, 1874-10-10

John Browns House,
Refreshments.
Trout a,ld chickens. 60 conts. /
.-., Lodgings ii desired 'r,s"
Ills gravo ia nenr tho house, with litto fouce
around 1t. Tho head.stono is q granite slab.-.
tho gravo.stono Of hiH father, and hcaTing Lis
fatbors ra1uo. At. tho foot OF tho grave Is D
huge granite bouldor,-a
FITTING TYPE OF HIS 11rn. |
He was firm IN principle. eyon in death,-shink-
ing mora of his cauHo titan Of lifo,-dcclaring
thnt III 1is execution, he gained tho battle
When lis Uody WAS brought homo, crowds fol-
lowed from the ucghboring towns. and, though
tho family did not publish tho time of hia f1-
nora!, quite multitude was thcro to attend.
Tho following Fourth of July a grand colebra-
tion was hold at his gravo, Wendoil Phillips md
other public mon being present rs epcakcrs. Two
Of John Browns sonH spoke oil the occason,-
ouo romnrkinE that Peoples iaeaB in gonoral.
on tho slavery question, reminded him Of lit
Ito striped squirrel running OIL 4 ziszas rail-
fence"
About fiyo yearn ago. tho family thought thcy
would deny thenlHelyoB potatoes beana, md
common ahcop's wool, and starlod to find "tho
golden flecco I" III California. 4 lady in Nov
York City-tlinking perhaps, OF tho money to
bo takon from trouts and chickeis served ut the
grave-for1ncl a. company, and bought tho 30
acrcs aud house for s., 600. will not culogizo
John Brown, but I do hope, that his Honl may
rest from "narching ou," donble~1uc!i, or on
the whiz, aH alwaya fnnccd his soul WIS going,
when, during the War, used to climb on all oali-
troc, swing on tho branches, and nlng 1nysolf
l,osrso with "John Browns body aud tho
Chorus, " Glory, Aallclu1ah."
| ALL, we'll Let's talk about hce''o. Previous
to coming, / had heard tbat the monntains hero
wore merely hills, covered With yerduro to their
submits. Now, to show
now HIGH rliEsn H111s ARE, :,
I will givo lew Hallssica, etsslng helloVo
as badly as any schoolgirl
The Adirondack range, ~ which nc | am sur
;tiac-wator; Alt. Seward, .5,1U0; A1calartln aud
Mclntsre. 6uoo Whlteiace, whono n3 ni,e4m,,ug
4,856 feet; w1th other peaks worthy to bo men
ever, inat to takc a little walk with mo to tllo
hills just behind our louuo; climb over q fAit-
fcneo grsecofa)ly, Qt is quito an accconl-
plahmen0; walk up THO granite statls.
covered with moss finer than any
OF your city carpots; 1,1d, when at the top, look
over Keono Valley, Or Fla.a, Ms they arc rallied.
Here you VIII see giants OF tho valley, boo feet
Aigh.-Hopklns' Peak, Caa'cls Hump, otc., Tho
Nolf-JawH, On ouo side, aro slrouded III mist to-
day.
Tho valley looks beautifully, with tho Au
Sable flowing through it,. gathering tho trees
0 o It's pi's a G eGar 1er
brown and yellow patches Of grain, oil testify
that people III this valley live on something bc-
nidaa potatoes and bca.n'; and they arc not,-aa
in Now Hampshire obliged to Sharpen the rosos
OF thor aheep 10 o f'ne point, to cnablo thom to
zeAoh tno grass.
The little sclloolhouso under tho hill reminds
mo Of the stories Of tho sc'aooltays Of my Now
tIHElanu ancestors. Az red schuolhOt1BcS arc
quito useful to poots, wil 1eayo for tllomtllo
remaining thoughts, and turn to look ut 1Lurri-
cane Mountain, On otlr left, which shows its hoad
over over s;4, 1a,e Of mountains, and not very lowly
$500. THE Au SABLE =.
il worry accommodating river, running pence
fully in and out through tho valley, just in lho
lago. one milo and huff awav, We ailail m yeo
ago, said to tho Au Sablo, ''Yon caunot
PASS this wny"; but "Blnck Wutor," with
a laugh, spraig lightly oycr the rocliH, and
danced down to d smooth path boloH to tho to-
light OF gracoful birchcs which l1ayo tho tlju-
position Of NarciAsna As wo stop moment on
tho bridge, Wa fancy tho stones enjoy tho fun
packfng their littl9 brown heads ont, shining
with delight, mud everything aoeniB sparllinE.
vhc tue solonu old Hills look granlly dow Il.
As yoll 70 down tho road you coinp to u drink
ing.troush, supplied by llatle., bpr'ng, and
pass without drink.
SILL farther on, you will SEQ by tho roailaido
Ht1aE, ROUND mock.
about IL feet high, placed on five stones. Hos
eame il there ? It's this tho rock Cyclopa
1oHYel ut tic much. enduring man Uyasca? ?" nBlss
ono frena while n mnttor-of-faot New-Yors
man informs tllut it camo tAoro In the glacier
Pemod' aa' IRON hl tone ana manner. fly w al
also made blu appearance. Probably they both
rolled down together from one Of tho dnrl
ages; evidently some mighty force must have
get them both III motion.
Wo will call this rock relic or remom-
,,branco OF the glaoler period, and pass oil
through narrow valley,-the An Subla being