Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-09-01
Narrative.

Narrative.
1t was bright summers day O.
1854 day when the sunny hill-sides
OF Vermont seemed laughingly to from
the horizon, and all nature was lighted
with a smile, that I, in company with
friend B, who had just come into
the State on flying excursion, thought
of trip to the ''Flaystack," the sum
NIT so called from its high towering po
sItion, forms one of the most prominent
portions of the illustrious s'Green Noun
tains." This place has long been the
resort Of the curious and lovers of the
sublime. Parties Of pleasure and rec,
reation from different sections Of the
surrounding country have visited its
height and enjoyed many a pleasing
pastime. Youth, in its purest limo
cence, has drank Of its wild fountains
and regaled upon It's balmy breezes
and even old age has defed all obsta-
cles to gaze from its giddy elevation
and admire its unseen wonders.
Having delayed Our departure till
late in the morning, we hastened away
and were soon galloping along the skirts
Of the outrageous mount. We had
two fleet horses, musket and plenty
Of ammunition.
On our reaching the first slope at the
foot Of the mountains base, we passed
by narrow gorge into an opening
On further examination, we found a
foot-path and began to ascend the &C
cliyity. We were soon, however, com
PEELED to dismount and quit our horses
on account Of the steepness and rug
gedness Of our route. Undaunted by
the dense bruSh-wood and projecting
rocks, we forced our way up the ascent.
In order the better to guess out our
pathway, we climbed an oak, from
whence to learn the direction Of the
highest vort~y; and having ascertained
this, we took up fresh line Of march,
Cropping our way from one table Of rock
to another, the passage became more
roagh and difficult. Every step that
We clambered the abrupt and ragged
bolges, the perspiration was abundant.
At length, however, we arrived at the
EXTREMIST peak; and had l the pen of
a Walter Scott, [ might perhaps give
the reader q faint idea Of what [ might
wish to describe; but could merely
give a vague and indefinite sketch Of
the outlinesof the spacious map spread
out to view. 4 hundred feet beneath
us stood q very considerable deep and
pure lake, whose CLASSY waters reflect
ed the dark forest shade, and upon
which danced the burning rays Of
heavens bright orb. We're / her
NIT, thought /, on thy lonely banks,
bright lake, should be spent my future
days, for either side was a broad, deep,
spacious chasm, and I could imagine
each section of those airy regions fan
ned by the pure breezes Of the Elysian
fields and inhabited by the fairest wood
nymphs. I need not mention the un-
known multiplicity Of country seats, vii
lages and cities which rushed upon Our
vision, and which sent thrill Of Joy
over our spirits, because we recognized
in them the residences Of some Of our
best friends; because they reminded us
Of the cheerful days Of joyful child
hood; because we observed among
some Of them the very school-room
where we first drank of the rich foun-
tains Of science, and received the first
impulse in the paths Of virtue and re-
tinement; and because we could see
the places where our first, best and
warmest affections began a course OF
happy development. It is sufficient to
inform the reader that all that is lovely
in hill, glen, forest, field or city, was
spread out before us, and we had nought
to do but admire natures work and
drink Of the luxuriance Of her fairest
scenery.
After some wonderfully accurate
shooting, the echoes Of which rang
through the tall sylvan forest, pealed
down the declivities, and then died
away in the distance, and having made
some fruitless searches for minerals and
carved our names, we began to de-
scend, No wonder, thought 1, the
Screen Mountain boys" were the bril-
liant stars Of our revolution, if they
were Injured to encounter these rugged,
inyincible cliffs; and as we sailed along
and finally reached the base beneath,
We thought of the many-ridged Olyn1-
Y,r,s oDJ of tho ,rio,4c ,o,l;or pol:o, -.