Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-05-04

Basic and Otcn and between Berno and LAX,
Lcman And even there the resemblance i
very slight, and the differences are very man,
and obvious. No one could form the leas
idea Of the one from having seen the other
In Switzerland there is always "A back grount
Of white capped bastions and foriresses Of pur
pie rock, and cleaning turrots Of snow that
sentinel the skies, aud keep watch among the
stars. The valleys are very narrow, formed
by the splitting asunder Of the immense noun.
tains, and frownod upon on either side by
such lofty escarpments, as bewider the sense.
and hush the spirit to reverence. Over
the sides Of these PERCEPTIONS decliyities the
eternal SHOWS pour their melted waters in cas-
cades a thousand feet high, Of foam and spray,
and gIittering jewels Of prismatic colors, as
at Lautcrbrunnen and on the route from &c
neva to ChamouH We have no similar
scenery no echoes like those Of the Alpine
gorgos, which take up the notes Of the Swiss
horn and multiply them a hundred fold aud
repeat them in ever clearer tone, as if Grin.
dlewald shouted them to the Murren and the
Murren sung them aloud back to Eiger and
Eiger called them to Yung Frau and the
young bride Of Mount Blanc, covered ever
more with her white veil, whispered them 70
the stars which sparkle in her coronct. and
filled the vault with their distant music Just
as the great dome Of the Baptistry Of Pisa
catches the notes that are sung by ihe guide
on its pavement, and multipies tAem in its
vast concayo, and sounds them hack to the
ear in such strains of marvellOCs music as no
organ and full chorus in the world could half
equal. But while we have neither the won
ders of nature nor the wonders of art to at
tract the tourist, like Switzerland, Vermont is
by no means destitute Of objects of interest to
charm the most Travelled man The valley of
the White River through Sharon, and the val
ley Of the North Branch of the Winooski,
seen from the oyerhanging heights Of the
lofty eminence east Of it, are not far behind
the beauties Of the Brunig pass of the Alps
The scenery of Lake Champ lain, from the
elevated region that skirts its eastern shore
from Shelburn to St. Adams, and eliminating
at the latter place, may be rivaled, but can.
not be surpassed by any in the world. w,
have often, from the range OF bill back Of st
Adams, watched the sun 60 down, throw
ing his chastened yellow light athwart lake
and field and forest, and covering the distant
Adirondacks with the purple glory in which
he made his bed, till we have learned to be-
lieye that this earth has no loyolier vision
and heaven might he content to equal it, W.
do not think much Of climbing mountains t,
look down into the valleys. II is 4 work o
great WEAKNESS, and wear and tear to fcsl
and spirit We like better to look up to tn,
mountains But if any one has the mania t.
ascend high and rugged hills, breathe tn,
highly oxygenated air Of their SUBMITS, anC
see the sun rise above the clouds that hang
over the earth beneath; Mansfield, the couch
ing Lion, Kilington and Jay, will Civ,
him the opportunity, and amply repay the
tired and exhausted muscles. Equinox and
Dorset at Manchester, are not surmounted
without considerable difficulty, and if one like,
an outside seat on the coach box or Janquett,
Of this terrene planet, on its course through
the immense spaces of its daily orbit he car
obtain it there, or at Ascutney, or in fact OIL
any of the noted mountains of the State. III
will have a fair view of all that goes on be
low, and will be as near the stars as one care
to be till he returns to them altogether.
The Lake scenery Of the State, if not equa
to the lakes Of England, to Wndermere an,
its sisters,-is superior to the Lochs of Scot
land With all Difference to the Trossach
and Loeb Kotrine and Ben Lomond aud Der
Nevis, we must give the palm to the gorge
of Bolton, the peaks of the Green Mountain
and the serene deep beauty of Willoughby
Memphremagog would be attractive if it ha
fallen to its lot to have been baptised wit
some soft and euphonious title of the Iroquoi
tongue, instead OF the harsh cultural of thu
Pcnobscot language Much of the beauty O
the English lakes consists in the exquisit
poetry of their names. How is it possible 70
Magog to rival Wndermere, or Bombazin
to contrast with Ryda Mere, or Berlin Pom,
to bear any comparison with Grasmere o
Joe's Pond or Molly's Pond to become his
torical like Loeb katrine or Arvray or lie
mani IL we would have some of the mos
exquisite scenery in the world, of mountain
river and lake, become celebrated as il de
serves to be, aud sought as it ought to be, b.
all lovers of the beautiful and sublime, on
people need to study onomatology and loar
to let the tone and quality and character o
the scene itself give the name, just as hone
distils from the dew of flowers. A rose b
any other name would lose half its sweetness
and Berlin Pond, which lies like pearl in
kings coronot of gold, will never call the Low
ers of nature to its picturesque banks till
more appropriate and significant title shall sym
bolize itsalmost Incompatible loneliness W
could almost wish ancient mythology Nigh
shake its coruucopia over us and scatter ii
names abroad upon our hills and streams an
lakes Mans6eldmight become our Olympu,
and Ascutney our Soracte, and we would ex
change the favor Of the Onion for the signiG
canoe and poetry Of the Arve or the Arno.
But while with fewest possible exception
our names are detestable borrowed as the
are from some discoyerer or ancient resident
the objects themselves are full of beauty an
worthy Of all praise. All over Vermont Their
are places that vie with any in the world 70