Editorial Miscellany. 



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EDITORIAL MISCELLANY. 



ASHINGTON IRVING, that 

 most agreeable of Americau 

 authors, has given us a con- 

 \incing monument of his good 

 taste in rural matters in his de- 

 ^■^ lightful home, amid the scenes 

 of his pen exploits, which he 

 has appropriately called "sunny 

 side." Those who have been 

 permitted the pleasure of par- 

 taking the good cheer of his 

 amply spread table, say that it 

 is " sunnyside " indeed, sunny 

 without, from the genial rays of 

 old "sol," and sunny within, 

 from the kindly heart and radi- 

 ant countenance of the bio- 

 grapher of " Rip Van Winkle." 

 Sunnyside is environed by many 

 natural beauties which its appreciating proprietor maintains most 

 sacredly. True there is no parterre or tutored lawn ; but there 

 are grassy knolls and valleys, majestic trees and lowly shrubs, 

 aspiring vines and mossy rocks, all in keeping with the locality, 

 and telling the story of the loves of a simple-minded man, who 

 discovers the greatest beauty in nature, as expressed by the 

 Creator's own fashioning. 



Washington Irving, although unmindful of the gardener's skill, 

 has wisely surrounded himself with all the intrinsic enticements of 

 country life. Of choice fruits, his grounds boast a great abun- 

 dance. Fine stock also finds in him an admirer. His dove cote 

 contains rare birds, and is a model of architecture. 



To live comfortably, snugly, with a sufficiency of nature's 

 choice products, a few genuine friends, within sight of the many 

 scenes his prolific pen has immortalized, to listen to the quaint 



