The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-09-16

, more united. There u 90 reason WI
they MAY not b. united in ths futurs sal
W hops, 10 1855. 10 - their majority on
thousand and more
Oar CAlilsvsts Letter
sAx Josx. Cat. Sept 3. issG,
I),ay JyxyAsa
\ There hss been 10 our household ths
tprtsrps summer quite rerivsi Of interest
10 old Vermont Not that vs Ass 10 The
habit Of forgetting like The upgrstsfal L.
rSeiitcs. THE rock whence W were hsun. =
bat dozen years will tell on The average hu
man being. dimmiDg the past . With sofl
hare, ADD thus bluutiug the edge Of one
interest 10 old friends add places II this
wtre not SO none Of ~ could ever really
take that keen interest IN new susrouud-
ings ~hish ia Necessary TO both happips1s
aud prosperity. The voice Of the AZ
mighty cries up aud onward forever ="
w. must not "~alk vith reverted eyes
like those mouater that walk bach ward"
says Emerson.
But when one Of ne last spring setrscsd
the long journey BY which 10 came 10
Califorpia. thirteen years ago. and revisited
al the dear old familiar places, clsspsd
hands with old friends aud neighbors,
and again stood face 70 lace With The old
mountains, IL il needless TO cay that al
the half dormant interest vas thoroughly
reused and revived and enthusiastically
passed on 10 the California vermonten.
Indeed, we feel a. II We had ell been 70
Vermont, so vivid and picturesque and do.
tailed has been oar report Of it. Thers
were some superfns little cakes Of Maple
sugar. and > pound or two Of carefully
picked out Butternut meats In our travel
er's valise whom IL was opened after the
the homecoming. and thus. what with
characteristic Vermont Aavors and odors.
and the lively word pictures. IL would
take far less capable imssinations than
ours TO transport Us to the Green Noun
tain state.
Over oil these pleasant scenes theirs
rested the shadow Of . great and fresh
sorrow, but amid the loss and pain there
could Istill be found occasion for great
thankfulness that kind Providence had
brought 80 many Of the widely scattered
household together. 10 stand for . while
At the brink OF the river over which one Of
them must 60 to return no more.
The long years Of absence have touched |
very lightly the friends We have left be-
hind rs, 30 says our reporter. There are
few more threads OF silver in the hair, .
little deepening Of "crows tracks" around
the eyes. . scarcely perceptibls rounding |
OF the shoulders under the burden of the
years, this IL about I'll. The unchanged
iriendliness. the candid hospitality. the
unselHish interest in this California Ulys-
SOS and In oil that pertained TO him, these
far overbslanced the slight physical
changes. and gave him strengthened boz
lief in the inner. the immortal man. But
the mostsnotsworthy change our traveller
found 10 the youngsters. To think Of tho
little boys and girls putting on such ma
ture looks and ways. such overlapping
height and dignity Above oil 70 sss The
little nicces and cousins trundling baby
carriages around the familiar streets, and
laying claim 10 the inmates y their own
special property! Well II seemed prepos-
ferrous 10 say the least.
"Wouldnt Ulysses like TO como back 70
old Ithaca and stay the rest Of his life'"
they asked y they showsred their hospi-
taiities upon him 10 unstintsd fashion.
"well. msy be 90, he replied. iii you'll
manage TO have this June weather last the
whole year round"
A great many vermonters have bean
looking u California this summer. Be-
tween the railroad squabblss Of lest spring
which brought overland tickets down 70
such figures = made the trip possible %
sven the scsntiest means. and the wonder.
ful @. A. r. excursion Of July, il seems
y II every body Who felt the western j..
pulse might have INDUCED Il Ban Fran.
cisco has been thronged with eastern pso
pie al tho year and Ill California has had
more or less Of the overflow. We would
surely have had crowded quarters II Ill
California hsd not taken this opportunity
10 Ego homo" and zee it, relationa
The @. A. X. reception 10 California vas
unprecedented. For weeks
and months the tide Of expectation and
gradually grow until il culni.
mated 10 the great reception. San Fran.
cisco bad il grand day and then each o.
The lesser cities snd towns bad its turn.
such pageantry, such d,splays Of bunting.
.uch blars Of truupets and beating Of
drums. such firing Of guns, such prooss-
pions and speech makings. such isastiags
md tosstinss. ! doubt II the World has ~.
sr scent Some report Of this has beea Civ
30 10 The JOURNAL and 10 eastern papers
generally. But the bali has pos bsen
Lold.
am sure your readers viii b. interested
10 brief sketch Of the San jose reception.
For days the places Of business, publis
buildings and private residences bad been
blossomirg out in red. white and blus.
but tho day before The ezcursion
- expected this decorasioa b.
sams ssivessaL Some Of IL vss very ex-
pensivs and elaborate. Grand army
badsss and pic.urss Of distinguished mil
sAsy heroes usually formed great centre
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