Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-11-21

auditorium, 5Oxs5-7OO sittings. Cost
SOS,UOO' and organ $4,000. The number
Vi SIPS Is over 400 DR.. Lord has held
his pastoral relation for over thirty wears.
There are large manufacturing interests
here-chief of which is the MnntnaI;ar
Mig. Cn.-children's carriages.
Twelve miles westward is Wa,erbprv
a small, quiet village. Here is located
the State Reform School, numbering lss
boys. During eight years, only two OF
those who have been sent out have found
the way TO the penltentiary. They re-
ceive good education-all are Taught
some trade, and are now required to
spend their minority at the school The
building is of brick, large and well adapt
ed 10 its purposes. Cost of farm and
buildings, 100000
Thence westward Is miles, spent the
night at Richmond and at 4 q. m. took the
tram for st. Albans, "a miles northward-
near Lake Champlaln, and I5 miles from
the Canada line. 1t has nearly 4, 900 in.
habitants; has large manufactures es-
pecially in iron. There are MANY yerv
fine residences and public buildings, and
good stores and has a large trade from a
rich country all about it From the
heights, eastward, one obtains a fine view
of the city and the lake, and the distant
Adirondacks. At noon, started for Es
sex Junction, through which l had pass
ed early in the morning. The tedium of
the journey was relieved by a score of
French Canadians, whose lively tongues
and geSticulating manner made one
think they were the most social of all
people.
There had been some rain and several
DAYS of cloudy weather, so that on the
day preceding had not been able to get
a view of Mt Mansfield, or "CameTs
Hump" between which we passed, there
was so much mist and fog enveloping
those distant mountains but as we pass
ed over the Green Mountains, 1 had a
good opportunity to see them, and 1 won
der not they are called "Green Noun
tains." One cannot conceive anything
more beautiful than these mountains,
clothed to their very tops with heavy
forests of beech, birch, maple, oak, ash,
hemlock and spruce-the latter crowning |
the very SUBMITS
Essex Junction is of little note except |
as railroad centre.
Just before reaching Essex Junction, 1
had view OF Mt Mansfield and CamePs
Hump-the former Is miles distant
though from its great base and height
$685. IT., the highest mountain in Wit |
did not seem half so far off; and the lat
ter-nearly as high, 80 miles away. Al
though looming up grandly against the |
sky, yet their heads were shrouded in the |
clouds and m;sts. Soon after D. m,
however, "the mists were rolled away" |
revealing them in all their beauty of YER |
dure, to their very summits The top of |
Mt. Mansfield resembles the human face
in a reclining position, except from nose
to chin 1t Is little too long for beauty |
And Cameps Hump IS certainly rightly !
named from its two prominent features. |
Taking the cars again for Burlington at |
5 p. m, l seated myself on the left, so as |
to haye good view of them from differ
ent-nlO0ring- Mt Mansfield was |
again encircled with mists; soon the sun
burst forth from behind the clouds, pour
ing flood-tide of light upon its forest
clad sides, adding new beauties to the /
first autumnal hues. But the climax was
reached as the mists-lifted just above the
summit-which, gilded by the last rays of
the setting sun, shone with beauty and
radiance which language is weak to por-
tray. 1t seemed like halo of glory en-
cIrcling his brow-a golden crown. sus-
pended by the unseen hand of the AL
mighty. Would that Bierstadt could
have seen it at that moment, and trans
ferrel its beauties by his skillful touch,
to the canvass. Comes there not lesson
from this to every pilgrim in life's jour
ney? How often do the trials and temp
tations, Affections and crosses, doubts and
fears, cast their shadows about him
shutting out his vision Of the faro better
land, which by faith he knows is there,
though now obscured. But let him per-
severe-iaithfully, prayerfaIly, ever look
ing upward to the source of all light and
good, and as sure as the promise of God
standeth fast forever, so sure shall ke, ere
the night OF death shall come, see the
mists of earth and SIN rolled away, ans
the sun of righteousness pouring out
flood of glory, lighting up and revealing
to his delighted vision, ''The land of Beu-
Lab" "beyond The River"
1 arrived at Burlington, eight miles
south, just after sunset, and had a good
view from the heights of the beautiful
,,hamnlain and the distant nOantains-
the dirondacks. The city is sta ated on
rather steep hillside, rising several
hundred feet above the lake Ttoentains
a population of 10000, and is theasrgest
city in the State, and is also regarded as
the most beautiful. The Winoosli here
empties into the lake-rushing down the
rapid descent in cascades. An immense
business is done in lumber, also in manu-
The University of Vermont is
located here, also Agricultural College
Medical College and Burlington Female
Seminary.
Leaving at 1890 p. M. 1 reached YER
gennes. 81 miles southwest, at late ho1ir' I
7 snent the Sabbath here. and had the
D rivilege of hearing one of the Profess0"
Of Middlebury College twice. The town
numbers about 1000, and is delightfully."- s
.;.,,o,od ON hill in basin, surrounded
bv fine mountain scenery. VIAToR
Rutland, VT. Oct. 1S, 1874. II
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