The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-06-02

over the Eastern range and lighting up |
our village and the valley Middlebury,
the sunrise and the valley, all seen from
The rounded summit of orr Chipman'9
Hill In concluding what had to say
I expressed my regret that so much and
such rare beauty within easy eye shot
from the top of that Pisgah so seldom
fenslcd the gaze ofUs favored Middlehur-
ians.
The most enthusiastic OF us do not Of.
ten climb up yonder and look down
around upon this Canaan Of onr1, and
some of ~ if PVT under oath would have
to swear that we had never yet walked
its slopes or ne top.
To many # us this Hill that, a. Bishop
Ames once said Chicago or Indanap-
oils wouldn't take millions oil money for
if only il could lac taken up bodily and
set down aa neal to either city a. Al Is TO
us--to many of W, ! say, the Hill Is
only n huge accretion of sand, gravel and
boulder. grown over with scanty grass
and struggling, struggling evergreens
stretched lnziy along To the North Of our
village, little in our way as hiding our
view OF New Haven and Bristol and COW
ering what would otherwise be somebody's
level fam of 100 acres "more OF less' IN
the language of the deeds,
Our indifference ~ the matter am |
wrong in attrhnting largely to the fact
that the Hill IL difficult of ascent --
Scarcely any one thinks Of driving up it,
few Of us have ever climbed il in that way
there is no open road TO The Top, only
one or two private paths. Some Of rs
would prrter--so long. at least, a. We re-
main free from rheumatism to climb it
on foot. hui 0Tr mothers, ON wives, our
daughter oar aged ones, and The -tran-
gers within our gates will never grow into
deep and abiding love with the beauteons
scenery Of our amphithealre, ghi clean
round, seemingly, with the ponutains.
Green and Adirondack, # the SIGHT
must be preIaced with such walk up
hill and followed by as long IN one down.
Now, sir for you and your readers |
have glorious news If you have smiles
and laughs in You, "prepnre to shed them
now" The two gentlemen who own the
Hill in great part, Mr. Rock we'll and Mr.
4 j. Severance, generously offer rs n
right Of way over their lands We can
have II road from Seminary Street to the
top Of the Hill for the cheap price of
building it, Do we want ii for less il
is proposed that we enter through Mr..
Roclwells front yard and passing be-
tween bis house and his outbuilaings
turn a little TO the right and ascend from
the East side There IS n road already
as far as TO the fence that bounds Mr.
Rockwell from Mr. Severance. From
this fence we get to the top by cutting
and building a serpcntinc road through
that beautiful tangle of cyergrcen1 on by
Il spiral winding completely around the
Hill. The details are to be settled by
such surveys rs we can make and by
general debate thereon, in village meet.
ings for that purpose called.
Now, sir, | have this proposition 10
make to you and your village readers,
viz that upon the coming Fourth of
July, we all, without distinction of col-
Or or nationality, OF profession, arm
ohrselvc4 with axes and spades. and rs
far rs We may, to the top If We can, con
sirncl such Il road Before that time
the most romantic and feasible route shall
be agreed upon, staked ont, and diNId
ed lstO sections. Let me here shy that 10
some Of my Brethren Of the Faculty, THE
scheme has been hroerhed and 60 far /
find that each owns an axe or II spade,
1--WE hope every one oil ms some dRy 10
be able 10 own holhl and is very anxious
on that day and for that purpose Ia use
it. The ladiea Of Middebury will not he
allowed 10 handle the axe or the shovel
on that occasion, but they will be allowed
and are here heseechingly invited 10 congre-
gate IN crowd on the crown Of the Hill
and prepare for themselves and for ne
toilers on tie way, dinner worthy the
day aud the object 4nd # i were a
young man 4hould be guilty Of asking
IN pun what crown ever before was qet
with surh Jewels A. on thBt day may
stud that Of our Queen
Venice was married every year Ia the AID.
rintic Let Mddlebury he married to the
Hill once ior all on The coming 4tl They
have been sitting face to face for more
than halfa century, wooing each the other
They must he well acquainted by this time
The village su.ior has made unmislakable
advances. The 'shy yet unreluctant
Hill has met them lovingly. There can be nc
doubt Of their mutual attachment and OF
their willingness TO he joined in wedlock
| heIe take il into my prolane Lyman
hands TO publish the hanns / have nc
/ fear Of IN ill-assorted union in this case
no divorce viii ever be sued ont IN the
/ courts.
Mr. Editor propose 10 fight il on
on this line for at least one month.
shall, for the sake oil ny cause, thus
myselI frequently into yonr columns.
shall agtate the village, shall head o.
second call for meetings, and move for {
speedy vote for the road and n complet,
organization Of our forces thereon.
Il. kEILOGG.
Old Al Interim has learned wisdom
by his experience. and since Mr. Stanton,
surrender of the war Office he makes ne
demonstration 10 secure possession al,
says that Mr. Stanton has not resigned il
form that he had no right To leave ia,
IL Al