The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-10-06
1--WE. .oAN., sep. -. lo16.
AfR. EDITOR:

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Mr. EDITOR:
A week or two since lef, your pleasant
lettle town to pay a visit 10 friends in
that old fashioned State of New England
-Connecticut-whi with its hills and
dales, beautiful inland lakes. and intense
ly rural scenery, makes a pleasant resort
for those who wish TO lose themselves IN
some sequestered spot, seemingly, far
from the busy marts of the world.
The little old town ofLyme, is situated
on the sound, and at the mouth Of the
Connecticut liver. While standing on
the platform of the depot, one is apt to
ask himself the question, where's the
town" The jehu of the "bus," which
stands carefully cut of sight around one
corner of the depot, now relieves your
anxiety by informing you that 1t is Just
over the hill, your inquirlng eyes are
gratifed by glimpse Of the housetops,
Just few, and church spire: all visible
through the interstices of the tree tops
We soon came to the principal thorough
are of the place, which is about one mile
and halflong, lined on each side with
magnificent grandfatherly old trees. and
houses at little distances from each other,
and which rejoices in the title of "The
Street"
This has been the home of many men
whose names may now be found on the
pages of our history. Here lived the
noble family of Waites, so many of whose
members are prominent in the struggles
of today. Back from the town the
county is very broken, great ledges piled
one upon another in rough and rugged
undulations. and stretching away in the
distance like a chain of mimic noun
tains, rise in their grandeur along the
travellers pathway.
The road 10 North Lyme is especially
varied in iisscenery. For about two miles
the road winds and turns among the
ledges and ravines, and then suddenly,
from the great elevation which it has
gradually reached, a most beautiful and
picturesque scenery bursts upon the view.
To the west it leads away in gradual
slopes, past pleasant farms, and plenteous
orchards. to the little village of Hamburg
plainly discernable in the far distance,
nesting at the foot of tall bluff To
the right, and right across the open coun-
try about two miles is Roger Pond, a
beautiful sheet of water, covering proba-
ably two or three thousand acres
The Country falls away from the Ella
walton upon which We are in every dir
ection, and presents the most beautiful
pictures whichever way we turn. Be
hind us is the beautiful little village of
Lyme which We have just left, half hid
den by the leaves, and the tortuous road
over which we have come, is here and
there visible, through the broken ridges.
A few rods to our left is the summer
mansion of Mr u S Ely, a New York
merchant. 1t is built entirely of stone
hewn from the lot upon which it stands
and cost upwards of $4,000. To
the right short distance, directly in
line with Roger Pond, from our point of
view, is the unpretentious vet comfort
able home of the giftedauother of @Ptter
Mulldi," @Ecce COelum." and other
work-Dr. E. F. Burr, Pastor of the
church at Hamburg, which, by the cir
cuitous route taken by the road, is near
ly straight ahead, instead of to our left
as placed it in the first part of this mar
rative.
To our left is the town of Essex, on the
opposite side Of the Connecticut river,
which uhe river is plainly in view for
some distance both up and down. In the
season shad fishing is carried on quite ex-
tensively along the river, Elegant steam
ers plough its waters daily, from Hartford
and intermediate points, to New York
Thus. in few hours from this pleasant
little town, which carries us back in our
thoughts more than century. we have
easy transit, either by rail or boat TO the
center of commerce and trade of to-day
Taking it all in all, Lyme is one of the
''lovliest nooks" along the seaboard, and
is well worthy of visit from the seeker
of rural enJoyments and picturesque
scenery. E. Z. p.