The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-13
The City in August.

urning simultaneously by common con
sent Now in winter The popular stream
runs metropolis ward the maiden's blush
ing fancy lightly turns to thoughts of
opera, play, hop and party or what not,
but always in the city. Papa and mama
catch the fever and think they must have |
Il glance at the manifold wonders and at
Of metropolitan life in fact, the
madness of "thc season is upon them and
off they rush to Boston, New York, Phila-
delphla and other lesser cities, swelling the
tide of immigration which sets so decidedly
that way.
At this season the process Is reversed
completely and harmonijusly. The city
belle now languishcs for the truly rural and
stakes her happiness and complexion on
new milk and sylvan ramhles, so papa sub
mits, not unwilingiy, the cottages yclept
trunks are furnished and behold the tide of
travel is completely turned and cities emp
ty themselves pcll nell out into the green
fields This public fancy is tar from being
a caprice. for it is founded on good and
obvious natural reasons which far be il
from us to assail We confess to full sym
pathy with it indeed and believe in it MS
sensible, natural and best in all ways. But
some genius, now deceased, has left behind
him this literary and scientific gem eva
riety is the spice Of life" Seeing this pub
lishcd as an original and startling senli-
ment in an able newspaper leader the other
day, sci us off in something very well suit
ed to a warm day, namely Il fit of lazy
meditation and the horrible trite old idea
which has been hurled in our face more or
less every month for the last hundred years
took occasion to apply itself to this migra-
tory phenomenon and we found ourseli
idly guessing at the conundrum: "Why
don't somebody advocate going to cities in
the summer =
Now, of course, it is a prepostcrous sug
gestion, and everybody at first thought will
ailectonatcly remark, "What a disgusting
idea What can the horrid creature
mean:' etc, but cntrenched behind the
fertilization of type case, We fortunately
cant hear them, and remembering the ap
probrum which has always been pouret
out upon new ideas, and the men advanc
ing them, we feel little of the old marty
spirit and boldly go on to assert that ther
is really something in the idea after all
and since we have succeeded in capturin
your attention and thus have you at a dis
advantage, gentle reader, we are going RICH
on with this thing until you arc bored an
fatigued into admitting that we are right.
Just for the sake Of Illustration, an
without paying the slightest regard TO you
circumstances, we are going TO take yo
straight down to-Boston You cant hel
yourself and may as well submit with
good grace and make yourself as comfort;
bic as you can. And in the first plac,
suppose you entertain the novel, but reall
correct idea that the scenery is actually jul
as beautiful going toward the city as con
ing away from it and out into the "loyel
country" In fact it is very much Il
same, unless you sat on the other side
the car when you come up, in which ca
you find indeed change, but not for Il
: worse, thanks to the infinite variety al
inexhaustible beauty of New Engal
landscape. 1t is very true that tours
with charming unanimity rave about Il
scenic paradise through which they passt
e latter leaving the hot, dusty city, al
never suggest the possibility of going bac
again, but it is equally true that they us
= ally do go back and that the ride may
just as pleasant with the engine runnil
north as south.
Another little thing you may have II
= ticed by this time the train runs prompt
. and swiftly con time" without delays
interruptions, the car is Just well-fill
' without being crowded in the least as
= the trains we meet seem to be, and I
u track of the Central Vermont is so eXqu
. itely smooth and level, and the car so e
q, tually catch yourself enjoying the rio
beaming out of the window upon unknoy
J. people at stations and giving the book "
u had decided to read steadily and deficient
; but lazy attention after ALL In short, v
. rather ENJOY the journey, in spite Of yo
Il determination to be decently and thorough
l. miserable.
&c You glide quietly into the great nj
y Lowell depot promptly on time, are tran
3 ported to your hotel, and after a fine nigh
IS rest wake up in the morning to fl
g. that contrary to all expectations and t
g impressions so industriously created by t
II press, you are not in the midst of ie
furnace, but on the contrary very cool .
c comfortable, untroubled by dust and will
re fresh, delicious salt breeze blowing in
N your window.
&c The city is quiet. OF course there {
q myriads of people busly threading
II crooked streets, but they are not crowd
k as you have been wont to find them in f
l. and winter; you can get seat in I
l. horse car (mjydJile dictu) and glide alo
ST placdly where you like And being in |
disputed possession of this rare privilege
D, seat, you have ample opportunity to stu
and be amused with the endlessly var
s. phases of humanity which street cars p
C. sent. There is always the old man
Of black stock, silk gloves and linen dus
in accompanied by the little lady in mil
ot his wife, who have trod the busy path
le life together these thirty or forty yea
sometimes sadly sometimes anXiously,
s. withal peacefully and have now stop
in to look back with sort of tendern
OO on their own course and forW
IN on their children hopefully. There is
o. poor tired looking woman with her mar
We basket, which alone makes her entitled
ID to the ride, the simpering and alfec
Il. young miss in busy conversation with
ed gallant of the same Instrumentation