Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-01
pcabody's SiatiOn.

It rs profitable occasionally TO see ourselves as
others Fec MS, so we reproduce Mr. u n Richard
sons admirable letter To the Davenport bomorW,
from this cnterrsing hamlet, without further
comment
Peabody. is UP in the wilderness It is on the
new railroad aud none other It is probably
The onl, place Of any Importance in the states I'M
approachablc b, ordinary vehicles iou eau hop
into your buggy and drive away TO the top Of MI
Washington. but you cant go in that way to Pea
body. although it Is only seven miles from Groton
village and less than five from the Travelled roads
Two years ago the Montpelier & Wells River rail-
road was made. and on it- way passes through an
almost unhroAcn forest Of twenty-five thousand
acres Of timber land hitherto but impcrfcctly ac-
cossiblc This Immense forest took root and grew
upon the rocklcsl Of all rocky soil to build car
rage road through it would woll-nigh bankrupt
the whole community So none is built aud
none will be right away So we GO by rail, by
rail depart
nisa place Of about two hundred population
a real railroad town The settlement came In
with the milroad IN the spirit OF enterprise and
money making. Mr. L p ioahodN the civil en-
giuecr of the road when building possessed him
self Of large t.aet of The heavily timbered lands,
and c,cd emitting lumbrr logs and cor,l-wood
ahout two year since and about hundred and
ffiy mon wc.c pui at work Telling trees, pooling
hcmlock bark. ping up cord-wood, and erecting
% steam suw mill, store. boarding house, tenement
houses smith shop and stables. Quite q number
/ Of families moved iu and busy lifc was commenced
in good earnest
Yesterday morning the Little u ,ctor put me in
mind OF my promise t. take him no there. and So
| we went-thc Little Doctor Morris. Jennie. and
/ her Cousin Kate. from Lowell under the direction
Of Captain CYRUS. who leads q hermit life at that
station wcntup 10 spend the day and sec The con-
dtion Of hacsooodsmen in the midst Of a century
of civilization. Passing over seven miles Of sia
grade we landed in front of headquarters "a large
frame building. o hundred feet front. comprising
| the railroad office. store. boarding and Warehouse
| Knte. who had all the way entertained the idea
that we were tp De set down upon q spruce stump
i'm the heart ol % dense forest expressed her SUR
I prise. on being handed out hy the polite conduc-
! tor. upon % spacious platform. hy oxclaiming. Is
| this p,a5,lg2 The Colonel himself though a
| perfect stranger. happened 10 be- standing there,
and ON hearing his name called with such we'll
emphasized precision. turned upon his heel and
/ made a polite bow I'm the face of beauty. bushes
and embarrassed laughter
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tie down 'is dark ana 'hanneled nndi som
strong IN yo"ih' some st1Siy with decrepi age
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nhd slistemns n'ases cafpet'ng Thorough ground
mantuns t'e rocks la'ln- pnY stnmns int
mounds oil Netdnrei ANA S"ailms fallen trunk
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deHns reptiles Oh the m'me'al world whil
around ana 'h' amt through them springs ih
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I forest lnhereai sh'ae to the Eight and life of tn
open "o'i"nd-ihe sheen OF The sparkling lakes