Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-24
VERMONT DAYS,
THE DELIGHTS OF SU MER IN THE
GREEN NOUN tAlNS.
Ihe ola Fashions Not All Gone, and the
vermont women S1tI ficient as
oTuld - lie " juymeuts of
CRUSH & and Fishing on
Lake thamplain-sum-
mer NOIes.

II. T. 5. w. IN the Boston AdvcItiscr.l
LAKE CIAMPLAIN, Aug. The drought
in the ChamplHn valley is becoming ser
ious matter. The ha' d clay roads are like
paved streets ana it would seem ~ easy Il
matter for the May weed and Canada
ihlstles that border them to grow from
brick wall as from the hHrd-haked, crack
ed soil. pheasant weather for summer
boa,ders," our host said as we came in
from drive this morning. His rueful
thoughts Weteev,deutly lowering over hi
brown meaduwa and his parched corn
fields, whose green, ru-tliug banners had
rolled Into $ # pixies in the heat. After
wand heard him on the verpnda iDcosely
complaining to Penelope of the iucoustaut
moon. he ahOrglncs and the early set
tiers could place some dependence upon
rer, he SAID, hut in these dtgeuerate day
,h, Is no more to be relied upon than the
Canadian N,uuur 0r the president as q civ
i service ielormer
Yesterday he ky was fuli of deiIc,t,
ciri', the Il a'iuC hair Oi he storm Splii-,
and " hiie Pen ann were drvl. = a little,
wind took the dust of he ROAD on tire
lruW OF a hil iu~t ahead of rs aud Wuii led
It ~ d Slender column 10 feet or mole MT.
tue air. lhr-t are Weather breeders thrI
seiNe to buuy mp tt { iMuUhG -p'uts If .r
farmers Our most sad ht had zen these
mimic ryc,uut- attack a aaycuCn or "a load
OF hay and CATER % DtUAdvHst. lhr sun
sets and the cloud Effects here are euipa--
siuGly heauUtui We spend whole ddy~
out u duor- in he pune, day, bracinL ar
reading uuGer the fac old elus ana wH'ch-
ing the great white heap q masses OF
/ IbnnnTT. h IL liz 4 X =
OF the Adlruuda ckS.
The quiet Is uuurOken r. rely we hear
the distant shrl X ol a locomotive, or the
nearer whistle OF a steamer on the lake, or
the duh roar Of a blast ~ the ron mites
back among the AdirOndacks. We let
our little boat drlft for |. ny hours on the
placid blue lake under "A sky rs blue as
ltAly'S, r the rediauct OF a sunset that
fill the whole heaven with glory unspeak
able.
We 90 ont trolling for pickerel occasion
| ally IN the early morning. Aud theu we
come home t. such a breakfast as on
hostess knows huV to p'epare-fresh eGGa
and b tCUu, POI tturs like SOW balls, rs-p
berries AMI cream, crisp rolls and golden
brown coffee
whee outside of New England are
>ucu women - our hostess Ms Lucinda,
to Ee found Iuere Is " idr difference in
the mental aud ~uGu If, OF the M re--
OF Il family W u-" ambition Is to have AN
puNird ''lttH-utt , of Il COOK aId one Wuo
i * ambitious to be- a notable hou~ekerper
oar hostess hrlDn-~ hN HTtbuLht to tire
latter cltS- O ala the INV Sr-Ilrs of tue
country cuisine She l., p.rtsct m sire - .
IcruuN i. q region OF delight. II Lls-
tens WIlH fresh paint H.u WHlieWa-h, and
II chlfn L. aIdet to lis shady co ,lur-- b
tne idIut -Ur- of ruuu,UG "ajtr round
the great Iauk- of uu.k | am reminded
Of dainty Hrtty Sol.I IN Mrs. PuY>eI'-
dairy as a,.cu theprettl dark eyed c..
radlau maid ot-aIl-Nork III tuipUl4uug the
buauC TIA and clean wooden wpre Il ider
Miss Luciuda's viEiiHut sup .rvISion
"Ghey are toe pretliest attitudes aul
movements into which Il pretty girl j.
thrown making up butter" says George
/ EillO'.
Bur now "A days that sphere for the dis
play Oi feminine grace Is filled Oy the cUg~
and crauks OF the mechanical 5utterwork
ers, and he mAidens plying the da>her Of
The stone cGurn aud tossing the yellow
pats OF butter have disappeared with the
rows OF stalwdrt mowers swinging their
scYthes. Penelope was taken the other
day into the penetralia of Mss Lucinda :
linen closet, and came back with wide
eyes OF establishment. Our hostess had