Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-27
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1873

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1873 4 ''Variety is the spice oflife" Consider able spice in trip by public conveyance"
 faom here to Hartford by way of Litch- field. From Washington depot the tray eler goes to Litchfeld by the Shepaug
 R. R., thence by stage to the Naugatuck
 road after a delay of only two hours on
 ''the Hill , Arriving at the Naugatuck R. R., one can usually go directly to- Ply
 mouth, but last Tuesday luckless COW
 had thrown freight train off the track
 mile or two north of Litchfeld Station, thus detaining the Milk train, which did not reach Plymouth till six P. M. A good nights rest fits the traveller for an early stage ride to Terryville, and at ten o'clock
 ''he she and it'' are brought by the Hart ford, Providence & Fishkill R. R., into the city. The writer had the good for
 tune to be domiciled in Hartford with q very interesting family whose daughters are unusually accomplished. The eldest, Miss Pomeroy, Is an artist of no mean ability, as visit to her ''studio'' in the Charter Oak building will prove. GA view on tho Connecticut another on Lake George and copy of Preparing for the Bath are among the best of her paintings. For the original of that last named painting, MT. Patterson paid in Europe sixteen hundred dollars, and pret- ty good judges say Miss Pomeroy's copy equals the original Some of her pieces are portraits. There are flower pieces so true to nature that one can almost smell the perfume. Fruit ditto; the bloom on the peach so rich as to make ones mouth water. To this elevated s'studio' one as- cends by stepping on an elevator which is raised by water power: novel ride to the subscriber
 The next sister is good musician and IS the organisb at the church of the Good Shepherd which is memorial church built by Mrs. Samuel Colt to the memory of her husband and three deceased child ren, and g. splendid work of art. The chancel windows consist of thirteen fig ures representing Christ and the twelve apostles; except that in the place of the apostate Judas, is placed representation of St. Paul. One could spend whole day noting the different expressions of countenance and the variety of feature supposed to characterize the different dis ciples, but the lady has appointments and we must hurry on. Before studying the memorial window a fine specimen of sculpture demands our admiration. A marble group representing Mrs. Colts three departed children stands holding a large sea shell which serves as a bap- tismal font. The likeness to the child ren IS said to be excellent and the monu- ment was a gift from Mrs Colts sister, Mrs. Beach. Three thousand dollars were paid for that The memorial window pays tribute to the husband and also to s The "Good Shepherd" who gave lis life for the sheep, the sheep and lambs are all there, and above them is the Angel picture, where the lambs are being borne aloft to the risen Saviour. On side window appears the angel Gabriel, who with his trump in hand stands ready to announce the second coming of Christ to usher in the resurrection morn aud thus complete his great work of redemption. My pen picture is failure. Words can not adequately describe that church. Let all who would see beautiful work of art visit the church of the 'sGood Shep- herd, and my word for it you will be l amply repaid. I would face another snow squall, and experience anew all the dis comforts cf the trip to spend one more day in that church. J.