St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-09-04

personal friend. hut with genuine ad-
mlraiion of his Nignr and clcarnrSS of
Thought as Il thcologian. his scientific
Research and scholarly attainmrnts.
The social life is one of the .slrat at
fractions of the plac" for us We find
the best culture and refinement. with
true hospitality and courtesy in the
beautiful homes which abound here.
Within these we have passed many
happy hours. finding in them much To
admire and enjoy, and in some. rare
works of art and souvenirs of foreign
travel. which greatly enrich them. Still.
III thcS" perfect summer days. notlin"
within Il home here can exceed in heau-
ty the views without.
The @limpscs of river. mountain and
forest, from certain StandpointS are un-
surpassed. Wcdrivc in every direction
day hy day, sometimes where II success
sion of fine estates on either side of the
road. with their broad acres and an air
of quiet elegance in all the appoint
mcntS, seem to leave nothing 10 desire ::
-;nd again climbing the hills. we gain
such views of the broad river. with
steamers and sail boats gliding silently
by. and the golden glow of the sunset
lighting up The hills on the other shore.
that this seems equally satisfying.
Yesterday We visited Cioton Point.
ANA Ncrc much Interested in the vine
Yards there. which arr quite extensive
There are Large tracts ot land covered
with III" vines in various stages of
growth. and we drove through some of
the vines which were SiN icct in height
and trained nn wire frames. with the
graceful branches. and fragrant clusters
of grapes "ccaSionally y sweeping into our
carriage. We hope Ia test the flavor of
the fruit in September.
On our way homcwnrd we called at
the Van Cnltlandt MInor House. which
has many attractions ton all Visitors
II has been in the pn>>c>Sinn at the fam
IlN for nearly Nv" hundred years. and is
4 link with the past. which. IN thr>c
day : of Improvements. i something
L" rui"A. We SIM in one of tia" rooms
he old loop holes t"r mn>kctrN used
i"r defence against the indians. and
Just below one of them i Il portrait ui
Brandt the famous Indian chirt. with
his scarf throw II acroS> the frame. and
Il p"wdrI-h"lu hanging lust above. 1t
WAS certainty suggestive of DAYS when
-uch Il combination WAS moi lunkcd upon
with the quiet inspection We gave it.
cannot do Justice Ia Il description of
the many objects of interest to hc seen
there. he old Dutch tiles. the family
portraits. the letters and gifts received
from mlcn distinguished in This and 9th
cr Lands. with thc "reminiscences given
a.. -. - e. ''---'-.''. F.'''''',''''
and Lafayette. If | fail in this. how
ever. how can speak of "rr h">tr>>
Madame Van C"rtlaudt with her di.ui-
tN and c"urtlN grace of manner. or of
her beautiful daughter, VIII" bears A"I-
tlIilN the h"n"l"d name of Van Cult-
laudi.
On Il table 10y my side Is Il houquct of
scarlet and ro>rpink Grrlnium> and
dropping i'u>chla> which she gave Us ~
we took our leave. TlIcir brilliant
timt> suggest most Ni,idlN our delight
lul call "f yesterday. and when these
fade that will remain in "ur mrm"Il y ..
impcri>llahlc.
In II few weeks Wc leave thus pleas
ant country home tnr our own. bat lis
rest and quiet have entered into our
lives. "iNin" H. strength ion duties
which await us. and We have also. not
only the rrc"lIrctiun. of maN happy
days spent here This >ummrI hut thr
hope of ENJOY in" others ~ fall of gcmd-
inc content and pheasant ls>orilti"u~ III
the future. =. PC.