The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-19

cious "attractions" usual to summer resort
hotels. Rustic seats, rustic arbors, rustic
walks,a rustic fountain and lovers retreats,
mar the face of nature in all directions.
Indeed this season 1t has an ATTRACTION
for every guest and possibly one or two
left over.
This, then, was Lake George, and set
myself to discover the beauties. At the
northwest Of the hotel there is very pref
ty,picturesque hill view with little stretch
of lake in the foreground. Up the lake be-
tween the hills on either side you catch a
| glimpse of Black mountain which from
this point of view isn't nearly so impressive
as the mountains south of Rutland. A
very pretty place certainly, and one well
worth seeing, but where, oh guide book,
are your sublimity, your grandeur, your
towering rocky nights? As was walking
along in this frame of mind l met Dan,
peoring intently down the lake, and it
flashed through me that he was hunting
for sublimity also. Our eyes met and we
burst out laughing. "Well, old fellow,I
he said drawing up a chair, 'what do you
think of it?"
81 think it's q COMPOUNDED humbug," |
replied "Wby the whole thing impresses
me very much like Castleton pond, or Lake
Bomoseen or whatever they call it, magni-
fed, but with the proportions, if that's a
respectful word to apply to scenery, kept
intact 1t is very pretty, but there isn't
anything one-halt so fine as the Center
| Rutland view of Killington, and for pic
turesqueness it does not compare with the
drive around Bald mountain.
A "whew" drawn out into long whis-
tie and ending in a smile was his only COM
ment.
Then we went in and discussed some ex-
cellent lake trout, holding the scenery in
allegiance until the primary duty of eating
had been performed.
After supper we started for a row on the
lake. On the piazza an elderly gentleman,
who had heard US inquire for q boat at the
office, saluted us with "You are going
| rowing, DeHeve!
We replied in the affirmative and he con-
tinued LET me advise you TO row around
to the right, keeping not too close to the
shore, and you will see one of the grandest
things on the entire lake. That is Rogers
slide and most magnificent precipice
You know the legend connected with it
presume"
"Yes SIR"
swell this spring young man commit
ted an act OF great hardlhood there. He
actually climbed half way up that preci-
pice and painted his name. He first climbed
up the back side and fastened rope SO
| that it dangled at the waters edge, then
had man row him out in a boat and re-
main near so that if he fell into the water
he would not drown, and then by the aid
of that rope he scrambled up the enormous
hight, and Inscribed his name. If your
eyes are good you can doubtless read it"
Seeing that he was an habitat of the place,
| asked him which end of the lake was the
most beautiful.
"Oh, sir, you can't compare them at all.
Each is beautiful, but each has a beauty
entirely and distinctly its own" Which
was very fine but not as satisfying as it
might have been to fellow trying to find
out what the upper end OF the lake looked
| like.
Next Dan tried him sat the upper end
do the shores rise abruptly and boldly from
the water"-he had been reading the guide
book you sector do they recede in grace
full picturesque slopesP
"Well now, my young friend, know
every line of this lake. know it all, and
to my mind there's nothing grander than
that" And he lead us to the south end of
the piazza and pointed to the bit of Black
mountain sitting quietly down at the edge
of the water. We thanked him and with
drew to select boat.
Gas its centennial year and the thing now
TO forgive the rebels whom we thrashed
twelve years ago let US be magnanimous and
forgive the English whose hash we settled
almost century since, by taking boat
A.,
haiheu alter their coii'nanueF Loru howe;
it seems to be the lightest thing here" said
Dan. and we pushed ,f row almost
.h Ia ao,,ah, .s g.. ,,aoo
any"nerc Is ueign'' anu no inner piace
can be found than Lake George. 1t was
| at sunset and we were in the shadow of
Rocers' rock so If il hadn't hem for onr
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gQioe DOCK we shouiu not nave peeh aware
that we were floating over 'crystal depths
but the lake breeze and the VARYING shades
90 ,,,o hoa,,;,,, roo,os o,o,o - ., al,
Vi 'no nea'ny "ooNeu cups nave az '-'
times potent charm. we were soon un-
der Rogers slide, mot too close to shore"
as our friend had directed. "Now for sub