The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-08-24
LEICESTER.

Mr.. w. G. Perry of Washington,
d. c., and his family are spending
short vacation with their friends in Lei
cester.
Tho blight has struck the potatoes,
grubs are destroying the grass roots, and
haying has been sadly interfered with, in
this town, and the farmers are disconso.
late.
"A gentleman writes little Of his
experience on the Addison railroad last
Wednesday, as follows:
1--WE were approaching Shoreham, and
were within mile and half of the sta
ton, when the train came to a sudden
stop. On the car we're number Of 10.
dies, several of whom were provided with
babies, and the babies were all provided
with very efficient squalling apparatuses,
which they put to effective use The
rain was pouring down in torrents. or
course, all the rest of us discussed as
anxiously as the babies did the probable
cause of our stop. But the conduc'
tor soon came in and coolly in.
formed us that those Of us who wished to
10 on could "foot it," but that the train
would have to return to Leicester, as
culvert had been washed out, and could
not be repaired in time for us TO get over
that night Protests we're unavailing,
he could not be corrupted by any amount
of button-holing into attempting to jump
the gap. One resolute gentleman did
start on foot, but all the rest thought Of
the sinners in the time of Noah, and pre-
ferred to remain in our ark. We started
back to Leicester, the train marching to
slow but not soft music from the babies.
The prospect before us was not pleasant.
Leicester Junction in pleasant weather is
not the most cheerful and inviting place
in the world and mud and rain detracted
so much from its attractions that our souls
were filled with gloom. The spirit of dis
gust and discomfort sat on every brow,
and found expression through the babies,
as the train crawled slowly backward.
The ladies looked cross, the clerical gen.
tleman on our lett looked as if he saw If.
redeemable sinners around him. An
Irish gentleman behind me leaned for
ward and expressed TO me the opinion
that, "Begorra, it's name, thaving rail.
road that'll make a man pay and then
tros i'm backward" But even at that
dismal time We were not without little
sunshine. There were two young ladies
on the car, evidently sisters, one dark
eyed, selt.posscssed miss of twenty, of
philosophic of mind, and the other
sunny haired little bit of fairy Of six
teen, who seemed to think it the best
kind OF joke, and all of us must have
confessed TO pleasant feeling as VIC
watched them cheerfully discussing their
prospects for the night Perhaps it was
their first adventure; at least they seem.
ed to regard it as one. Arrived at Lei.
cestcr once more we consigned ourselves
TO the tender mercies of mine host Hunt
ley, who managed to find in mis- own and
the neiehborng houses entertainment for
us all My own entertainment was two
chairs. | could not honestly boast of its
capabilities Tor inducing sleep. But that
night of horror vas passed at last and
with the morning decided to put off my
intended journey across the Lake and
took the first train north, as did several
others. leaving the rest of our fellow
passengers of the day before anxiously
Specializing on the prospect of ultimately
reaching their destinations. pitied
the poor babies, even more than pited
myself, and | sincerely hope shall
to CROSS Lemon Fair in food"