One of the most picturesque of the station-houses upon the Hudson River Railway is there, and a ferry connects the village with Piermont. Morning and evening, when the trains depart for and arrive from Xew York, many handsome vehicles may be seen there. This all seems like the work of magic. Over this beautiful slope, where so few years ago the voyager upon the Hudson saw only woodlands and cultivated fields, is now a populous town. The owners arc chiefly business men of Xew York, whose counting rooms and parlours are within less than an hour of each other.

/Less than a mile below Irvington, and about half way between that vHTagc and Dobbs's Eerry, is the beautiful estate of Xevis, the home and property of the Honourable James A. Hamilton, eldest surviving son of the celebrated General Alexander Hamilton, one of the founders of the republic of the United States. •"'•' It stands on the brow of the river slope,

Nevis is the name of one of a group of the Antilles, where General Hamilton was born. Z Z

THE HUDSON.

in the midst of a charming lawn, that extends from the highway to the Hudson, a distance of half a mile, and commands some of the finest and most extensive views of that portion of the river. The mansion is large, and its interior elegant. It presents many attractions to the lover of literature and art, aside from the delightful social atmosphere with which it is filled. There may be seen the library of General Hamilton, one of the choicest and most extensive in the country at the time of his death. There, too, may be seen a portrait of "Washington, by Stuart,