Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-11-26
A KANSAS GIRL
TELLS OF new ENGLAND

MISS DpTtuh A<0aAaSAa S'-~
observant young ladies. recently re-
turned from her first trip TO New
England and the REFLECTOR asked
her 10 give her Impressions OF that
section for our readers. 1t Is an IN
teresting story she tells:
Things did not seem out OF the or
binary to me until we left Albany.
When the rocks, cliffs, hills, timber,
underbrush and ferns Of extreme east
ern New York and Massachusetts be-
gan 10 show up began to SIT up and
take notice.
The natural beauty Of New England
is great aud SO different from any
thing had ever seen. The grandeur
and vastness Of the mountains OF the
west and southwest are awing. One
stands dumb founded. But these low,
beautifully timbered hills are restiul
and pleasing in every respect. Com
ing from Palmer to Norwich ! saw q
baby fawn drinking from tiny brook
by the roadside. My first thought
was Of q Jersey calf but when II
scampered up the bills among the
underbrush / knew what 1t was.
Norwich is one Of Connecticut's
Oldest towns and has many historical
points in and around it. My first two
weeks were spent in just driving and
taking in things in the city. 1t is To-
Gated on hills. How many I'd be
afraid to say. 1t seemed like thous-
and to me when started out TO walk.
The Thames river. one Of the most
beautiful streams in our country, is
formed here by the uniting OF the
Shetucket and Yantic rivers. The
old-fashioned colonial homes are some
Of the finest. They, with their beau
tiful driveways and old-fashioned
flower gardens. seemed like dreams
to me. However, the former owners
of these homes are dead and, in fact
whole families aeem to have become
extinct. The properties have passed
into strangers hands and are burden
some to the present owners because
Of the expense OF keeping them up.
There Is . house, seemingly in good
repair, up in Norwich Town that was
built in 1859. The early home OF
Benedict Arnold was here and up in
Norwich Town, the old part OF the
city, stands a stately old mansion
once owned by Cleveland's grand
father and a statlier old oak under
which Washington and his men are
said to have encamped.
The different driveways and lanes
are immense. loved them. Each
had its attractions and there always
was something new to be seen and
learned. The different trees were
quite a study to me but learned to
tell most Of them when l saw them.
The strawberries, of course, we're
all gone but enjoyed getting out Of
the carriage along the way picking
handouts Of black, buckle and blue
berries. The tbank-you-mA'ams,
the teams Of oxen and stone fences, all
are things to be wondered at Or
chards back there are almost things
Of the past and no one seems inclined
toward planting new ones. Apples
and peaches were Of very poor quail
ity this year. Vegetables were the
finest ever. A good melon, however,
was rare thing.
Ny first trip out from the city was
to Lantern Hill near Westerly. z. l.
Went by trolley until we came to one
side Of the hill. Walked to the top
of it where we could see the Atlantic,
Long Island, and the Sound We
went down the opposite side and then
over to the Slick quarries, making in
all a walk Of about five miles over
rocks, through narrow paths and
among the most beautiful trees ever
saw. You can imagine the condition
Of my shoes after this walk.
Three weeks after arriving my
niece and went to Pleasure Beach,
a summer resort near Waterford,
Conn, for q two weeks outing. This
SPOT was ideal for having good quiet
time. There we're so many little
things to be done each day. The
things l enjoyed most were the long
walks ont into the country and along