Litchfield enquirer., 1870-06-02

located in Ltchfeld county, on the banks of the beautiful Housatonic river, and is station on the railroad of the same name. It is reached from New York via the New Haven and tHousatonic roads, changing cars at Bridgeport. The time from New York is about four hours. The site of the town is delightful. Imagine broad and
 fertile valley enclosed by twin ranges of lofty hills, rivalling each other in their
 picturesque beauty. In the centre of the vale glides the silvery flow of the spark
 ling river. rippling and dancing in the sunshine, catching now the shadow of a passing cloud and now mirroring in it's cool depths the outlines of houses and trees. The main portion of the town is situated on the eastern shore of the river and between 1t and the blufs-though some of the residents have built higher up on the slopes of the hills, on sites com manding view of the surrounding coun- try for many miles. Some of these latter country seats are truly '' beautiful for sit
 uations" not only for the varied and TO- mantle landscape picture there spread out before one, but for the taste and skill dis played in adorning the places themselves. All around is attractive, and to all beyond distance lends additional enchantment." Some of these residences and grounds, on the hill-slopes, are said to successfully ri. val their sisters of the Hudson Highlands.
 The town is well built, and is evidently growing in wealth and population. Con siderable manufacturing is carried for ward, a fine water. power being supplied by the swift current of the river The residences are in the prevailing New Eng land style-are almost without exception, spacious, convenient and pleasant. Our ok fr;o Io Sal, &Lo@ l,,.k colors are designed for the external adorn- ment of dwellings,, viz: clear white background, relieved by green blinds. They mean thus, we suppose, the long whit sness of their winters and the brief RTeenness of their summers. Whatever the symbol, nine.tenths of the houses are painted these two colors, and he who uses any others is an heathen or publican. whose heresy is rank ofense against good taste and a direct violation of the manifest providentiai indication of what should be the hue of all well-ordered houses. The grounds surrounding most of the dwell 1ings are extensive and tasteful. They are surrounded with white fences, with the green grass for border.
 New Milford boasts very refined and elegant society. Its hotels are crowded in summer with pleasure-seekers from the large cities, who here seek health and rest in its pure, clear atmosphere. and pleas ant social intercourse among it's highly in. telligent people.
 Most of the leading religious dentomina- tions are represented in New Milford. and the church edifices are all that need be de- sired. Like the dwellings, they. too. are white, pure, celestial white. An inter esting problem connected with them is to ascertain whether they are heater and winter within, and if SO, how much? A leading educational feature of the place is the select classical and scientific school, for boys and young men, maintain ed by MT Ambrose s. Rogers, A. M., an accomplished and honored instructor. This excellent institution has been carried on for number of years, and has been emi- nently successful and popular. Its pat rons have been many of the most wealthy and influential citizens of New York and other large cities, who have here obtained for their sous freedom from the vices and temptations of city life and, at the same time, secured the best of educational facil. l ities, together with all the benefits of con- tact with cultivated societies. There could ] be no more healthful or beautiful location for such an institution.
 Among the charms of New Milford, which tnls nasty sketch must not fail to note are the magnificent drives which extend for several miles on either side of the river. No matter on which shore of the river the drive IS taken, you are sure you have ta- ken the most attractive side. On these roads many fast horses and gay equipages receive daily airing.
 One of the favorite resorts in the vicini- l ty, for those fond of wild and romantic scenery, is "Lover's Leap," which, of course, has legend. We don't know the tale-how sad or how tragic-whether of aboriginal or civilized days, but suppose it is the :" old, old story" But this tale must be 8 little more sad, little more de- spairing than the common order-how else could any lover have deliberately turned away from the beauty and brightness of the place, and, "wildly gazing, despair ing, half frenzied," have leaped from the craggy cliff into the surging, roaring, rush. ing river, an hundred feet below. That "one more unfortunate" must have been blinded by grief, or the darkness of the night, else glimpse at the beautiful cas- cascade, just above, the charming land scape beyond, or glance at the rugged, pins-eeown, opposing bluff. would have won back love of life, stronger than the longing for the Lethean forgetfulness of tho dork unknoun