Connecticut western news., 1885-11-18
4 WEEK OFF.


 route is too we'll known by residents hereabouts to need any description. A little before 12 o'clock we find ourselves in, as New Haven folks used to call it, Stuck Eggs, more familiarly known to us as Hartford. Having about two hours to while away we wend our way to Bush nell park, where our delightful capitol is situated, and before entering this grand structure we leaned back against a massive pillar and like genuine natives from Seedville proceeded with the ardu- ous task with which we poor mortals are afflicted with at noon-time, i. e., ate our luncheon. That task(?) over we step into the grandest piece of architecture in this state, and when we gaze in won derment at the massive arches, immense corridors, towering pillars and elegant stairways, the thought comes to us, we Canaanites ought to feel proud indeed that the greater portion of the marble used in the construction Of this build ing was quarried in our own grand old town.
 Persons wishing to go to the top of the dome can go to the base of same by the elevator and then walk up the wind ing stairs the rest of the way, which, by the way, will be found quite task, but when you once get to the top and gaze around in all directions you feel fully repaid for all weariness experienced in the ascent. A splendid bird's-eye view is here to be had of the city and all the surrounding villages. Here at this great elevation at this time of the year sum- mer clothes are decidedly out of date. We now begin to descend, which is not so much of task, particularly if you make a misstep, and those of timid na- ture breathe easier when terra frma is again reached. In passing along on our way down we step into the library where there are volumes enough to make 8 book-worm frantic with delight. In this room are oil paintings of all the govern ors from the first to Waller, the present incumbent's, Harrison's, not yet being put in place, and fine, intelligent-look- ing set of men they are too. At the cap itol we tarry just long enough to write our name and then time warns us that we must haste to the station On our journey there and within a stone's throw of the capitol is being built fine piece of work called Hartford's soldiers me- morial. It is to have two towers, each 115 feet high, an arch 432 feet high. Arriving at the station our train soon comes rushing in. A throng of people alight and multitude are ready to get on and fill their places. It is always difficult to procure seat on the Consol- dated road. At last we find seat but do not have to occupy it long before we find ourselves in the Elm City, which, though now is destitute of foliage, is al- ways beautiful. We reached our desti- nation, 532 Chapel street, where we were made welcome and, being quite tired, are glad to rest till Monday morning, when we start for Peabody museum, which is connected with Yale college. Here we find splendid collection of everything in the line of minerals, cor als, sponges, shells, fossils, skeletons, stuffed animals birds, etc. In the min eral room we find Canaan represented by specimens of tremolite, white augite, etc. One could spend week to good advantage ia this wonderful curiosity shop. One fossil we took particular mo- tice of was about the size of common bat and was procured from foreign country at an expense of. over 5000.
 The next day finds us tearing down toward Sholt Blach in Chapel street stage, the driver of which had great difficulty in holding his horses, such beasts are always so frisky, you know. Arriving at the beach we find quantities of cottages similar to our camp-meeting sort, only of more expensive style; the occupants have long since departed to their city homes and balloon-like soli- tude pervades all around, nothing to break the silence save the occasional swash of the waves. Here one can be- gin to get an idea of the vastness of the ocean. By looking straight from the beach no land can be seen at all. One cannot expect to see great deal going on here at this time of year, but to an inlander the sight of the grand old ocean and never -ceasing waves is something never to be forgotten, and one can get one thing here at any time of year free of cost and that is such an appetite that it really SC, ms as if pound of shingle nails would taste good.
 1 Wednesday at about 2 P. M. by the kindness of our cousins, Mrs J. D. Dew ell and daughter, Jessie, we are given a never-to-be-forgotten drive to East Rock park, which is on the very top of East Rock and is reached by driving out on Olive street to the base of rock, which is quite an elevation, something like our Toms hill, only it has very abrupt frontage; looks in many places as though it had been cut from top to bottom ! straight down. From the base to the top there has been splendid drive laid out and built with funds furnished by MI Farnham of the city, who, by the way, died just before the drive was complet- ed, but he did an act that will make his memory respected for ages to come. Now one would expect in driving to the top of such an elevation that the drive must be very steep, but here it is moi so; the fact is the drive is laid out in such manner that you would not think