The Republican journal., 1884-10-02
Our George on the Move.
WINDSOR HOUSE,
ROUSE'S POINT. N. Y. Sept. 1884

Inc day following our trip up the mountain,
we started for this place, which is on Lake
Champlain. We took parlor car under the
charge of conductor D. " Gifin, of the vt.
Cen. r. r. The day was hot and our party
had the whole car and were making ourselves
as comfortable as possible, when an episode oc-
CURED which relieved the monotony of the
ride, for a time at least. A male woman, ac-
companied by an offensive female man, got into
the car at IA station, and sat down. She was
mad. 1t wasn't new mad, but the same old
mad that she had had ever since she was born.
Always mad and always suspecting everybody
of cheating her. She commenced at birth;
knew she should have been born a boy, but
was cheated out of it somehow and she made
up her mind then, that she wouldn't be cheated
again not if she knew it. Now conductor Gift
fin wouldn't cheat any body if he could. He is
one of tie ceverest chaps on the road He is
short, thick set man, sort of an Eastake
style. and will do anything for passenger;
but he has vague idea, however, that he is
conductor of the paror car "Springield'
He approached this piece of human nitro gyc-
crime, and told her the fare in that car was 81
extra. She gave him look, and pulled her
throttle valve wide open and went for him.
''Want dollar do ye: Wall you won't get 1t.
You can't cheat me- I'll let We know; nor you
can't fool me neither. They told me to come
in here and coa,e. and III stay. Do you heu,2
| say, IH stoy1' The porter came in and got
the pieces of Gitfin and put him together
again. when he wildly but firmly told her that
She would either pay or go into the other car
aud in his pleasant way he tried to explain
matters, but twas all thrown away on her
- on needn't talk to me. Who be 9oa Id like
TO know: You don't know everything. You
Jest let he get you out West and III learn We
something. lou Jest remember that. And YOU
clear ont and let me be- don't you tech me
neither Gitn stepped out on the platform
to take a breath of fresh air, and the old female
turned around in her seat and looked back and
an expression of horror went over her face
and she went out of the car like a rocket. AS
She passed 6 flin he mildly said. ''Well you
concluded to 90 did you:" "Ies | did. | amt
goiu' to stay in no car where there's gambln
with them ere cards. Gtin came in to sup
press the gamblers and seize the chips, bank,
money and lay out, and there sat one of the
ladies OF our parry, absorbed in that wckedest
of all wicked games Solitaire. What the con-
ducor had failed to accomplish BY MS might
and right, one fra woman had done with Il
little piece of paste board The last words the
genial fin said to me We're. IF YOU See the
death Of IA parlor ear conductor on the Cen
Vt. road. You may know that he died by the
hand Of the enraged female of Swanton. Crick-
etS, wasn't she a terrier"
Our ride through the Winooslli Valley. Yer
mont, was charming. The Onion river runs
through the valley. and all along the valley
are fine dairy farms. The fields looked like
velvet lawns, and the large herds of COWS, and
the immense barns, told of the thrift of the
owners. H is here that the celebrated Vermont
butter is made that is known all over the
States. There is no handsomer land lays out
doors, for this purpose, than this valley. In the
evening we arrived at Rou>eS Point, where we
stopped for the night.
The following day our party through the
Kindness Of the manager of the Grand Isle
Steamboat Co., took sail down Lake Cham
plain to Burlington. Vt. and back, on the
steamer Reindeer, Capt. Rockwell A pleasant
er and more entertaining mau than Capt
Rockwell it has seldom been my lot to meet
He has been on this Lake for over thirty
years, il an intelligent, well read man, and
thoroughly posted on the historical points of
these waters, and can point ont all places OF
interest and give the history of them. He
IN NJ Mar hn h4tt Ia
at Piatt>burg, and pointed out the position of
the various vessels engaged in the fight. AMI
described the whole action minutely, that it
almost seemed as if we had seen it, as we
thought it over afterwards. The steamer
makes several landings at Pittsburg, Port
Kent, and Burlington, VT At the latter place
we had several hours. and Went on shore and
took dinner at the Van Ness House. Burling-
ton is beautiful city of about $1,000 inhabi-
tants. and il pleasantly situated on the shore Of
the Lake. II has a great many fine buildings,
numerous churches and a tine University. 1t is
we'll connected by rail with all parts of the
United States and is d great lumber centre.
was told by several persons who profeSsed to
know, that it was one of the first cities in i'm
I i
not profess much knowledge regarding lumber.
lost my interest when was quite Young. |
remember of Sliding down on a hemlock board.
from a barn window. when was a small boy.
| had on pair of gingham trowsers, and | neg
ectcd TO see how the nap run on the board. |
for several hours, while my good mother re-
moved the splinterS from my person. She said
that looked like chicken that was full Of pin
feathers. Since then have devoted my attcn-
ton to other things than lumber. The lumber
is brought from Canada. both by rail and
water, and it was easy to see that there was
very heavy business done in that line here,
though the full extent of it. ann not sufficient
" posted to state. While in the city | visited
Senator Edmund>' place He has beautiful
home. The house is a substantial two-story
brick house. | Should say that it had been re-
modelled within few years. 1t sets in from
the road some little distance with large grounds
which are Hastily laid out. With so pleasant
home, should think the Senator would not
fail to each day thank the Lord, that he is
not a candidate for the Presidency, as he has
escaped being abused and saudcred, and of
having his domestic life made public, and every
act distorted and nisrepre>ened In this con
nertion wish to state to my friends, that I'M
4, no consideration will | ever consent to run
for the Presidency. | may as well nip the
thing in the bud now as to wait till it is too
late.
Lake Champlain is a beautiful lake about 1876
mile, long, and from less than mile to Il
miles wide. 1t lies between the Green Noun
tan> in Vt. and the Adrondacks in n. " Ii
i navigabIe for large vessels and steamers, but
the railroads have nearly driven them from the
Lake. Railroads have the same effect on nav-
CATION that the approach of the white man has
on the Indian, they slowly but surely drive
them out of existence. Captain Rockwell de-
scribed the old times, when the Lake was filled
with steamers and sailing vessels, but they are
nearly all gone now. We only saw one or two
sails. and what steamboats, are now running
are chiefly pleasure boats, supported by sum-
mer travel.
We left Burlington the latter part of the af-
ternoon. it had been Il very warm day, day
when each place seemed hotter than any other.
A soft breeze was blowing across the Lake, and
the sun was gradually approaching the tops of
the hills. 1t was then warm that the ladies
could sit comfortably on deck without wraps,