The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-07
Correspondence of the N. Y. Tribune.
William M. Evarts and his Summer
Home at Windsor, vt.

Leaving the station with instructions for |
ending "a large, open gateway with road |
leading straight to the house," / found the
gateway without difficulty, but was not
enough to tell at a glance
which of the four houses to which this
same road gave equal access was the one |
sought. Tbere was enough Yankes in me
to try the first one which crossed my path
one with many rooms and Astounding in
generous piazzas, and with doors and win
dOws thrown wide open on every side. i
found the house to be the right one, but
also discovered that it would have been diff
fcult to go astray as the four houses all
belonged to Mr.. Evarts' estate. MIR. Ev-
arts summer household is large one. Be
sides his immediate family, which consists
of his wife and eleven children, the place is
Holland house for guests, transient and
otherwise. Instead of bringing them all
under one roof, rooms are assigned in the
different houses, while all gather for meals
- save when the number gets beyond con-
tro--in the ning-roOm OF the house
which MIR. Evat IS calls his own. Here,
too, is the gathering place for music or
reading, the whole house appearing to act
as sort Of public parlor {, the rest-the
homestead, in fact. One of tie dwellings
is given mp exclusively to Mr.. E,ats'
bachelor friends. A billiard table oc-
cupies the room which would other
wise be used as a dining-hall, while
throughout the house are evidences
that the abode of woman is not there. In
the vicinity Is green house, supplemented
with flower garden whose walks are
hedged with high-pointed hemlock, as
symmt tricaily irimme as the less brilliant
oil nuolt rf IL Ia
garden. and rs l stood on the bluff winch
marks its boundary, aud look d over the
waving fields of grass and com, here where
y boat-house capped the edge of a dis ant
field, and there where barns and buildings
gave evidence of farming uroa large
scale, Mr.. Egalts qule.ly said:
"This is my farm"
"lIow many acres ?" asked.
go, about six hundred. Part of it, how
ever, is back there on the hills"
Turning, he p ,inted across the Connect
cut "Do you see that thckly wooded
point 2"
"Yes' saw 1t far up the hill on the
very crown.
II own a tract there down to the base.
My guide then proposed to visit the sta
bles and barns. In the private stables were
eight horses. each must have horse tc
| suit his or her own taste for riding or driv
ing,' explained Mr.. EvaIts. There were
vehicles from the fourth hand drag to The
basket-phaeton. Crossing stretch Of
meadow, we came to the bans. Thu
principal building is 100x50, with loft
capable of holding 100 tors of hay. An
other barn of the same dimensions will b,
built next year.
Across long stretch of pasture, aud W.
came to the trout pond, sheet of watel
covering about 90 acres. Here are three
pleasure boats, and all the delicate appli
apces for trout-fshing. There is one re
markable fact about this pond 1t has II,
surface water whatever for source, but Il
fed by myriad of springs which gusI
from the hillside just beyond. Thes'
waters do not bubble and saunter leisurcly
away, but rush out with sufficient force t
turn wheel of respectable dimensions
Some idea of the volume of water supplies
may be had from the statement that owe
the dam, as al outlet to the pond, tn
water howe at the rate of 2,400 barrels pc
hour. Mr.. Evarts i, of the opinion tina
the unseen source muet have its fountai
head in some subterranean lake.
Back we come to dinner at p. IN. Thi
was day when the company, proving to
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portion eating IN one of the outer houses
while Mr.. and Mrs. Evarts were at thei
own table in the principal dining room. Ii
must be incorriglbly timorous who is no
at ease about this hosptable board. MI
Evarts is q host at once open-handed
genial and free from osten,ation, as full G
small talk as of great. He has for nea
neighbor Edwin M. Stoughton. Poop
come and 60 informally, assured of a CO.
dial welcome and unrestraint. Windsc
, holds, to Mr.. Evarts, u suspicion of bus
ness in the shape of the state prison.
: "But it is beautifully conducted inst
tution," Mr.. Evarts hastens to remark
"None but the most worthy are admitted
and disorderly or intoxicated persons,
seems, are not allowed" "You see" col
tinued our host, 'that of course, owing
Q the great demand, we are unable to SUI
; ply quarters for all, and so we take Il
worst; but as the wors. OF Vermont POI
q ulation corresponds to the cream of Ne
York Legislature, some idea can be forme
3 of our high standard as jsilers."
e After dinner, acc mpanied by one of NJ
c Evaits's sons, under whose charge Il
farming operations are carried on, | WI
driven over the esla,e, bordering on u
Connecticut. OF the 600 acres, nearly q
o are under cultivation, the remainder ber
q pasturage and woodland At one time M
Evarts had 500 sheep, but this number h
:, been reduced about one-haf. Along Il
New Hampshire side stretches line
8 bills on whose slope there must, some da
G spring up the villas of wealthy men fro
:, New York and Boston. Every possib
combination of Landscape beauty seems
d be afforded here. In the short distan
e across the river. Ascutney rises 600 fee
r its SIDES dssolving into hills on the rig
and left hand, while. in frort, the groul
falls away into intervale and plain, whe
the village of Windsor lies.
In the face OF very wet moon, MI
=. Evarts was busy with her watering pc
~ With the love for flowers comes the d
sire to care for them. "How much mo
:, satisfactory it is" said Mrs. Evalts, Z"
Il feel that they really belong to you
y know that you can gather them as "
y wish, without feeling the eye of the gar
y ener upon you, or his presence at yo
o heels!"
a "a head gardener is tyront," said NJ
Evarts; she generates useless inproy
Q ments and overbears al remonstrance.
U is a luxury | wouldn't afford if could"
IT 1t is the very romance of country lii
liberal in everything for comfort and fire.
q dom. MIR. Eyarts was looking over 4
returns from Saratoga. said; 1.-the
= must be in New York much more diia
. pontmf mt over the result than at Wndst
2 disappointment p he replied. "Im pr
u fectly delighted"
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