Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-09-06
Yours truly.

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LAKE CHANrLAH, Aug. 2S, ls67.
MEssRs. EDIrORs, When the heats Of sum
mer begin the city man instinctiyely begins to
long for look ouce more al the green grass All
the leaving trees; the longing speedily develops
into action, and he leaves toe. Among the
many places over which the city food every
summer spreads itself, is Lake George, and
truly not without the best Of reasons have
been there and speak whereof know. VIII you
hear ofsome OF the reasons
First let me express my wonder that so few
comparatively your Burlington people take
the trip to Lake George and back. I heard Of
one Of the members Of the Scientific Association,
which visited you last week, expressing his as
tonishment that Burlington did'ut trumpet
ort the wonders Of the Ausable ehasm, and
bring people by hundreds to see such natural
curiosity. Lake George has been thoroughly
advertised already; but am sure the beauty Of
a trip from Burlington there aud back hasn't
been; am sure many Of your readers haven't
been there themselves or they would 90 into
raptures over i, and have all the world 90 too
1t can hardly be that the constant sight of beau
tiful Lake Champlain begets an Indifference to
everything else; for ! was born and brought up
on its shores, and yet am ready to praise Lake
George. Let me tell YOU how to do that
trip, for unquestiOnsbly it is "a thing to be
done
Take the .fiiroaidct at Burlington, at 10.
4j am,-just a nice, ciyilizel, comfortable hour
to start, giving you time to get up at your
leisure, cat your breskfas. leisurely. read the
papers, give last order or two and go down
to the dock at your leisure. Take the -fiiroH-
lack, and after having left the beautiful bay
aud swept past the Four Brothers, spend few
minutes looking over one Of the finest boats on
eastern waters. There was a long account Of
this steamer in the Free Press not long since,
if mistake not, and not a word Of il over
drawn. Having sufficiently studied the boat as
an expression Of good taste, turn again to the
study of nature as you sweep past the beautiful
shores, with the Adirondack range towering on
the west and the Green Mountain range on the
east, every glance showing new and striking
points Of scenery, and both sides Of the lake so
fair to see that you will long to have eyes in
the back Of your head, so as to behold both at
once and lose nothing Of either.
You will spend two hours in this delightful
way, when quiet voice from a blue coat
appearing at the door OF the grand saloon, will
recall you to the prosaic things and thoughts Of
earth, by uttering the words "Dinner. ladies
and gentlemeni'; and since whatever your dis
position you are not quite eherubic and do pos
sess something lower than wings, you will fol-
low the inviting voice, be eourteously ushered
to the lining room, and there will eat thor
oughly good ner,-there's no higher praise
for it,-marred onlv by the occasional and un-
availing regret that it could not be served on
loss is without some gain; and whether the seat
Of the affections be in the stomach, some
philosophers have affirmed. or not, you will be
more or less than human if on return to the
deck you are not even better able than before to
find beauties in the landscape
Ere long the steady rush of the steamer will
bring her and you to the landing under the
height where once lrOwned the walls Of Fort
Ticonderoga, and here with regret only mitigs-
ted by the hope of finding scenery no less beau
! tiful. you land with the crowd bound on the
came journey you make rush up the bank, ,C
find the stages you are to take already crowded
full, as it would seem, with passengers from the
other steamer which reached TicOnderogs land
ing half an hour before you. "Plenty Of room. -
sings out Mr.. Baldwin, the manager Of th'
stage line, plenty of room, gentlemen, in {
few minutes we'll have it all arranged,-twC
seats inside, sir, yes, sir only give me littl'
time and we'll have all arranged -; and 50 h'
will, by dint Of suggesting that this seat will hold
one more, and that seat on top will take two
and if this gentleman will take seat on ,OI
Of that coach thers'll be room for another lady
aud finally By ordering up open wagons to car
ry those whom the iour-horse coaches absolutely
refuse to take On or in. Nobody will be Ol
ought to be out Of humor. and away you will g
up the Lii for pleasant four mile ride 10 th'
foot Of Lake George A Bit Of advice.-ifit il
your frat trip gel seat in the fret coach, i
you can, and have the full tsnsht Of the lex