The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-08-06

Among the MOUNTAIN
We are nearer TO you than when we pen.
ned our former letter. We are among the
mountains, where We love to be. These
mountains are not unfamiliar to us. Born
and reared among the Vermont mountains,
the impressions Of our childhood and
youth still linger in our memory. Many
years have passed since then. Those were
our halcyon days. when we roamed
through wood, through waste. Ger hill
DER dale" and searched out "esch dark.
sequested nook" In our absence from
these still familiar scenes. each notch,
each mountain gorge and mountain peak,
IS still in our minds eye" and often in
Imagination, we quickly scan the noun
tain outlines which surround these BEAU
tiful valleys. Though absent from these
scenes, for the most part, they are not for.
gotten. And you, whose abiding abiding
place is among the mountains, can scarce.
" realize the interest and pleasure which
we have in visiting from time to time
these places. We feel as il we had the
right Of heirship to these mountains and
valleys And when We are long absent
from them, We feel, upon returning. that
we have "come home" They were the
valleys, the hills and the mountains Of our
childhood aud youth, and how great is
our desire to lock again upon them, we
love and revere them. II is from Dorset,
from among these dorset hills, with their
beautiful cloud shadows and lovely blue
that l am writing these lines. And ]
would tell you too, that speak not for
myself alone. We all love Dorset. from
the youngest to the oldest Long before
our vacation time" we get Dorset ION
the brain" We think about it, We talk
about it, aud dream about it. We read
with renewed interest and pleasure that
most interesting book, The Life and Let
tiers Of Elizabeth Prentiss, because there
is so much OF Dorset life in it. And our
eyes find new delight in looking upon its
pictures Of the dorset home." the dor,
set mountain, and the "old mill and pond.
Perhaps some Of rs have come from the
great city, where the face Of 'mother
earth" is blinded and msrred with brick
and mortsr, and stone-paved streets, and
mountains and bills are nowhere to be
seen. Some Of us. perhaps, have spent
our lives upon the monotonous plain,
whose surrounding expsnse finds no relief
by sight OF bill or mountain, and for
years our eyes have not been blessed with
the view. We could not ascend to the
mountain tops and gaze upon the wide
and beautiful landscape at our feet. spread
out before us, as far as eye could reach.
Truely, one Of the precious things OF
the lasting hills is to stand upon the
high places OF the earth, and TO view the
hills and vale that lie at our feet. Who
can look upon thcse mountains, and stand
upon the heights, and view with wonder
ing eyes the attractive landscape spread
before him without feelings Of reverence
and worship OF Him whose hand shaped
them and Sc. them in their places. and
whose power alone can move them from
their foundations? 1.-THE Businesses Of the
mountains are In Gods hands. and the
hills are His Also" Many Of us have but
little time for summer vacations, and
country iourneyings. When !, il our
privilege to be here, we never tire OF view
ing dame Nature, while the beauties Of
the sumner season remain. ! was upon q
time on journey over one Of the noun
tain roads OF Vermont. X Was our first
approach 10 the mountains. In my com
pany was lady relative from Ohio. She
had never had . sight Of mountains Of
any prominence, and was quite charmed,
A she was . lover OF nature. As va
reached the mountain top We stopped our
carriage and took view Of the attractive
mountain scenery about u.s. Twas grand
and beautiful 10 my eyes. accustomed -
had been. 70 snch sight; but doubly 70
10 my companion. She looked upon 1t
With silent wonder sud astonishment. for
: few moments; then suddenly broke forth
with these words ''Oh. the delectsble
hills, and the mountains round about Jer.
usalsm could not have been more besuti.
full than are these!" And nov those OF us
whoss earlier life vas spent among these
monuments Of Gods power. and whose
present days are mostly spent away from
them. ~e can never forget them. Time
and distance but "lend encbsntmsni 10
the view" We may be separated from
them for many year.. yet do not our hearts
yearn for sight Of themf And - We
come again into their presence are not our
- AL l.A