The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-09-07
4 Day on Lake MemphremagOg
Memphremagog-the beautiful wafer


below the center. * the arrow. Ii Is fed
by mountain openings. and lis waters are
limpid and clear as crystal. Where the
dark blue of the mountains, and the dark
er blue of the water meet. Won can scarce
" tell, save when looking toward the sun,
and then ii sparkles like sheet of silver.
At the southern extremity l. Prospect
mountain, upon whose commanding out
look most delightful hour was spent ::
at the northern extremity rises bold Ok
ford. the highest land in Lower Canada :;
while between the two. on the western
shore, a grand and Iu@gel mountain wall
Is run. with Owls Head about midway OF
the lake. rising like a magnificent watch
tower hinh above the Others. The east
crn shore l. les wild. and beautifully dl-
yer~ified with meadow and upland, field
AMI forest. Here men of wealth from
Montreal. are building their summer resi-
dcnceS. with gardens. boat houses, and
spacious voramdal> overlooking the lake
and the deep mountain sulitudes beyond.
Tie lake ;;bouni> in pickerel and trout
of delicious flavor. and l. itself like an ell
chanting poem. puncluaied through all lts
length by arccn islands. here :; little com
ma, there Il round, neat period, with fire.
quent spurs covered with verdure, and
shooting up Exc ;n exclamation point.
And many more are the points OF interTo'
CATION and exclamation which The inter
c>Ied traveller puts in
The thriving village of Newport, will
liz spacious ais! excellent hotel, stands al
the Vermont terminus ci this beautiful
wafer Here the lake and railway ar,
literally welded. and Ills hotel. with Ii:
iiurlon.S of balcony. Is the marriage RIM
The tumblc-dowm village OF Mace, witl
lis unfinished inn, (where You are takel
in and iini>hc,D str;,gg--leS along the Cana
iian terminus of the lake. Everything
on that side /, Cog or Mag0g. which, be
in. interpreted. should mean a.gCy
About is,li WAY between these towns, a
the foot ot Owls Head. i the well-kep
Mountain House. built on the solid rock
which i ;,l>o the wharf. AMI nc>ilin
among the native forest trees. The>
three pllc,-> are the ccltcrs of g;lSircnOm
ic interest II the tourist Bc>iles these
vou wi.l see scattered ;.lomg the border {
Tie lake lo- HOUSES, and sometimes a ca
muck village, the paradise Of tieas IN
whiSkev.
Thirty wear, ago His whole region W.
4 wilderness. AMI th man who has dor
MAX, la, i.ia;a. ,il iil its, Wild and pcture-qr
= beauty i Captain Fu:2-. ot' the Mountai
> Maid FIr>l he built = horse ferry aero
= the l:,hc. FROM Georgetown II knowiio
: Then. a. tine resources OF The loc;llit
: werc Developed. he built, in ls5o, Il
= s:,iu.,r which he now commands. Il
i engine w.s> conveyed through The wilde
: me-s from Montreal. the captain rouSll
thc farmer, along The WAY, each neig
borlvoI dr;.e.ing it 10 the next WI
their oxen. For sixteen wears. this Ma
= has walked the water. "a thing OF bea
: Iy,' going through tho lake from Ne
# port To AL,go@. and returning each dsI
;rnd the captain has no: LOST a trip-
: docs not homw how the boat looks IN III
i ton from the shore. Though only ''sw'
q sixteen" thi, mountain mymph has
= come IN old maii now (not an uncomm
= thinr in these i;lSt tiines) and next VI
: she Is to be suppl;nle,i 10y Il larger a
10 more brilliant rival. Ills genial capl;
,c is the sovereign .; the lake. and The C
> ter OF all ii, business Interests Had
~ been born elsewhere. lie would have GO
J. manied am ocean steamer, with the 81
ease and efficiency that he does the Mo-
:. tain Maid. Living in Canada, he is
-. Staunch Unioni>t. The stars and stri
- aiw.ys wave over the bow ot his bC
leaving the red cross OF 81 George 10
-. stern. When sccca>iuni>t-, gathering
-. Canada. built barge ior usc on the Ia
:. and asked him TO low ii. he refused 10
: they should take down the secession
g and when they raised ii, The captain
-. tIle rope and left them adrift at mld-lt
', - THIS was the captain for me,
-, =, Now for Il trip through this charm
. water. Rap. rap. rap. The ser'
- is at my door at ihc Memphreml
House. Breakfast will be ready al b
pa,l .ix. anI the Mountain Maid Will
~ ceive her friends al a quarter after Sc
= - Your fresh trout and corn cake ami '
~, ra,pbcrries and coffee, are vigorously
-, palched: for these mountains, while
u u had barely an appetite before, have 9
n YOU al appetite like bear You q
" TO the deck of the Mountain Maid.
have party with you fit for a king,
en- sky Is sized blue and without Il ei
MO The air Is bracing and pure as a life
,dd ir. The shadows of the mountains
lei dark and deep The pellucid wafer br
o"- into len thousand rpples at your
nee The sun SETS Il diamond in the cre>
'ui' each wave. and plants a dl;'dem oi
.tc' on the forehead OF the kingly hills
Inc whistle sounds. ami its echoes chase
,o[e {, other among deep raHines, The z
iiel blanks are drawn in, and for solid
INTO vnu m, horre through scenes of such
Du' ed grandeur and beauty. that Your
they o,t never fla.- Tor a moment ill yOul
ieen touch the same wharf at sunset
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