Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-10-26
Fairhaven, Oct. Is. 1885.
Notes and observations.

The route from Middlebury to Yer
gennes, on the Rutland and Burlington
Railroad Is lavishly diversified with the
picturesque and beautiful. The sublime
and romantic are so intimately blended
with the lovely and enchanting, that
none can pass between these two points
without being pleased and delighted.
Something in harmony with their tastes
and s,nsbilities will constantly attract
the observations OF passengers.
The towns OF Weybridgc New Haven
ana Waltham, are situated ON the line Of
this route crossed in the order in which
| have named them. The ,armng I'M
terests in these localities prrauminatr rs
those interests invariably do through
out the length and breadth O, Westeru
Vermont. Wool-growing, cattle raising
and the breeding OF fast and elegant
horses, are tavOritc objects Of pursuit
among the people here, and few sections
of the country can claim higher pertec-
tion in these enterprises.
The cultivated lands lying near the
railroad, indicate degree of wealth and
prosperity among the producing classes
highly creditable to their intelligence
and industry. Some farms lying south
and east Of the city Of Vergeunes, are
unequalled in beauty and productive
ness by any in the State. Long life to
the farmer, and success attend his noble
and health giving labors.
With the city of Vergennes, am not
personally familiar. 1t is the oldest in
corporated city in the State, but not the
largest. Its dimensions and its popula-
ton have not increased in due proper
ton TO its years
The journey from Vergennes to Bur
lington is truly inviting and agreeable.
Passengers cannot help feeling delighted
with the harmonious blending of land
and water scenery, which, in their pass
age through the fourishing towns of
Ferrisburg, Charlotte and Shelburne is
continually coming into view and feast.
ing the eye and soul of the beholder.
The bright and glowing waters of Lake
Champain, are here frequently intro
duced to their visions, and dull indeed,
and insensible must be the heart that is
not filled with enthusiasm at so ANNA
ting and inspiring a prospect, These
waters, at the points indicated, are
backed and bounded on their western
line, by bold and rugged mountains, over
and around whose rocky SUBMITS wild
winds have played and hOwled for cen
| turtles, while their eastern borders are
graced with cultivated fields, dancing
rivulets, and elegant farm houses.
Burlington is a town, now city,
prominent in my history. Here the
sweet memories of the past come up
freely and freshly before me In the
| early autumn of 1S43 ! landed upon her
shores from the steamer Franklin, soil
tary and alone though crowds of the
| gay and smiling were about NE. | then,
as now, repaired to the American Hotel,
where plenty ever smiles and kind and
| courteous entertainments cheer and make
| glad the lone and the weary. Its pro.
prietors may have changed, but its
| apartments, its accommodations, and its
| higA estimation remain the same. unal-
tered and undmmcd.
The city and its surroundings are
pleasant and delightful. Nature and art
have here bestowed their choicest gifts.
| Each seems TO vie with the other in the
arrangement and distribution of her
charms, and each has been unsparing in
| her devotion, as well to the immediate
| as to the more distant views and pros
| poets in and around this Eden of Yer
mont. Nobrighter, no fairer, no lovelier
spot can be found. The college build
| ings, with their ample and beautiful
park, together with the splendid resi-
denCeS in their vicinity, occupy the high
| er and extreme eastern portions OF the
city, overlooking from their elevated
positions one of the most grand and
sublime prospects to be found in our
loved Green Mountain State. The lake,
with its islands Of green, forms a prom
inent feature in this living panorama OF
loneliness and sublimity. Shops and
tiny sail craft float in silence npon
its bosom, while the proud, majestic
steamer plunges swiftly through Its
waves. The gull and the eagle soar
aloft on their pinions, and the hawk and
kingfisher dive intent on their prey. The
Green Mountains to the east reflect the
rays of the morning, and the Adirondacs
to the west, long, cloud-capt and hoary,
fill up the picture and complete the
magic scene. R.u.P.
"A large meeting of the leading cit
liens Of Lexington, KY, was held on
! Monday 10 express their thanks to Pres
| ideut JOHNSON for the removed of martial
law in Kentucky. Other resolutions were
also adopted indorsing the policy of
! President JOHNSON for the recoastrue-