Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-04-18

! Continuation of Mrs. Anne Royals Travels and
| luals irom Burlington, Vt, to Washington. II. c.
Extracts from her book
FROM MIDDLEBUEY TO CA,TLETON.
The stage arrived at Castleton little be-
fore might, where was Immediately put to
bed, after having my wounds dressed. There
Is medical academy kept at Castleton, at
the head Of which stands Doctor L. Wood
ward, and aS soon "a was taken out of the
stage-c0ach sent for him. Being appriscd
OF the tricks Ot those missionaries, | took
care to be always provided with surgeon
in case OF another attack, accident, or other
mischance. Doctor W soon came hearing
that lady had arrived with broken limb,
he expected, no doubt, forty or fifty dollars
at least. After examining the wound he
went oil and returned in a few minutes with
dressings and yard Of flannel Of a more sub
stantlal texture than any hitherto applied,
the bandages all being made of flannel.
The doctor was one of your well-informed,
good, easy gentlemen, hardly what could be
called mddle-aged, of middling size, with
round, plump, handsome face, and very soft,
insinuating black eyes. His smile and
countenancc, like his eve, was irresistible,
being at once the finest in nature lie did
not like the bandages on the wound, thew
were too narrow, and taking a scat in front
of nc, with one of his. wise Esculapian re-
cOnnOitres, he took a long look at the
wound, turning his learned head from one
side to the other to ascertain wherein the
defect lay. had ruined the man at first by
telling him that | was referred to him as a
man of superior Judgment he, therefore,
after looking scientifically profound, in
long, thoughtful mOOt-ruDning his hand
occasionally over the curves, cones ami
geOmetrical supeliccs Of the limb, delivered
himself with great gravity as follows
- Madam, it appears that you have had
confusion, which has di>located your ankle,
fractured the larger bone of your leg in
other words, the blnc has been split, the
smaller bone has Ecen broken Just above
the ankle, your knee has been badly
sTrainei, and the flesh much bruised, and
the ankle has not been properly set, and if
You are not careful and have proper aad
skilful attention you will not be able to walk
for some time" All this | knew before,
and after bathing it in warm water. then
rubbing with liniment, he rolled it up in
flannel, after which lay down.
then mentioned to the doctor, that in
consequence oil nv misfortune, was unable
to wait on the people Of the town for their
patronage, arc as he appeared to be eminent
in the place, | would esteem it favor to
bring in his friends that my expenses were
great, and the accident having occurred in
his State, would doubtless enlist the SYM
pathy of the citizens of the place. lie said
he would see them in the course of the eve
ning, or in the morning, but from that 1ay
to the present have neither seen him nor his
friends.
Having understood that the father Of Mr.
Langdon, of Burlington, lived here, ad-
dressed note to him; IN the course of the
day he called, but that Was all this did
not woudcr At, as he was a dcep-dyed blue
skin but expected more generosity from
the dpr;cr.
Cd>llcton i very handsome village, sit
uatcd on the Ca~tleton River, beautiful
stream; the scenery, to1, il rich aud pic
turc-que. But what signifies silver streams
and beautiful landscapes, when the people
who lnhabit them have neither the heart nor
soul to enjoy them. Without taste or feel
ing the Wild beast that roams the forest.
inasmuch as it fills the part for which it was
intended hy TIE Creator, is more rational
and greatly superior to those two-leggei
brutcs. The people Of Burlington, to he
sure, arc mean to u proverb the name Of
Goth or town of sHagS will doubtless stick to
them to the latest posterity, yet there were
some good people in it-several honorable
exceptions-but in CaStletoH all were alike.
emphatica!ly mean What is the cause of
this There must be some cause that a ,rhcle
community should behave 50 consummately
savage beg the savage's pardon, As We
have many Instances of savage hospitality
mean british. presume the reader, by
this time cueSses right. they are all Presby- |
terians, orthodox biue-skins, that is, Sunday
school, tract, Bible and missionary Ieople-
the name OF missionary has become name
OF terror and abhorence.
A-t tho oioa". An ~ UUuio yei-Casti..er.,
the seat of a medical college, and all the
students are pious, godly men, so they can |
heal both body and sOul This is an |
advantage that cannot he acquired in
every town, and | advise parents to
send their sons TO Castleton Besides the |
knowledge Of medicine and saving souls, |
they would acquire the knowledge of charity,
hospitality and pOlitcness, as perfectly as |
though they had taken lessons from the old |
Pink himself In looking over the history
Of Ia-.leton, | see there was great revival !
some time back, wncn thirty-two hopeful
converts were added to the church over which |
one Ellhu prc-ites. presume it must have |
been rericai-;imes when called there. The |
whole town contains 1850 inhabitants. IL !
was settled in 1863, by Lee, Bird, Blel, Bar
tholomew and Remington. 1t was once the |
seat OF bravery and patriotism. \ monument
the name of Col Bird Col Lee
still survives. aged 50 years.