The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-05

chimnies of the village, and the noisy lit;
tie stream below, present very beautiful
picture to the early riser, who fingers on
the hill above the little wooden mill, in his
morning walk about the small circle,
The ROSY light of the setting sun, too,
tinpes the top of the Chesterfield long, at
ter the valley is wrapped in gloom, While
the moon rising among the pine trees
which crown the mountain, Will detaln
many a patient till her full orb nights the
placid bosom of the river.
pl The hest view of the town is to be had
from the burying ground on the hill to the
south. To the lover of fine scenery, we
recommend too, the view from the clear
ing. a short distance up the SIDE OF the
monntain. The smooth stream OF the
Cnnnecticut NAV be seen for several miles
n,Jrs,,ino its course through the rich mead
ows or between the remarkable terraces,
which in many places form striking 1ea
ture of the scene. These terraces, Which
are generally about 70 to lO0 1eet a 3iG
the level of the river, and occur at dllel-
ent distances from its banks, are 50 Iesuf
lar as almost to appear like the WORE, oi
ort and doubtless in ages long gone by,
narbans in antedeluvian times, when tne
Pnge birds existed which have lett thelr
footnrints in the enduring stone OF other
nortions of the valley, were the banks o.
he III, vast river which then rolled It's wa
tiers to the sea. a.,
To the lover of picturesque scenery tne
u,,ali,s and drives about Brattleboro VIII
f,r,,;sb an inexhaustible source OF pleas
NV, ,rl For the benefit of such as may ue'
sire to explore their beauties we VIII Gu,
daavor to describe some OF the mosC le
marlable. Highest in our own esI iin,,
tion stands the lovely west hly I Val NY.
Turning to the left from the v1iiag aad lows
mon and passing the beautliul lneauo tn
h lllJn '' + on the edge of which stands the
Vermont Ia Asylum for the Insane, we c i,nn
H. month of the narrow Valley,
t ~ Imb which West river makes It's way
t tIe Connecticut. 1t is lined on p9sh
e;Ja en- with steep and well wooded mis-
nI ;s sometimes so narrow that the roau
T. b,lilt into the very stream, ana soiu ti,
times spreads out into, Few t hLt E fonr
= harm or solitary farmhouse. Aoouv Jul Io" Of
niles ND is Black Mountain, mas af,ored
solid black slate stone seaItlyh oi@bt Of
sui sui zines and rising to the helghC ol
WIN VIII. p thoIsand feet Immediately from tne
i ledi e The stream. Black Mountain l9r iI'
oea o Eide Of a natural amphltheatre, WIZ WIZ
o y; ntber lands and more ancient LII
II ~ have witnessed the STRIFE OF sIattI
ll mn or the bloody combat OF wild peaSIs,
d Hnt at this point where the river la ne
Jus s,,dJan tuTn round the base Oh INC
d su is a cascade falling Over "a "a
b mSads Shelving rock which particularly aatT W.
he spring is an object OF greag , Liter Ter.
tG mile further brings Us us to t9e q Village % Of
R Re3 Of the With d' It's the neat s{ nn T6os
Iu1 ~ aIN,ays ready to furnish an eAJei
nos host neal conformable to hy9r tIo 40.
leiIo nr not as the conscience OIL thS pa
T ii VI ,noI dictate. We have pursued Inu
course Gf tne Of fTow Tow II miles, and
to the t y6la esme beauty of scenery through
out IN for an enterPrsng PedfRS ranRne
cToss from Townshend through B 1aee Of
SsmbTdgSfR Sgt t s9d tS fe' BEAUTIFUL al town Of