The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-08-17
From Mt. Mansfield.

MEssRs. EDIToRs.-Being great low
er of the beautiful in nature, | find my.
self upon the highest summit of the Green
Mountain range, Mount Mansfield $500
feet above the busy world Arriving
about four o'clock in the afternoon we
at once proceeded to what is called the
Chin, the northern and the highest peak
of the mountain.
AT once, Grand View Mountain, and
all other mountain views that we had
ever seen were cast into the shade. The
scenery before us was so extensive and SO
grand that we could only exclaim. "How
beautiful how beautiful !" Such va
riety of scenery is seldom seen. Spread
out before us on the west, reaching to
Lake Champlain, are beautiful valleys
clothed with verdure, skirted with groves
and extensive forests, and dotted here
and there with villages and towns of more
or less note. Then the placid waters Of
Lake Champlain interspersed with its
little green islands looking like ships sail.
ing for sunny chimes beyond, the Adj
rondacks and the mountains of New York
reaching far in the distance toward the
setting sun. On the north the eye takes
into view the mountains and valleys of
northern Vermont with variety Of seen
cry, then reaches over into the Queens
dominions and views the mountains of
Canada, and it is said that in clear
day the city Of Montreal is distinctly
seen, On the east the eye beholds one
grand view of mountains valleys and
villages, then reaches into New Ham.
shire and takes in the lofty peaks of the
White Mountains. On the south we gaze
with admiration upon the mountain peaks
of the Green mountain range until they
are lost in the far distance, the whole
presenting landscade so grand and so
beautiful that the eye never wearies in
beholding its splendor.
Our first days experience on the
mountain has been varied one While
looking upon the beauty Of the scenery,
about FIVE o'clock in the afternoon, the
wind from the east began to increase,
and clouds began to settle down upon the
mountain top soon we were enveloped
in the clouds and the earth below was
shut out from view, 1t seemed rather a
novelty to be up in the clouds. The wind
continued to blow with considerable VIC.
lence, We soon found shelter under the
shadow Of great rock, and thought of
the words of the poet:
In the rifted rock I'm resting,
Sure and safe from all alarm,
Storm-clouds dark are DER me lowering,
All in vain to do me harm.
The clouds grew more dense and dark,
and the atmosphere chilly and cold. We
plainly saw that we were to have rainy
night. We soon found comfortable quar-.
tiers at the Summit House, and enjoyed
good warm fire during the evening.
We awoke in the morning and found
much to our regret that we were still en-.
veloped in clouds and the rain coming
down in torrents. At about eleven O'Clock
the clouds broke away and the rayO Of
the summer sun fell again upon the
green earth below, presenting to us again
a grand view of one of the most beautiful
landscapes in all the world. We gazed
for hours upon the grandeur of the seem
cry spread out before us by the great Gre
ator of all things. How beautiful are
tho works Of God. o. p. MEAD.
Mt. Mansfield, w., Aug. II, 1875.