Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-24
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coffee and tea ought to be cooked. Ne0er'
theless, we have some. Mine Host, who
had abundance of canvass, superintsnded
the construction of large tent on slop.
ing sward, and Forceps prepared mat
tresses of twigs and foliage.
Up, up, UP the rocky way to the crown
of the mountain, regaling ourselves with
the wild currants that grow by the path
! One or two extra garments are indlspen
sable as you take your station on the
summit, for it is uniformly cool and
breezy. Now survey the wonderful pros
pect-I attempt no description of it-o1
the multitudiuous swelling of mountain
ridges and peaks all round and round,
and round US, near and farther and afar
Anon & the more distant mountains that
we can discern with positiveness are
Monadnock, Ascutney, Wbite.Mt. peak
Mansfield, Cancels Hump, Snake Mt,
Whitefaoe, Giant of the Valley, and
Marcy. Among the nearer ones are Pioo,
Shrewsbury, Potato, Bread-loaf, Nick
wackett. etc, ETC., etc. A long reach OF
Lake Champlain is in full view, and there
are glimpses of Lake Bomoseen, OF Ply
mouth pond, and OF Quesche river. The
course of the Connecticut may be readily
traced, though it's water is not visible.
Tho most distinct town we can distinguish
is Hanover, the seat of Dartmouth Col
lego. Rutland is in plain sight, and 80 is
| Pittsford.
The sunset was worth seeing, but it
was not remarkable. A huge bonfire was
kindled, and at ten minutes before eight
most of the company descended to the
camp. A very small minority remained
on the summit to see the moon rise This
event took place at nine o'clock, and the
news was shouted to those below (they
were on the west side of the peak. Gu
cumbers responded -" Let her rise Y
And I did. The scene was exceedingly
impressive. The face of n4ture wa. partly
revealed and partly concealed by the dim,
poetic twilight Was ever the Queen of
Night not beautiful? But it was ngjeStg
rather than beauty in which she now ap-
pearel. How very lofty was her path !
The armament had never ,seemed so vast
before 1t is just to remark that the sun
set was mere shucks compared with the
moonrise.
The minority descended to the camp at
half-pa.t nine A great fire was blazing
before the tent, under which were two
long rows Of excursionists in the attitude
of repo-e. But no one was sleeping. Jocose
uttGrances followed one another unceas-
ingly for two houls, and as every body's
visibles were sensitive, each venture com
manded from twelve to eighteen laughs.
At midnight the company was called out
to see the moon rise over the crest of
Killingtou, and it was worth doing This
done, - The old Profit - revisited the
height, where he had vsions that were
glorious, but incommunicable.
During the rest OF the night sleeping
and waking alternpted by the half hour.
The Country Parson, pillowed on an easy
| conscience, had fine success in getting
sleep. The theologian obtained one short
nap and four shorter ones, which he in
tersper7ed with excursions after fuel, and
with protests against the ruinatiou of his
head by the kicking of the folks in the
upper row. It should be added th.t every
body ose in the lower row, tcnderly
IN auipulAting bruised or broken head,
Joined zealously in tho protest And
H0r7ybib uiSu-were not the members of
the outer row crowded down, down, until
the capital h,lfof them was under the
cavcs, aud the biped half out of doors
The sun bad been announced to make
his appearance At two minutes before five
o'clock, and an enterprising dozen of the
party were on the summit fifteen or
twenty minutes before five, that they
might watch the cver-changirR aspects of
earth and sky. AS you looked eastward,
little before sunrise, the vast area, filled
with ridges and peaks, seemed to be level
ed over with an indescrib4ble duskiuess,
considerably resembling dark blue sea
slightly rou3hened by a bre,z'. Above
US, fifteen or twenty thousand fe' t, the
sky became pictorial with white cjrrous
clouds of the most exquisite delictcy, and
beautifully fashioned. A little later, a
most etheriol rose-tint very shyIy and
and dainty suffused the ky.
"Where about do you think the sun
will appear ?" was inquired. "Under
that dot of cloud" replied one Under
that point of cloud" said another. BE
tween them," said third. Farther
north" said another, and another, I'll
was evident that his rising would tie some
forty-fve degrees north of where the
moons had been. We watched and wait
ed, gazing intently into the horizon.
Presently it was discovered that great
red pseudo-crescent, measuring nearly al
quarter of the suns diameter, had already
emerged from the sea of dusk, for within
the apparent horizon, say--as a hint at
the thing twenty degrees from the
horizon, towards ourselves. This eccen-
trio proceeding filled US with admiration.
Then, in the upward sailing of the sun
there was great brilliance aud subimity.
Did one ever see such elegant gradations
in coloring as there were on his disk-the
shades growing lighter and lighter from
the lower to the upper edge? But this
scribbling is futile. I had seen the sun
rise from Killington before, and from Mt.
Holyoke, and from the Rhigi in Switzer.
land; but there was strange glory in
this sunrise which was entirely without
rival.
From the sublime to-breakfast, con.
sisting partly of Early Rose potatoes roast
ed in the ashes, and slices of salt pork
transfxed with forked sticks, and broiled
in the fire.
Goodbye, Killingtonl NJ. A. NJ.