Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-07-30

the freckled countenance of the urchiu
whose morning and evening task it is to
chase the lowing kline to and from the
pasture. 1t is duty in which he de-
light especially when old brindle per-
sists in hiding herself in the back lots,
under the pretence that she didn't know
it was milking time, and has to be per
sonally conducted to the barnyard, the
conductor beguiling the extra length of
the excursion by making her target for
cobblestones. he is nice little fellow,
though, and for fifty cents will grac ious-
iy give his permission to go after the
cows to any of his mothers boarders,
whom he seldom mentions without tap
ping his forehead significantly.
Leaning on his hoe to rest his bent and
aching spine, the farmer may gaze over
the fields with such toll distorted vision
as to frown at the glowing masses Of
paintbrush. and the nodding butter cups
and daisies. Let him look, instead,
through the eyes of NJ. c. NJ, writing to
the Hampshire Mass Gazette, and his
is what he will see:-
Randolph Center, a beautiful YER
mont village perched on one of the green
hills with three other RandoIphs- West,
East and North-gathered around her,
chair with three daughters seated at her
| feet.
"From the railroad station you climb
up, up, up, three miles and a half to the
Center, than which only one village
in this sturdy state-Peacham--
stands on higher ground. Along the
ridge of land running north and south,
upon which the houses of the village lie
scattered, magnificent views are present
ed in every direction. Ascutney Lifts up
massive shoulder on the south. Earth
er toward the east appear Killington and
Pico, twin peaks, and Rochester noun.
tain. As the eye sweeps northerly Mount
Mansfield and Cancels Hump are visible
in the blue hazy distance, and on the
East the nearer hills of Tunbridge ap-
pear in wavy outlines and beyond them
rise, across the Connecticut river, the
New Hampshire submits.
"During fortnight's stay among the
lovely scenery it has been q great treat to
watch it under the different changes OF
light and shades. In the early morning
under rolling mists and purple shadows
at high noon when the full golden glory
OF sunshine bathes fields and hillsides-
and most beautiful CT all in the sun set
ting as the light fades over valley and
into silhouettes on the clear sky.
"a few city people have found their
way to this quiet place and come year aft
er year to breathe its pure air and enjoy
its charming prospects. Some Of them
say they can walk farther and easier here
than anyw here else.
"Randolph, like many another hill town
in New England, mourns Niobe-fashion
over her vanishing children, they leave
her to seek occupation and fortunes in
busy towns and on western prairies. But
they love to come back again to their old
home farms and look out again to the
everlasting hills.
some thing which impresses new
conner as to the landscape is the cultivat-
ed appearance of the country. The fields
are free from rocks and stones and there
are seen no wildernesses of weeds and
scrubby bushes and rocky pastures, so
abundant in Massachusetts, and Connecti-
cut. The woods are neat and clear-cut,
sweeping away from the meadows and
grainfields in graceful curves.
''As Vermont is noted for its dairy pro-
ducts and maple sugar, We should expect
to see its pastures full of fine cattle and
its forests Astounding in maple trees, and
we do see these things. Nestled on the
edge of hillside groves, we find the sugar
houses, some OF them of large dimen-
sions. One of the prettiest Of pastoral
scenes is when the kline come home and
favored are the strangers who go after
the cows as we did few nights ago. II
was a mile and half to the pasture and
over a rocky road, through a dusky,
massey beech wood we came to the waiting
cows.
s'Indeed a more desirable retreat from