Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-11-13
AMERICAN LETTERS.



cock, Granville and Warren to Waits
field. We had beautiful day, though
not as warm as it has been this last week
in Canada. The next day, too, was fine
in which we drove back to the Inn by
Warren and Lincoln. a two days drive
could hardly combine more that is beau
tiful and pleasing than this. The grand
old forests still adorn the Eastern slopes
of the mountains, though soon to be de-
stroyed forever, and lend their infinite
beauty to the scene.
The valley of the White River, not yet
desecrated by the strengthening of its
sweetly winding stream into log chan
mel, which the last Legislature ordered,
and which is now rapidly being done,
lay in all its charms, watched over by
the towering hills which enclose it, and
when from this by the old mill which
had gone to decay, and along its stream
up the hill and under the woods, we
came to the hillside farms the same
charm of repose met us. All things
after the summers season of growth
seemed resting from their labors.
At the very pleasant hotel of Mr. Hub
bard in Upper Granville we had din
ner. This is the spot that Governor
Harrison of Connecticut admires so much,
coming every year to visit and sending
his friends. 1t is unquestionably one
of the most beautiful points of its kind
in the world but all this beauty with
its power to attract visitors by the
scores, and in time certainly by hun
dreds and thousands, is being sacrificed
by the short-sghtednes of Nermonters
to the interests of few individu-
ais. leave this painful subject of the
destruction of the most beautiful valley
in Vermont, and perhaps in the world,
with the hope that an aroused public
opinion will prevent such sacrilege
in the future.
From the White River valley we pass
ed to that of Mad River, which stream
begins in the town of Warren and flows
north through Waitsfield. MOretown and
Mddlesex. Taking the upper road we
came by series of hills through War
rem common and by Waitsfeld centre
TO the left of us was the highest wall OF
} mountains in Vermont. To the right a
long line OF hills, or lower mountains
Between another of Nermont's beautiful
valleys, bounded at the north by more hill.
! and loftier mountains. From Waitsfield
common we turned to the river valley
and as we came down into the quiet anC
, exceedingly pretty village of Waitstield
the night too stepped over the western
hills. Lights glistened from the houses
whilst in the Inn we found a fire, which
: was very comfortable, although the day
had been sunny and warm. But her,
tonight in Canada. there is no fire anC
/ none needed.
The next morning at Waitstield W,
e drove to Moretown, returning by Mr.
Smiths old home. Starting again w
e came to Warren village, crossed TIM
mountains to Lincoln, where we had
D late dinner, then drove to Ripton villag,
= and the Inn. Distances of this trip
r Bread Loaf to Hancock. . miles; Han
b cock to Upper Granville, miles; Uppe
y Granville to Warren, 9 miles; Warren t,
Waitsfield, miles Waitsfied to More
e town, 6 miles; to Warren, miles War
rem, 20 Lincoln, S miles Lincoln to Rip
/ ton village, 10 miles, and to the Inn /
miles.
~ Beautiful weather succeeded the day
;. of this trip, and though one morning tn
thermometer stood at - at ) IA. M, flow
V ers were but little injured. Hot day
q and warm nights followed, but although
e the weather at 30 did not kill the flower
J. at the Inn, it brought the color to tn
leaves on the mountains above it. L
d them the time for their gay dresses ha
come, and they donned them. All alon
y the line it was a flame of color, so beaut
full that it was with genuine sorrow
tore myself away. When | return fear
}, "1'hat time of year | shall behold whe
II yellow leaves, or few, or none do hang
a the cold bare ruined chors, where lat
e the sweet birds sang.
Il Here in Canada there has been but lii
a tie frost, not enough to color the leave
Y with any brilliancy indeed large par
of the trees, especially the oaks, man.
large ones of which noticed about Nor
B treal, are nearly perfectly green.
: Tuesday, Sept. y, left the Brea
Il Loaf, drove to Middlebury, and fror
!. there with number of other
# attended the auction sale of DIR. Webb a
o Shelburne farms. From the pretty lttl
$ depot at Shelburne we walked out to tn
= doctors big barn about ID miles, by
thoroughly built macadamized road.
d number of hundreds of people wer
y gathered here, indeed there were sewers
y hundred wagons htched about to tn
o fences, nearly all who attended coming i
II this way. 1t looked very much like tn
gathering to a country fair.