The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-07-21

and size, ike wreath 10 Deueck the oiOW
Of some huge giant, gives the whole scene
an enchanimcnt no where else to be found.
Away off. at the south, may be seen the
little islands that seem to stand q, senti-
nels, watching with a jealous eye the en-
croachments of civilized life upon the
northern borders Of the lake.
While standing on the top Of that no.
BILE house, inhaling that sol,d, pure aad
ife-giving air. we observed to friend,
that sick person must recover his health
if he continued to reathe it. We do
not wonder that those bright, energetic,
nervous, speckled trout are never sick T!
Who ever heard that trout in Lake
Dunmore had the consumption? That
numbers of them have been consumed.
we do not doubt, for we more than sus1
poet most of them commence drinking
when young. They may be styled mod
crate drinkers" as they are never found
in the ditch Their agent furnishes the
pure unadulterated article, for medicinal
purposes-in such quantities as they may
desire-even without an order from
Physician.
We, with few others, tried our hands
at swimming in the lake. An old gentle
mar on the shore, an observer of the
smashing and blowing and putting, thought
that quite number Of the inny tribe were
represented. There was one old sucker.
waddling about, sticking his head
under water-his button-hole mouth
running near the bottom. A little fur.
Their off, might be seen the wide mouthed,
persevering pickerel, dartiug along with
fury, " seeking whom he might devour."
Close alongside skimming around, was
the little quivering, modest, fat pump
knseed,' with his small good.natured face
upturned, as much a. to say, " we are in
for fun Nosing along without paying
much attention to the wants or convent.
ences of others, is another of darker
species--a real old fogy-dresses himself
as his father did 20 years ago." He, it
will be observed, is genuine bullhead-
not good looking, but after all, is not a
scaly fellow, but is great for hanging on !!
He is little too much like some of our
modern spiritualists, credulous - will
bite at bare hook-and like them hang
to it, without a why or wherefore"
While we were there, we saw merry
crowd of youth and children playing about
in little grove, near the Lake House,
and on enquiry, found that the superinten.
dent with the Methodist Sabbath School in
Middlebury, was out there on a pick
nick excursion, to the number of 40 or
so. Among the number, we saw a sprink
ling of older people, Minister, Teacher
and other friends Of the school we sup.
pose they came to see the fun, and ope.
rate as ballast, if by chance youthful glee
should run too high. We noticed the SUI
perintendent flying around as anxious a.
an old hen with one chicken, lest some &C
cident should befal some of the little ones
i We approached the table which wal
well filled with knick. knacks, that hat
been taken from the various baskets ano
pals that were brought by the children
= to make out the assortment" Oh how
their little bright eyes sparkled, and thei
little fingers worked, while the process o
arranging the table was going on ant
when the word "make ready was given
A how they came " bobbing round" Th
swing was abandoned, the green bushe
and wild flowers were dropped, all wer
"eyes right towards the table. 1t di'
ones heart good to see the cakes and tit
bits vanish, yet there was enough and t
spare-not quite seven baskets left,--bu
two Soon after these exercises, tn
Messrs. Adams big excursion wagon wa
brought up to the door. The childre
took their seats like so many "schoC
marms the boys took the little corner
that were left, which operated as stuffin
to keep the weaker vessels right side u
with care. After these prelimenarit
were ended, Mr.. Brown cracked up h
team, and we learn that they all arrive
home safe.
One word more.-Wo could net loo
upon that splendid hotel without feelin
of sadness. In our mind we could trNc
every feature of the man who lahore
long and arduously to build that noble ed
fee. Everything is made to mako IL
Lake Dunmors house comfortable an
happy place of summer resort. E. ]
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