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the "spy," is represented as having passed and repassed so frequently in b!s d.iring forays. Near the banks cf this stxeani, too, in the vicinity of Tremont, and about two miles from Harlem Bridge, " the celebrated Charlotte Temple lived. The sentimental tourist lingers long by the stones that formed the chimney of the cottage, and the trunks of the old apple trees which shaded her roof. The house in which her friend lived, still stands, but is much decayed ; and the little garden which Charlotte planted with a gift of cucumbers, is in grass. A clear spring rivulet runs close by. Alas, poor Charlotte j the tears that have been shed over her tragic fate, would form another such rivulet."

The property of William H. Morris, is situated on the hign ridge west of the mill brook vale. The house built by James iNIorris Esq., occupies the site of one much older, erected in 1795. It is handsome, and well placed ; and the neighborhood is rendered extremely beautiful by the inequaUty of the ground, and the fine mixture of wood and pasture, which diversifies the appearance of the vales and eminences. Within are some good paintings, \-iz , James Morris, by Benjamin Peale ; Hon Daniel Webster, by Frothingham; and General Staats Long Morris, artist unknown.