The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-04-26
For the REGISTER.
CHICAGO, April 9, 1870.

called west, though this is far cast to the
inhabitants Of the "Sunset Land" 1t
required spasmodic effort of mind heart
and pocket, to purchase for myself tick
ct which would bear me far away from
Vermont, and the many happy associa-
tions which cluster around my homes
among her hills. No nobler souls exist
than those of the Green Mountain State
and strangers find homes in the hearts Of
her people. When l tore myself from
her embrace | felt as if / was leaving a
kind mother, though l was but an adop-
ted child, second time being thrown
into the cold, strange world. Yet this
world is as we make it, dark, damp
prison if we are cynical, smileless crea-
lures garden where flowers are ever
blooming and birds ever singing, if cheer
fulncss and content reign in the heart.
The variety of these virtues is observable
in every section, but l believe the 60
ahead westerners have them in less de-
gree than the steady easterners. Every
one is after fortune, and nothing short
will satisfy.
My route to Chicago lay across seven
states, through a painfully level'and rich
country. 1t took us about twenty four
hours to run across the state of New
York. and finer road, for an old one,
than the n. Y. Central is not to be found
i'll our country. Over its double track
trains rush every half hour, bearing i'm
mcnse loads Of merchandise and people in
either direction. Only once did our Sc
rene temper become very much clouded,
and that was at Schenectady, where we
waited several hours. During our So
journ we changed the name to Unconnec
tady but do not recollect of getting very
much satisfaction from this poor pun.
Leaving this road we took the Lake Shore
and Southern Michigan, and after. jour
ney Of two days and nights we smoked
into the smoky city Of G. suppose that
shall be permitted to give my opinion
of this western metropolis, and feel that
| am somewhat acquainted with it, as the
most of my time thus far has been spent
in visiting its different parts. Though
there is, of a necessity, very much to in
tercst, instruct, and please, as a whole |
do not like it. 1t is essentially a dirty
place. Terribly muddy in wet weather,
terribly dusty in dry weather. The air
is filed with smoke and smut which is
slightly detrimental to white linen. The
city appears to me like great overgrown
child that ever looks unclean and unat-
tractive Nature has done nothing and
art but little, as yet, to beautify. The
ground on which it stands is very low and
marshy, and cellar under house here
would be only the receptacle of filthy wat
er. Much is being done to better the
condition Of the streets, such as raising
them up, macadamizing and paving
E Buildings put up before the streets were
raised are left below. Bishop White
house. the tip-top high churchman, is of
necessity low churchman, for his place
of worship is below He has to look up
, even to see Calvinists as they pass. The
rich man had to raise his eyes to see
Lazarus.
{ New churches are springing up in ev-
/, cry part of the city, to meet the demands
, of the fast increasing population. The
son. two fine churches which will seat
three thousand apiece, and other denom-
nations are building and reftting. |
have heard some of the ablest, most gift
ed preachers Of the city, but for all their
eloquence, for all their magnificent SER
monizing, | would not exchange Middle
bury's unostcntatious pastor. Mind
more than heart, is too much the measure
of ministers to-day but the christian
lives in the heart Gold may gilt.
ter, but "all is not gold that glitters'
Scratch some men, and another substance
than appears outwardly will be found
beneath. Such brilliancies soon lose their
lustre, and time will consign them to
, their proper place. Take real worth ,and the
scratching of all the worldly finger nails
I in existence would only increase its splen-
dor. You have reality, keep him if
you can. 'ris wond'rous hard to keep
such men, for strings from every direc-
tion are pulling. l hear that Chicago
has thrown her lasso, but cannot vouch
for the truth of the report. also hear
that Rev. Mr.. Hyde, formerly pastor at
Middlebury, is to come into the Congre-
gational Seminary here, soon. | hope it
may profit thereby. This institution is
in able hands, and is fast approaching to
note and Importance. 1t needs money,
and the denomination which it represents
, will supply the demand. 1t stands alone
here in the interior, and heaven will bless
, it and give support in due time. Rev.
A. l.. Stone has ust returned to San
Francisco with funds for the seminary on
that coast, and thus We see the golden
chain extending through from the Allan
tic to the Pacific A large audience here
listened with pleasure to Rev. Mr..
Stones lecture entitled "Sunset Land"
Five thousand negroes and negresses
celebrated the Fifteenth Amendment Oh
Thursday last, in this city. The process
sion is said to have been the most orderly
this city has ever witnessed, and the ad-
dresses were sensible enough to shame
many of white origin The sun shone
brightly, but how dark was the hall con-
tanning those woody heads, black but su-
premely happy faces. There was white
spot visible in every face. the ivory row
Twas an epoch in their history from
which they will date hereafter
KART.
"Mr Speaker" said Sir Boyle Roche,
81 smell rat. | see him floating in
the air. But, mark me. shall nip him
in the bud" This, as "mixed metaphor"
is almost equalled by the flight of Mr..