Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-03-22

MrssGs. EouoRs The following accouu.
visit to 4" Uncle Asa Andrews" / clip from
Ashland, Mass Adrcgiser, aud would he pla
ed to have you reprint it
BARRE, VI, Aug. l0th. 1870
Mcssrs. Editors One OF the beautiful mon.
ings of last week, took the cars at the Iovs
depot in Boston for a trip into the Green Noun
tain State. Leaving Boston at o'clock, we wen
carried along through village after village i
the banks OF beautiful rivers, through fertile "a.
leys, with towering hills on either SIDE of u. ar
irving at White River junction at one ocaes,
where - twenty minutes for dinner was an
nounced. After refreshing the inner man. v
continued our course over the Vernon. Ccntr.
railroad arriving at Montpelier about four y. ID
Then carriage ride of seven or eight mile
brought US 10 this place, which is a farming tow
ABOUT SIX miles square, containing about thrp
thousand inhabitants. The ride from MontpeliG
was by the side Of Onion river, and on ever
hand we could see marks of the great ireshet u
last october, IN many cases washing away bridges
ana changing the course OF the rivers One
bridge in this place that was washed away Va,
eighiy ieet 10 length and it was found necessap
10 rebuild one two hundred feet in length in %.
place. The scenery in this region is gPand
never saw anything exceed it in grandeur except
ing the Allegheny mountain region in Pcnnsy
Vania. From the high bills, which are man
hundred feet above the village, We have good
view OF the Green Mountain range, including
Mount Mansfield and Camel's Hump, Yesterday
We took ride TO Berlin, about five miles distant
stopped at the house OF Mr.. Asa Andrews, one Of
the early settlers OF the place, and his account Oh
MS early life was very entertaining. HIS iather
settled there when lie was q little boy, and he for
some time lived in log house without door or
moor. Cleared up very large harm, chopping Of
half an acre day and burning the wood OF
One time when a young man he wanted 10 get
little money very much, and carried about ten
bushels of ashes TO Montpelier 10 sell. The
trader asked him what he wanted for il. and he
told him he would like the money very much. It
was customary to pay for ashes in goods, but the
trader paid MN the money as a favor, and he
came horne feeling as rich as any one. :, tell
ye," said he, didn't turn out for any body
we asked him how much he received for his
ashes, and he said, seyenty-tye cents Ills farm
contained about five hundred acres, and for many
years he kept forty head of cattle. " besides
horses and sheep, and for twenty-five years be
went to Newburyport, Mass, five times a wear
WIN ioad OF cheese Back OF his house is
very nigh, steep hill that he calls 'the mountain
ana when he was a boy, bears, wolves, deer and
wiId cats were plenty. The brook near his house
was formerly i1ll of trout, and many is tho time
ne has taken fork and thrust in the brook and
nkeh ~ out with large trout on each tine.
since he gave up the hard work on his farm it has
Deen one OF bis sources of pleasure TO hunt for
wnu bees IN the woods on the mountain, and he
nas Olleh Drought home seyonty-iye to a hundred
pounds OF honey at time Should any of your
readers ever visit Berlin, they would be well
p.lu by calling upon Uncle Asa Andrews, to hear
MN tell stories of his boyhood. b. c.
| am reminded, Messrs. Editors, by this letter
Oh visit had the other day with this kind, good
anu truthful man. Among the many incidents