National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-01-07
Communications.
FORT ATKINSON, WIS.,,
Dec. IL, 1869.
Mr.. COBB,
Dear Sir and Friend:

cfS OF the OPlNloN dlt SSNcidi VI
our friends, who expressed a desire
to hear from us in our Western
home. Although it would afford me
much pleasure to comply with their
requests literally and individually,
vet | ind that before this could be
accomplished, some would become
weary or disheartened by the long
delay. | ask, therefore, space III .
your columns that | may have IA
miliar talk with our fricnds,-this .
will CRAFTY them and us, and per
haps others may find something of
general interest.
Having resided in Vermont six
teen years, and in the pleasant town
of Bradford ten of these years, and
having formed a general acquaint-
ance among the people Of the Green
Mountain State, we had come to re-
gard it as permanently adopted, and
that beside the Connecticut, in its
beautiful valley, we should close our
earthly life and our remaius find
resting place along with those Of
kindred and friends, beside this IA,
vorite river; but Providence or.
dored otherwise.
The preparations for our removal
were attended With peculiar feelings
We could not indulge the thought
that we should probably return to
New England. These preparations
were accomplished and on Sept. IS,
a beautiful day, we took formal leave
of our immediate neighbors, whose
kindness and friendship are tondly
remembered, and passing down the
lovely valley of our tayorite river,
we found ourselves in due time at
BrattlebCro, enjoying the hospitality
Of Mr.. g. Mrs. w. II. Alexander,
who. in our school days were our
associates in the adjoining town OF
; Chesterfield, n. H.. where, also, in
October 1897, wc,-selfaDd cOmpaE,
ion, were united in marriage. Al
BrattlcbOrO in its beautiful cemetery
rest the remains Of my parents, tive
- brothers and a sister.
Sunday, 10Th, was spent with tn,
pleasant family cf Mr.. Geo Crchos,
: at Chicopce, Mass. where for sevcra
years my parents and part Of thcil
, family resided, and where in April
, 1910, our family circle was first i'll
| vaucd. The remains of a loved sis
! ter rest III the Chicopce Falls cCme
h terry apart from all others of our kin
c bred. But the time arrived whcl
G we must really be on our Wcstwar,
: way.
We left Springfield at 9 o'clocl
/ a. NJ. Monday, Goth, and in the a.
c ternoon Of that day we passed thrc
i the rich valley of. the Mohawk
=, Some places in this valley were til
field of my early ministerial labor.
I'VE left the Empire State for Ne,
d England in Sept. 1883. We arrive
-, at buffalo on Tuesday at l2l o'cl'
# \. NJ, coo miles in L. hours. W
ic spent three days in this city in a
W tendance upon the various meeting
u of the annual session Of the Gene
~ al Convention of Univcrsalists.
% this Convention it was my pieasal
N duty to act as the delegate Of Il
D. Vermont State Convention, it bein
y" my last official service as a rcsidel
in of the Green Mountain State.
a Friday, 9th, the day followir
Is the close Of the Convention, in COZ
\ pany with few acquaintanccs, v
b. visited Niagara. Lett Buffalo
ne the morning train--dIstance - MI
ne oh our arrival walked from ii
VI depot to the toll bridge and pass,
over part Of Niagara River
Goat Island. ! cannot attempt
no description, but must content III
rs self with the remark, that the plci
NJ ant, social walk, witnessing the Ina
on piness OF others and viewing {
ne beauty and grandeur Of the scene
us affords us rare treat We seem
We to live many hours in one. II Y
a highly priced privilege, this loo
on ing once in our lives upon this int
on csting ard sublime feature in I
Creators works,
/, Saturday we left Buffalo in &C
uls pany with Rev. G.. =. Abbott a
wife, of Willoughby, Ohio, who XII
- ~ invited us to stop and tarry "
ihr them till Monday,-Willoughby
E of 100 miles from Buffalo, and
cp. were pleased to avail ourselves
.3r. the rest and pleasure afforded us
I Ins this invitation. Monday aftcrn,
ons rcsuming our journey, We pas
the through Cleveland after an ho