Connecticut western news., 1871-08-11
A Dny mt West POfHHts

in the pleasure of going from LaKeVllle to West Point and back in one day, is the early rising in the morning. Your cores pendent is consttutionally opposed to early rising. take no stock in the song of the bard. 'Esrly to bed and early to rise makes Q man healthy"-&c.,-on the contrary, agree heartily with him who sang in Sanscrit.
 Up in the morning is not for me,
 Up in the morning early;
 I'd rather go supperless to my bed,
 Than rise in the morning carly"
 Nevertheless, on the morning of the day which Mrs. Hot and had appointed for our trip, l diG arise at an unseemly hour in the morning, and after due preparation, left slumbering Lakevile and the snoring Lake villains, arrived at Millerton and alighting at the spacious and elegant" passenger house of the Duchess & Columbia Rail road, we were pleased to notice the quiet, and good order that prevailed. No impor- tunate hackmeu; no athletic baggage smashers; fasten upon the unwary traveller. Fearing that their waiting rooms may be defsced, I suppose the railway officials have thoughtfully locked the doors and have retired. The only person in sight, is a solitary fireman who pensively gazes upon apparent vacancy.
 Under these exhilarating circumstances, your correspondent and part of his family awaited further developments, which soon appeared in the person of Q youthful Amer ican, who slowly sauntered up the street abstractedly picking his teeth. This fair youth yawned one portentous yawn, un- locked the car door, yawned once again and cried out airily, 'aD aboard" and the early grain with it's precious load of living freight, to wit; Ex. Mayor Morgan of Po'keepse and Mr. and Mrs. Mot was off. Windingpast Winchells, with steam's shrill shriek startling secluded Shekomeko, bolting by BetheL we presently pass the purlieus of Pine Plains. At the latter place per feet throng awaited the train. estimate that at least seven passengers boarded the train all at once, One of the passengers at once riyeted my attention; young damsel she was, while over her shoulders and down her back flowed Cassandrl-like, a disheyeled wealth of golden hair If there is one l thing more than another that fills your cor respondent with admiration, 1t is to see young females with all their locks floating at the sport of the wind, This is an es- pecially pleasing spectacle, when the said locks have been bountifully besprinkled with oil. So when our young friend seated ! herself in front of us, and her golden hair meandered over the back of the seat, your correspondent yielded to an irresistible impulse and, critically examined its color, texture and oleaginousncss. Pleased with the result of my inspection, expressed my admiration of this DGade of Pine Plains. Mrs. M who remarked that the golden tresses were an expensive specimen of the Japanese switch, costing probably about thirty-five cents. 0 temporal Q naoreS! !! shall never again waste any time in feel ing of Japanese switches. t.
 At Fishkill Junction, we ran under the partially finished Union depot, which when completed will be very convenient and commodious building, and which will ob- viate the tedious delay now experienced by northward bound passengers on tho D. & 0. road, who are landed at an old depot, 0 mile above the new building. A short ride to Garrisons and across the river, brings us to West Point dock, from whence well kept road over an easy ascent, leads to the 1 plateau upon which arc situated tho acad- l h,1slf I,,1 neglected 10 inform the authorities of the academy of his intended visit, and was therefore provided with no escort from the dock, save that of gentlemanly ''bus' driver, who landed him at the hotel amid the salvos of artillery. 'uI have not yet Infinitely ascertained whether the firing was a rart of the drill then going on, or in honor of my arrival; but I presume the latter,to be the cause. zah1. u-. as{"
 Our first visit was 10 the encampment of the cadets. Once upon time, Mir. Editor, your correspondent wore Uncle Sans blue, and it seemed like old times to see the regular lines of camp streets, with the tents of the company officers and staff officers and of the guard, all, in their proper places. know the camp was laid out just right, for it was in precisely the same form that the Seventh Conn. used to adopt, aud the little boy corporals and sergeants, bless their souls! how they did strut and put on airs just as our fellows used to do. It carries me right back to the time when was high private, and subject to the au- thority of thsse,i and such as these; and when a regular officer came galloping up, I almost feltit my duty to get up respect fully and salute, saying sotto 0oce, ''Go to thunder you little whiffet!" just as used to do in the old army times. As looked on these white trousered, gray coated young gentlemen in their various mancuvers, (they drill almost as well as the Conn. did) I wondered if any future Grant or Sherman, or haply, Lee and Beauregard were in their ranks. Certainly if there, are any great generals among them, it is not indicated by their countenances, for rougher look ing set of young fellows never saw to- gether. Next week win endeavor to de. scribe the government works, and the sur roundings. 1.s .... a--.. Mot. BORN.