Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-10-13
A TIP 70 the Queen CITY.
now II LOOKED To ONE OF TIE SAINTS.

now II LOOKED To ONE OF TIE sAIyTs.
Sept. 22l, 1871.
.nsssrs. Editors One day this week l ar
rsyed myself in my best cl0taes, with a diction-
arT Of large words n ny pocket, AMI n uas:
meridian | left for The bizarre city OF B the ap-
preach to which by rail IS f1r from agreeable
Oa one aide huge banks OF ssnd aud on The
other large stacks Of hem,1ok greet she eye, and
were it not flr occasional glimpse Of water and
steamers through the suegtures of the uncouth
piles Of lumber, stranger would giue him
self in p Few and uHcultiva-ed region Prom
the station house the crsye Ter, who walks, steps
into aand through which be waliows several
PAGES till he reached dir, from which be emerges
AID lands upon su epoogY for a eide walk,
Which Is neither Of marble, brick, stone nor
eoucrete-not even payei with wise saws, al
though & seat Of learning. These walks were
Of plain, uualuite-a'ei dirt al Of them are
too coatrsc;sd. Taeir height sal breadth and
suPe. dcisl area denote either plrSimouy or fail
leg grandeur.
IL tramping through the principal streets
observed and vas mucl Impressed with the ind
c-uo1s OF decay ha- we're once the seats Of
ciee-Ot hospitality displayed uHmiatakea signs
Of neglect and indifference. There were more
rooke1ies and isEs- nea. Dwellings than with Us,
sn1 although water Szs so pc ty anil 50 near,
there were few fountains seldn- uuasrlis their
crystal spray 10 sparkle in the seu,ira-. After
nearly running my hes- bo0js, I ccac.udel resi-
delce in tie Queen City would not be desirable.
I tCoE iatl consideration the advantages 10 be
4erivei from tac ualrless Of Ezfer, s..d as an
0lIssi, Il.-ei ile clouds oi sand b.OEn iato the
gardens, houses aai lungs Of ;hs people, waich
blessings lust rave sccuuularei 10 /. vast er-
teat. for IN passing through AT important thor
ough..ge bclel- some lsb0r.rs who had dug
down IL tae Ia idle Of tae r0.i twenty or thirty
feet il clear sand, one OF Shom I asked bow far
down tLs sand lay All ts answered, '' three or
four hundred feet" They all appeared much
amused st zy reply that '' It Trohl6y required
ten OF manure to raise a turLip.'
Ia coming srouai By the City Hal Park. =
casual glance a. which I must say provoked =
smile which 70 minated 10 al uncrscef1l laugh.
l must here admit. win 81 mv croaki-g, that
oGr Falks from the cep1t, over Txyior Park,
ac-oss which I have borne 50 often NY Tesla
meuJ 20 school. are perfect in cJmpirIsoa In
conclusion l would add tizt / had but one Occa-
sil1 10 take cut NJ dictionary, csusel By msa
informing ne iaat Nr. B., partner Of cur Mr.
c., resided there. I vas 60 muca disappointed
with ny visit ;lat almost Wept. Even the fs-
males did not l0.k sai s1psar - sell "a ours.
Ile yOuug men, / know. sre ROT - smart. aui
ths people as whole. with colleges snd water
IN plenty, DO cot dress - well nor appear 80 il
teihgea; a. our Own folks. In iscc the genera!
aspCc, %. ;le place Eas not half so pleasing As
our own tosa, anI with ST.. Jhe.- EAtsr and tou-
bsst there veTe siguihsan, symptoms Of prsma-
tuIe dsezy. l l.it nome, feeling conideat thst
once in ny Life had behell gsivznizsi cor7se.
Your, DELTA.