The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-01-07
Ramlles In Vermont.


appeared IN the iaglo 4mrlcaa pub
lished in New York Sept -, 1876
We have too long detained our read
ers in Manchester, but Il we had tia
inillction ourselves We shall not be- sor
~ @ share little Of il with them. Bu
do not imagine, good friends that be
cause this is a quiet, secluded little VII
lage You are 70 conclude itan ennuyoul
tiresome place. We speak Of tho diff
culties Of removal, not OF the heayines,
Of the locality, and would have YOU ts
understand that Manchester is actuall,
love Of a place, to any one of either
romantic turn or having a taste fol
solitude and reflection The only place,
here, however, where tho hum OF th,
many may be heard, are the temples q
religion, the courthouse of the town.
ship. and the Collegiate Institute: fot
be II known to you that SO strictly il
Temperance enforced, that the only ho.
tel IN the place may in sirictness be
called boarding house Wine and
liquors are not to be found there, and
as for the beer we but we forbear de
mortius nil nisi bonum. The village
isexceedingly healthy, and is we'll adapt.
ed for the Collegiate Institute which
stands just without the precincts, on an
inclined plane with an eastern aspect.
II bears an excellent reputation, and is
largely encouraged; if we may Judge Of
the whole Institution from our limited
knowledge Of the respected Principal.
key. Mr.. Wickham, and his amiable
family, our praise would be of no very
limited expansion The number of pu-
pils ut present is about $50, and they
board either with the Principal or in
the village, yet in either case are under
his supervision and authority.
But although Manchester proper is
so quiet its neigh gltborhood abounds in
trout streams, and there is good shoot
ing IN every direction around il. Even
the Wild cat or catamount may be found
occasionally mot often thought in the
woods; and this reminds us of cir
cumstance which awakened our curios-
lty and finally excited smile. Within
a short distance of Manchester is Fac
tory Point, busy little place, almost
a business antipode of the quiet spot
Just described Here, as we were look
ing about us, we espied a wooden sign
hung out, with the date Of 1845 painted
thereon, The design Of the artist, 70
our uninstructed eyes, was that of a
hali-expiriDg wild cat, upon which a
carr1on crow was perched, the claws of
the unclean bird were dug into the sides
OF the wretched quadruped and the gore
was following in streams down the ami
nal sides, the crow meanwhiiA cxer-
clslng all its means of offence by peck
ing at the cats neck, Our first idea
was that here was the catastrophe Of
some wild animal which had infested
The neighborhood and done some mis-
chief, and that the commemoration of
the event and its history upon the sign
board OF a country public house, would
be an attraction to wayflrers and be an
excellent nucleus for a village gossip. -
But, alas !-on farther contemplation of |
.hls specimen Of art, it turned out to be
.he British Lion expiring under the
angs Of the American Eagle, and was
Intended to point out the fate impend- |
ng over John Bull in the event OF hos
llltes respecting Oregon Happy we
knew that the question was settled. |
when we came to understand the-les-
son, and we could quietly smile at the
hangers avoided
BY the time the traveller reaches the
ownship of Manchester he is fairly in
he region of Marble, Of which abun-
liant quarrles exist Of various degrees
# excellence, in the mountain on the
yestere side Of the valley up to Vergen-
les if not farther. About miles from
is Dorset mountain. of
great height, its top being nearly 1000
cot above the level Of the sea-but in
Iced the valley itself is here at least 700
eet above that level There are many
marble quarries in this mountain, some
# which yield marble exquisitely white
'ut not very fine or very close in the
rain.
Up Dorset Mount" we shall recon-
mend the explorer to travel, it is a
'reather to be sure, but it will well re.
'ay the trouble Of ascending it. In the
Irst place wheresoeyer he stops on the
scent to draw breath be sees below ex-
,anding the beautiful valley, rich with
ature's and the agriculturist's cares.
howing every deck Of culture Of her
age, Of color, and Of the meandering
{ streams, that look like a beautiful Il
icture rendered the less by being look I
d at through the concaye end Of a spy-
lass. He treads rs he advances up the
fountain deeper and deeper upon soil
ich has been thickened every year by
ne shedding Of vegetable matter from
bove, and Is rank with richness. He ,
cts about two thirds upand finds him
Ell at cave similar to what has been |
escribed at Bennington, and, in which
re apartment beyond apartment so
umerous that persons have actually
cen exploring the cave more than four
ours together without comming 10 the ]
al Of their researches, and ia which !
.alactytes and other embellishments. /
re not wanting TO make the objects !
5reeabie to the vision Mere than Z
ace parties have advanced into this !
lve IN which the flame has refused u Z
low, and which they have only psrse- d
sred in by having relays Of guides I
laced to guide the necessity II II should I