The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-26
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worcester = The Connecticut River
HRrtfOrd-New Haven-TO New York.


Leaving Boston on the afternoon of Saturday
the fifth of February, we proceeded by another
railroad to Worcester, q pretty New Englanl
town, where we had arranged to remain under
the bospitable roof of the Governor of the State
until Monday morning.
These towns and cities of New England (many
OF which would be villages in Old Kngland) are
as favorable specimens of rural America as
their people are OF rural Americans. The we'll
trimmed lawns and the green meadows of home
are not there; and the grass, compared with
our ornamental plots and pastures, is rauk and
rough and wild; but delicate slopes OF land,
gently swelling hills, wooded valleys, and
slender streams, abound. Every little colony
of houses has its church and school-house
peeping from among the white roofs and shady
trees; every house is the whitest of the
white; evey Venetian blind the greenest
of the green; every fine days sky the bluest of
the blue. sharp dry wind and a slight
frost had so hardened the roads when
We alighted at Worcester, that their furrowed
tracks wereIlike ridges of granite. There was
the usual aspect of newness on every object, of
course. All the buildings lookedsas Ii they had
been built and painted that morning, and could
be taken down on Monday with very little trou-
BILE. In the keen evening air every sharp out
line looked hundred times sharper than ever.
The clean cardboard colonnades had no more
perspective than Chinese bridge on a tea.cup,
and appeared equally well calculated for use
The IaZor-like edges of the detached cottages
seemed to cut the very wind as 1t whistled against
them, and to send it smarting on its way with a
shriller cry than before. Those slightly built
wooden dwellings behind which the sun was
setting with brilliant lustre could be so looked
through and through, that the idea of any
inhabitant being able to hide himself from the
public gaze or to have any secrets from the
public eye, was not entertanable for moment.
Even where a blazing fire shone through the
uncurained windows of some distant house, it
had the air of being newly lighted, and of lack
ing warmth; and, instead of awakening thoughts
OF a snug chamber, bright with faces that first
saw tie light round that same hearth, and
ruddy with warm hangings, it came upon one
suggestive OF the smell Of new mortar and damp
walls.
So thought at least that evening, Next morn.
ing when the sun was shining brightly, and the
clear church-bels were ringing, and sedate
people in their best clothes enlivened the path
way near at hand and dotted the distant thread of
road, there was pleasant Sabbath peacefulness
on every thing, which 1t was good to feel. 1t
would have been the better for an old church;
better still for some old graves: but as ii was a
wholesome repose and tranquility perVaded the
scene, which, after the restless ocean and the
hurried city, had doubly grateful influence on
the spirits.
We went on next morning, still by railroad, to
Springfield From that place to Hartford,
whittier We we're bound, is distance of only
fve-and-twenty miles, but at that time of the
year the roads were so bad that the journey
would probably have occupied ten or twelve
hours. Fortunately, however, the winter hav-
ing been unusually mild, the Connecticut river
was "open," or, in other words not frozen.
The captain of small steamboat was going to
make his first trip for the season that day (the
second February trip, | believe, within the
memory of NAM, and only waited for US to go
on board. Accordingly we went on board with
as little delay as might be. He was as good as
his word, and started directly.
1t certainly was not called small steamboat
without reason. omitted to ask the question,
but should think it must have been of about
hall pony power. Mr.. Pap, the celebrated
dwarf might have lived and died happily in the
cabin, which was fitted with common sash
windows like an ordinary dwelling-house
These windows had bright red curtains, too,
hung on slack strings across the. lower panes;
80 that 1t looked like the parlor of Llliputian
public-house, which had got a6oat in a food or
some other water accident, and was drifting
nobody knew where. But even in this chamber
there was rocking chair. 1t would be impos-
sible to get on anywhere, in America without
rocking char.
am afraid to tell how many feet short this
vessel was, or how many feet narrow; 10 apply
the words length and width to such measure
meut would be contradiction in terms. But
may state that we all kept the middle of the
deck, lest the boat might unexpectedly tip over;
and that the machinery, by some surprising
process Of condensation, worked between it and
the keel; the whole forming a warm sandwich,
about three feet thick.
1t rained all day as ] once thought 1t never
did rain anywhere but in the Highlands OF
Scotland. The river was full of floating blocks
OF ice, which were constantly crunchng and
cracking under us; and the depth OF
20 avoid the larger masses, carried down
the middle of the river by the current did
not exceed few inches. Nevertheless, we
wrapped up, bade defiance to the weather, and
enjoyed the journey. The Connecticut river is
nne stream, and the banks in summer time
are nave no doubt, beautiful; at all events |
was Iold SO oy young lady in the cabin; and
sne eshoeid De judge OF beauty. if the possession
OI quallty include the appreciation Of it, for
MVie Deauehul creature never looked upon.
=. After TWO hours and half Of this odd travel
ling Including stoppage at a small town.
where we were saluted by gun considerahly
bigger than our own chimney we reochad
Hartford, and straightway repaired m an av.
tremely comfortable hotel except as nsnal "a,
the article OF bedrooms, which, in almost every
place we visited, were very conducive TO early
rising.
We tarried here four days. The town is bear.
tifully situated in basin of green hills; the soil
Is rich, IL wooded, and carefully improved
II Is the seat of the local Legislature OF Con.
necticut, which sage body enacted, in bygone
times, the renowned code of blue Laws,n in
virtue whereof among other enlightened pro-
kissed his wife on Sunday was punishable, be-
lieVe, with the stocks. Too much Of the old
Puritan spirit exists in these parts to the present
hour; but its influence has not tended, that
know, to make the peopleless hard In their bar
gains, OF more equal in their dealings. AS
never heard of its working that effect anywhere
else, inter that 1t never will here. Indeed, l
am accustomed, with reference to great probes,
elons aud severe faces, 70 judge OF the goods OF
ehe other world pretty much as judge of the
goods OF this; and whenever l see dealer in
Aaeh commodities with too great display of
article within,
=, In Hartford stands the famous oak in which
the charter Of King Charles was hidden. IL is
wv eAslesed In gentlemRn's garden, In the