Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-10-16
From the Rutland Globe.
An Evening la DrAttIebOro,

BrattlebOrO, as the guide book tells Us. :
celebrated Tor It's beautiful SCENERY, it, cui-
| tiVated and intellectual society, aud la,
but not least" for is charming and 10.
mantle drives and walks Having very
| pleasant remiu iscences of a short suiouru
| in Brattlebr some yclrs ago, during
which time We made The ascent Of Wan
tasquet, !he mountain that stands over
| looking the village like sentinel: made
an excursion to Chesterfield lake, drove
round the "NnHh STAR through THE
Gull, and then went away hearing that
there were more than twenty more drives
in the vicinity equally charming. 1t mas
with very cheerful feeling that we found,
few days ago, that business would cali
US thither again.
Late in the afternoon Of September Both,
we arrived in town, and after AN excellent
supper at the Brooks House determined
to 20 up town aud make a call. A friend
ly light from the Brooks House guided our
Steps for the first few rods but not another
light was 10 be seen, and proceeding north
ward we very soon found ourselves in to-
tai d rkness. 1t was a cloudy night and
not st1r WAS to he seen. However, We
managed 10 keep ourselves upon the side
walk, partly guided by tho uncertain
glimmerlngs from some of the windows of
Tue houses when all at once we came to a
halt rather more suddenly than was agree
able violent blow on the forehead which
nearly knocked our hat oil and sent u,
Keeling backward. (Let not the reader
Imagine we were at fault, we are strictly
temperate.) Recovering ourselves We
found we had run against 4 large tree
which was growing near the middle of the
sidewalk. Standing by the tree an instant
TO rub our nose and forehead, which organs
were somewhat bruised from the cuncus-
sion, we were just in the act of re- adjust
ing our hat and walking on when we heard
a hight quick step approaching, and strain
ing our eyes, saw shadowv form, hardly
perceptiDle in the darkness or AS a flash
nom lantern across the street. suddenly
revealed us when girl rushed past u
with scream evidently frightened half
out OF her wits, and no doubt concluding
we must be some dreadful creature stand
ing behind the tree ready To waylay her.
As the lantern was going in the opposite
direction we were soon left in darkness
again. We now cautiously resumed our
walk, trying to feel our way by the fences,
when we heard "A carriage approaching.
then sudden crash and horse dashed
violently past us, galiUpiu9 down the
street, and again all was perfect stiffness,
which in the pitchy darkness seemed
trightiul. Was any one hurt7 there was
no scream. We were trying 10 make our
way toward the spot where the accident
occurred when we saw two men issue from
house with lantern aud crossing the
street proceed TO pile Of lumber and stone
man who lay there and carry him into
the house. As they took him up, he be-
ing imp as though dead. and as they went
ia and shut the door, | heard the words
seriously injured" All was now dark
again, but the friendly light Of the lantern
had served 10 show that we were near the
Junction of Maine and Asylum Streets and
making bold dash forward we were Just
conRratulaling ourselves upon having
crossed the street in safety and thinking
we must be near tue residence Of our
friend Gen. Phelps when we found our
serves rolling down bank into the street
winch was exceeding muddy from the re-
cent rains Somewhat discoucerted wo
arose ana alter cropping about for our bat
began 10 mediate upon the probable points
OF the compass. No friendly lamp p'St
was near, or linear was not lighted, which
80 iar rs travellers are concerned amounts
10 the same thing, but seeing just then
man hanging out a lantern over gate at =
llttle distance from us we FASTENED
towards II, and found we had retraced our
steps and were again on Main street. Con-
Guiding we had seen enough of BratleDero
Tor one evening we returned to our hotel,
IulI OF thoughts of the dark ages, viz,
when there were no street lamps, and feel
ing glad that we should heuctforth know
how to appreciate the beauty ahd blessing
Of light. Lux DuX.