The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-10-04
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Is THE GREKN MOUNTAINS
MlppLtroN SrmSas. W.,
An .nsl I'll. 1870

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TIE auunal hunt for rest and htaijh
and summer recreation often leads ~ {
II cosmopolitan luehuations into
strange places aud anon peculiar pto
pie ffom which. Il the traveller pu.
ht not oiutrwise, Be can a. leas, gather
% Interesting aud frequently amusn.
insight hto tAe habits aud character.
isucs OF lhc human family Ii has becu
well SAID that one bait tbe world know
not how the other bait ligu, and we
need not 80 beyond our own couutr5
lor M ample realiz ton o. tie t.utb d
tlis hoaIy truisn
Ia trou hug sou with line ffom
down East. | preface hy the tofego.
ipg reflections, suggested by recent
travels III New England aud a presuu,
suluuru 1efe among the green bills oI
Vermont
a SonIherner wandering in Vermont
N quest Of summer pleasures, Is rather
an anomalous spectacle. particularly
when lt IS remembered, that We Of tue
South esteem this tie very heart Of
laukcelUm.
1t is true that au enjoy .be visit
hHeabous lmp.les the laying aside oi
Certain time honOred prcIudices against
New England institutions, aud the ia.
cllity Of 50 far forgetting old antipithies
as 10 take things good humoredly aud
thereby make the best OF surroundings.
Ia such a spirit tins cannot fail to prove
a most attractive country to travel m
1t woal be difficult to designate in
the who.e North district or section Of
country equal III varied and beautiful
scenery to that occurring IN little
strip Of territory lying between the
Green Mountains on the East and Lake
Champl lin ol the West And this is
not the conclusion of other than m ex-
tended summer tour Of observation,
embracing experiences OF most OF the
famous mountain resorts Of New Eng
land La fact the elements of health
and pleasure abound here in AN extra
ordinary degree, aud their development
will surely make the place popular
watering resort before many seasons
will have passed,
The scenery around about is not OF
that wild, awe-inspiring kind which
occurs in other mountain regions, but
in gracefulness, grandeur, and pictn.
resque beauty is ali that could be de-
sired. Then, too, the home comforts,
the air OF thrift, and good husbandry
that seems to prevail everywhere, and
the peculiar caatacteristics of the peo-
pie afford an ample and a novel field
for reflection to one whose sphere OF
observation has not heretofore been ex-
tended to this region. The more I see
and learn of the people North and
South, the more AIN convinced that a
more general association Of the bone
and sinew,' of the two sections would
lead to dissi alton of many foolish
prelud.ces, and promote an under
standing which would go far towards
tho restoration of national harmony,
induce northern capital to 60 South
and Uice rersd, and serve as n powerful
rebuke to those who seek to make po-
litical capital out Of sectional differ
ences. Not that our ideas of the Puri-
tanical element in New England are
materially charg ged for we can find
whenever it is sought for that same
restless, agitating spirit which has so
often been a fruitful source Of discord
to on country. But these soi-disant
expounders OF reform thrive in the hot
beds Of ianaticsn in New England ci-
ties, and are seldom encountered in OBJ
trusive Consciousness among the coun-
try people
The time may come when this little
spot, away off here among the noun
tains, will become fayorite place Of re-
sort even for Southerners and we pre-
Al