Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-21
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
Certain Centennial D!sappOintments, ),
and incentives, and Rehections.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 10. 1876.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 10, 1870.
To the Editor of the Free Press and Times
One is subject to disappointments, even
here. When left Burlington l supposed
that was coming here to store my mind
with knowledge and strange legends, to
be retained till had become a gray-haired
old man, and then dealt out to seventy-hye
or eighty tow-headed and anxious grand
children as they gathered about me. L had
pictured myself as one of those venerable
persons the Sunday-school books tell OF.
who are loved by all the children for miles
around, both for their virtues aad Tor the
fascinating stories they tell of things they
witnessed in their yo unger days. l am
afraid, though. that the only thing when
has made lasting impression on me, Is the
intensely warm weather here. Tne ther-
mometer has indicated from 95 : to los
in the shade ever since I've been here. es-
terday it ranged from lU2o to los ,. l
heard person say that it was los , IN the
Government Building. but believe he lied.
Nv room was the only place that warm.
Old men, who have lived here all their lives
say they haven't experienced as warm
weather in fifty years.
In such weather don't know what other
wonders will keep fresh. As soon as per-
son ceases to be astOnished he becomes bad
ly off, as without the stimulus of wonder
he is liable to mix and confuse thlrgs.
Thus, =" Japs." Egyptians, Turks, - John
Chinamans," and heathens generally, have
become ordinary persons TO me. and ma
chimes. the sight of which would have
blinded me before, seem commonplace
affairs now. | used TO believe in imposslbii-
tiles. Dut I've got over 1t and only believ c
in one now-and that il the impossIblllty
4 Il. n
a person may see here. Let person tell
me the most outlandsh story ever told and
wont doubt him now, no matter 1t he says
man may go from planet 10 planet IN
a hylng rOw-rOat.
Nevertheless, I'm not sorry came, a.,
after all, one gains great deal oi inior-
nation which will be OF service 10 MN
when he may least think so. UNCONSCIOUS
ly though 1t may be. the seeing 80 many
won deIful specimens OF nature and art, thls
mixing with 50 many and 50 various u lOI
of people. and the noticing 80 many dlnsr-
ent customs, Is sure to have good Iuhu-
ence on him. lie begins to realize how
vast world this is and how little able -
comprehend it mans mind Is. lie realizes,
| too. more fully than before, that man l.
feariully and wonderfully made
How, as person behOlds the depths OF d
/ fellow-man's researches, the remarkable
| products Of his genius and the rleh fruits ct
I a ~ell-used intellect, can ne fail 10 be hlIed
with a greater and better ambition?
! Looking at the benefits to be derived IN
I this manner. no one can attend cur Centen-
| NAL Exposition without being greatly bene-
/ fitted thereby.
Saturday. met Vermont business man
who said To me why this Is great show,
isn'tlt2 Every young man, who possibly
/ can. should visit this exhibition. lie can
[ afford TO miss it," This is almost the unlver-
/ "a! opinion Of those who come here 1t l.
a great school. 1t IS also school where
one may learn that there are lot OF gilt
/ edged people in the world. Judging IRON
the amount OF gllt-edged trash tthst l.
mild term. in my oplnion) there Is among
/ the more sensible articles.
Right here, must stop moment to re-
/ ioice as thousands of people are DOING, lor
/ ram Is coming |, Is coming with ven
geanee too, accompanied by lightning,
wind and hail. but no matter, 20 long as we
get rain The building IN which / an
writing 1.-THE newspaper exhibition build
I incl trem bles as though this hurricane
would tear 1t down =; but don't care-let
il 20 If 1t wants 70. Rain. ram Is what We
rejoice in, no matter it It - bus;- the
whole Centennial
To 20 on with my story. Ii had come
here MAY l0th, and was to stay tlll the close
OF the Exhibition, and could have one-haH
page of your daily. | might possibly 20 into
details with the nope Of doing partial Ids-
tice TO this Exposition ; but. a II l.. II
would be wild TO attempt such thing. In
a dav or two, however, | will be able 10 tell
briefly. if not fully, what Vermont has con-
trlbuted; and tlls, no doubt. will be Of more
interest to the reader than any attempt al
condensiug thirty miles oicOntinuous sight
seeing into two or three letters
THINGS OF EsFKCIAL INTEREST.
The visitor should not fail 10 visit the
/ head quarters oi several CT the other saies
and Territories, especially those ot West
Virginia and Colorado and Kansas
[ The Kansas and Colorado building
/ is, in fact. one Of the most inter
/ est,ng places on the grounds. Another
/ place Is .'Ye Olden lyme" log hut, which
1 IS a true representation OF that domieile, ex-
cepting the access TO the lott, which should
/ be a ladder instead of stairs. The Canada
4 log house will turn out a hImbug, unless
! such buildings consist Of four log pillars
and pile OF lumber. IN airaid the gen
nine Kanuck wouldn't know the institution,
I The State and Nat onal buildings generally
are interesting. especially the outside OF the
New Jersey building. which looks Ike a
cob castle rooted with euchre deck. The
Catholic Total Abstinence fountain l. also
an attractive object. though II In { quite
cOmplet ed Yet. Yours,
Jons darcy.