Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-04-16
For the Freeman.
VermOnter in New York.

Mr.. EDITOR, and readers Of the FREEMAN
generally: For the last five years | have been
travelling in various parts of our great coun-
try, and of course often see things that are
new and strange to me. Now if | only pos
sessed the gift Of description as some are
fortunate enough to do, might often write
YOU letters of interest, and have frequently
been tempted to try, and now you see ac-
tually give way to the temptation, and SEIZE
nv pen in the hope that | may please some,
body who has not seen the things l am fa-
vored in seeing. Last Tuesday, April 9Th, l
left Montpelier on the 10 O'Clock train, en-
route for New York As you are well aware,
1 left Vermont lying quietly sleeping under
an average depth of three feet of snow, but
there were, it is true, symptoms If coming
spring. Water was coursing through your
streets, boys were playing at marbles on your
broken into their sugar places ano boiled
down their first run of sap but mex morn
ing as we were nearing Springfield, 'poked
out of my sleeping car windows, and could
only see few patches, here and there, Of
snow, and concluded that was approaching
a warmer climate. Our train was too late
for the New York train, and was obliged to
wait here until noon This time | spent
very pleasantly in walking about Spring field
visiting the armory, admiring the neatness
of the extensive grounds, enclosed with a
heavy iron fence, ornamented with shrubbery
and beautiful trees, gravelled walks, heavy
pieces of artillery, huge pyramidic piles OF
the missiles of war in shape Of balls, and
the American flag floating proudly over all
Not having pass to enter the buildings,
was obliged to content myself with the view
from and within the grounds. The arsenal
or armory is situated on the highest ground
in Springfield, and from it you overlook the
town and the beautiful valleyof the Connec-
ticut. Springfield is a live city, containing
the finest churches, for it's size, of any town
in New England, save, perhaps, Montpelier
You and | will except that, OF course, and
think we may truly, although Springfield
might object At noon | started for New York
and reached the Grand Central Depot al
about clock. Not vestige of STOW had
seen for the last fifty miles. Ard what q
depot is that beautiful in its proportion;
and style of architecture, grand in its di
mansions, and marvellous in its conreniences
light as the open air, with its roof of iron
and glass, and large enough to admit whole
train Of eight or ten cars, minus the engine
which never enters, thus avoiding the nui-
sance of smoke and steam.
Awaiting US inside the depot are hors
cars, and on the street in front are the hack
and omnbuses. In no city of the Un:te'
States that | have ever visited, can you &c
so much for your money as in New York,
you only know bow, and perhaps l. can d
your readers no better service than in tell
ing them how to visit this great city, which
sometime in their lives they all want to see
as cheap, and even cheaper, than he ca
travel in Vermont. But my letter for thi
time is long enough, and yet | am aware
that l have done little but to introduce my
self to you and your readers, yet an intro
duction is generally considered necessary t
an acquaintance, and | Will try to give yor
letter of more Importance next time.
Yours. &C,
HARMON.
New York City, April II, 1873.