The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-07-23
Letter from Lalio Momphromagog.


ltNhi aIfNlff hnl INf UHIfbll OF mountains
on about and towering above me what o
contrast 90 thr r.atter, the vulgar duet and
hcry ush Of Broadgay, with 10 two inch
layer of dire slrsW.uE 'he tmmpled sidewalks
and Go hundreds Of COMMUNICATING pro-
ccssious, huryIng driving, crashing madIy
through che strorh-saye the tender ah.s-
porting oftho virgin leaves ihat make love 90
ihc fairy birds singing among thr branches
have just come iu from umhIe among
tbo rookie and cIifs along lho banks of lha
beautiful MemphrrmaFog. The moon whose
orhed sphere, airp0ised above a coliseum
Of tcrpcal mountains, flushed and palpinz
Ting With oil lhe uu.muRIuable riches of light
and shadr,-Hrme descending slowly 90 the
lovely cauh, drawn by some svoet and ire
ristbls attraction, The gpNi and hr
sweeping landscape Of mountain, field aud
lake, biug lhus 10 ils mysterious beauty bee
meath lha bolming midnight, seems IKE q
great young heart full Of romantic dreams
Hnd glorious aspirations, on which the moon
HIGHT Of hlft love is streaming, What ~ re-
flliy 10 yel crude and imperfect fnks be-
Meath the mellow light like lhc rocks aud
rugged monsters Of lhe deep beneath tbc
immortal grace Of IN unduIlting surface.
Nothing but the vast line Of beauty that per
,adcs 900 nature, enclosing everywhere and
marking out the ideal, Is visible, Al around
and Zoo my own heart Is the peace, the screu,-
IS, the solemn srdeudor Of uunmed unmlsk-
I'd, uum1dleued nature.
have not been an Idle nor 900 iuapprcc.s'
tive traveller throughout our country, New
port, H. H. Nnhnnt aud the White Noun
inius 900 have Fad their dly have visited
lll place, ~ interest Boo Europe and America,
blt nowhere have seen 80 the agreeable
rlemsuts Cf Wild mountain and lake scenery
no hlypiy blended, married with 40 few ofits
defects as az ibtt Mcmphrmagog. would
.if ! could, persuade 800 ihc weary world 60
come here and GuI rs(rcshiug and heallhlul
rcposc. A single week sm.l these scenes,
,hgt zoo, liAr H1s.ah,, from 90, the world as
. u vrrr, sod shuug the really friendly hos.
pitalrcs Of Ibis cAtuu,i'o aud admirably
..i,i llama cam font establishments known n'
thc Owls Head Mountain House, would
speed ono backward up lho stream oi i.ir 90
l,l.l ten year. Indeed, foe, my Child.
hoat.'. day. ret4saiuE wish its irrcprr,ihIr
-nimaI spirits and jnyou. oau.r.y oi soul.
,Ngr only ono weeks -jagu To lh.a noun.
uiu paradise,
= The Owls Il,at Mountain House is beau
'rfl'y situated FOO natural ompnco'rc at
,hc base Of the Owls Head mountain Co
.Shcruans By, !, is one OF those ins,i,u-
lious that gi,ca traveller 90 oompunclions
= conscience FOO recommending 20 his friends
fral,lsHsh .prn,l, conducted aal iulru.
drl "a, sUmmer house. hy some kuach of
'hr proprietor, \. G. Jennings, or some lucky
chain ~ c'rrumnHrec., hc ha, made .t a
winter house also, and Keep, 70 open ,he enc
,tc year, thus afoIirs thc pleasure aai
fashionable travel and American aud Euro.
moan tourists 900 upp0fluU.t. u! visiting ,u's
4t4- A.i44.Ar.ll- i--- lLl...l. .....--u
seasons ofthrycar 60.
The hahiaaaA!a world. Z, sacuss have Ju'
ja.i found ou' 'h.s delightful, new Watering
place and a,g,al, iarec number, have arrived.
-t.---trrrr-rt1 trr-rr-vrrii r-u
doubt hc ae rly and as fashionable o crowd
here o., can hc found e., Saratoga Springs.
Tho Connecticut and pa,umps~ Rivers
Rail Road has for the past year or two hccn
abotins under man, difficulties. which am
.r,l.nl, informed are about 10 be removed
and thr road at once pushed ahc,d TO New.
port. /, was q sad oversight of the stock.
holders and other, To- letting Tie matter res,
80 quietly 10 ,hi.(av. For there (, no man.
ncg of doubt Lut(what the Connecticut and
Pas,umusie road vlcn completed 10 New
por, will 60, mil share Of the Canadian
travel. thus mahirrI t one Of the main and
fashionable routes fAm New York TO- Mont.
real. Du,bcr. yr IN, Income O., ,b,.rc,l