Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-07-21
From the White Mountains.

from the Whlte MOuhlniuss
June has come and gone since w
wrote you before, aud now the mid
summer heats are upon us. JUNE
was a right royal month, aud wOr
thy Of all the time-wOrn adjective'
ever applied to her. With her robe'
of "emerald velvet,' her rivers like
silver ribbons, her dew and sun
shine, gentle showers and up spring
ing green, everywhere, she seem
Ell to try her best TO hide the effects
of the terrible fires of May, thai
blackened SO much of our scenery
Travel is as good rs could he eX
pcctcd and more hoped for, fol
there is plenty of room. Several
large pleasure parties have fitted
through. Dir. Ordway's famous
Lawrence party have made Their
annual buzz. The Boston Journal
has given SO much space to the de-
scription of the trip, that we need
not attempt much. 1t was indeed
u brilliant company, in the words
of the Irish orator, "cXcelled by
few, cqualled by none," represent
ing rs it did SO much of the culture
and refinement of aristOcratic Mas
sachusetts. Prof. Park aud others
of"exclusive Andover" cOndescend.
ing to join the excursion.
The Handel Association of Ban
gor, some forty or fifty in number.
have been "doing" the mountains
and express themselves as highly
delighted with their trip. Judge
Hilton'S plan is not to be thought
Of here for an instant. The land
lords of our mountain hotels, would
tell you many good things of their
Jewish patrons,-wealthy, sener'
Gus, pleasant, in short, profitable (;
bringing their servants, children
and friends; long staying and we'll
paying.
We hope, Mr.. Editor that those
people who have not read the White
Mountain article in the August
uarper's will do so at once. 1t is
very fine, although some of the H.
Illustrations are faulty as any one
familiar with the mountains can see
at IA glance. The author says, "were
he to show an Englishman the high
est and purest of American arts.
tocracy, he should not take him to
Long Branch or Newport, but to
the White Mountains, where the
high prices serve to keep away the
middle class and shoddy, who would
otherwise flock here III great num-
bcrs." At least that is the drift OF
one remark. So far SO good, but
evidently the author does not know
wholly whereof he aflirms.
There are farm.houses and Cheap
boarding-h houses, where are to be
found many people of culture and
refinement from summer to sum.
ner. Your rooms may not be as
elegant, your table not as costly,
but they can be neat, cool and tidy,
and your food, fresh, inviting and
Yon can, from your
more retired boarding-place visit
these first class hotels, for the fine
parlors, halls and piazzas are free
to all wcll-behaved persons; you
can walk in the grounds, chat with
friends you may have stopping
there, hear the band play and see
the merry dancers at the hop. If
there is some world-known lecturer
to speak You can hear him. If there
are celebrated pianists and vocal.
lists from abroad you can hear them,
and then, the walks and drives, the
peaks, and valley lowell
ness, are all your very own, as much
as though you were paying as, that
writer says, your fifteen or twenty
dollars per day. Your horse per
haps may be, your own, then indeed,
you are to be envied. The author
of the article referred to, mentions
the "natives' in u not very compli-
manner perhaps, but then
probably he "meant no of1ense."
OF course it is desirable to go to
our frst.class hotels if ones purse
is sufficiently long and heavy.
What we wish to be understood is,
that there are summer visitors of
couture and refinement" outside
these high,priced houses, and that
probably, not all that walk their
spacious halls, or dine at their
tables are of the "blue
blood" entire.
One of the newer attractions in
this immediate vicinity is the "Bear
and Deer Park" one mile from the
Fabyan, where is a fine bear, six
leer, foxes, owls and two American
eagles, sc. 1t is the proprietor's
plan, to add to this collection from
time to time, but nothing unless
caught in this State l believe.
The weather is remarkably fine.
What the dog-star may bring us
he 25th we know not, but hope he
nay postpone his usual sultriness
md mugginess indefinitely. More
mon. VERMONTER.
THE BENNINGTON CENTENNIAL.
Circular No. l, issued from the head.
quarters of the Veteran Soldiers
Reunion at Bennington, announces