Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-07-08
Summit Mt, Washington.

Summit Mt. Washington.
Writing here this morning, will
the cold togs scudding about us, w
wonder If there is not many a Cen
tennial visitor, sweltering in Phila
delphia that would gladly exchange
places with us. Yes, the GOODNESS II
refrehing, and we onjoy that part O
it, though c,imps are straight, dres
ses are wonderfully limp and cling
ing, and hats sufficiently pliable Il
put in your pocket. A party of ter
of us made the assent yesterday
camping for the night at a small sec
ton house five.eighth Of q mile from
the summit and in the early morn
ing. between two and three o'clock
walking to the tip.top to see the SUI
rise. Old Sol. peers through tn
clouds, and the fog lifts q little, ant
we see pillows of clonds below III
stretching away like the ocean al
far as the eye can reach, but tn.
veil settles down again heavily, ant
we are reminded of some lines, writ
ten on the window.casing Of oul
last nights lodging.house. The au
thor after pronouncing M. Washing
ton a fraud, and relating some o
the trials and mishaps of the triI
for which a glorious sunrise, is ex
pected to compensate him, winds
up with:
but now the vapors from the East
Are flooding all the skies,
/ wish had pint of yeast
To make the id stuff rise"
Pardon us MIR. Editor, for this
inelegant quotation, it was so appli
cable to our case, sitting in thu
drenching mist, on the piazza of thu
Summit House, that we repeated il
to the other nine, who could but
excIaim $50 say we all of u.s."
Back down the track to our camp
to breakfast, where we entertained
a stranger who gave US his card, Mr.
John May, Leominster, Mass, d
pleasant middle-aged gentleman who
has seen the Yosemite and many
other wonders. He stopped at the
Signal Service building over night,
but tiuding their breakfast hour was
to be- too late for his connection with
trains at the Base, he kindly par
took of our fare, and we separated
among the clouds probably never
to see or hear of each other again.
We could hardly be called other.
wise than a jolly company last night,
but give us credit for great fore.
thought, for although of the five
men and their five wives, there
were plenty to think of dried beef
and turnovers, soap and towels,
matches and blankets, not one
thought Of candle or light in any
form. Imagine our condition then,
tired and hungry, with supper to
prepare and the sun, even at this
altitude fast leaving us. But then
was displayed the ingenuity of lit.
tie woman, who with an old saucer,
a cup of suspicious butter, found in
IA not over-clean cupboard, strip
torn from her cambria handkerchief
and a five cent piece, manufactured
light far preferable to darkness.
We were just beginning to enjoy
it's glimmer, when we received a
call from MIR. King of the Signal
Service. He said he learned that a
party of Vermonters were making
the assent, and seeing our smoke,
he came down to see if he could be
of any assistance to US. After chat.
ting awhile, he babe US a CHEEKY
good night. telling US to give him a
call as early as three o'clock this
1.-THE wife Of Mr.. King,
also of Mr.. Line, are stopping a
while with their husbands in Cloud.
land.
The sunset last night was truly
glorious. The lady who sat, watch
in hand, on the jutting rock by the
''Gulf of Mexico" "a frightful "a.
vine in front OF our lodgel says it
was just five minutes to eight when
The sun like great golden ball
dropped out of sight, and she could
urn her thoughts to supper and
est.
The wind blew and the heavy
shutters slammed but we kept a
rood fire and our "Magic Lamp"
burning all night. The gentlemen
Wished they could get telegram
rom Cincinnati, and if Blaine's
nomination lad depended on that
title cabin on the bleak mountains
op, he would surely have been vic.
OriOuS.
We attempted "Winnowed
Iymns," but the result must have
cen chaff instead Of good grain, I
Or the air was light and we were (
red. We gave out puzzles, cha.
AIDES, &C., and one man who will
never Groa0 any more, ask. I
d, "What is it that God never saw,
ngels seldom see, but man sees 9
very day? We pondered over it I
long time, and dropped to sleep, '
'st as some one in another corner G
ives the answer, "His equal" and q
le clock (if there had been one) t
ruck one.
Nine o'clock, and the clouds are '
caring away and six of the party \
D back to the summit and enjoy f
'vely views, that well repay them $
II the extra climbing. Then Base t
ard Ho for we must stop at the a
.arshfield House and AmmonoO. D
&c Fails. So we strap shawls and /,
ankets, and pack up our MOSES
I'd rocks and other curiosities, and b
&c men prepare the slide-boards G
r our descent.
The snow is quite plenty down in Il
ie, bridle-path b; we find enough to eat fir
ink and thror. The view as we I"
down is truly fine. There are e,
'nds and lakelets and Nesting vii q
res. and down at our feet winds eli