The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-04-14

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l,flf places sad sa sftlHeis usiu-i 'afn-
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nesr ihs osssrin TOE owa~f - ooe q
these esishiishfasnis ~ashin1 % ifcrssse
she wstrf poser ia aff tlpr, cnlarrcd
uir wrarh. wheu the sandy hu,fom gave
-sy. ss4 me nyule' suldenly became =
utcf The vorkuen cd fs theif lives
se1uding ,ba alsfH b the fsniars brlow /.
~ho bad barely iis,o 20 ESCAPE, snsr ou
b8Fs' back. and some ~ i,e' race. lraunH
Ell th,i, ~ cts behind The stream az.
pafsaily ahp1i 20 frei denp. msking aui
G,dine chsnpsl ihunderrd down the vai-
lcy to Bw,on nsor snl 90 10 lake N .iu.
p,renacag, uproo,ing sBeisu' forest tfces
ic,ril,ng hdlrks 40 Go, high, AMI making
sl-sn sweep u c4uir. feucea, AMI every
thing clsc ~ ~. track u.l the waters aere
ell drained a. except liiir brook wlich
stii msrts the centre 81 the qunndsm lake
4 u.ln fishing on the broad Memphrcais-
cog. ignoruu, 81 the avilapche from Glover
pla,i. wondercd Shai in reason or nature
cuuld give ,he great lake ~ sudden an ell
csiuon ~ tive feet Of water. The phe.
poaenan wss accounted Tor by the furious
lnsrcs- OF . lake q uaic IN length from
bali three qua ter- of a mile N width
and Of prop'rlontic depth. Great havoc
w.st made oi existing property, making It
aiso necessary fur the land 10 be 'bui;cd
AMI bounded" snew but good generally
comes from the revulsions and revolutions
both Of nature ami politics.
The rod from Glover to Barton was Ia
berious and somc~hit unsafe but the
lake in It's transit made Tor itself and the
ln,cler fine p,ihway.
Many acres Of good land also were CIV
en- 90 the faunera- legacy at the decease
" Glover pond.
The incident which gave the little lake
ihs snrame Of "tunlwsy.' will 20 down
as ,rsdsionsy legend among the border
peoplc--ind when The story is forgotten,
come OF ihe occupants Of the soil in a
distant future may speculate about the
properties Of the land, and hold many a
rude geological argumcn, affirming
hat the soil around The little brook must
have been once at the bottom of lake,
aud others ndicuing so absurd doctrine.
Bat the eye witnesses OF such changes on
The surface the globe rivers and oceans
riruging their beds, and the bottom OF
lakes emerging into great prairie fields,
know that 'tha fashion Of the world plsscth
away
The incident of the fugitive lake is sug-
ges,iye Of deep practical reflection, and ~
various Ways may be turned To profitable
account II furnishes a fine theme for the
pset--to the Gcologist new chapter IN
h's occult sci,nce--in the philosopher a
tfeitise-and To the divine a sermon on
the instability Of earthly good.
"fho beginning of strife is like the let
ting pOi of waters" Aud whether for
good or evil. the incipien, work OF rcmoy.
ing barriers may lead To sudden and mar
yclluus results.
TRANSIT.