The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-10-07

diversified was the whole
scenery, we could hardly believe it was
real. We seemed 20 ourselves rather to
be playing tabieaa1 Vivands of some
fairy lake in mimic boat, aud with o
painted laudscado, We made another
landing upon the western sido somewhat
past the middle of the lake, and, hasten
cd on lodging these beauty.spot1 upon
its surface. This is the most beautiful
part of the lake--in addition to its mul.
titudinons isles, it has a more varied
though in many places less romantic
shore landscape, than the northern part.
Time passed swiftly. and we approached
the small village of Caldwell, situated at
the head of the lake, and little to our
right, containing two 6rst-class hotels,
Fort William Henry Hotel, and the
Lake House The former is situated di
rectly at the bead of the lake on the side
oftbe fort indicated by its name, and pre-
sents q magnificent app arence from the
lake for several miles down, 1t is three
stories high, with broad front toward
the lake, and rear building extending
back from the centre. 1t was recently fin
ished at a cost of one hundred thousand
dollars, and is calculated for five hun
dred guests. The Lake House is much
older, smaller, and Of less pretensions,
though having decidedly pleasant APP
pearance, and, an enviable reputation.
The steamboat landed in front of the
Fort William Henry, and there we stop
ped for the night We were lucky g.
nough to be accommodated with rooms
upon the first floor, which | found to be
quite agreeable. Our well.earned appo.
titles made US heartily respond to the
call for tea, after which very fine cosil.
lion baud discoursed good music in
the parlor, an elegantly furnished room,
one hundred feet by fifty, and Offering
good facilities for dancing, which some
light.footed young men and maidens
took advantage Of occasionally during
the evening We we're all exceedingly
pleased to SEQ our sick companion make
her appearance in the parlor perfectly
cured and determined to enjoy the re-
mainder Of the trip we'll enough to make
up for what had been lost thus far. As
the boat was to start at seven o'clock
next morning, Part of the company a.
rose at half.past FIVE, to take a NOR ming
walk, and examine the place-tbe exten.
sive grounds were beautifully laid out,
and we found many delightful walks. 1t
was a beautiful morning, but bidding
fair to became warmer than the day be.
fore--tbe fog had cleared away just high
enough to discover the silver lake and
part Of the foliage along the shores for
a mile or two down, and as the rising
sun shone through tilt completed view
rarely equaled in magnfioence, We
spent very pleasant hour, and after
breakfast took the boat again to return,
leaving a little paradise here in the
woods. As we rogressed in our return
it seemed to us that We had been dream.
ing all the day before. and to day had
awaked and found it all a reality We
were much more inclined to conversation,
and compared yesterday with to day and
Of course discussed the politics Of the
time, the last popular novel and l don't
know but the fashions. And here l ain
sorry to say that the handling of some
one or more of these topics, (although l
know it WAS not the las. was the means
Of disgusting lady passenger, happen.
ing to overhear, who, 1 learn, is a south
erDer.
Green isles, promontories low messy
banks and seven by nine cottages passed
rapidly by US for a second time, Black
Mountain, two boat landings, and Rog.
ers' Slide we're left behind and the more
farm.like northern shores began to ap.
pear. In short time we had landed
aud hidden adieu to Lake George, and
the stage hurried us on to Ii" Here
we partook of one OF those good sub.
stantial dinners, prepared and served by
Mrs. Brown, for which she is noted, and
which l promised the day before. AT
this place our company was TO separate.
A part taking the north boat left direct.
ly after dinner, while those of US bound
for Benson, were obliged to wait an hour
for the south boat This was a fine op.
portunity to examine the ruins, and we
sailed out accordingly. As we came
near the principal walls, two smalls boys
presented some rusty grape shot for sale
which they pretended to have dug up on
the grounds, but as we could manufac
tire just as genuine an article ourselves
We purchased none. The sun came out
excessive y hot, aud rendered it extreme.
ly fatiguing to pursue our examination.
But feeling decidedly pro patria mort
spirit, we went over all the grounds the.
orized the shapeless ruins into their once
formidable appearance, and eulogized
the liberty loving souls who had strug-
ged here, until the appearance of the
Canada checked our patriotism, and
made US hurry to the wharf-soon we
were again On Lake Champlain, which
We left at Benson, we'll pleased with our
trip. To close, l would say to ALL 20
aud see Lake George. Go there
when harrassed with care, and you can
not help forgettingit' Go there man Of
business. with head crammed full OF
stocks, bonds, aud mortgages, aud beau
ty will tako their place. Go there all
when afflicted. when distressed, when in
trouble, aud 'Pet Water be your teach