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picture, compared to wiiioh Paradise was a mere daub, they present a 

 bill, to liquidate which he narrowly escapes mortgagiiiff his property, and 

 decamp in search of other prey. One of these Vandals, employed by a 

 gentleman residing near Yonkers, actually sacrificed a magnificent group 

 of elm and buttonwood trees, which constituted a principal beauty of 

 the grounds, because, forsooth, they obstructed the view of the river 

 from the front windows I So, a few more touches of your caustic, Dr. R., 

 and the excrescence may be reduced and the nuisance abated. Your 

 intelligent readers will agree with the remarks which comprise the 

 balance of your article, and, indeed, so much to the point are they, that 

 further comment from me would be superfluous. Pray tell us to whom 

 are we indebted for that delicious forest description you quote? and let 

 us know the artist, aUo, to whose pencil the able interpretation of your 

 ideas is owing. 



Mr. SxowDEX introduces "two plums worthy of cultivation ;" and 

 although I believe this is the first time the Marten's SecdVnui has bad 

 the honor of a public presentation, I recognize in it anj the McLmiffhlin 

 two old and well-tried favorites, and, if my experience go for aught, 

 I conscientiously endorse his recommendation. On ray grounds I have 

 upwards of thirty descendants of their stock ; and it is my opinion that, 

 if well befriended and not permitted to sutier from neglect or malpractice, 

 we have no more profitable or well-deserving plum than they. The 

 cultivation of this fruit has not had that attention to which its merits 

 entitle it, and I am pleased to see the subject now in the hands of one 

 so evidently ait fait in the premises as Mr. Sxowdex. ^Vrite again, 

 Mr. S., and bring your friends, the plums, along with you. 



Mr. Knight's article on a Uome for a Laboring Man is written in a 

 congenial spirit, and evidently derives much of its freshness from that 

 great contributor to suburban architecture, Loudox, from whose volu- 

 minous work Mr. KxiGirr acknowledges his cottage to have been 

 transferred. His remarks lelating to the apathy existing for pretty 

 homes among the laboring classes are, it would appear, founded on facts 

 afforded by an intimate knowledge of their habits and resources. I 

 sincerely hope the eventful epoch is not far distant when those who toil 

 for a livelihood will live in cottages ornamented in some simple and 

 cheap manner, to the displacement of the uncongenial domiciles which 

 infest the suburbs of our cities and villages. Let us hear from you again, 

 Mr. Knight, and do not forget to appear attended with another model 

 of ornateness for the workino- folk. 



