Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-19
The Redivivus Letters.
NO. I.
IRVING HOUSE, New YORK,
May 10Th, 1870.

.-t.t May 10Th, 1870.
Editor Rutland Herald After leaving
your sanctum end supplying myself with
such "blanks, paper and twine," as the
gentlemen Of the third estate must have
to the proper discharge of duty, took
passage few days ago for New York,
under Mr.. Chamberlin's a'gis to Brattle-
boro. A most charming day and most
delightful ride they were, assure you
The terrible havoc made by last autum's
freshet came first within my observation
on the trip and excited my wonderment.
L saw the house where my friend Marshal
Henry and his father died-the broad
acres of intervale which he owned, and
which his children in turn inherit and
turned from them all Ia sorrow, mourn
ing that one of the kindest of hearts, one
of the clearest OF heads and one of the
truest of friends lay cold in death on the
banks of the beautiful Williams River,
cut down in the prime of his manhood.
Ii there were obvious flaws in this fine
grained marble, they are often seen in
nature, as everybody knows.
THE NEW LONDON ROUTE TO NEW YORK.
When we reached Brattlebofo we took
the Northern Railroad for New York OF
course, we desired to go by the easier
route and enjoy the best scenery to be
found. The other route by Springfield
had become an old story for years. Then
again that demnition, horrid grind" as
Ma. Calini called the mangle, which one
experiences in going by rail the entire
distance from Burlington to Boston, is
most wearing to the nerves of anyone not
made of cast iron. When you go to New
York via New London, you avoid this.
You pass through several delightful villa
ges such as Amherst, Belchertown
(Phoebus what a name y Palmer, Monson,
Stafford, Willimantie, Yantic, and last
but not least Norwich You arrive at
New London about 8 o'clock in the even
ing, and after that you see on your left
the river Thames for miles and miles,
flashing and sparkling in the moonlight.
Then we reach New London, the old anti
quated town, celebrated in many respects
which we will not allude to now, and here
you are landed from the cars upon a
wharf which the "City of New York"
steamer, large and with splendid appoint
ments lies waiting with a sumptuous sup
Gov
rooms-all to be had at very moderate |
rates. Other people may like long rides
by rail. for one do not. much prefer
the quiet of steamer where l can battle
my temples, wash my hands and sleep
until z o'clock in the morning to the mid
night arrival at a city station sad and
weary, trave!edstained, hungry, thirsty,
dusty and 80 thoroughly jaded out that
you scarcely recover your physical ner-
vous equilibrium for thirty-six hours.
l am not writing any puff of this New
London route. don't know the officials
and never saw the present successor of
Col. George W. Rentlay, the former plea
SAINT and thoroughly competent superin-
tendent of the road. The Colonel was
induced greatly to the regret of everyone
who knew him, to take charge of Flor
ida railway at tempting salary of "Ten
Thousand year" Think of that CAT
fetly Gray" But Notwithstanding all
those Inducements to promote his fnan-
cial bliss, wonder now if he would not
exchange the oranges, the alligators, and
the whole catal, que of snakes and creep.
ing things of the sunny South" for dear
New England, with all its puritanical no.
TONS its ultraism in politics and scrub
race for business.
RAILROAD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
1t does seem pleasant to know that such
men have charge of our railroads-men of
brains, and heart, and principle. In this
regard by-the-bye, we Vermonters have
great advantages, which we ought to APP
preciate. There's Gyles Merrill of ST.
Adams, the son, the grandson and the
great-grandson of Congregational clergy
men, he is not ashamed in his daily walk
and conversation to confess Him before
all men," and to exercise his time and
endeavors to do good and to deal Justly
with all. There are your two townsmen,
Col. George A. Merrill and Mr.. u. V. X.
Wilson, both of whom are models of bust
ness tact, courtesy and intelligence. 1t
looks too much ss if the writer hereof was
bidding high figures for some favors from
these gentlemen, but disclaim all this.
These complimentary illusions are made,
not to magnify them, but the principle
now generally adopted by managers Of
Railroads. They think it best policy to
employ men of probity, courtesy and
ability, and they are wise, for these same
managers have not too much character te
spare themselves. "But enough of that,
as lawyer William Penn Briggs used tc
say in his cross-examination of witnesses
in the Court room at Burlington who did
not always answer his interrogatories az
he hoped they might.
One word more. They do have good
natured and obliging conductors on the
New London road, so far as my experience
Is concerned, as we'll as on your Rutland
u Burlington road. / happen to know
Mr.. James S. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is 8
good name you know, New England over
and if there be better conductor than
he, p lse have his photograph and pedi
gree taken and sent to me at nv cost
charges by express.
METROPOLITAN SKETCHES.
OF New York, am going TO say moth
ing. 1t is a place commonly of most vii
famous smells and villa 9Th.
The papers say chat one Judd Orange
or Orsnge Judd-no matter whioh-th,
black, long-haired oadaverous propri etoi
Of the American Ag12culturist, a preten
tious monthly, printed here in English
and German, has given large amount 0
money to found some sort of an ;astitu
tion at Middletown, Conn. The corne
atopa &c tb;o ,>rn,,oaaJ ;,e4sE, -, =.