News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-10-08
Vacation Notes, No. 4.
FINAL NOTES AS TO DETROIT AND THE |
RETURN TRIP.

FINAL NOTES AS TO DETROIT AND THE
RETURN TRIP.
| think | omitted to mention in my
last that in connection with the fire
works there was a representation OF
Perry Victory" on Lake Erie and
in Justice to myself must say that,
so far as | could learn, no one on our
boat recognized the particular dis
play so designated but all were SO
fine that no one found fault on ac-
count of what was, perhaps, our own
stupidity.
In closing these notes so far as
Detroit is concerned | trust also |
may be allowed to pay II tribute to
the Encampment, and to the city OF
Detroit as well, by speaking of the
almost entire absence of intOXication
on the streets.
| did not see one person whom the
average observer would call "drunk -
and very few indeed whom any but
the closest observer would say had
drank heavily.
This result too was accomplished
with the smallest number of uni
formed police in sight that | ever
saw where so many men were gath
cred together and with very few
arrests made by these. OF course
did not go into the dives, if there are
any and | doubt not there are if you
knew where to look for them, to
hunt for drunken ones but it is a
great compliment to so large a gath
ering to say that intemperance was
conspicuous "by it's absence" on all
the principal streets. 1t is one of the
indications that the world is grow
ing better and not worse as our pes
simistic friends would haveus believe.
To digress and speak a word for
the temperance cause [ really believe
that progress is being madeall along
the line, of course there are some re
actions, tie incoming tide receeds
until it seems as if it had gone clear
back but the next wave rolls a little
higher than the last and so it is with
this as all great reforms. The right
iHtriumph even though wemay not
live to see the full fruition. Let us
join hands and labor together for
this end even though some of our fell
low laborers may not pronounce
our Shibboleth " there is room for all
who are in earnest to work.
The return journey to Niagara was
without incident and from there |
took a run to Lake Chatauqua and
remained over Sunday. The ride
over the Western New York and
Pennsylvania was through a country
which contains much of the grape
growing industry of New York and
many acres of vines were passed with
the fast ripening clusters seen in
abundance upon them.
Chatauqua Lake is a beautiful
body of water situated several hun
dred FEET above take fsFfea aHef@wtth
fine views from almost every point
about it.
As is well kown it is a great resort
for its meetings, both educational
and relig ious, which attract thous-
ands every year, while other thous-
ands go for the pleasure and health
found in it's delightful air, and
groves, and drives.
| went to Point Chatauqua oppo-
site the Assembly Grounds where
some years ago the Baptists thought
to have another Assembly" from
that of the Methodists but it did not
prove a success, though occasional
are still held there, and the
:" Point" is now a pleasure resort
where people from all the neighboring
cities of New York and Pennsylvania,
and other states in q lesser degree,
90 for bit of fresh air and rest and
few places on inland waters are bet
ter suited for it.
There is one drawback from which
it and the Assembly Grounds alike
suffer For a few days, usually only
two or three each year, it is visited
by Lake Flies " and if the plague of
flies in Egypt was any worse than
that of Lake Flies at Point CHATEAU
qua when | was there | heartily pity
the Egyptians, there were countless
millions of them on the shore, de-
as you went up on higher
ground, the buzzing OF their wings
made Il murmur that kept one awake
and there was a fishy odor which, at
least to one that had no taste for
the finny tribe large or small, was
almost intolerable, the one redeem
ing feature of the thing is they do
not bite The ground under the cleo
trio light near the shore was a sight
in the morning, there were literally
bushels of their dead bodies covering
it. Not more than three DAYS in a
| was informed, are they so
as to be troublesome but
that would be enough for me at
least.
While at Niagara awaiting my
train | went over to Suspension
Bridge to the Canada side and had
q fine view of the rapids above and
below the bridge.
On the side walk on the American
side | saw, in front of one of the
stores where curiosities are sold, the
cask in which several persons have
made the passage of the rapids and
while on the Canada side | excited
the wrath of cab driver by saying
that would, if | could, punish with
death or Imprisonment every one
who made the attempt to run the
falls or the rapids and survived He
evidently thought l was endeavor-
ng to injure his business and | sup
pose | was if none were fools enough
TO go to see them few would be fools
'nough to attempt the passage. 1t !
g more useless even than walking
across the chasm on a wire or cable. |
In closing | desire to say a good |
word for our Lake Champlain r. r.
which was the best piece of single |
rack we rode over on the journey.