Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-11-14

try, as we pussel, as TO its poor appear
ance. etc, one told This Characteristic story
of town and State that shall be name.
, less. 1t ran lhusly:
Once upon a time, traveller saw sitting
by the roadside, a poor, scrawny rabbit,
crying most piteously. Inquiring the
cause of the trouble, Mr. Rabbit replied
that he had been allowed a forty acre
farm upon which to gain a living and vet
he was starving 10 deathP' So, like the
good Samaritan, the traveller kindly shar-
ed his dinner with the rabbit, after which
the rabbit thought he had better, on the
strength of that dinner, get out orthat
wilderness, and the last the traveller saw
OF him he was taking bee-line, at 2 40
gait for the distant mountains
But l have often thoughts 1 have
passed along these stone and rock cursed
fields-scanty, even TO soil of any kind,
or looked at the steep hill-sides or noun
tains, might safely say, "what would
our Western farmers do if placed upon
these farms and obliged to till them for a
living?" fear many of them would soon
be in the poor rabbits condition-especl-
ally those of the class who Beecher saws
care too lazy 10 shake even when they
have the ague." In blowing these hill
sides, l think it would be good idea for
the STOPPING plowman to have one leg
all limb, should modestly say-shorter
than the other and reversible at that 1t
would be, most certainly, very accom-
mudatlng arrangement
Fortunate is it for the country-the
nation-that our Pilgrim Fathers had
not the balmy cline and rich, virgin soil
of Virginia, or the fertile prairies of Illi-
nols. Then we would not have had the
brave, strong men-strong IN Christian
principle and lofty patriotism that swerv-
ed not from the right course whatever the
opposition, ard led them TO sacrifice all
for life liberty and happiness. OF the truth
of this-that climatic influences and stern,
stubborn soils, determine in no small de-
gree, the fate and future of nations as
we'll as individuals, as it respects honor,
virtue, patriotism and all the elements
that ennoble and elevate people in DOW
er, wealth and influence say, for proof
of this assertion, we haYe but to contrast
the nations OF Northern Europe with theiI
cold. rigorous climate and sterile soil,
with those of Southern Europe, with their
mild and genial climate, and rich soil
bountifully producing all the fruits of
earth.
came next to Bradford, VT, small
town, end reached Haverhill, N. H, just
at night. This is the shire town of the
| county. 1t has commanding view
beng upon a terrace 25O feet above ct.
River. The Court House stands Oh the
cast side of the beautiful public square.
Here began another rain fall. which
continued for two days, though slowly
Riding IL miles through the rain at
midnight and then waiting outside of the
station an hour for the belated train, was
one of the pleasant recOllections of HaVer-
hill. But it finally came and we were
whirled rapidly away in the darkness to
WOodYille-ten miles away-the juno
ton of four railroads, and closely con-
nected with Wells River Junction, Vt.,-
Vt. Cent. R. R., Boston 6 Montreal R. R.,
Montpelier R. R. and White Noun tains
r. R. Though a great railroad centre
there is only a little, one-horse station
to which each train must come, get It's
passengers, and then haul off for another,
and so on until all four trains haye made
the point, and then off. 1t is a good place
TO make mistake and get on the wrong
train-no bulletins to indicate which is
which.
Next morning took train for st. Johns
burY-20 miles north, the third town in
size in VT, containing population of
over 900. 1t stands on the west bank,
about 200 feet above the river. There are
many different kinds of manufacturing
most prominent among them is "Fair-
banks Scale Works"-an immense affair
and of worldwide reputation. The Fair
banks have done much for the place
they bull and donated to the town the
beautiful Athen9um-a large brick and
sandstone structure, containing the Pub
lie Library and Art Gallery. Though not
the day for opening the Art Gallery, by
the courtesy of the Librarlan-learning
was a stranger-I was permitted to enter
and see for the first time Bierstadts fa-
nous painting-12x18 ft.-of the "Yose-
mite Valley" 1t is truly superb-grand
1t stands out so bold, and prominent and
natural-seemingly that one cannot re-
sist the impression that he is standing in
the very valley and looking upward 10
the huge, towering, rocky cliffs, dotted
here and there with the stunted, gnarled
trees and shrubs-whilst at the right
comes pouring down the fearful helght
the broad sheet of foaming water, and !
from the bottom rises the spray and mist |
so like Niagara, and as it rises thinner
and thinner, revealing more and more
distinctly through it the various objects
on the wall of rock just beyond. But
you must see il to drink in all its won
derful minuteness and beauty.
In front of the Court House stands the
| finest of all the soldiers monuments
have yet seen-cost, $4,000 The huge
pedestal is of granite-scroll shaped, on
which are cut all the names of the fallen
heroes surmounting this is colossal
statue of the Goddess of Liberty" of Pa
ian marble, by MEADE" holding in her
right hand laurel wreath in easy pose.
as if ready to place it gracefully on sople
honored chieltain's brow At her ieit'
with halfspread wings-In marble ""u
exquisely plumaged-stand Aiiiell'"
emblem, looking wistfully, eagerly up ~
-4-H N0'''S VIAFoR.
urd inc, like to see you" as the blind
9I't - ,hc noIiceman, when he lnid |
bpn bip, he 5c would take him 10 INC s'"'ioh-
hn"se h'," a" If he did rot move on
.,,,r il is said, may be an instru.
Leu 1t, i,T iGraud so may bread, If discharg'
mtHe m rom the mouth Of cannon, be an in