Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-07-15
VISIT TO .uoU.rr .u.s.syFraLD.

VISIT TO .uOU.vr .u.sSyFEHLD.
Last week we stole away from the cares
of business and the peplexites Of editorial
life, to enjoy for day or two Nature in her
primitive aud yet suhs hs6nss<i aspect. OF
course our objective poi - The summit
Of Mount Mansfield in Stowe. Our ap-
proaches to this grand old monarch Of
mountains on this occasion were made by
railroad to Waterbury and thence by stage
coach to the "Mansfeld House," in Stowe
village, Though we incline to believe
much more agreeable and sensible route
for the denizens of our village is by car
riage, via the Notch road with its magnih-
cent mountain scenery to Waterbury Gem
ter, and thence to the Mansfield House on
the stage road). Arriving at Stowe, We
found Mr.. Lavender, mine hos. of the
Mansfield House, in readiness to receive
us, and soon our party and few others,
seated in a substantial and easyriding car
riage drawn by four fine horses, were gaily
bowling along toward Mount Mansfield,
lying ten miles distant The drive for the
first five miles is delightful one, over
fine and level road and through well kept
and cultivated farms, betokening thrift and
contentment on all sides.
The ascent of the mountain to the HALF
way House" is then commenced, and is
soon made. We bad twice before made tho
tour of this mountain, years ago-and upto
this point found on this occasion nothing
remarkably different till we reached the
Halfway House. But here our astonish-
ment and admiration was complete. In
stead of the old rugged tortuous and steep
"bridle-path" or "trail," over which only
the most docile and even-tempered horse
or patient tractable mule could be trusted
to carry ono IN to the summit House."
yo now drove upon n cornparatiyelv broad
and smooth highway. winding IN the
mountain with n Gradual and really lesa
dieicult grade than is found in most OF our
hill towns. This admirable highway of tho
mountains continued to excite our wonder
and admiration as every new turn disnl,v.
od ,ho skrl of ,be engineer and tho Morse
,oropco ond tborougbness of its builders
up,i, without fatigne or discomfort or anv
kind vo were all AT longtb safely landed nm
,ho stons of tho sSrmmit IJouse - iust be.
side tho "Nose, of tho Old Man of tbe
,,orr,a;rs rovar having Iof, our soa,s a,,or
s,,rt;ro from S,owo yilIo,o Attho sum.
n,it 700 c,undU TT IT bingham Fec ,ho
peptlemanlv and efficient President of tho
| Mount Mansfield Hotel Company, with his
marty. who had preceded us by few mo-
ments. and also a small party from Wood
stock. who had gone up earlier.
:,, III.
upper region, all persons at once started for
the top OF the "Nose," and for other points
| where good views could be and were OBJ
| tanned. Although the storm king was al
ready marshaling his host for the coming
elemental conflict, and covering with his
battalions some OF the finest points OF the
landscape, those who had never before WIS.,
tied the place were ecstatic at the grandeur
and extent of the natural panorama spread
at their feet.
40 We Pi0Poso "' ""o'hcr uiile u sPoak
more lui'y Vi 'nese views anu our eN-
Poi'oi'oos anu oos''N".io''s uurins 'no
STORM anu Tue succeeding hien's stay
"i"ons tue supiiiii'tieS vi 'houii' Mailsueiu
on this TO US 'ong-'o-De-rememDered occa-
sion' we VIII now pass theil oy' ohiy say
ing thal our party leit qulle like eNciaim-
ing on IeaVlhg the summit 'he succeeding
forenoon, Man mas now mintiy seen ana II
has entered into the heart OF man to con-
ceive somewhat the glory, and majesty, and
beauty OF that upper world toward which
all hearts go iorth IL ardent lohgihgs' ana
which ma their most ialhlui loreshauow-
lngs ana their ialrest types ana reaiizations
i'll some OF the hours vouchsaied TO mortais
on this grand ola mountain we hau seen
It's brow ruthlessly swept by the herce
storms oi earth 'heh 'iere c"ule u' eNe"-
uoe u peacelul hour ol rest 'he he"Ne"s
came down anna the diamonds Oh 'ho ram
w" "'" ''o s""''"s 'i,''o' VI ~,
ana stooping over US All ehcirc'eu ti's son-
tihei Oh 'he ages WIN ner cofo''"i VI oe"''9
and glory. Nlght ioiueu the "oriu III her
arms anu s"'isi"c'io'i anu P'"'o e"''e INV
our souls ana were guests Win u.s.
We came home to exhort the dwellers in
the valley and on the plains to "go up
higher" Visit Mount Mansfield. Sec
what nature has made for man, and behold
what man has done to reach Nature in her
loftiest dwelling-p places. The trip will do
you good. 1t will bring you new life and
vigor. Invalids can now reach the Summit
House without becoming greatly woaried.
The air up there is puro and bracing. Tho
hotel accommodations both there and at
the Mansfield House at Stowe, are all that
heart could desire. Just now there is an
| odor of freshness and cleanliness and COM