, 1879-07-26
WATERING.PLACE NOTES.

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Eptctdt CoTre4pm,deMes af This Ittbuns.
OcoNoMowoc, Wis, July 24.-No ono should
como to Ocouomowoc unless prepared to stay
few days, md having on hand d little surplus
cash with which to luycsr tu an occasional car
riagc ride. Bryant would hava found happi-
ness here, and his mighty soul might have eu-
ioycd communion With the typo OF Nature which
hero e1hts, While tak!ng d little child by Tho
hand mud wandering along beautiful Lac La
Belle. or through these grand old woods, he
would haye entirely forgotten the STRIFE aud tur-
inoll Of the outer world.
We recall our dear old friend this morning, 40
no never gazo upon q grand panarnInR OF Nature
without picturlng hta bent form going along,
and bis noble head bent Ia meditation. 10 was
a true child OF Nature to tho Inst But We d..
Cress.
It Is no wonder that rural poots 20 into ecsta-
eles over tho little isthmus between FowIer's
Lake an1 Lac La Belle; and 1t would tnlsn q
long residence hero aud great amount OF study
to do tho placa anything like justice In dcscrlp-
tlon.
When wo say that within q radius OF nine
miles there arc forty-one beautiful hikes, which
nre surrounded by scenery Of surprising
grandeur, such Us dry green banks, shores COW
cred with pebbles, aud lined In almost every
spot with forest trees (which must have stood
tho storms Of centuries" VIC have IN very un-
satisfactory way drawn pen.pleture OF tho
seouc that lies now 20 vivid aud lovely be-
Tho little Village Of Oconomowoc Is situated
about 400 feet above Lake MICHIGAN, aud ~ a'ti.
tuae accounts ior tho ctcart tfGah alr Which Is
always in circulation hero.
Tho drives arc unusually fnc, tho only Mts-
take u1ado In fileir plan being tu not having one
around tho entire circumference OF the lakes.
~ has
practicable, and visitors hare no particular Eca-
son 10 lind fpuit with the omission.
The woods around Lac La Belle abound IN
such game a. duck, snipc, a',u woodcoek, md
There ID diversity Of sports, such as driving,
boatlng, bathing, fishing, md oil the eamua
Which i are usuaiIY played on tho lawn. and,
while the amusomonts arc unlimited, yet they
There Is no steamer hero now, tile ono which
for several seasons before piled the lakes hAY-
lug becn removed this sDFinE By ears to kewau.
kce, which il cioyon miles from here. Most ot
t,le yachts aud sailboats belong to private iudt.
It seems impossible that beautiful Lac La
1jello was once tauaarind swamp, With only q
little rapid liver running through IT. but sucti
We are assured Is the case by ono OF the oldest
lnhabtauts.
1t does one's soul good to talk with The old
people who taye grown up heros their inlormla,
tion IL very valuable, tdo, aud more to bo relied
up0A tAlhA SllNk " DS E1tRuEA 4toth AAF OA@SA
sources. Ucouomowoo Is eaid by some to 20
over forty ycars old, md there are Landmarks
! which Indicate t]lnt It might be older. l..
Tho Townsend llouse haa been built ten
| years, being rebuilt once during ulat period.
Since that Eub hotel has been constructed
most OF tho improvements IN the vicinity hsye
been made. Even the roads around hero wcro
ewatups previous to then. The regular rcat'
dctss OF the village number probably ,000.
Most generally tic hotels. Of which there nEd
three OF special potc, arc we'll filled during tho
| summer scasun with visitors from Chicago; but
| tAs year the Southern element scoms to pre-,
| vail, aud the number Of guests from St. Louis
| greatly exceeds thoso from other placca..
Whole families are here With servants, aud
| In this respect 0eoIosnoWoc Is like the 5fecca
Of Eastern waterlDE-p places It IL usual there
| to see tables reserved for families who have
| their own servants to whit upon ulcmi and tlla
| this custom is coming IN vogun hHre.
At tho Townsend liouse most uf tho watterl
| arc from Chicago, and they hAyo served IL such
tosteiEles tA the fremont aud Palmer.
Bt4nding on oae Of tho bridges over F0wler'l
Lake ne looked fur a few miuutca over Into tht
clear, placid water, Scarcely rippla disturbed
It, and the objects 1t tts bossom could be dis
tinctly seen IRON cur position.
Merfatls OF l1tte tlsh were dart1uX hero AMI
there, seekiug for lurking places among th'
long thongs Of cactlla which project In ever,
shape anl direction tu tue water, and moro thar
dozen lazy turttea vera Ut the tiue scrambltn}
over the green sllmy rocks Of thets WateIl
| homo.
The iron bridge which u over the da,n COS