Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-08-24
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Can you follow my Wanderings up and
down on the earth If SO, come with me
today to the pleasant and stirring little
town Of Claremont, upon the Sullivan Rail-
road. Spend three hours in hunting up
horse and buggy with which to drive over
the hills, for this is not stage day." and
we must reach our destination as best We
may. Then start, an hour before sundown,
for Lempster, twelve miles away. The first
four miles We shall find level, and lined
with comfortable houses, shaded by that
most unshading tree, the LOmbardy
poplar. These tall, gaunt trees, in the
form and similitude Of soldier fed by a
Pennsylvania contractor, stand sentry be-
fore the buildings which are the castles of
the occupants, but they look lonesome in
their rigidity, and no doubt, if the rules of
their service would allow, they would nod
and whisper together as their more social
eousins, the naples and elma, delight to
do. Il
Now, then, ct four miles from Claremont
turn short 10 the left. "But you are not
going to try to go up that mountain ?" In.
deed we are, or we shall not get to Lemp-
ster. No matter that it is as steep as the
roof Of q house. No matter that it is 60
long and high that you cannot see the top
Of it. Up and over that hill we are going
though ii is three plump miles before we
reach the top, and all of those three miles
Is like Lighthouse street hill in its stoniesi
days, only more so. 30 keep your temper
and bottle up your patience, Only letting ii
ooss out drop to q rod, for even then your
stock will hardly last you to the last as.
cent. But here are rsspberries (sll the
better because they we're all gone in Cleve.
land four weeks sgO) growing all along
the roadside, Of which you may eat youI
fn They will not hurt you, cat ss many
as you viii, for they are warranted
fresh"
Now we are half way up, and at that lit
Gle WhiteWashed house you may get COO
glass of water, or il you like, full bowl Of
delicious milk, only half an hour from thC
COW, and all for nothing, for the good
woman will take no pay. May her cow
ever revel in the richest clover and thun
der never sour the milk in her pans.
Here as We are climbing the topmos
ridge, look behind and see Fhat a glorious
panorama Is spread ont to your view
There is the winding road We have coml
over, lost to view in the far distant valley
Beyond that valley, hills on hills arise
with forests and cultivated fields delight
fully irterspersed. Behind that range 0
hills the ConDsoticut river winds its way
It is By no means here the lordly strean
we crossed few days since on the Shor
Line" Across the river, hills still rise
and there, twenty, forty and fifty mile
away, are the Green Mountain ranges O
Vermont, now blue with distance, Farthe
10 the north, and about ten miles ava,
from u.s. rises the majestic Asoutney Noun
tains, which are partially in the town Q
Windsor, Vermont
Turn nov your eyes to the front, for on
horse stands upon the very highest poiu
in ell this country roundabout. From thi
point We &C down instead Of up. Righ
under our feet, seemingly, is the little vi
lage Of Unity. A vast valley Is before III
DOuuQSu away " INC ca4h Anu bOAsl u1
range Of hills similar to the one upo
which We stand Upon the western slop
Of those hills, and near the bottom Of tb
valley, extend the houseEOf Lempster, wit
two churches standing out conspicuous
the dying sunlight We pass down thrOug
the town with the harmonious name, an
ar the round full moon begins 70 cast hC
shadows across the street, we finish OF
twelve miles, and halt for the Sabbath.
And sc we sit ct our open window ct ]
o'clock Of this Saturday night, tell me, di
YOU ever hear less sound than trouble
your tympanun at this momenti n
q sign Of life comes from the village beloI
Not the roll Of q carriage, the click Of
hoof, the thump Of hammer. nor the Sigh
est sound Of human life. It ID perfect, q
eoiute Quiet except the evening chirp Of
cricket Who is nearly tired out In tryiI
totenpt responsive ohirp from some equs
lVVskeful insect It's Of no use, for Rl Il
Lempstsr world is asleep but S. D. P.