Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-11-13
VERMONT WONDERS.
Sprightly Gossip of the Resources OF the
Green Mountain State.

Green Mountain state.
The Boston TrdnScript publishes the
following sprightly and amusing account
of some of the wonders of the Green Monn-
tain State:
81 dreampt | dwelt on marble hills"
dreamily murmured II homesick Brandon
girl rs she awoke from II sicsta in Il fine
Chicago mansion. "Oh,n erred she, "for
one hours escape from the mud and mo-
notony of this prairie land, to view once
more the hills and valleys of my native
State ~ "And," continued the eloquent
and veracious Captain Cook, "she bowed
her beautiful head and wept yes, sir, she
wept."
Touching, sentimental and justinabe,"
responded l. your hills are beautiful
and you are proud of your girls and mar
bic. | trust the former are not as cold
and hard as the latter"
Sir, they are as pure, as beautiful and
as susceptible of fine polish but there the
comparison ends. 1t is thc province of
the insenSate stone to be cold and hard
Were you Younger, and in the least de-
gree apprcciative, you would see it your
self AS it is, | shall feel justified in in
Producing you only to the dead, cold stone
sir"
and when may hope for that pleas
ure -
"Any fine day, sir. We have variety
of cOlors, from the dark blue to the
white, and white dcicatcly streaked with
blue. OF the last-named variety there is
a phenomenal quarry close by here-mar-
bic of the purest quality, free from top
rock, wall rock, slate or flint, cropping
out in the open field and lying in the solid
mass, thousands upon thousands of tons
III absolute purity. You shall learn how
those aqueous rocks, formed centuries
ago, are taken from their bed in huge
IL la
sawed, smOothed, cut and polished, re-
sulting in blocks and slabs of every size,
and monumental designs in great variety.
Then YOU shall visit the paint mines
where, within an area of a few acres, they
mine, not only brown paint and white
paint, but hematite iron ore and Ignite Ca
variety of coal), that furnishes most cN-
ccllent fuel
And you have lead and silver also -
Not only lead and silver, but copper as
we'll You shall see all these metals in
the ore"
"And about historic caves -
There is the famous Ethan Allen cave,
and another, IL iorty-ictt cllinUrical, mai
ural shaft, at the bottom OF mich open
chambers, uneNplorci tor years. You
shall explore them alone It vii be more
impressive. ! Twill wait fer you forty feet
overhead, ready to cScur You To he beau
tiful cascades at Lake DuuWJlc."
"Ah, yes, and that rcnIind, ilo of thai
frozen well, dug deep by nuh,,u hands
that remains frozen summer a. q WINTER
That was the case for years bat 1t is
frozen no longer"
AS Bob lngersoll says of miracles, |
suppose-ctrtain IN the past, probable in
the future, but never of the present.
Don't quote Bob lngersol in brandon, |
sir 1t is sufficient that the wei. was iro-
zen for years. | am not responsible for
its present or future conditions"
| u
wonders | hope you will show me Il first
class dairy, where they turn out oleomar-
garlne i'll the quantltY.s
"Oleomargarine, sir - Oleomargarine
in Brandon, in Vermont BOUNDS sir
take my advice and buy Il through ticket
for Boston by the night express | am
gentle: | am tolerant but you are reach
ing the limits Of forbearance, sir. | bid
you good night, sir"
1t was Il little severe on my part but
when | am ready for the excursions no
body will more kindly and eutertainingly
show me all these interesting and Won
derful things than the worthy and genial
captain.