Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-04-21

cradle baggage. A raft was there
ready to receive it and while we were
getting into our boat from one side
of the ship our baggage was being
loaded onto the raft at the other side.
We were set free and the captain OF |
our little boat seized oars and went |
vigorously to work, rowing US up |
the rivulet to the landing of the VII
lage above. The raft came along af-
ter us very slowly, because Il had to
be poled and sculled along. The cap
tain of our craft kept we'll to his task
and although the perspiration was
streaming down his face and the
current was dead against him, he
never even stopped his steady row
ing, till we were safely landed in
town. We took our way to the only
hotel that the village supported and
consisted of simple farmhouse,
small and announcement but with an
air of comfort about it that
won our hearts in moment. But
alas these pleasant thoughts were
not realized. A large yard full OF
many varieties of flowers, and all
growing in greatest profusion and
abundance extended all around the
house. We were met at the entrance
by the landlady. She stood in the
doorway with her dress pinned up
around her waist and her great bare
red arms resting on her hips and her
eyes which were very sharp and pierre
ing seemed to be looking us through.
However she welcomed us in in q
very hearty manner and invited us
into the parlor; we stepped in, and
found a small room bare of any car
pet or rugs, but the floor was clean
and painted, table without a cover,
two or three wooden chairs and an old
cloth-covered lounge, constituted the
furniture. Two or three pictures
! adorned the whiteWaShed walls, such
as the family record and a marriage
certificate, etc. etc. But the dinner
that awaited as was worthy of any
epicure and amply repaid for any loss
of comfort by lack of furniture. At
ter dinner we took short walk about
town. Necessarily short for the viii
lage limits would not admit of a long
ramble. The two public buildings
first attracted our attention; the
church q very small and implanted
building without a steeple or cupola
and all three windows on one side
boarded up with rough boards. The
town hall and school-house was q
small brick building with a nice GU
poIa and fresh green blinds all around
and nice large yard and shade trees
in front. Two stores struggled fol
an existence, and managed to secure
q precarious living.
Next morning we were rowed safe
ly back to the st. Johns river anC
there laid in wait for the steamer
':Star" of the same line as yesterday
We had not long to wait, and soor
J we and our baggage were safely Oh
board the steamship, and speeding
on down the river to St. Johns. Th,
l scenery from this point till you ar
: rive at Indian village, which is abou
two miles above St. Johns, is de
q lightful. It is beautiful Unlike tn
! Hudson in that it has no larg'
D and conspicuous mansion on tn
: shores, and no large town and bu
|! few villages. But aside from this
n the natural scenery is almost equa
;. to the far-famed river of the grea
: French navigator discovery. Arriy
Il ing at Indian village we procured seV
n eral hacks as q mode of cOnyeyanC
:. to St. Johns. We arrived at the de
II pot of the International railway, pre-
d cured our tickets for Halifax, Nov
l. Scotia, and were soon en- route. W
made several stops of a day or tW
in few towns on the way and sa
more new sights and had more expe
fence, some of q comical and some
{ a grave nature. | have made th
Il letter too long and will now close ho
j. ing l have succeeded in amusing tt
= many readers of the MONITOR.
lie w. A. S.