The New York herald., 1874-10-27

I DuIIuIuR ] COuId
buy the s'And or ZOO acres meow Tor about $4,000.
And, tell you it would make a splendid arm
although us pretty oeak IN winter and the wlnds
| do groan around the point roughly enough. Then
1 the lake freezes over, you know. aud you can
en,. enys Kan, sleigh to sarinston or 10
tne way OF groceries or nxius frere's a good
many teams lost going across tie lake. out tnal is
because the people are careless that Own them
and iney viii drive when the ice Is noneycomoed.
There's Terry from the ISLAND TO the shore IN E.
sex county IN summer. a kind OF u natDoat Jerry.
That island used to belong 10 the -cnuyler family,
that ut ID the Revolution; ana Benedict Arnold,
brought his yawls ana schooners down from Val.
cour Island ana burnt ~ 50 that the BRUSH
wouldn't get nIm Al that point there 1ndlcatng
with his hngerl where the waters shallow, be-
tween schuyler's Island and the New York
shore.o
Finding this man, who seemed TO be an honest
specimen OF his class, rather communicative, l
thought would ask his oplnlon as 10 the possible
ity OF the Free Lovers settling on Valcour. and.
being left IN peace py the citizens OF New YORK
state who reside IN the vicinity OF Valcour Island.
MINUTE MAN.
"Yes," he broke in. ~ hev heerd tell OF those
Free LOWERS Tor over week. aud 1 all farmer
IN Clinton county \. T., AMI that Is the county
SIR. how our people eei about the matter up this
way, and then You will De able to understand
what these Free Lovers may expect. The people
that live among are quiet and sociable people
enough and our town gives democratic majority
publicans, 1t Is ali the same WITH US
Sno on thIs ss. Iree Love question: ro Tor you you
got gals growing up want to take care OF
them and bring them up right. They say that
women. on valcour Island In q few months. or
ma,hap not before the spring opens. Well. that's
no ones business but their own and as long as
they don't medlle with those who live on shore
We won't have ANYTHING 10 say Tney may 60 on
u a!ng the soil anu raising crops oil oats or
ma get rcn as last as they Ike ii they pay their
deots and we on the main shore won't De any
poorer. But the very moment that they try to
make converis-and l suppose that they can's
get along without converts-and If they try TO
entice away any OF our vlrtuo girls or young men
who are now attending TO tneIr farms or business.
then or we. will nave TO go over and clean them
out, and If they resist"-
.'And II they resist ?" added, finding that the
old larmer hesitAted somewhat IN finishing his
homeiy argument
..We,n ne continued. "you know what hap
pened TO Joe Smiths Mormon crowd out West when
they res;steds They got cleaned out so badly that
they never came back any more to Nllnoy, /
believe
This is the kind OF opinion that found mani
tested everywhere on the New York side OF the
lake IN regard to the Free Lovers advent on the
bosom OF Champlaln. On the Vermont side uis-
covered greater iaxity OF sentiment, and found
that there were numbers OF tue Inhabitants ready
10 join the Free Lovers quietly the only obstacle in
their way, one tough looking man informed me.
being "tne ID meddlng newspapers, tnat md
they SIT on 1t and squelch IT,"
A FIRST PEEP AT vALCoUR.
As the steamer diverged from the main channel
TO the westward the scenery became more grand
ana lofty, the noun aims seeming 10 overShadoW
u.s. Approaching Port Kent. little village noted
only Tor It's manutactory OF nails taken from the
iron ore Of the adjoining Adonaacss n ana ,or Is
gers to dinner below decks, and nearly all on
board responded. owing TO the appeties created
lOr tnem Dy the keen mountain air. Down on
level with the base OF The miniature engines en-.
tered small dining room. with two boys IN at
teadauce to walt ~ on the hungry people.
''rhe only trouble | have With one or those
boys-Jim-s that he Will not wear a clean shirt.
