The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-12
Continued from last week.

to come down, that were to convey Us up to
the Glen house, were entertained by a pro-
cession of teams hitched to almost every
conceivable kind of conveyance, young men
on horse back, old men on foot las usuaD
who were out celebrating the glorious fourth
of July, after the yankee fashion. No fire
crackers were however heard. for the select
men of the village had forbidden their use.
The coaches at length arrived, and then came
the scramble, by the noble two hundred, for
seats therein. Our party, however, concluded
that they wanted to see Us up on the mountain,
and waited patiently on the porch of the
hotel until the first one was driven around,
which had been held in reserve by the pro-
prietor, and thus secured coach exclusively
to ourselves. drawn by the finest team of
six gray horses among the whole number.
The road to the Glen house leads up through
either side. where the bare rocks do not APP
pear, by thick under growth of forest trees.
point Is reached mile or two from Cor
ham, from which can be seen the top of Mt.
Washington, which is, from there, about
fourteen miles away, though seemingly not
one-quarter that distance. The Glen House
is quite surprise party in itself with its
spacious dining room capable of seating four
to five hundred guests, and its nicely fur
nished parlor capable of holding as many
more. One would scarcely expect to find so
large building in such a wild and desolate
place 1t is however a delightful place for
one to keep cool in and enjoy the quietness
of his surroundings. They have the purest
water; the tables at the hotel are spread
with every variety of food that can be found
at the best hotels in our cities; the guests
are provided with the richest milk and butter
furnished by a herd of Jersey cows, kept by
the proprietor for his own use, and to those
who can afford the luxury and with whom
the cold mountain air agrees, it is de-
lightful place to spend quiet summer vaca-
ton.
The afternoon was spent i'll visiting Glen
Ellis Falls a beautiful cascade where the
water leaps down over the rocks. one hun
dred feet or more. We were accompanied
on this ride by Prof. Hitchcock, our new
principal, and young attorney by the name
of Chapman. from Minnesota. Thanks to
Mr.. Chapman who, while at the falls, made
cup out of birch bark, and from which we
all took cooling draught on our return to
the hotel, from Josh Billings spring by the
road side This spring takes Josh's euphoni-
Gus name from the fact that he first dug it
out and placed in i. an old board to retain
was necessary to wear oyercoats and wraps
and cracking fire in the stove was not I'M
! comfortable. Owing to the effect that the
atmosphere here had upon the throat and
lungs of some of the party, it was decided
that we would not go on top the mountain
the following day, but would rather take the
first coach down in the morning, and get an
earlier train for Portland. We had seen
mountain scenery quite enough.
Any little episode that happened to any of
the party has been strictly forbidden, but as
Mrs. A. has not yet returned and will not see
this. we will make mention of a little Incl
dent that occurred as we were about leaving
the hotel the next morning. which we will
confess, ought to have been seen to be
thoroughly appreciated. Mr.. Milliken, the
proprietor of the hotel, is not the most
aimable landlord in New Hampshire. We
had all taken our seats in the coach, save one,
the young man of the party, who was no.
where to be found. Two or three of our
acquaintance were called and requested to
go in search of him. MiIliken was becom-
ing desperately impatient every moment.
The six grays hitched to the coach were
paving the earth, and seemingly could stand
still no longer, and when the landlord an
nounced he would wait no longer for him,
then il was that one of the young ladies of
the party proceeded in very energetic,
though polite manner to inform him that
very important part of the party was being
left behind, and that i was impossible to
proceed without him. Milliken was incor-
rigible and wholly deaf t. her pathetic EN-
treaty. The command call aboard" "go
ahead" was quickly siven-cruck went the
drivers whip and we fairly few away down
the hill. There was perceptible smile on
the faces of about one hundred of the guests
who had gathered on the porch to see US
depart, while all within the coach laughed
heartily, save one Judge II. appeared at