Litchfield enquirer., 1879-10-23
Goshen. No. All.

GoNE.-I anl not off on Saturn, ,is one of your correspondents said was, Dec. 2S, 1876, but as soon as had written for yoH last week, 1 came on to Natick, Mass, seventeen miles West of Boston, on the great Boston and AL bany road where we have 56 trains a day, and as soon as arrived l accepted an invita- tion to tin wedding. On one of the presents was, 'I congratulate you on having been mar ried tin years" The first morning we took a ride off Southeast of Wellesley, to the large place of MT. Baker, of the Grover and Baker Sewing Machine Co.,. where we saw the most singular statues all through the groves, wild horses sticking their heads out of the stable windows, six live bears in their dens, and the oldest collection of things. He once invited 1900 guests from Boston, furnished special train for them. At the depot the great compa- ny were accommodated with wagons and carts drawnby COWS, goats and other animals, and they had feast on the grounds, and when the guests saw notice up in the fantastic groves, directing them to a certain place where they would get every thing good to drink, they followed the directions and found all sorts of bottles filled with liquors of different colors, but when they drew the corks they found that the decanters were made of solid glass except two or three drops of coiored liquid in the top.
 We next visited Wellesley Collage, and saw the very extensive, beautiful buildings erected by MT. Durant, and presented by him to the College when he deeded the tract of land con- taining about three hundred acres. This great place is on the North side of Waban Lake, large, beautiful tract of water, across from the Hunnewell place. MT. Durant is said to have spent from one and an half to two millions of dollars on this place, before and since the Vel lesley College started. They now have about three hundred young ladies in the college We were treated with marked attention by the teachers, young lady showing us the library chemical laboratory, the beautiful tropical plants and other curiosities.
 Our next visit was to the extensive and beautiful grounds, houses and gardens of the Hunnewels. father and two sons, bankers, of Boston. This place is fifteen miles from Boston, and is considered to be the finest in the country. The terraced Italian garden, sloping down to the great lake, is the most charming place ever saw, and the beautiful flowers fruits and tropical plants near the house of the elder proprietor, are far superior to those we saw at the Centennial at Philadel- phia. 5t.
 Then we drove through South Natick, and saw a fine elm where it is supposed the Indians sat. Very near the Unitarian church is Sandstone monument with inscription, 'John Eliot, Apostle to the Indians, Born 1909. Died 20, May, 1690." Near by, close under the fence, is very odd looking ancient stone, with this inscription. "Here Ives the Body of Daniel Takawambpait, aged 64. Died Sep tenber the r, 1716"
 In l641 Eliot resolved to learn the Indian language, the Mohegan dialect, generally spok- en in New England at that time, and young Indian who could speak English helped him. In two years he could converse with the h. dians and he reduced their barbarous language to writing and finally translated the whole bible, and had 1900 copies printed. One copy was sent to King Charles II. will give the readers of the Enquirer one Indian word which signifies, "our question" Kummogkodnnat- octiteaongannunlavash. It appears that TakawamDpait was minister and the successor of Eliot.
 have just spent the afternoon at the Morse Library in Natick, and the Librarian, Rev. MT. Wight, who formerly preached in Goshen, showed me the old Indian Bible printed at Cambridge in MDCLXXV. have also seen every thing in boot factory where they en- ploy three hundred and twenty five hands; I also went through base ball factory
 H. N