Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-12-31
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Not John Milton. He Wa Inagnanirous
magnificent The Milton ! am writing
STOUT j. beautiful, but net magnanimoas
There l. something magnificent IN hi4 hills
and plains. and his river has been lifting
grand voice, Impioring men Of business
sud capital 10 improve the wonderful op-
pOitunites OF achievement and usefulness
presented by ht- Rushing waters
pid Won ever travel from Milton t. South
Hero. or from South Hero to Milton Here
au Island, rich in land and neople Of
which Milton L. the nearest neighbor. If
You have eve. attempted or accomplished
the journey embraced in the above question.
You have probably formed an uniavorable
opinion OF the people of Milton. Knowing.
- you do. that this naturally highly favor
Ell town has many very intelligent
citizens. headed by a grand old veteran.
one ot Vermont largest men. you wonder
.tat such abundant privileges are to so
.teat an extent uDinproved, and you will
be surprised that Milton should not open 10
nerselI ready and easy access from all di-
rectlons. oiaTting from the Falls, you will
discover with what small labor the roads
are made pasSable, tai You get TO Checker
berry Hal, and II YOU get 10 the bottom
-aie!y. You viii invOluntarily examine your
lar e. ascertain II 1t does not stand M.
LnstlIng with terror. You wonder how
anybody can get up or down that hill with
oct sliding into the rayine below. nor are
yuu surprised to hear that repeatedly teams
have gone down there. miraculously pre-
served from destruction. Five dollars, Judi
ciOusly laid out or that Hill, would make
At perfectly sA.e, and yet Milton won't do
II At the bottom you encounter a curve
fsariuliy narrow. with rocks on one side.
l a .tsaHF -
other the river. without any railing or any,
thing 10 protect one from being crowded
iutU the dark waters hurry on, and Won
cUme to Fox llill. II You have succeeded
~ getting down alive. you conclude thar
TIE DAYS OF miracles are not all gone nv
a. On yolr return. yOu ascend that hill
tVu ieel no danger except from the law Of
sraSitatiUn that pulls back with tremend.
Ju- force, and a good irhiie too. for the hill
hail mile long, While YOU pause nov
and then 10 take breath, you can examine
the places made memorable by the dealt
" one auu the fearful accidents. with mar
sellous escapes from death, in the descent
vi that fearful hill. Now, Milton would
not be banIahle, 1t 1t were not a fact that
IN either direction there was not a beautiful
and perfectly feasible opportunity OF avoid
ing that mn Here are twelve hundred
people whose natural market would be
Milton subjected. wiekedly, shamefuIlv,
and -elh-hiv Subjsetel, to the necessity of
climbing that hVrrid bill. exposed to ali its
difficulties and periis. because Milton will
not put itseli to the paltry expense of CON
struetlng decent road. Should We resort
10 the courts for Justice. We should have 10
encounter bristling opposition. and figbt
our way every inch. No principle is more
obvious than that il is the interest of sny
Town. pretending to be q place of business.
TO make scces- 20 Is easy and safe. How
Gan - ia,s.i.genl psopis igVore fhis princi- |