The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-11-01
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AN9hN Aht httth hUuliAlhs OF ct
mont. care 10 hear something Of life in
the bonny land Of Kyy Scraps gath.
cred up and Dotted down from perhaps
rather Of an humble outlook, not among
the grabdecs aud arislocrats, lor your
correspondent belong not 70 the "lillies
/ II the field who toll not neither DO they
spin A back seat, in rear car on
/ the railroad, where one may observe
the fashions and study human nature
in front Of them, and with another
glance take IN the glories Of nature
they are leaving behind, is a much more
favorable point for amusement and OBJ
seryation than a Pullman palace com
partment so, in a jogirot ride behind
q well behaved nag through beautiful
region, one may behold many beauties
that are lost in the great rush Of travel
And who shall say that an observing
eye and an appreciative heart do not
compensate for wealth and elegance {!
In the midst Of the famous blue grass
region Of Kentucky rises up the little
city Of Nicholssville of some 1000 in
habitants. not unlike other southern
towns, rejoicing in its immense court
house, the pride and center Of the town
around which may be seen on court
days motley crew of whites and
blacks, and horses and mules, and dogs
/ While Justice is being administered
inside the swapping Of horses is car
ried on outside, and the vendors of other
wares rush bfiskly around shouting out
their respective merits. Several severe
engagements took place about it during
the late war, and portion Of the men
under Braggs command were en-
oamped here for two years. The an
eient camping places may still be seen,
but the hres have long since died out,
as have died out the angry passions
that then illuminated mems hearts. A
/ little farther on there remains an old
fort and breastworks. Up on the bill is
the old hospital, where went out many
a lite and which the darkies commonly
report to be haunted. l visited the
place with gay party. The ghost did
not appear and the place was vocal
with merry echoes. Away down in the
valley are the two cemeteries, where
sleep the fallen ones, with only high
fence between them. The fence IL de-
cayed aud tottering in many places. 1t
will soon pass away, and then may the
loving winds Of Heaven bow hither the
seeds Of tie peoples Of forgetfulness
to bloom and hide the ruins.
The Jessamine Female Institute is
situated in the north end OF the town,
large brick building supported by
heavy pillars 10 front, aud wide mar
BILE walk leads down 10 the street daily
trod by some 100 pupils Quite mum
Der 81 young ladies' ride in five or SIX
miles from The country TO school on
horseback, aud an imposing cavalcade
they rake The horses Craze peace
fully IN the back yard while their riders
study the isms aud ologies Of the nine
teenth century In large upper bal
81 ihe j + /. prcsides your correspon'
dent be room is changeahle il
character, but at the same hour cacl
dsy assumes the same phase. Regu
larry at Q IN. il seems peopled witt
ancient Romans, who recount the ad
ventures Of Dido and Eneas, or the
strategic moves ot Caesar Later i
assumes a mathematical form. Various
geometrical figures appear upon iht
. walls the fortunes Of and b, % those
I car famed individuals are settled to /
nicely, the stove pipe becomes cyl
inder while the poker dwindles out intC
straight line But usually the sount
81 the piano il heard therefrom, anC
not uuirequen,ly DO the portraits 0
Beethoven aud men which adoru tho
walls seem to hang their heads IN very
modification and despair as their divine
strains are misrepresented and distorted
|. by soniless heads aud unskilliul Gngers
, The pixies Of Kentucky are wide
hard aud smooth as house floor. Tn,
,olls are enormous, 10 cents AZ ever,
} gate, aud a gate occurs once 10 fiye q
six miles. Indeed the fare to Lexing
ton il cheaper by rail than by the pike
Last Sunday went out into the conn
Try ten miles with my Rev Principal
who bad III engagement 10 preach. He
took nc along 20 start the tancs.
The day was Gne, tie woods we've
clothed IN al their autumn glory u va
iicd green, and scarlet. aud ruFsei
brown. sam Iilden. lour horse ], was
al bic best and fairly aew over the
smooth pike. Ny companion s. ia'
forgot els ministerial dignity a. TO get
oat and pilicF some apples from . road
eide orchard. which ! helped hin eat
Z Al one tollgaie to The useal preamble.