Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-09-17


some pile of brick where lawmakers meet
in Boston. From the rotunda, we look
down upon beautiful village, village
which, as it lay at the feet of so many
gorgeous hills reminds us what Scripture
says of Jerusalem: Mountains are
round about thee"
REEDS HILL.
Those of our reader, who have thought
our Editorial Correspondence worth
perusing, know our penchant for the
mountains We do not remember the
time, when the sight Of a lofty hill did
not stir our emotions. During the six
years of our life in the Wcst-where pra-
ries and not mountains are the curiosity
we often sighed for just one look at
New Hampshire hill. Of course we are
to have glorious views" now. In COM
pany with friends Flanders and Tillotson,
we ascend Reeds Hill just in rear Of the
State House. In Massachusetts it would
pass for a mountain--herc it is tolera-
bly, sized knoll. 1t is clear afternoon.
The Green Mountains now come under
view. The highest of the range, Mount
Mansfield, is hidden from the sight by
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the range that glories in the cognomen of
" Hogs Back !" But "Camel's Rump,"
sometimes and more properly called
" Crouching Lion" is distinctly outlined
against the western sky. Mountains are
iu the landscape whichever way we look.
We could easily go off into EXPLANATIONS,
but we defer the convulsious of adjec-
tivcs, for we have not yet assembled Mans
field
AN INVITATION.
An invitation that IS an invitation f.!
About the first person we met on the side
walk after leaving the Repository office,
was to our great surprise, our Needham
parishioner, Mrs g. w. G. Washburn and
daug ghter-a miss of just nine years.
She was in company with a relative, the
lady of Col. +. P. Jewett. They inform
ed us. that they intended to make the as
cent of Mansfield" the first fair day.
The natural response was Would like
to do that same thing" At the hour of
supper on Wednesday, gentleman calls
upon u.s., 1t is Col. Jewett. Now this
gentleman is the owner of fine carriage
and an excellent span of horses; and the
driver "Jim e." expert in his department
The nature of our invitation is guessed.
7Ausrday, Aug. 27.-This Thursday
morning, at the hour of eight, in compa-
ny with the ladies, with Jim at our
right, we we're in the carriage aforesaid,
bound for the highest peak in all Yer
THE RIDE
1t is eighteen miles to Stowe, where we
are TO dine, and take fresh horses for the
mountain. We pass by the side of the
beautiful 'Winooski,' through as lovely a
valley as the eye can wish to see We
stop at The Narrows,' and see pocket
edition of Niagara. 1t is a repetition on
a small, though not very small, scale, Of
the great cataract. The high PERCEPTIONS
sides of the stream below the falls, and
the foaming waters, are beautiful, if not
grand. We 60 over the "slip" across
Hogs Back. This is wild and roman.
tic region. "Camel's Rump" comes into
view. We give the horses rest, and turn
the glass towards the peak. We reach Q
gorge or gap. See there!" as Sec
what?? is the response. On decayed
) limb Of tall hemlock is percbed noun
, tain eagle He does not fear US; but
: looks upon us welcome to his home
He keeps us company; as we came atre4s
. he flies few rods ahead, rests upon anoth
: er limb, awaits our approach. But We
g. begin the descent, and the eagle bids vi
adieu. But now what vision Clio
rious " Mansfield" comes out on the vas
panorama, We see it in all its outlines
: The" human form divine" is easily ira
: ced. The mountain resembles the head o
r man reclined upon pillow-only tb'
pillow IL too low for comfort. First tn,
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