Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-04-17

lrosts at that altitude Is peculiarly wonderful and
fines not faky aud fiat, but plobultr aud many
sided aggregatons of hard, brittle, infnite-iaced
atoms Of heayen-distilled dew, piled one upon an.
other in little masses. and linked together from
the trunk to the extreme tip of the limbs and ON
all the shooting twigs and spiked leaves. glowing
and shining corruscations of supcrnal light gush-
ing and huhhling forth as from an overlooking
fountain, while the long bending branches swaying
iu tlr wind was the waving Of slender wauds, SOW
mountain, showcriug 10 all over us and everywhere.
We fingered in the fasciraton of this fairy region,
dullyiug with its rare beauties chat ion some new
form were sprung upon as at every turn
The change from this belt of the white frost was
to the bleak aud bare pinnaclcs. No snow could
find lodgment there. Hug the ground as 10 would,
the rude gales swept 10 from every hiding place.
No stone concealed v,stige Of the downy stuff
Instead Of snow the top was covered with thin
sheet of crisp ice that cracked and flew under our
tread like glass The stone monuments. erected
by former visitors in summer months, presented a
strange spectacle indeed On the side facing the
lake and the setting sun, were thousands OF little
chcruh piuious Outspread, AS oNquisity and per-
fecy formed out of the driven white hoar frost as
any you ever saw in Raphcals paintings or
readot In Holy Writ. Those stone columns
looked for al the world as though angels
had just winged them for ilght, but it was further
eastward not westward-the spiritual direction
towards The templc--aud thither we gazed Ahi
what proiauc pen shall ever dare attempt the des-
cription of that grand scene, with the wild sota-
riness and dcsoateness of mid-wiutcr upon IT,
making the heart leap to the throat and fairly
choking one with ana overwhelming emotion of the
sublime The White Mounlains-iu the far hor-
zon--the sun shining down upon them with oilul-
gent beams, lighting them up with great broad
flashes OF Aurora Borcals. suilusing them with
flaming crimson molten gold. or overlooking them
trffi If4I 4iIv4r afalff y4lt
and quckcucd 90 intense action an the sumber-
ing lances of beauty and glory that your reading
and travelling, and musing at twilight ever sug-
gestcd. 10 was Jerusalem and the magnihcence of
Solomon's Temple from Gilcad beyond the .Ior-
dan; 10 was Mecca, with gilded ninarcts and
domes and mosques across the deserts; 10 was the
Elysian Fields and the happy hills 10 was Ohm-
pus, with all the Gods euthroned IN majesty and
statci it was the pearly gates swinging wide open
upon their hinges, and The bursting glory of the
golden streets the sapphire walls and thc eternal
mansions flooding through; it was heaven, away
yOnder over many deep vale Of tears between
heaven, at the end Of the rough way and rugged
activities our feet must press ere we reach It's
blessed portals. Our ears seemed TO catch the
ppturous music and greeting voices of white-robcd
angels were waited across the void TO us, and our
eyes seemed 10 see the hcckoring salute OF tall
seraphs with many tossing kiss aud smile New
er can we two forget the Divine splcndor Of that
SIe.e never can we '"o' VIII" ,ne memory OF uat
~" '"uS ,iS'"' '''' wa, ny "h 'i''oIi' "e in"oe
" t0"". ''' I'"'''' 'ui' HIniAl el
nav" ',o' so'n NOR 'ai n,"lu' nor u"n el entered
NV" 'r' H'"'' ~ uo''"' man 10 conceive.
Look across the intervening space a hundred
n'les o' "0Ie us u'"1"! ''H Oh pure Wm'e M
,, m'"e''' WIN SPolS anu sueahs OF jet nla'N r.
u "'i %" I"S' s''ul "eS'I's WIN 'srn"l' oase' ln
lne 'n9hg'hS nEnt anu as"n lne Noith'in ocean
i''Heu ",I over WIN monster leep, IsS WIN Nfeeu-
JANUS ana '''l1n'si WIN Iiu@'n p'! ana SOUNDS
"h9 SIa''' ana long reaches oI l4hl ana water
anu u'Ah0"u 'oi'IN'h'' J,tl''S down. Hnu iee.s
W {HI'oi.i' s"liue ny '''Nii"' anu hahrs
'I"'''H W. w.. wy '"'''
VI i-uoN Ian ,''o'' i'ug i3b's' may 'u, "l'I
Wv ~ i'' va, '"'I'e ~ 'N'''y ''iN' No''n anu
'S"," ''NJ "a.''" ..'s 1' Ne'Sune are mountain
'.'.,a NV! wv '\,'b loVl' T." 'is"' "i,u tla"s-
Ia. Gu WI NV. e'ow .ie Il'n'ss
W '9"' '''"' 'n"'" W "eui'aHs ut,i you
,..iu u,u'' son' ,i 'oI.! pan " '' '''en Moun-
'"i" range III ma WINTER nave seen lustfous
p'.i' ION NyliI" anu e'S'"' W'o"sn' mo
nam '""' N"ulu nave oos' shu' Alnguom
.''o s'," '""' ,"1ue - J'"'I' u ""u'1 iaNe a
'9'e ~ Iu', nav ''y" 'l"ss'' '"''n' OF
ol' w. Nv" i'''A "a s,"o'IUN! tN'eh",
w MN ,"' '".O"' 10 '"V M"s, 81 S"he He'h "i
ioy vi ~ pau" 1i Ee!pr nave seen 'hmns
,P"" VIM S'"lUs uau 'S""us.,u "seII' lnlo Wmch
e 'e,l nie,ou'len's Oh 'ne a'''s' seemed 10 have
,Asseu anu tlol were Va'h ana al out the dhn
w AM "' aneso u'''ne oiIti-
''' VA '"S ''uin 'no ioOs VI lI''hs il'h enough
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