Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-21
CORRESPONDENCE.
Summer sauntsrIags.

ON THE CARS, Aug. 16, To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER.
 When last wrote you was on my way to Bellows Falls. Arriving there at about II o'clock I was surprised to find the principal hotel closed and dark. Meeting late trav- elsx on the street asked him the reason, and received the reply that the. town had voted E 'no license, P and the landlord had conse- quently refused to run his hotel without one. But, asked, are there not other hotels in town, and the stranger said, '.No; this man owns the only two in the place and they are both shut for this reason" ''But, asked, where am to stay all night p and he told me that the Selectmen provided for stran- Rers and they were in bed at this late hour. The matter began to look serious, for as many years as I have travelled never before was in place where it was hotelless. Gen orally when hotels are full they can provide you 8 sleeping place outside, and can feed you at their own table, but here was different case-hotels shut-11 o'clock at night stranger in the street, no place to stop. Said I to my newly found friend,
 'You must provide for me" and he said he could not, as his boarding place was full, and although made him several liberal offers he had but one reply. But I was desperate. I did not propose to walk the streets all night and so told him. There stood in the dark ness, thinking, talking and wishing I had place to sleep Our conversation aroused ths porter of the hotel Cfor we stood near the same) and he opened the door, and then the stranger (who knew the porter) and my: self both set upon him with the common re- quest thAt I might be entertained for the night, sto sleep only" urged, for T could eat anywhere.h fsNo," his orders were to admit no one under any circumstances, and although he was good-natured enough to say he would gladly do so If he dared (which was little satisfaction, he would no let me in. Turning to my man on the street I said
 ''Now, old fellow, you must look out for me-" But he only puzzled and stood. At last 8 thought struck him, and he said
 "Come on." So leading me to large board ing house he rapped on the window and struck and the door opened, but an answer to "A room for the night" came, "All full not bed left in the house." Necessity knows no law. I said, ssMr. Friend, here I have been travelling all day have been from New Haven to Westfeld, thence to Spring. field and Worcester and Fitchburg and through these three or four States to this place, up here in Vermont and must have 8 place to sleep, for I am tired and am no tramp, although a stranger to this man who is with me, as we'll as to you. But I know all the business men of this place and am willing to pay," etc. And he said, 'I would gladly oblige you if only could" and was about to shut the door when I said, "Give me place on the floor, 8 sofa, lounge, a-anything." That touched his heart. So taking me inside he made me resting place on lounge in the kitchen of the house and regardless of all the surroundings I "surned i'm" cannot say that slept much. for be-
 fore it was fairly day was called as the place was for use and my host would not take . cent for his trouble although I insisted upon paying him. But will remember him.
 Wandering about in the early morning I went down over the rough rocks to the bed of the Connecticut river just below the falls, and although have been there many times before did not know the river was so very narrow at this point. Where it passes under the railroad bridge doubt if it is if teen feet wide, but 1t must be dreadful deep. I went and stood on the bridge, and as the water was clear I could look down many feet into the depth and see the ragged sides, away down and down ever so far,s as 1t rushed down over the rocks in roar and tumble, many rods below. On all sides above are the stones cut and worn by the water which at times forces the whole bed, the greater portion of which was nov dry, and for long time quietly amused myself among the rocks, and looking up into the great mountain that rises directly from the bank of the river on the New Hampshire aide. Already the naples were beginning to turn red, and the birch yellow, and look like fall. Although suffering from head ache caused by the past nights experience it was 3a1PcSsfSle not to be entertained and, ia a measure, happy, amid such surroundings.
 Down the river through the great fields of growing tobacco, which is unusually large north and unusually small south of Greenfield, had an enjoyable ride. Meeting friend, obtained bit of news that was surprising. It was this: He said that tobacco was a curse to all the farmers in that section, for the reason that for many years it paid them so well that they built fine houses and barns, kept fast horses and bought their wives silk dresses and their daughters pianos, and of late it paid nothing yet left them with the extravagant way of living, both in their own habits and their families, so that today they were in 8 far worse state than they were years ago. They wore their homespun gar ments, and lived upon their scanty incomes and saved money year by year. The. force of this reasoning I leave with the reader without comment. MIG S.