The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-28
NEW ENGLAND LETTER.
EpIsTLE NO. 2 FROM l.. U. Z. r.

A MOUNTAIN sUNsET-HoME AGAIN.
Middlebury, Vermont, July Is, 1871.
Ed. Bulletin:--A cold wet rain to-day
keeps us "per force" in the house, whtrs
with closed windows and good FIRE, we are
quite comfortable and in happy and con-
tented frame of mind enough, 10 talk lit
tie while with our friends of Cairo through
the ample columns of the BULLETIN.
After closely scanning the "St. Louis
Democrat the "Cairo Paper" the "Sun,'
and last but not least the BULLETIN" and
reading the accounts Of the hot weather
in your section of the country, it does, af-
ter all, seem almost incredible and impos-
sib'e. Here, and indeed all through New
England, the season thus far, has been un-
usually cold, and in fact the farmers are
much alarmed for fear that the potatoes
and corn, will not mature before the ad-
vent Of the frost king. We sleep under
thick woolen blankets at night, and wear
woclen clothes by day. Although such
weather may be death to crops, yet II Is
LIFE AND HEALTH
to tho invalid. For fear your readers in
general, IA noted disciple of Esculapius
and venerable vender of drugs in partic-
ular) may think that we are exsggerating
in regard TO the state Of the atmosphere in
this locality, we clip the following from
our village paper oflast week. The "Og-
densburg" mentioned. is aboutone hundred
miles northwest from here:
"Prof. Coe, who made balloon ascen-
sion from Ogdensburg, passed through
several snow squalls, and at one time had
two inches Of snow in the basket. lie and
his companion suffered greatly from the
cold"
We think there is no use Of saying any
thing more with regard to the weather a
present.
| TROUT FISHING.
A few mornings since, two Of US, start
ed at early morn -four o'clock) for day.
fishing among the mountains. A brisl
ride Of five miles brought us to the base o
"Old Ripton," up whose steep and cragg.
sides, We commenced 10 mount. The as
cent to the mountain Is very abrupt, tn,
road winds around the side Of the sam,
seemingly suspended in mid air. To tn,
right of US was hugo wall of forest oaks
beeches and spruces, extending up tho
steep side of TIE mountain, TO the left Q
prccipice extending down hundreds OF
feet, TO the gorge out Of sight below, but
over the bottom of which we could dis
distinctly hear the
THE ROAR OF THE TORRENT
as 1t dashed over its rocky bed into the
waters Of the "Otter" miles below.
AS we slowly assembled, the air become
more bracing, until at last we were glad to
leave our wagon, fasten the reins to the
same, and trudge along on foot, thrashing
our arms vigorously, to keep up an equal
circulation. We tried to think how hot it
was in Cairo, and how thankful we ought
to be, ETC., but it was no use-the cold air
nipped our toes, our nose, and the tips OF
our fingers, ana forcibly reminded us how
cold it was with US. In about two hours,
when three quarters up tho mountain, We
reached littlo
wAYsIDE INN
kept by man aptly named Fisher where
(having sent up word the night before)
we found our breakfast waiting us. Fried,
crispy trout, ganished with fried potatoes,
good home made bread hard golden but.
.er, hot coffee with "sure enough" cream
made upa
BILL OF FARE
vh,ch far surpassed the magnificent one
lished up by the editor of the BULLETIN
IN certain occasion for the benefit of the
proprietor of the st. Charles hotel, just be.
'ore election. The extremely bracing air
md our long ride Of thirteen miles made
US do full justice to the ample repast.
Excelsior our motto, we were soon once
more on our way, upward and skyward.
The road soon became rougher, the bould-
ers larger, until in about two hours, the
road itself came to an end. An old unoc-
cupicd barn was
OUR HEADQUARTERS
where we left our team, changed our
clothes, and once more started of in the
woods, and soon found our brook, the wa
ter Of which, was clear rs crystal, and
As cold as ice. In an incredible short
space Of time, wo where whipping dark
ieep pool with our flies, and soon had our
first sparkling beauty safe on the bank.
he rext six hours were full of sport, the
brook was low, the trout shy, which
made it more exciting. On counting tho
dead and wounded" we made the sum
.otal two hundred and eightyscven, which
numbers was very fair for the stage OF the
water.
THE RETURN.
After hasty lunch we were soon under
way for home. On reaching the crest Of
The mountain We could see that storm
was going on beneath US. Although the
sun was shining above our heads, the clouds
were
BENEATH OUR FEET.
1t was getting late and we had no recourse
but to Ego ahead" and soon we dashed
down in to the clouds, the rain coming
down upon us in torrents. This continued
for nearly half an hour, when we emerged
from the bottom of the clouds init M thu