The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-04-20
Correspondence.

tions from the 'far west,' so il is fair to
presume that your paper finds its way to
some representative Of Addison County
in the region known az out west But
| have more positive evidence that the
Register Is read in this extreme of down
east Perhaps few lines from here viii
be suggestive to your western readers
Is theirs are to us They can tell US of
their impressions on riding over sections
Of tho great thoroughfaro across the Con.
tinent-the Pacific Railway. Our great
highway here is that Of the nations, the
high seas of the Atlantic. Scenes on this
route may not always be specially new to
everyone, while a. the same time they
always differ and possess much that is Of
interest especially to those who witness
them. ] am led here to describe my i'm
pressions on short trip few days since.
The steamer New Brunswick, left her
wharf in Portland, precisely at five p IN.
Passing down the harbor we round the
point at which is situated Fort Preb le
and the broad Atlantic lies before us -
Soon objects on the shore grow dim, and
leaving the islands between us and tie
main land, we are fairly out to sea. In
the meantime the passengers amuse them
selves the best they can according to their
taste. A young artist takes out his book
and pencil and makes hasty sketch of
some view that pleases him as we pass
some island or jutting point. Some are
reading, some talking, some playing cards,
some walking the deck. Many are iu,t
returning from Washington, where they
have been TO witness the inaugural of the
new President, and some to look after their
own Confederit Y Roads. The sun dis,
appears behind the distant 'rJck bound
coast, and soon the full moon appears al,-
parently emerging from her briny bath,
and touches everything with her cold, rec
hccted rays
The night is clear and cold, with good
stiff breeze, just enough to crowd hard
against the sail which is hoisted 10 assis,
the groaning engine, Thus the steamer
plows her way all night, following nc
track and leaving none, But il the eye.
ming was beautiful the morning is glori.
ous, clear sunrise az sea is fine SIGHT.
10 be sure there are no mountain tops ,c
gild, and no long shadows formed, But
watch that light spot which seems 10 form
just on the surface of the route in the cas-
tern horizon. Gradually il rises snd
brightens The moon and stars grow din
and fade away, Soon dazzling specl
appears on the distant surface just where
sky and ~ater meet, and we are standing
in bright, warm cheering ray OF light
IL looks as though the water afforded it :
passage as we notice the change OF colo,
in the water between us aud the sun, &C
cssionsd by the brilliant reflection, Tn,
distant sails glisten like polished metal
Away IN the distance is Grand Mepa,
island, with its high and almost pcrpen
dicular shores If we could have see,
them before sunrise they would have beer
perfectly black; but now where the shore
are wooded they are blue, and where no
they are gray.
The spray that is thrown from the bow
of distant vessel glistens like q Shove.
OF silver, In less time than can describ
it, the whole orb is above the water, an,
everything, water, ships and islands, az,
, bathed in one grand flood Of light, Tn,
sea in storm is sublime, but In a clea
/, o''" o"hi 100 10 10 ucdutttut. n rev n0uf
more brings Us to this port The princi
} pal business here and in the vicinity i
numbering and fishing, with the trad
necessary to the expectation of these CON
. modities II is brisk little place 70
business, bu! very different from what W.
are accustomed to see in agricultural com
munities. Drop into public place her
and we shall almost certainly 6nd tn
, common subject Of conversation to be o,
! the building or loading Of some ship. Tn
: produce and cattle market are not men
toned. For the last week il has raine,
almost incessantly, The cleared land il
this section is almost entirely free from
snow. But ! sm preparing to take u
too much room, and will put off furtbe
remark till another time.
!. b.
, Passport, Maine, April 9, 1869.
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