Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-01-22
Correspondence
Rambles OF a VermOnter. No. ).
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l stopped a moment on the Sidewalk 70
examine the frame of large iron build
ing. Ii was then Eve stories above the
basement, without board or floor, ex-
eept the platforms where the men worked
There was 4 steam engine in the cellar
aud everything was carried up on the rle.
vator. or drawn up with pullics. The
day before a platform gave away AID
three meu fell, bounding from the over.
lays of one stay to another, aud when they
reached the bottom. they were an undis.
tinguishable mass. A was standing
here, man came up TO me and says,
Good morning Captain" When he first
spoke thought he had known me in the
army, but when turned and looked at
him made u my miad that the had new
or seen me before, and that he was some
kind of confidence man. Thought per-
hrps might get some information which
would be useful TO myself or others. He
asked me if | had never received any of
his circulars, | told him | did not know,
and asked what business he represented
and his name. lie said it was of no con-
sequence what his name was, but he would
like to show me his goods and | could do
as l pleased about buying any, but he
would defy one to tell them from genuine
gresnbacks. The way they conducted
business he assured me was perfectly safe.
They showed the man their goods, told
him what he was buying, anil If he liked,
he bought and paid for them and there
his responsibility ended. He told me to
go down into an eating saloon, and in a
few moments he would come down and
take me with him. III came as he agreed
to and we started but had got only few
So acres when he went into another saloon,
and tried 10 persuade mo drink with him.
I refused, and as had gained what kn0wl-
edge could without going into his vaults
where he kept the accursed stuff, which
he now proposed to do. | told him it had
been carried faI enough, and as for going
any farther | would not, and left him. An
other man wished me TO act as agent sell
ling photograph albums. went with
him to see his goods and found immediate
ly that this was Wholesale swindling con-
cern. They offered hunter case case gold
watches, apparently as good as could be
bought for from rs to $50 dollars, for
thirty-Sir dollars per dozen, and ladies'
sets of jewclry for three dollars per doz-
en- sets all to be sent by express, COD.
So you see SEINE Of the snarcs that are set
for the thoughtless in the country as well
as in the city. Both men said if people
be such fools as to think they are going
to get so or hundred dollars for one, it
serves them right to get swindled New
York has many places ofresort and amnse-
ment, but none that can equal Central
Park. 1t covers nearly one thousand
acres of land, and well may she be proud
gift. 1t has beautiful drives and walks,
lakes, cascades, miniature mountains, rus.
tic arbors AMI cottages, its mall and bridge.
and the best Of the whole is that poor can
enjoy it as we'll as the rich and it is said
to be the only place in the whole city that
is well governed and Of the commission
ers no one complains. They have never
been accused, much less discovered in de-
traud!ng the municipal treasury in any
way. The mall is beautiful shaded
walk about oue-third Of a mile long and
four rods wide. They have commenced
to erect statuary on either side. they have
already put up Shakespeare and Scott.
Every pleasant afternoon band plays in
large gided stand made to represent a
Mosque. A little further on, is fcun-
tain, the terrace bridge and the lake. The
terrace is the most beautiful piece Of art
| ever saw. Upon one of the posts, is
carved an owl, Bible and hour glass, and
on the other is a rooster and rustic cot.
tagc, with a scytbo and spade leaning
against the door post, some sheaves Of
wheat and two trees. There are fifteen OF
twenty such posts around tho bridge and
each one has some such carving upon it.
There are thirty or forty granite steps to
go under the bridge. The sides are gran.
lie with over forty alcoves some of them
for fountains and some for statuetts, and
over head it is frescoed, A few rods far.
Their is the lake, with its boats and hun.
dred swans. A persons wants to be here
week to see and examine all of the beau.
ties of the place. Nearly a mile from here
is the Croton Acqueduct three miles long
and half mile wide 1t is in three large
ponds or lakes, each one divided from tn,
other by dam and under each is drive.
way or street. They are building gran.
lite tower after the fashion of an English
castle, at the foot of the aqueduct. on the