Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-03-19

anu Htihhpo sentimental WfltcfH nave NOT
sighed over them so much as sufferers have
scoded and kicked, but they arc an indisput-
aole verify. Nov, in the midst Of some dis
comforts, it is pleasant to look out on the
ever varying landscape Near, tho view is
surrounded with hills and broken banks,
there it ponctrates far down thro' some ravinc
TO towering evergreen hill, and, as we pass
up gentle slope and reach the top, new
beauties are everywhere The hill tops for
miles give indications Of productiveness, the
valics seem to be placed where they would
drink fairness and make their owners joyful
Ivy their increase. Far away, and out against
the sky stands the old "Couchant Lion,
Camers Hump clad in the chilling drapery
of Winter, and surrounded by an atmosphere
apparenuy-40 Q, If this were one of the
great oarth-born oamels, petrifed on his jour
ney South in the old heat-giving period of
ure-Adamite earth, he surely bore granite
enough in his neck and in his hump
But now we have assembled another hill.
and the Potato Mountain and the high ridge
that separates Warren from Lincoln appears
50 full in view that its long furrowcd side
shows its dccivity and It's rocky substratum.
But with all the variety and beauty 90 be seen
in this landscape. there is chill on the Meth
or that tries my patience. Still, the
slOw-helds never looked beautiful, the
woods never seemed so consequential or 80
litc-giving, the snow never seemed so much
like mimic sea, whose waves were met by
tho word of the omnipotent, and. of course
Stood There it is ruffled precisely as the
waves arc represented in Autographs, and as
sometimes see them on small bodies of
water in gale. Here it is piled around the
sand knols so that in the twilight they APP
pear like regular mountains, at distance,
which, Of course, vanish by nearer views.
Thus passing on, enjoying all the fantastic
shapes of drifts and piles, Of waves and
seams, viewing all the devices for maintain
ing comfort in cold weather, my aching fin
glrs and less acutoly feeling toes uttered their
complaints to the head, with as much effect
the free State men in Kansas utter theirs
70 the civil head Of the nation. The com
plant in both cases is disrcgarded. The coun-
Try must be seen, must be enjoyed and again
here must DO the fulflmcnt of the declara-
ton 1.-THE meek shall inherit (enioy y the
oorth." But there is a hugo wood-pie A
dozen Of naples, or more, we're cut to furnish
il. When thinking of such Vandalism, one
thinks of the proper punishment of its author,
and is quickly relieved by the quiet wish that
lie may never more enjoy the luxury of maple
sugar in his tea To cut these great slaves
Of independence and of beauty seems the
most reckless folly They now occupy scarce
ly foot of land that could be Of any scrviee
for cultivation. and. instead of cutting them
the woods should be fenced. so that their
seeds should be waited everywhere, and spring
mp and grow. that where the present growth
fails there may be others, and let there be. by |
every farmer, fifty at least planted by the /
roadside, and in rocky pastures, every year,
till all such places are FIJI. Vermont ougbt
Al
and the loved retreat of all who love bc
beautiful. the abundant and the GOOD Let
every farmer contribute his portion TO the
work, and it is done.
Yondcr is most splendid Gothic oottaoe.
of deep lumber color. and looking precisely
As if il cost four tbousand dollars Spcb I
expenditures do show. and cultivate tasto and /
refinement. promote orderliness. and imnress
some elovnting tendencies nm tho ,,;nds ~
children. bit dey ,oonf pay They impover-
ish the builders. who have generally moro
pride than Judgment. and moro vanity tban
purse. Their erection encourages moor me-
chanics, diffusos property and spreads an air
of elegance over the land hut il Is extrava-
giant, and too freely bloeds the rockets of
those who would otherwise enjoy a comfor
table plethory. A man lives in wonder val
lev. in the most northerly of that clustcr of
houses which see. who Crectpd two lnrup
buildings. standing partially Mt rigbt angles
with certain projections. Of two and oycn
three stories in mart. and finished tbcr
throughout: and if he could have exnended
thousand dollars more in furniture. there
would at least have beon n SNOWY house won
finished and furnished. hut that thousand
never was raised nor expended in that way
and his daughter said the house exhausted
her fathers funds. and of course no novcr
could furnish il. but sold il. after few vc,rs
for one-half its cost have often PASSED
another building. DESIGNED for dwclEp,,
standing on side-hill fronting towards ,bc
west and northwest UNMATCHED II is nj
least forty feet square. with good and spa-
Gent shed room in the rear three stories in
front, square roof, with dimished attic. drawn
in on the four sides. but presenting the FIJI
windows of another story. and altopbtbor
unique and imposing building. Had il beon
large mansion house of a retired millionoire
or a large village hotel or boarding bouso
and properly finished and ornamentcd II
would have been beautv. If now indicatcs
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