Show a arold EUROPE A k sprier day hi fit tiie the lovely loyy lovey ly county of kent hent the following letter from elder ephraim nyc nye now on a mission to england will ivill bo be read with interest and pleasure by the general engral public I 1 am sitting upon ae the twisted and and half rot rotten ten stump of an old tree the top too of which has been cut back perhaps a score of times and still the limbs shoot hoot forth aud and dozens arc are now stan standing ding upon i its ts scraggy surface stretching out before me lies the beautiful VALLEY OF a about bout two miles wide the rolling hills on an either side rise one above another until they attain about the height of the high water watermark mark on the mountain side at ogden the hilla hills and the valley between them present to view a lovely panoramic panoramic Fano scene of farms fields an and meadows dotted all over and interspersed with stately oaks patches of woodland and beautiful groves on the r right i in the distance lies tho the pretty littly i t ta village of westerham yes liam where cousin E emily mily dwells with ita its quaint old church and cloud reach reaching irig spire as the most prominent figure though now undergoing repairs the village has a po of 1735 there is a railroad with t trains ins pl plying ing up and down the valley mang making regular connections with the main main line LEADING TO LONDON to my left is the little village of brosted of about the same size and opposite me mccu occupying dying a prominent position on the hills hills stands the poor rouse house with accommodations for about 1400 persons the whole valley and hillsides hill sides before me are marked traced by lanes and hedge rows leading in every direction and indicating the boundary lines of heir their old landed proprietors farm houses louses and cottages for the poor are scattered hither and yon yon while the mansions mansions of the rich in stately majesty occupy somo some noble eminence or sit beautifully embowered empowered ered in some lovely spot surrounded by plants and shrubs and delicate flowers brought brou glit from many a distant clime clinic to adorn these palatial residences of En Ent lands noble lords THOUGH THE SPRINO is not far advanced yet nature is beginning to mantle the hills with i beautiful robes of green the daisies sies are just peeping forth and beginning i ning to show their sweet pretty faces 11 to be kissed i ased by t the he occasion occasional gleams of thy bashful king of day the bright blue bells stand singly by trios or in ili groups group under the trees and along the hedges and the primroses prim prini roses as if anxious to display their charms stand boldly up in beautiful cluster clusters exposing to the passerby passer by a delicate lov loveliness elinus and emitting a sweet and fraer fragrant a tit perfume possessed by no other flower while the sweet little violet in all its native modesty nestling in some secluded secluded spot with gently drooping face as a shy and fl ashful maiden stands gracefully nodding and curtsey curtseying ing in the pas massing breeze all animated na ture seems JOYOUS AND at the prospects of approaching spring 9 the soul inspiring melody ift of the skylark sky lark standing in mid air or darting to and fro warbles forth in one continuous strain his midday song mingled with the mellow murmurings murmur ings of the goldfinch thrush and linnet whose milder notes in harmonious accompaniment help to swell the sweet refrain and enliven the joyous concert of the upper deep 0 what a change chang from the din ilia and clatter the tile noise noise and bustle the rush and excitement of the worlds great metropolis tro polis to this peaceful and secluded a spot ot on oil the hills of kent surrounded surrounded by nature in all its love lineas with the songs of birds the hum hunt of bees and the chirrup of insects ringing in in my ear and the tweet perfume of many fragrant flowers mingling with theair and gently stealing over the senses of the brain it all seems to carry one away in in a dreamy imagination of tho clio distant past ax as if drawing one out of himself and wafting hafting him away as 03 on the wings of time to jnue fairy spot csome roman tic haven of bliss that in the inmost recess of the soul we seem to have INHABITED BEFORE wha shall say that in these of communion with nature we du do not catch a dimpse of the heaven we inhabited before wo we came to this earth but I 1 must cease ny my wanderings and return to reality for while thus penning to you my thoughts and observations tho the cold north wind has chilled roo rue through and brought me to a realizing sense of tho the backwardness of spring and the lack of the genia genial I 1 ra ray 0 of f the sun now it with turk dark and on ominous linous clouds eddying whirling and dipping in the expanse above ai if portending an approaching et irm so I 1 get nw nin down from my 11 perch 1 r 11 it on oil tile stump and wander a along 1 0 9 through fields by hedges ovel stiles and along lane lanes to the village of knockholt Knock holt bolt this is wh where ere cousin harriet U uncle nele reub reubina cna daughter lives with her husband george Hards Esq harriet THE GOSPEL FEL and is acx ous to obey ita its lawa laws and her husband george haa has listened attentively to all that I 1 have to aay say and ia is beginning to talk of obeying the ordinance of baptism they we were re very r glad to see me again entertained bertain 2 me well and at night walked three rouea miles to the nation tation to I 1 see me off bidding them adieu I 1 board boarded edthe alie train and after an hours rido reached london and set tied down again to my iny labors in this great city |