Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-13
APHYsrC1AN,s VACATION.
Itinerary of a Tour From New Haven to Quebec.
 WIT

VII.
 CABOT, Vt., April 13, 1891.
 Threatening and snowy. Rose at 6. After breakfast started with MT. M. for Cabot village to postofice. No letter, but received word from Dr. B., in letter to MT. M., that all was going on well.
 Notice that the houses in this section are banked up around the underpinning with evergreen boughs to keep out the winter winds. Uprights are set around the house, two feet away, and to these, on the inside, are nailed horizontally, boards about two or three feet in height This space they fill with hemlock, spruce, or fir boughs, or in some cases with stable litter or ashes. This banking" keeps the house warm and comfortable.
 On returning from P. O., packed my bag and awaited the arrival of the stage. Gave my boots to w. M., they being too heavy to convey farther. May he never disgrace theml
 Bade all kind goodbye; dear, good friends. q sigh tonight for the warm room at Ms, with the four-post bsdsted and the comforts of the "old homestead.'o As long as live shall never forget my sugar.cam experience. Many and many a spring shall be homesiek for it, Many @ stormy day shall go back in fancy to the pans and arches in the sugar house, the 'sugaring.of and candy pull. Many 0 warm, clear morning in spring l shall say "How the sap must be runningl" The poets have written about harvesting in au- tumn, they might now tune their Tyres and chant of harvesting in spring.
 pa1. i1aan nft ttax have ever seen since the great blizzard of 1888. Had to go thro' fields, and cross lots" two-thirds of the way to skip the big drifts. There were places we drove over where the snow was packed into thick crust, which the horse would occasionally break thro' up to her body, or wheel to the hub. with every prospect of capsize. But "all's well that ends we'll" One drift, that filled the road for @ mile, must have averaged six feet in depth.
 Arrived at station, and took cars for St. Johnsbury. Passed Fairbanks scale works at St. Johnsbury. An immense concern. Engineer Norris whom expected to meet. Not finding him bought a ticket for Lyn- donville.
 Set out to see the town. Large Congre- gational church and opposite this fine stone building of cottage architecture, bnilt by the Fairbanks for a museum of natural science. They must be good fel- lows. Wish lived in town where some rich man thought enough of science to build 8 museum. Still l don't want to live in Vermont.
 Took train for Lyndonville. Called at Engineer Norris house. Mrs. N came to the door, but had not heard I was to come, letter miscarrying. Started for hotel, but met Mir. N. who insisted I should put up at his house. Supper, and cards in the | evening. Introduced "Fan-tan," which l they enjoyed immensely. Mrs. N. beat two games out of fifteen.
 Forgot to note that MT. N. took me to l the locomotive and car-repair shops in Lyndonville, which are very extensive, and wonderfully interesting. Learned more about engine and car building than I ever knew before. Saw them boring holes in big trucks for the axles to go through. They simply force them in | with thousand ton hydraulic pressure The driving-wheel tires, (steeI, are shrunk on to the cast iron wheel, and that is all that holds them there. Saw them ! turning these big wheels in an immense lathe. All these things were delight to | me.
 Tomorrow shall ride on the engine.