Visitors are very cordially received by Mr. G., and provided with fishing tackle, etc—­and sometimes a bottle of Rhine wine gratis—­and are duly informed that his prices are $1 per pound—­that is, for every pound of fish caught, visitors can pay $1.  The fish may be seen tantalizingly sporting and jumping out of the water two or three thousand at a time.  For any one who contemplates indulging in the sport, and is willing to pay for it, this is the place to come.

The Saratoga Battle Ground.

A visit to the scene of the great battle of Saratoga, in October, 1777, which ended in the surrender of the British Army, under Burgoyne, to the Americans, under Gates, will occupy a pleasant though somewhat long day’s excursion.  The battle was fought upon the elevated lands at Bemis Heights two miles from the Hudson, in the town of Stillwater, about 15 miles from Saratoga Springs.

[Illustration:  “SET UP A CENT”—­INDIAN CAMP.]

Visitors may obtain all desired information respecting the precise localities of the struggle from Cicerones on the spot.

The Surrender Ground,

The scene of the capitulation a few weeks subsequent to the battle, is a few miles further up the river.

The Village Cemetery,

In places that can boast but few objects of interest, is usually one of the chief places of resort.  In Saratoga there are so many “show places” and peculiar attractions, that the cemetery visitors are limited principally to the resident population, and those who arm in arm, or hand in hand, stroll through its meandering paths, or while away their hours in its shady seats nurturing the tender passion.

The old cemetery is near the Empire Spring.  The village cemetery proper is found east and south of Congress Park.  In both may be found some curious inscriptions, and from the latter we transcribe the following additions to cemetery literature, with all respect for those whose memories are thus enshrined: 

  “My Engine is now cold and still,
  No water doth her boiler fill,
  The wood affords its flames no more,
  My days of usefulness are o’er.”

  “Rest here thou early call’d, in peace,
  ’Till Jesus grant a sweet release.”

                “There’s not an hour
  Of day or dreaming nights but I am with thee,
  And not a flower that sleeps beneath the moon
  But in its hues or fragrance tells a tale of thee.”

What seemed to us perhaps the most touching inscription, we found upon a stone bearing the date of 1792: 

  “This stone is raised by a daughter and only child, as a token of respect
  For a mother whom she was too young to know, but whose virtues
  She humbly desires to imitate.”

The Verd-Antique Marble Works.