Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-07-28
A Chatty Letter from '.the Woods"
.sRoors 80 Iulv 18Th 1Sf5

Chatty Letter from ''the Woods
''RooTs." July 18th, 1863
Dear Free Press:
Here We are, nineteen miles from Lake Cham
plain, in the valley Of Schroon river. and pleas
ant place It IS There is no need TO tell you Of
our ride on the Lake, or the assembling from
the four quarters Of the globe and New York
City, at Crown Point, where we disembarkei
with baggage enough for an army train. Great
and profound were the cousieriues and calcu-
latious that Immediately arose as to how wagons
intended to carry twelve should be made 10 take
in lG, and their trunks,-and more great and
profound was the dsmay when on reckoning up,
it was found that part Of the baggage was left
behind Twas worse than John Gilpin s, when
Betty screaming came down stairs for in that
box were blanket. for seven, and provisions for .
nine, and everything else. Word was imme- /
diately sent back to Whitehall that It might Re I
forwarded TO Us on Monday; and after some man. /
aging, We bestowed ourselves three on a ssat. I
in two wagons waiting for US and started Tor .
Roots 1t ia pleasant ride.-the only draw /
hacks in cur case, were the lack Of backs, sides /
or cushions for the seats, and the presence of |
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seat anu '''s' Two OF '"''e s'l''' A'l 'Fe'A'' .
was - S'''i'D "s 10 i's' '''' we i'''"'' ''''
pace ABOUT sn' c''cA AZ n'SN'' pretty 'f'i' F
pretty dusty pretty huhS'y' ana pretty gan &" .
stop
Here we were TO spend Sln'n! .-aal rs u turn .
ed out contrary TO the original plan Nond ny, .
too waiting ier is0f tor And WASH sunday .
a Juicy day ? Inc skies seemed one universal .
sponge winch the winds squeezed every ie" min .
u'es. Inc earth tired us best 10 be eaou-h .
OF a sponge to absorb the falling ilid, but could .
not come IT, and was forced to leave 'he water
standing here AMI there ia rnii.e~ The near
est church was six miles ol. AMI 90 'ae whole,
we didn't think Of gong un4er tue o.reumsiar-
ces 50 We spent thu day as tes; we oo'ii. 10 .
cultVauns each others Acquaintance am .
afraid some OF the elder ones were little sam
daiized at tine younger ones taking the ball room
for 4 promenade, where the boys kicked uu no
end Of a racket. But Mr.. Beecher was made TO
preach us sermon, and the day was by 10
means prohiless one.
We went to bed, anXousiy hoping iar good
weather and mat ooT' on the morrow anu had
part OF our wishes granted any way Monday
morning showed indeed very much the sane
appearance as the night before, but shift Of
wind cleared away the Clouds presently The
women ioiAs u OUT parry u's'o'ti'' d sore
across the street, anu proceeiei 'H'ned'i'e'y 10
g snopp'ns' competing 'neF ou'n's Tor the
"oous OF Ieillo'ng articles LOST on tue road ana
winning up sFe'''y 10 the ue''snt OF the children
WIN io'"y on 'ne 'ahuy-DoA's' linen the boys
must De figsed out win nook anu line ana 90
nsn'ng IN '"e orook' WINE others oi the party
O'CLOCK themselves 10 iahcy-"ork' TO books 70
"ri'ins OF 10 "A'Aing'-ali patiently awaiting
the arrival oi 'ha' oo1' "hich had put Us IN
suon ooN'
IN the afternoon iour went up The hills two
m'''s' 10 q lonu' 'or ,rou'' had large experience
Oh 'ne nature Oh pa'' oi the pFocl'l'y oil
PUN pA'u-S'ei' 10 ue'ou' worms "hen Inc
trout more ulih'y OF cautious refused 10 'ou'h'
Oh 'he great 'enuency o' un"on'ed nautical e1-
ero'Se 10 aoiade tue 'u''oie from the PAIN oi the
mana ana got repair ior their iaoors by lev fne
uou'' Let me remark mere upon iAct noticed
Dy o'ner observers the ge'me'rlcal progression
ID the increase Oh weight Of par OF new
O0O's 'O"ards the close o. such 4 day. on the
roAu nome II Is Har'ei'ous-only experience
can give realizing sense OF H.
Sitting up TIL ten O'Clock failed to show any
thing OF that cor, the aim and end Of all cur
des'res' ana We went TO bed IN despair. Two
precious days gone Morning failed to bring
any eomioit' only increased asgravation' for the
u'y P'O'eu siOr'ous' every glance al Tue clear
sAy on"y P'o'oAeu ueeler plunge mo despair
'na' We were nAeu mere So "y tue total d' prA'-
y u 'Ha"iui'e 'h'nss Ahi Oh r'''f'ad 'ih;als
VINO were niue S''eI' Ut 'n'y "ou'' not nave
"''ii'''1 '"e lN's ''''u' "''''e u "'' our
Ho''S anu 'ia''e's' was y'iing hquir'd Tor
y was IN mar O01 was any 'h'ns suggested as
eS'''''' - NA'e vi su''' i 'r'p' 'n're one IN
ma
"e''' We nave p's'el 'he uay as oest we could
~ 'VuNu' anu Aeep'ns ourselves ID
NV "1'.'' We 'Ou'u' nave i'OAei as anN-
ou>ly uo"h lhe road n dii SISTER Anne. and