The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-11


account for il satisfactorily The GOOD
humor of the thing is CONTAGIOUS. too. We
never sat down in the straw whcrewith the
floors of those "whecle,l denominations. as
some unkndly being dubbed them. are
generously bcstrewcd in winter seasons, i'm
PEELED thereto by a sudden start or more
sudden stOppage of the vehicle. but we
were irresistibly driven to pcrperate grin.
And vet, when we calmly thought the MAJ
ter over subsequently,, and surveyed our
damaged overcUat We never remember to
have felt willing to endorse that mirthfu
expression. We always Joathcd ourself
for laughing. i'm fact-and proceeded to do
it again the very same day
Important improvements have been re-
Gently made in the old business portion of
the city, and others are making. Among
them we may mention the widening Of
wilson lane. which opens a new broad
thuroughlarc from state street 30 Dock
square; the removal OF the large and cum
bcrsome Paddock elms on fremont street,
ana the widening of that street by removal
OF the fence which separated it from the
Common These two latter were considered
almost Sacfcnglous Dy some OF Tue repre-
senlatiNes OF GOOD on purllanic STOCK, but
VIII speculIy De approved ny all as CON
'ilnutiig TO me puhlIc veal
W e Walk down IN ana through the burnt
uistrlct so cailcd on a lclSureiy tour OF IN
spection ana we stand amazed at the I'M
ncnsc work before us. we have ever held
the steady pcrscvering puck and enterprise
Of the m,n of these good New England
states in deep, proud admiration but never
elsewhere nave we seen 1t SO grandly man
nest we but re-trod the footsteps OF few
short months ago and yet we hardly knew
them. Ihcn, the rule was, masses OF
crumbled stone and BRICK ana mortar gar
ing inonotonous, sld V'stas OF ashes al
drpris with mere ana there gangs OF dusty.
weary LOOKING men tolllng as 1t seemed
hopelesSly TO break the RUE OF chaoS winch
was over all NOW the RUE Is hlocK alter
blocK OF IRON, brick and granite grand IN
thelr soma masonry, towering up above our
heads IN completion or the last stages OF
construction, agreat part OF them iilled with
merchandise ana brlsN with industry. Ten
orally we think tins rebuilt portion OF the
good city cXcels its former state in solldity,
elegance and convenience. The streets
are raised and Strengthened and widencd
ana the style and system which has pre-
vailed in architecture gives evidence of the
superiority of modern skill and science and
does credit to the teachings of experience.
Many blocks and stores are owned or
leased by their former occupants whose fam
| iliar names help us somewhat to recognize
our surroundings and st mu'ate our organ
| of locality, and all, so soon is completed,
are rapidly utilized.
1 In the majestic rise Of dis, our metropo
! lis.from the ashes into which but few short
months ago it was SO ruthlessly crumbled,
We have each and all OF us Il legitimate and
/ kindly prilp. he tniil and hone of her
worthy sons, hundreds of whom drew their
first breath among our own verdure clad
hills grew strong and earnest under the
very mantle of despair and heavy loss.
they never delayed or wavered or halted.
! They simply worked, and the triumph to
which they proudly point to-day is ours to
admire and with good reason to thank them
! for
During our stay the IrdHScTP, moved
back into its old quarters. corner of Wash
| lngton and MIX streets whore an elegant
| bl ok has been erected for its accommodate
ton. y few yards down Milk street hand
some lron-front building rapidly approaches
completion on which, in familiar characters
enlarged from the head otthat paper, app al
the words "Boston POST Among news
| papers, we are told the new, artistic and
enterpriSing Globe is gaining wonder
iul popularity Don't blush now, NothlnH
personal intended, my dear fellow. we
! are taking about the boston Glone' uut nc
wonder you thought OF another journal
which IN name and tame SO closely resehl'
bles 1t.
ANA 50 we hoat all day as II were upoI
the surface OF that steadily moving tde OF
humanity which nils the streets, each atom
OF which seems to nave Its specla' eni II
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