Litchfield enquirer., 1859-10-06
LITCHFIELD AND VICINITY.


Execution and Rhetoric, who spent a few weeks in
this neighborhood, the past Summer:
Country life-what a longing desire do those two
words bring to the weary mind after winter of
earnest labor and the beauties of spring have ceas
ed, when the latter has mellowed into deep golden
summer when all natural loneliness of the outer
world seems bursting with ripeness and plenty
Ave it is season which makes the heart anxious
to be " ON the wing far from the noisy din Of city
life amid the freshening delights which God has
given to his creatures love the country with her
green hills forest trees, large and spacious lawns.
rivers winding here and there, all sparkling with
slvery beauty.
August is our month of pleasure at tho North
every body travels more Or less, very many seeking
some retired NOOK deep in the wild Of nature, and
there they dream away month Of almost perfect
happiness.
These exquisite lines from the charmed pen OF
Mary Hewitt, always have flcshness-in my ram
blings very frequently [ forced to repeat The
verse, for the lines are so true to nature !:
g 1t is summer it is summer! how beautiful it
looks
There is sunshine the gray hills, and sunshine
on the brooks;
A singing bird on every Dough, soft perfumes on
the air,
A happy smile on each young lip and gadness ev-
erywhere"
Connecticut abounds in delightful places for sum-
mer resort one can either enjoy the fresh wind
or the more bracing mountain air. few weeks
ago left the city Of Elms New Haven) on my
summer jaunt, and after day ride by rail was
safely landed some sixty miles back in the state of
-. wooden nutnlcgs" and steady habits" surroun-
dcd by scenery imposing and grand Hills tower
ing as if to meet the Ilue Of heaven, valleys crown
ed with giant trees, fields rich with new Down
grass. For weeks I enjoyed these pleasures, 50
Astounding about me, healthy pleasures tecining
with life which invigoratcs the tired body, and
floods the " over SOUL with sensation OF rural
joy so congeniai to every admirer OF the beautiful
4 1pf,sto f my tiOlp he
field lsettled in l724-its Indian name Bantaln
the birthplace of the gallant Ethan Allen one of
the heroes Of 49, The character of the farmers
about Litchtied may be said to be decidedly yam
krc, holding to the faith of the old 50 Blue
Laws $50 noted in this state in the carly days of
American History with tenacity wonderful be-
yond belief. One old farmer IA comcal Yankee
was he) of whom it was my good fortune to learn
something, | took a particular liking to-he was
= an honest man and every way worthy of being re-
garded with respect-odd, terribly SO humorous to
a great degree, his little gray eyes, fat solid body.
and his ducl-like gait made him quite an object of
interest, 1 generally spent short time with him
every evening, and was sure to meet him just after
shutdown sitting i'll his doorway enjoying the luxu-
~ of a pipe, and looking The monarch Of all he
surveyed" >,
would be his opening appeal
generally gave him full desert pton how and
where and what l had done, and to repay me, he
would relate clever story which l fully appre-
ciated.
The last night enjoyed his social company, after
gosspping about his neighbors, telling Of all their
fa,lin5s and dachslldings, he run on with, Well,
stranger, I'm going to 4" sat- for a few days
"salt? what do you mean by that expression p
remarked.
"Ol ha la! well p said he scratching his
closely cut hair and locking at me with those lit.
tie twinkling gray eyes
"Don't you know what I mean by going to
'salt? -
NO" replied.
Why, am going to sa't-that is our style up
here when going to catch CLANS down on old
Milford Beach where Long Island Sound rolls her
sky-bue waves"
This was too much for me, and after bidding him
q sudden good night, walked towards my country
nook, laughing at his Yankee style Of sailing for
the Snmmcr!'
Trout fishing has been very good this season on
these mountain streams--the cool summer days
have made this sport quite agreeable There is
quite deal OF lively fun catching trout with The
watching his line it trocs down the stream with
the grasshopper at the end of the leader how
excited the feelings become, watching and hoping
with eagerness for the trout-soon be takes the
grasshopper springng with it into the air and then
.darting down the stream after he has played with
it short tine seal him home and lay him away
in the basket-we keep up the life until We sat
listed our baskets are quite heavy with trout only
leaving the sport to resume it on the morrow.
A Sabbath in the country never comes amiss
tome.
ga Sabbath morning calm and bright
The sun goes up the eastern sky
And filings abroad fairy light,
On everything that meets the eye
The mountains look more grand to day,
The valleys have sweeter green,
The waters have wilder play,
The birds are singing to the scene"
How beautiful all natural scenery appears on this
sacred day. the cattle seem more quiet they lie
under the shade of the trees the hum of the insect
liz softer and sweeter to the Who that has spent
Sabbath in the country but has felt all this scene.
Well may the poet dream as he weavcs his song into
verse; well may his soul go out to welcome the beau
tful of earth, for it is meet in man so to do, it
makes him more Christ like when his better feel
ings are touched by such noble Inspirations!
1t was my last Sabbath in the country, (for this
season) the day was surely most perfect one rich
with all that contributes to the happiness of man
day which loters long in memory's mirror, freight
ed with beautiful gems, worthy for the mind to keep
sacred-gens culled from nature fonnt in all their
blushng colors fragrant with odors pure and re-
freshng As rode to church the rustic life had
charm for nle-within the sacred house, of ancient
build, all was hushed and the churcl-goers seemed
to feel the spell which ever floats about within The
individual who occupied the pulpit man of
middle age, fire and intellectual looking, andthough
somewhat easy in his style of dress than most
of our northern clergymen-who are remarkably
stiff in appearance and sometimes more remarkably
dull in their not too short sermons-yet there was
that about this gentleman which caused me to ex-
poet something original. I was not disappointed
his subject was the truth of the Gospel-t is rarely
have listened to finer dscourse-he possessed
wonderful oratorical powers, his logical abilities
were equally astonishng-he not only made his
points clear to his mind but had the happy art
Of making his hearers fully comprehend them.
s. He was a deep observer, and he looked
Quite through the deeds of men,
l listened to his brilliant mind with deep atten-
ton, he won me to hinl-his fascination was COM
plete his voice charmed my sense of hearing he
poured out thought after Thought meeting this and
that point, clearing all obstacles that might arise
and sailing onward with an intellectual freedom
that few scholars possess His effort was n, ,st rly
one and shall always remember it both as an in