Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-07-02


fifty guests. 1t is kept for the Company
by Mr.. ID. j. Holmes, who is constant in
attention to the comfort of his visitors
who on this occasion were as comforta
bly, situated during the terrific thunder
storm which prevailed during the eve
ming, as in the best locality in the val
leys. 1t has barn capable of stabling
some twelve or fifteen horses. One OF
two cows are kept here during the season,
and for more than a mile they feed
about the summit. The Summit House
is therefore supplied with fresh milk, and
everything else there for the table is
equally fresh and excellent It's stu
ated ON what might be called the upper
lip of the mans face about 300 feet from
and north of the nose.
THE NOSE
is nearly perpendicular precipice 200
feet higher than the lip and Summit
House. There is still two hours of good
day light left and to the top of the Nose
is the word. A few moments and we
are on the west nostril where we climb
up, up, up. Very naturally the editori-
al wit was heavily taxed during this ex-
cursion, and ON this occasion when an
extra gust of wind prevailed, to the in
quiry why it blew so, the Earl of course
replied that " it was to blow the nose"
At last we are on the summit of the
old mans nose We are not gifted with
classic lore to describe the grandeur and
sublimity of the scene east, west, north
and south At our feet are some forty
villages. Across lake Champlain, among
the Adirondac mountains heavy show
er is prevailing. 1t approaches the lake
eastward. We fairly look down upon It
even at this great distance. The cloud
looks as if you could walk upon its sur
face. The lighting spitefully and fire.
quently opens crevice apparently to
the earth sometimes it looks like fiery
serpent. No thunder, two far off for
that, but it looks dark and ominous.
While this is going on below, more
critical examination of the nose is made
and from which views are taken in all
directions. On the apex the government
has erected signal. Deep crevices in
in the rocks may be seen. From them
you feel very cool air, and in one
some of the party reported ice. As
this is a nose, we suspect these crevices
should be called the pores of the cuti-
Gle.
But it is after o'clock and the party
hasten down to the Summit House.
The shower is apparently on the lake,
and soon supper is announced-Hon.
E. ?. Walton presides-grace by Rev.
Mr.. Spencer excellent repast = banquet
Benedict Buckingham Hill, by
the way son of the famous Isaac Hill
of New Hampshire-and we adjourned
to the sitting room. The annual meeting
of the Vermont Editors and Publishers
Association is opened it begins to rain
Mr.. Atkins begins his address fash
es Of lighting more frequent-thunder
nearer and heavier-Mr. Atkins thinks
the entertainment outside the greatest
hail-meeting temporarily adjourns-it
is between 8 and 10 o'clock.
A TERRIFIC THUNDER SHOWER
strikes the mountain--the lightning
dances on the nose for some ten minutes
as it must have danced round Franklin
and his beeswax-a heavy clap Of thun-
der fairly shakes the mountain and of
course all the rest of us-rain subsidies
the shower has past the summit and
we all go out to view the grand and rare
scene to mortals, beyond and below.
The meeting opens again but few yet
linger outside. The flashes of lightning
are SO sharp and continuous that you
see the whole country east, the shower
cloud and even Mt Washington in New
Hampshire. For this last view several
of the company we're especially indebted
to Mr.. Bingham who gave them the
range from the east end of the Summit
House. Thus we had a view of Mt.
Washington by lightning besides a vast
scene of splendor by electricity of the
country below.
Next morning we fail of the sunrise
of which there had been some anticipa.
tons. The storm of the night before had
left the summit in cloud, but we think
none would have exchanged the grand
scene of the previous evening for the
sunrise. This continued during the fore
noon. Parties walked out to the nose
and on the path leading to the chin,
looking at the velocity of the clouds in
which they were enveloped. A good So
cial time prevails, and Mr.. Bingham
continues hopeful that the cloud will lift
before noon, the hour we are to descend
the mountain. A messenger sent down
returns with word that three-fourths of
a mile below only and it is fair weather
and the sun is shiningl Still the cloud