The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-11
At CANAAN FOUR CORNERS.
Country and People That Figure in Books,
and n Roundabout Railroad.

and n Roundabout Railroad.
CANAAN Four CORNERS. N. Y. Sept. TO-
This town has four hotels within q stones
throw Of one another and It iS on the direct
route taken by coaching parties going into the
Berkshire country during the fall months.
There are more hotels here than stores, and
the summer population could outvote the resi-
dents were it not for the fact that most OF the
sojourners are Of the fair sex.
The railway people of the Boston and Al
bany road call it neither by its full name nor
by the clipped Canaan. but when checking up
the baggage list they refer to it as Happy
Land" and all seem to understand. A letter
addressed to Happy Land. N. Y" has been
known to reach its destination safely. but woe
to the writer Who addresses q letter to Ca
man." intending it for this place. for it will
be sent three miles ava from the railroad
station to a hamlet known as Frisbee Street.
The residents will not use the same names as
the postal authorities. Canaan Four Corners
is called Canaan and Canaan is called Fris-
bee Street.
Canaan 1.-THE one of the four corners has its
romances. Here it was that Miss'Susan War
ner lived in her youth and she pictured the
scenery in her book. "Queechy." The saw
Mil where poor, sickly. struggling Hugh toiled
is still standing. although it Is fifty years since
the story was published. 1t was turned into
a gristmill and it now resembles n haunted
house. but it is haunted only by SQUIRRELS.
TIL marsh land which Fleda tried to reclaim
and utilize as a pasture lies in front of the
house where Miss Warner lived. Proceeding
from the house up the winding hill for, half a
mile through the woods one comes to Queechy
Lake.or Deepwater Lake. as Miss Warner styles
it in her book. They say 1t has no bottom
hence the author gave it an appropriate name.
At any rate IL liz sixty feet deep within twenty
Three miles further, skirtinG the lake on
the west and. climbing a gradual ascent,
one reaches the settlement Of the Lebanon
Shakers. having passed first the Burnham In
then the deserted white buildings of the Ca
nsan Shakers; !, T Wlf, families hesG at 4 Lebanon y were ere
s'ery 4 Parting and a Meeting.
But to return to Queechy and Canaan. The
residents Of the place did not like the. book. 1t
pictured them as being excessively ignorant.
Gated persons. and the inhabitants objected.
angry at both writer and book. They. deny
that It Is a book 81 any importance. and Miss
dEeanryn tsR6 Chat E i referred sslrSS t to Canaan Ssl1f0 nOf ooA'" 70
Canaan by rail Is thirty-four miles from Al
bsnIy; It is practically GraS tSs southeast q mh from the
explanation 81 the greater length lbX rail is
made by one who surveyed 1t nearly fifty years
ago. Fares being based upon the miles trav-
elled. the engineer was t9ld that a winding
S SPPq eSs eo wo@la add RH e sa4rieS the tS f iasa r e%t nsls
ieetly., The road went around every hill that
offered the slightest hindrance. In course Of
But il Is not straight. even after the many i'm
| proyements. On entering a car q passenger
selects a seat In the shade Presently t.
changes over to the other side. The sun
streams in there also. Again he moves. In a
few minutes he appeals In desperation to the
"You, aTS now on the shady side" saws the
but I'm not" replies the passenger. ANY
one, with sense can see I'm boiling In this
Il cannot tell you how to avoid the sun alto
ductor, but [ can tell you that the average OF
other. Yon are in the sun now. but during the
hour you, may gain the ADVANTAGE by about
fifteen teen m q nn6tba by s sitting os where ySg are; M IN
left Albany and had a ticket to Pittsaeld.
Mass; He was Of a scientific turn o. mind.
10 his hand and saw that the general direction
OF the run from Albany to Plttstieid was
isss Is sss Siitel as Tea tSs SUM- M II not IS ru u TSs
west Looking out Of the window he saw it
THAT sun should, be on our right" said
he to his wife in alarm. or I'm twisted, 1t
cannot. by any reason be ahead OF me on my
With that he threw down his map in des-
peration and swung himself along from seat to
i suns over there on my left" said he.
THE sun sets in the west, / am facing the
northwest as ride. The map shows
Will you pleass tell me where I'm RoingY Am /
IN the. wrong train md are We headed for SYRIA
The conductor explained that the road
rarely took q southeasteTly course. going over
a route more Ike q aight q steRs Or a twisted