He says that he has only got one snirt," remarKed
Captain nlite, as we sat down to an excellent
meal OF roast lamb, roast beef, raw tomatoes an
excellent cup OF tea and some apple pie that
New England Dinner finished, We went on deck
again and iound that tue steamer was ABOUT to
this place cargo OF nails to be used 10 horseshoe
ing was taken on board or the boat and the
Canadian family, matrOn children aud the pale
faced lustrous-orbed young girl lett US 10 go
up in the mountains. l never saw sadder
ass shaped "A girl .A AS tue stage ts which was to
take her to her home in the clouds turned up
4 winding road to he village OF Port Kent she gave
4 last glance at the blue waters OF the lake, as
Atala did wnen she saw the spray OF Niagara Tor
pines tnat covered the wilderness IRON sight.
Leaving Port Kent and lis nail trade the vessel
was now steered 10 the eastward again and the
lake opened out in ali It's splenaor me rumor
goes round and clrcuiates as by magic that the
north OF us and which has brsIlng limestone
eminence IOr It's southern point Is Vacour. Even
the ''drummers" become Little excited and man
age set up expression OF interest aud the
horse trader CALCULATES adai,ringiy:-
"IEey have got devi.lsh NICE little island and
lots OF timber, them Free LovyerSi"
Now we round valcour TO the westward again
and apl roach tie New York shore. the passengers
all crowdlng TO the side Q! tne steamer to get q
good look at this island OF Calypso. For Ulysses
went in search OF the nympns that brought MIN
great trIbulation, SO may the "prothers" wilcox
ana Lyman and Shpuian yet find lneir greatest
troubles III this ISLAND OF vac0ur. agh up on the
Bun Point. 100 leet or more, is handsome light.
house. ouilt the blue stone that Is to be found
everywhere IN this vicinity and oi which no DOUBT
is composed the bed OF Lake Champain. The
lighthouse stands there lonely aud grim as tine
boat tears through tne ioam and the only sign OF
n M mn aYd hla aa 1f
lighthouse on the rocky blum ABOVE our heads and
shouts gladsomely at the boat down in the waters
\ We hear the chld's merry voice and soon after
there appears q woman screening ner eyes with
| cnild Long and anxlousiy they both look from
the eMIneace on the lonely ulun with wlstul
about tnelr figures, and the waters piasn beneath
/ as they did u hundred years ago wnen Benedict
was stainsa with treason, surroanoed the British
galieys IN tnis very same place AND within lOo
ysrds ol the spot where Uncle sam mas now
slowly left the Isle | was tempted to think OF
another picture dra~n by master nsnd and re.
called BY the faces OF the Two Watchers mother
and child, on the ROCKY bluff
Three fishers went sailing out into the west,
Ese hSushs Of 's the Woman 1 Wno ovea G the best
s9E tasfs; ~ isIs toe TO earn ns aud y. many to Keep
SEEKING FoR PASSAGE.
Some eight miles south oil Piattsburg there iS
on the lske road 10 the eastward very com.
Portable farmhouse and fine farm OF about ESQ
acres, owned ~ farmer named Day. On ihls
Day. wnom my driver supposed 10 De In posses.
sion OF . sallDuat, oy whica might perhaps ne.
gotate passage to the enchanted Isle OF Calypso,
we had to CALI on nearing the iarm discovered
two young men no were engaged Ia noelng pota.
toes in . neld near the margin or the road These
young men were the sons OF tue elder Day. VINO
owned the farm. The question was proponnded
by the writer
"Have you ooat Of any kind that win carry Q
passenger to Valcour Isiand?p
The two young men stopped noeing the potatoes
and, shading Their eyes Win their hands, one or
them said -
'Weil there Is boat down on the shore, but
It's pretty good pull to the Island. You might
60 over there, Fred,n said the eldest brother 10
nis junior '.and take . sail with you II the pun Is
loo longn
The bargain having been concluded, / walked
through the field. young FREQ Dav, @ fine, hearty
4 q ma