The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-01-22

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elied The eAHsu. We accepted his
iSritaisou 70 accompany ,hem Ard visit
his 'sneus gtm Of tAe mouataiss.
Closs upon the leif bant q G, coed
road ooadgets g ts TIE foe hotel o.
the elevated E'ouads At the bead " IL
For son, two snilos Of the fvs. ws Sad
COR read begifs With proiesion 81
large rocks, mostly square o. ohloag,
srtsndinE from the wster far % the
mogntAin ard oommiogled with living
tsees Emerging from these ADD look
ing up we 6ld the rect Il the mount.
ala cut = naked And smooth ascent
cone 3. 900 feet from sea level 20 the
top Of NJ Pisgah. % steep that no man
from that side hAs ever aseended H..
Dor guide informed as that from the
eEsleriy aide be bad reached the sum
mit And from that height be bad fair
views Of the White Mountains. of the
western range Of the Green Mountains.
a. they stretch from CAmeFs Hump
and Winooski river to Canada. and also
Of the Adirondaeks Of New York We
we're told at the hotel that 10 some
parts Of this lake no sounding Of its
depth has ever been effected. The best
Of 6sh ate found therein, as we cav
some eight specimens that bad been
transferred to the fine fountain and fish
pond near The hotel We also saw the
miniature steamer ia which the visitors
make excursion al their leisure A
gentleman with bic large family who
sat at our dinner table informed Us that
they bad been guesis there for two
months We were greatly interested
in the visit snd sketch personally
given US by my brothers neighbor,
Hon Isaac Parker He graduated a
good scholar at MiddIebury College in
1915 He studied law aud taught
Academies for some time, but found q
sedentary life not conducive. TO health.
SO science, the languages and the law
we're bis paslime and husbandry his
calling, He has occupied the same
farm over fifty years His neighbours
sons he has occasionally fitted for
college. OF these were his nephews
Hon Isaac Red6eld, long Chief Justice
in Vermont, and Hon. Timothy p.
Redfcld, now on the bench, and Rev.
George y. Ide, ID. D., distinguished
Baptist clergyman. Besides his
annual care as a farmer, we had long
since learned Of his hunting excursions
frequently taken in wintry seasons in
the forests of East Canada. His whole
rehearsal Of his adventures OF this
character was equal to 6Ist rate
romance, besides being truthful How
when night came, sometimes alone and
later 10 company with his son he would
shovel away the snow for making his
bed OF hemock boughs, and would
next cover il over with the same ma
terisl, aud would rest therein 10 health
and safety. He was once looking for
moose. At length be saw one on the
bank Of river He thought his gun
was ell right, bat his good aim and the
noise Of the powder did not move the
animal from his position. Feeling in
his pocket for another cartridge be
found an extra bullet, and thus learned
the great mistake in his previous load.
ing. He quickly loaded again, took aim
and fred and approaching the spot be
found two had fallen side by side. And
large ones they were, said be. And
what did you do with them. Judgei l
asked. / got help, said he, and brought
them home and sent them to Boston,
where they brought me large price.
As we visited with this venerable man
and looked up to him standing like q
venerable oak that has braved the
storms aud winds OF So years, the re-.
Election was legitimate How much Of
healthy and valuable life might be pro.
longed to studious and professional
men by adopting and maintaining sons
form Of alternate manual labor.