Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-08-17
The LyndOnyiile Festival.

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The LyndOnYiile Festival.
As soon, as we could after the adjourn
ment of the railroad meeting on Tuesday
last, which we have reported in another
column, we got under way for the woods
of Lyndon. Westarted about six O'clock,
and reached the village of So. Hardwick
about dark, enjoying the sweet scenery of
the Lamoille quite as keenly as we should
had the san been higher. Indeed, we
believe with the poet, that the esprit OF
beauty " at the " twilight hour" '".1
Movers around us with deepest power, '''
Mellows the landscape and crowds the stream
With spirits that fit like fairy dream"
Nor was the charm lost with the fading
twilight. As we followed up the diinin-
ishing river, and over the heights of Wall
den to Danville, the mystic shadows and
noises of night were constantly awakening
pleasing reniembrances Of the times when
the voices Of night and the grand old for
ests were more familiar to us than now.
We surrendered ourself Internationally
tcthe aight spirits who haunt these meun-
tain woods, and sank for time into de-
I y
lightfui reverie, and allowed the worlds
great orsaG to penetrate our Utmost soul
with its haraionics. The ycuag neon, as
If to conceal her modification for her re-
cent eclipse, had early hid her flushed
cheek, behind the friend y mountains, and
night, in all its sombte grandeur, reigned
we must have entered very heartily iaso
the enjoyment of the ride, fer, though
SG &AaiRRa Gus a ER al stpWTss FROM hSRs
distant 80 miles, we were glad that our
companion was unable TO awake the sleepy
landlord to give us entertainment. lie
seemed determined to patronize the house
He rang, Knocked and halloed until tho
region around echoed, but no response
could he get. We were glad to continue
the ride to Danyille Green, and but for
mercy to the horse, could have ridden to
the end of our journey without the slight.
est sense Of fatigue.
We found Smiths hotel NJ the Green
open, and were provided with good ouar.
tiers. ~ ' I'VE
After breakfast Wednesday morning VIC
contlnued our. ride to Lyndonyille, taking,
upon the Recommendation of DR.. Duraut,
What is called the hill road, via North
Danville. We found this most delight.
fdl drive, a part Of the distance being
through one Of the grandest old woods we
have journicd through in many a wear.
''Lyndouviile i is an entirely new creation
of the Passumpsic & Conn. River r. r.
When the machine shops of the Co. were
burned at St. Johnybury, the company,
for reasons Of their own, saw Ct to selec,
a new site for their rc .er ,,; s,r,,
living on the passompsiic river on the 90 :,
side, directly oppositc I.yudon Centre
containing 80 acres IN, mostly Il , bo,n,i.
fl plain. and mon which i Tho snlsod;d
grove where the Fest;va, was MA and
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