p018_Diary of Martha Call

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we would come early we should be able to visit Greenwood.
She wanted very much that Aunt and I should spend
at least one night with her, but Edward having invited
as aunt Mary said some young men and women to come
here in the evening we promised to return early. Cara,
who, poor child! is so much taken up with the business
matters as to be able to leave home but very seldom,
was unable to accompany us, but about half past
nine Aunt Mary, Aunt Hadlock and I set out, took
a Broadway omnibus, (stages they call them here)
and went to the South Ferry, crossed the river to
Brooklyn, and on the other side almost the first
person that we saw was Nattie waiting for us, and
at a little distance, a beautiful carriage, and span
of grey horses. Nattie rode with us to his school-house
and soon after he left Mr Griffeth took his place in
the carriage. Mr Griffeth is a very pleasant, gentlemanly
man, and we were quite pleased with him. We made
a short call at the house where everything is very
elegant and tasteful, then Mrs Griffeth and little
Emmie joined us, and we went to Greenwood.

Greenwood is by far the most beautiful place of the
kind that I ever visited, - it is worth a journey to
New York to see that alone. We drove in through the
new entrance, and spent over an hour riding through
the grounds. Of course it was impossible to see all
its beauties, but we saw a great many of them,