The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-09-17

peoples gratitude 10 MN VINO lei orr
armies to victo. y and achieved his coun-
try's indepe ,dence-was "proud to be
great, scorning to be more"
Railroad travel is incxorable, leaving
no time for sentiment, much less for
sight seeing. Rapidly were we whirled
through the city, whose expanding
limits and hurrying thousands evidence
participation in the industrial boom so
long promised in the "good times q
coming" but which many thought it
chimerical to anticipate. We glide along
and soon the thriving city of Whining
ton, Delaware, is reached, where the
clang and rumble of the various manu-
factories near the depot gave assurance
that the industrious do not lack employ
ment nor their families bread. What a
contrast TO few years ago. After this
we pass thriving hamlets, cheerful villa
ges, high cultivated farms, and beauti-
full homes, but these are but noted by
thought in our rapid flight until we
reach Chester, Pa, with its ship-yards
and other industries. We stop but
moment and on we go and soon we
enter Philadelphia. More than any
other city thisjhas home look, every :
thing connected with its externals being
so neat and clean. 1t is certainly
very beautiful place, full Of evidences of
wealth., taste,l luxury, and industry.
1t teens with manufactures, while its
wholesale and retail trade and COM
MERGE are greater than would naturally
be expected considering its distance
from the Capes, and the nearness OF tie
markets of New York and Baltimore.
Time is up and the train is off for New
York, passing the numerous small cities
of New Jersey, until we reach Newark
and Jersey City, both of which are full
of interest. Both are trimming with
manufacturing enterprise and daily in
creasing. Indeed, both are but outlying
suburbs of New York, to whose impor-
lance they contribute, and many of
whose citizens resort thereto both for
residence and business. New York
however. is the boss city of the Union,
with but few equals in the world, how
ever considered, with future as the
center of capital, commerce, and trade
and influence which will carry her in
advance of all others. A brief delay
and we are again off steaming up the
beautiful Hudson on the Citizens Line
of palace steamers.
AS all Journeys have an end mine
terminated at home in due time, and
many the happy greetings of relatives,
| friends, and acquaintance, convinced
me ! was no stranger. After few
days delay devoted to friends and rest,
party was made up to 60 camping,
and when we had provided for all en-
ergencies, and ample condiments hol-
| lowware and ware to make one hOUou
ON the morning of July LIST we started
for Thompson's Point on Lake Cham
plain, most beautiful place, and full
of old time memories. Here we pitch
ed our tent, christening ourselves ON
nocents Abroad" and we were abroad
good deal except when
The SUMS perpendicular rays
Shot down to the depths OF the sea,
The fishes, beginning to sweat,
Cried, d-n 1t how hot we shall be-
or night spread his pall-then we hied
us to our tent and spent the time ia
well, maybe you have been there your
self.
On the early morn we haste to the
limpid lake and commenced business,
while yet the morning snn was young,
and it was not long before we had as
nice mess of Champlain pike as one
could wish for, with which substantial
addition to our larder we returned to
camp, where we were soon enjoying the
sweet reward of our toll. How de-
lighttul labor is when you do not haze
to do it. Our first fish breakfast was
long meal, and only when each could
say quaint. suf., did we stop the popular
"cramning" process. DIR. Tanners
Georgia watermelon after his forty
days fast was not sweeter nor taken
with greater gusto than our pike. Ours
was "feast for the gods" They
must have been devoted to the pleas
ures of the table, or why the proverb
Sensuoss creatures! was it for
this they were deified? Many did little
else to deserve exaltation.
Without recording each days catch in
avoirdupois, enough to say we had rare
sport, and the fish did not give out DUR
ing our pilgrimage at the Point. Our
mornings and evenings were devoted to |
the Lake; our days and nights to anec- |
dote, books and sleeping, excepting the
time of rambling among other camps. |
filled with good hospitable fellows, who |
always extended to us a jolly treatment.
On the 9th the Point was made lively |
by the arrival OF Charley Lavake, Doras-
tus Nash DIETER known as "Rat') and
Charley Earl, Jr., as large and fat as
Lieutenant POrgic of revolutionary
fame III romance, but unlike the lieu
tenant, who was always caterin for his
our Earl suffered from an I'M
known disease up to certain time
when skillful E.culapian diagnosed
II into Idenid mana, for which he had
10 provide at second hand. We all
pitch in and help them pitch their tents
and soon everything is in good order,
md the more fun, for on Saturday night
/ barrel of old cider comes in, and like
he actor in Rolla when the "SmaH MANI
'aid "Down in yonder thicket we spied
IN old cask (casique)," so we like the
eading man exclaimed, "Roll il in and
ap it." 1t was tapped,i it continued TO be
apped from dewy eve to early morn:
nut Mondav morning a conviction stole
'ver the sensibilities of some that cider,
when taken in large quantities, was I'M
wholesome, and the remnant was used ,
10 lave the rocks.
Tuesday was red-letter day. It'll
marked the advent of ladies TO the
amp, and order reigned supreme
where before the dds" held high car
lival--but innocent all the time, remem- ,
er. Some of the ladies expressing ,
lesire for row on the Lake one of the
'Innocents" offered his services, and
icing accepted started out; the party
owed over to Split Rock Light house,
nut was refused admittance. 1t was q
eautiful night. During the absence q
Earl got worried, lest they should con !
he deep bosom OF the Oake) ocean be l
urled." or course no selfish jealousy
Mingled with the anxiety, it was limo. a
emit interest. Like Rachel weeping
Dr. her children, he refused to be com
orted until they were home again, and :,
hen his nervous tension relaxed, and
.arl was "himself again."
The Point was further enlivened by
no opportune arrival OF Joe Hughes
nd wife from Eaii haven VI plpaeaut | l.