Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-07-21

A corresoo1deut Of the New York E-.aae
Post Wishing Rousa's Point, publishes az inter
rzauz letter from which We take tha f-.oEl--
rezIl,ls extract
0u point Of land right opposite, c.-.-i " iu.-
min Point stands g07eruusn- lcl--house-
ba-I- n AM close beside &c are the -c--sils
Of q windmill erected u 174i, whose H.--- E-.l
three feet high. hsva resisted the rsvaces Of CHE
hundred snd tFeu-v-seven years. ard which,
could thev SPEAK. would revssl tales 1t thrilling
interest. A French settlement Wzr made arouli
II when the mill vas built but The cas1llt-ors
o. invading srmies svertlt away over tle
soil Of this grand old r1su Ol Cuzmp.a-l Gene
raj Burroyue and S-- George Provost Eel their
hostile armies- the one seven Jaousaul AMI --a
other fourteen thous2li men Cue lrH- 90 ul5-
defeat at Bennington ID l-7-. thl last 90 b. l.-
tsr.v routeI at Plattsbu-ch IN 1914 Inc entire
2. ita-- and civil history Of this outlet o. rls
lska and these c1-nerE Of two States is deep
.u-erestin- At the outlet, in tle very 90 key 1
Canatl. 90 s-s-I -ts massive walls 1f t1-t Mont
z-uery. The r1i-d military fortress Id size ll-
importance Ct uorl than dozen New Ok
forts. here may ue seen rT0 cannon OF l3--1--
-sI1ra. md each weighing twenty-five -l7s
Tie fort has been in process Of c1ustrucri- s-l-C
1-44. AMI i- not rer completed Heaven grant
-ast ils oae uu1irel ami l.-t7-i1lr -1aa nay
-.are- have Do BE- turned upon northern Zee
Between me aui tine fort. Lake Chauplsil-cue
mile il width sli from rFeu-y-1lu- o. t1--rT-=--
feet iafp-is suaunsl from shore r1 shore tr
ll-zuiue5u- bridge. vllre the rattle a-l ---- re-
The endless trains # the Vermont Central are
hesrl almost Incssslutiv. Through irs supa--
lrzs. /, feet in with. AM the tower CT which
is ll-tg-dve i-a- high. floats daily a-l nightly
uriatev termed o. floating pslscez leave t-iz
uo-- twice each Day f-r Whitehall. srl The t-a7.
e.e- must oe ear % Eult who finds lsu't with
the q i.rl1lsez sni the new Vermont. car
ll- look 10 any direction but what s. scene GO
beauty or o. stirring remembrance OF the psst
rises uu. anI the green e nature, the ua-Vas
Of modern civilization, OF tne ghosts -- other
and departed days come before tie eye -1l -----i-
over al = Grreal q sumner glory ln1e1-rl1zt'r
teautf-i- H June, month c- roses gem -- the
year Would th1- We could stay thy sunny
hours. pluck tie wings from the -rav-oszrl
Time. ali keeT th7 golden days f1revs-
T1a Vernon Central uor has control q over
SIX hundred miles Of c1asll-l-c- railway. ss
vel. as the thirty steam rropslers plying u1 The
river west from 0giers5urg, al uude- the pref
lcrc~ 1f the new ral--1si king. t--l1Taru1r IT,
bans Is is Interesting @ Tl--l one CT ----
long freight trains as lt rolls Cvl- Wonder bridge,
va1sc iron dauts connect Two states lu c-uur--
cial union. 7 czn hear rhe rattle AID roll Ike
ths s1-ri o. clu-lGr, although the noise -s tFl
miles distant Most excellent is the company
care % this great bridge. il tFeury-cue years
there has never tur one TRAN ruu % its track
that was O. irei-ar train. ani dil NJ fall inr1 r1s
wstcr ~ n1m11 lie has ever been sacril'sl .
upon b. Al1urc1. IN Vermont. settled lu l7e.
and Oh Casuplain year later. With rs pope
ztcu ol III souls ta each slusra mile la a- tl-
eT-reui-cs Of this ROYAL bridge and Rouse
pliu-. s. lske village Of l,a11 population. pos
fesses tll advantage claimed by the humorous
lsnllori cancs-niuE his ustIvs town. namely
90 lo1 csa z-a-t trou here and e. 90 any part l-
the word And 50 !, WAC be--- With anti
aui-7 and the era Of birch canoes, end with those
wonderful modern c11vul-su-1E- canals rail-
71zis and Steamboats,
Bu- perceive tls- i- the rr1-ezs ! have u---s
. very ahrur. transition From Chauplall 70 .
Clinton All Smith Prom iuac -oses &c iuu1-r .
and machine shops What else could YOU exc .
uect 0f az American. whl thrusts 81 ting
aside llr the reign Cf utility, and tts conner .
c.ll grandeur 90 his native country