The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-09-02
The Season Closing.

The summer days have slipped away
from US at last, and we are upon the
threshold of the autumn season, with its
crisped nights, its deepening shadows,
and its fields of golden grain. 1t is
now that the hllsbandman and tiller of
the soil finds his richest enjoyment of
the year, for his labors are nearly over
and he hears the noise of the wheels
reaping and bringing home tbe fruits
purchased with the sweat of mis- brow.
Not so however with the people of the
city who remain at home, or visit popu-
lar resorts at the sea shore, or in the
country during the heated term. With
such the return of the cool nights and
tolerable days, is the signal for gather
ing about the old home places again,
opening the front blinds, airing the
rooms, and putting house, office, store
and counting room in order for the fall
and winter social and business cam
paisn.
The agreeable visitors TO our village
and the Addison House, are respond
ing to this feeling. and the close of the
present week will find them generally
gone to their city homes. AS quiet
observer of the many who have been
with us in their appearance in our
churches, upon promenades, and in
heir pleasant groups of picnickers to
the country resorts, we feel it but n
merited compliment to say that they
have placed our citizens under many
obligations for their kind coming, and
sincere regrets at their early departure.
1t not unfrequently happens that fami-
lies seeking the rural districts as we
are sometimes called, feel it their duty,
as privilege il certainly is, to introduce
he latest and "loudest' fashions in
dress, and to parade them in places
where they will be calculated to attract
the attention and excite the envy OF
their less ostentatious neighbors. OF
our friends just departing, too much OF
praise cannot be said for the absence OF
all such frippery, while they have gone
in and out among our people in no way
distinguishable from them in matters
of etiquette and dress.
The Addison House, under Mr.. Ri
der, has eclipsed itself this season in
constant attention and thoughtfulness
or the happiness of its guests. Not q
day scarcely has passed that has no,
been marked with some festivty OF
ride, dance, or delightful parlor enter
tainment. Excursions have been hac
to "Grand View" Port Henry, vi,
| steamer from NnrupnnpS inka Nnn
more, Bristol, sudbury, and Belden:
Falls, and stereoscopic views with Tho
ladies and gentlemen included, have
been taken in very successful way by
Mr.. Barnes of our village.
1T is something, indeed it is a goot
deal, to go through this life, POSSESSING
II spirit of unselfshness, and a desire t
promote the happiness of those abou
us. 1t is commodity that cannot be
purchased with dollars and cents, ant
when it dispenses its influence, it can
not be compensated for with the dros
that perisheth in the using thereof
Such gift is sometimes vouchsafed t
landlords, though rot very often we re
greet to say, but if the guests one an,
all at the Addison House the summe
just passed. could ballot on the subject
we believe they would vote Mr.. Ride
n high seat among the worthless Of hi
honorable profession,
To him and to his visitors, we Civ
Our editorial hand in warm congratula
tons for the season just ended, and on
cordial wishes for years to come of jus
such happy reunions.