The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-05-25

IsTER.)
INFERNO, April 80, 1875.
Nix. EDITOR Having established my .
self at this place, and having been so for.
tunate as to receive the appointment OF
private secretary to his Majesty Prince
Asmodeus, thought that perhaps little
reliable information in regard to the
events transpiring in this out of.ihe- way
place. so much talked about and SO little
known, might prove acceptable TO your
readers (many of whom mag be expected
to locate mere before another season. in
order that they might form some idea of
what they may expect to find here as re.
CARDS the country. its inhabitants, their
occupations. politics. amusements, and
especially the climate, the moral lever so
much used to pry old hardened sinners
out of the miIe, and such other matters
as might be supposed to Interest those
who have resolu'ely set their faces to.
wards this place as being the one of all
others best suited TO their tastes aud 10 =.
clinations,
ln coming here left the earth by the
destruction train about the 10Th Of March
10 company with an ex-member of the
late one cent congress, whose term Of
office and tine Of service upon the earth
fortunately for his constituents. expired
about together AT the time we left
the weather was intensely cold and the
snow covered the ground in some places
to The depth Of two or three feet, bat as
we proceeded on our journey we found
tne warmth Increasing with every
moments travel until M arriving here
we found it almost uucomlortably warm,
my companion even declaring with em-
phasis that it was decidedly hot!
The frs, impressions of II stranger OIL
arriving here are those OF surprise at tie
motley character OF our population. Here
may be seen representatives, Of every ma
ton, tribe and tongue that ever existed
upon the face of the whole earth from the
creation down to the present time Here
are meu of all grades aud conditions in
life, from the humble laborer who tolls
for subsistence, up to the learned profess
sor who formerly y sought to get Il living
by his wits, but whose capital having be-
come exhausted has drifted in here IS a
kind Of last resort. OF the learped pro-
fessions there are many of all kinds, but
majority Of the whole appears TO be
lawyers, of whom We have more than
enough. Physicians do not get much
practice here, cutaneous diseases being en-.
tirely unknown, owing to the peculiar
atmosphere Of the place; aud besides
they meet with so many of their former
patients who have not quite forgotten the
treatment they once received at theil
hands, and who hut for them might per.
haps even now have been enjoying the
society OF loving friends at home, that
they find practicing medicine here an up
hill business, saddle.oags being at dis
count. OF clereymen We have few
samples who have here ctofore been mostly
distinguished for being in some way mix
ed up in other mems affairs; but one,
here they find their occupation gone. No
body attends preaching here and of cours
it don't pay.
Here may DE found men land wome
too, for that matter) who have beenIengag
ed in all sorts of dishonest occupations al
their lives and who having failed in thei
unlawful caliiDes upon the earth, hav
made their way here in hopes to repai
their broken fortunes. A great many,
large majority perhaps, have been sen
here as a matter of safety in order tha
they may be kept from doing furthe
mischief elsewhere and while larg
, number came here from choice, there ar
nevertheless many, very many, who ez
pected to locate in the other settlement
4 but who missing their way have fnall
u brought up here, much to their chDgri
and dismay, and who finding it too LAT
to retrace their steps. seem to have T,
solved to put bold front on the matte
and carry their heads as high as any
the older sinners.
We have very large population her
larger. think, than they have in Il
other settlement over the river. On
reason for this | think is, over there the
! require certificate of character fro
IS every one who desires to become an inha
! liant of that community, while here 4
:: who come are welcome and no question
's asked. The old stanza holds good he
as elsewhere, that
d "Where God erects house of prayer
n The devil builds temple there,
IS And ten to one upon q computation.
The latter gets the largest congregation
One can not well be lonesome hol
:, : for he need not 90 far to find some Q
). acquaintance with whom he can conveI
upon old.time affairs, and it was on
= Is yesterday | met former resident of 20
place, whom l have often heard sing
!; the top of his voice, 80, I'm bound
~ the kingdom" &c, and we really used
At think it was even SO he started rigl
= but in changing cars at Pot-House JuG
!, ton be got on the wrong train and W
n landed here before he was aware of |
p mistake. Poor fellow he would be gl
:" to find train going back again, but |
turn trains carry no passengers he
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