New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-12
AFOOT IN NEW-ENGLAND.
RAMBLING NOTES OF 4 WEEKS WALh Cf
TIE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY.

TIE CONNECTICUT RIVER |ALLLi'
II seems to I've the almost unanimous VeToic' Oh
the farmers of the Connecticut River valley 'ha'
il is hard work to make Il living on Il lhrih i''O
week talked with large number oil them ""o''
| met on Il zgzag course from Hartford 10 bra'''e,
boro, and almost without exception they "pIe'"
that less money could be made on farm IMAM
formerly. The appearance of the FARMS p"i'V-
ing>, and so forth, does not, however, pear Iheh
out. The country seems to be prosperous iherc
few vacant iarm-houscs and many new ones
| suspect that II the New England farmer OF To-Day
does not make much money as his father ola
fifty years ago, lie docs not work so hai"'
either More likely. | fancy. he works consld-
crably less, makes rather more and spends good
deal more The Ncw-Engand farmer OF to-day
is much given TO the covered carriage and horse
that holds his head high | suspect that the re-
liable but somewhat deliberate OK SATISFIED MS
ancestors | met one farmer near llOlyokc drlN-
ing his cow home from the pasture on DicEc"-
that is, the man was on bicycle ana 'he ~"
ahead Of him on foot, though She looHed DIS
if she would appreciate II bicycle too. rs ne was
speeding her along a rather lively trot.
stopped him and asked him if there was any
show for farmer 10 make money in that src'ioh'
and, while the patient cow leaned against II Tree
and caught her breath, lie replied that there was
none whatever. His grandfather had made money
on the farm. he said. but he could not linen he
called to the to hump herself, ana went
spinning down the road with the longs'l'icrlng
beast making desperate efforts to keep from neing
run over 1t occurred 10 me that perhaps his
grandfather did not pick the stones of IN" farm
with Il bicycle and a pair of tones.
There is unqu,otonably way IN which Il per
son can bcronc 50 well acquainted with co'n'rN
~ ly walking through II. The man that goes
over a REGION in a balloon necessarily gets bat
limited insight into the manners and CUSTOMS 81
the people. \ railroad train Is not mirh h'i'r
Even bicycle is too fast. Eat II N"'i walk ana
do not walk too far each day. and stop ana talk
with every man Won meet. YOU soon hr-in {" feel
familiar terms with the country. I'll" mrs.
;hing | did on lrnvln. lldrtfofd was I" get l"''
in IN, most remarkable S'r"> Il trmr'"rl''N iha'
ever encountered | may have been uni"r' ina''
hut II seemed to that Hartford was >ntr"ui'I
hy cemeteries Il" not WIS, To try To- H. fl'ri"ns
Il 10" serious subject. hnt II occurred I" III"
that people from all over New Eu4land must com"
10 Hartford To- bury their dead All 81 these Gem
ctcrc>. however. we're modern and did not possess
the interest Of Tie many old ones which sub
s,lrrmlv rncount"rcl' Emrr.ing from the Gene
tciIrs | walked directly into u camp Of cyrSlrS
They were h"r>"-drai"r> and tie entire camp bore
the name of SMITH. | tI,hrd with the
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"hf'I-" ' hoy 'H"' WIS "h'"'"- u ""'P-""''
having N"i"H''i'i 'ii' lhl"r'Ha'l"h 'hh 'te'c WIZ
i"riv-two "i thrm III camp. The Old man I""k'd
up INT" ~" tree tops AMI admitted that VI" dog
hnsln">> was i'If remarked tAh' "' ih' l"''F
i"" dogs. All "f wllch hld come ont I" w"lr""
NE. II" rs" ""f" alike. ana miiIN 81 them seemed
I" !" VARIABLE duIiiId>. not Il frw "i them wear
lng r\jr'sIVc col,ais and - identity ~ home
~ the par,nr iEln in TIE camp Smith looked ~
,.r with his >iftlyiu. csc ri. ,iI il.' the l"->
t.,I t.lt.,.I Tow, III, Ven, o.. ,,,l c\p',tu,d
liz, II W.. l,,lnn.slrlr for :,r, 'n move wilton.