The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-11-10
Vermont.

Possibly some one may be able to bea
this description of our Green Mouutail
State, but If it has been done it has neve
been our pleasure to see it. 1t is from
Massachusetts, newspaper writer.
Start northward some morning and il
the course of the day you will strike thai
little cluster of green hills and fertile val
leys called Vermont. As you travel on
you will find great deal of uphill ant
some down, but never mind--life has iti
ups and downs, and why shouldn't Yer
mont? Don't get discouraged; one old fel
low who has travelled good deal in thes,
regions said he never felt discouraged as
long Us hills were perpendicular. Once il
q while, up Jamaica way, he found one
that leaned towards him, and then it waf
rather hard scratching for his old mare.
But there is some level ground. They say
there are two places in the state where
they can play croquet-One is on the Con.
necticut river, between Brattleboro and
Bellows Falls, and the other is over on
Lake Champlain somewhere. Well, never
mind the hills; cattle and sheep get around
on them first rate after they get used to it,
and seem to do well. 1t is true, imported
cattle sometimes turn few somersaults in
trying to feed with their heads down hill,
until they get the hang Of the pasture, but
they y-the farmers up there have knack
Of raising imported stock, and they nat
urally take to the slopes There's one ad.
vantage in having such farms; one can cul-
tivate or NOW on both sides OF his land,
having it set on edge So The farmers con
tend it is not nearly SO hard work to pillow
or NOV up there as on more level ground -
doesn't strain the muscles so continuously
you know. A soldier once went up there
who had had one leg amputated ut the
knee, and took farm. He could do more
work than any two men in town and stand
up straight as a gun. They called a town
meeting in that town to see il they should
not obligs every man TO have one leg am.
putated. but it was good sugar weather on
the day OF the meeting, and the only man
present was the doctor and he didn't think
it was best TO decide. They are very green
the hills. not the folks-to the very top;
most OF them afford good sweet pasturage.
They never, as they do over in New Hamp-
shire have TO have the Sleeps noses steel
pointed to keep them from wearing out in
one season; nor do they have to plant beans
with rife, unless it's in Stratton or Men.
don, or some Of those places.
As you travel through the state, two Of
the most prominent features Of the land
scape which you will notice will be the
wood pile and watering trough. The for
mer you will generally find about tho sizs
Bunker Hill Monument would be should
il be blown down. IT, you peep around be.
hind it. you will see snug red farm
house aud barn, all nice and cesy, but the
wood pile is the chief pride Of the Yer.
II is so suggestive. In every cor.
ner Of it he sees big pitchers Of cider and
pecks OF butternuts, rosy.cheeked apples,
and, possibly. il he is young man. other
roses bloom from the sturdy beech, aud
something more sparkling than cider
beams from its chinks. A halo OF quilt.
ings and pairing bees hover over this struc.
ture, and, as he con.emplates it, he thanks
God be lives where they have long winters.
About once in half mile you can stop
and give yourself and your horse cool
drink from n trough hewn from a huge
log and filed from spring o. the moun.
tain side just above or q stream tha, flows
across or under the road
This suggests another picture too. that.