Seatoller, the property of 

 a worthy gentleman ; and that low white-washed 

 cottage so extended in length with its pretty 

 garden, is his residence. Everything here, you 

 may perceive, denotes care and taste, and ex- 

 ercised where care and taste are not. wasted, for 

 happily, whilst sheltered from the cold winds of 

 the north, this the very extremity of the dale is 

 well open to the south, and has a good share of 

 sunshine : were it not so, these meadows would 

 not be so green, the very perfection of mountain 

 pasture, or those young plantations so thriv- 

 ing and vigorous. Now we are about to leave 

 the dale for the fell, button up your coat, and 

 be prepared for a cold air and a keen blast. 

 We have a steep ascent to surmount, and a lofty 

 height to reach, but when we are there, you 

 will not, I think, regret the labour. 



AMICUS. So this is Honister Crag, and 

 those pieces of water beyond and far beneath, 

 are, I infer, Buttermere and Crummock Water. 

 You somewhat raised my expectations as to 



