The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-28
ON THE WAY TO NORTHFIELD.
The Rev. j. w. Wolling, D. D., Writes
Entertainingly Of Incidents of
His Trip.

| Ai"FSiiHS III tlCSC ltaSS cail Dc very
luxurious if you only can have the
money to pay for it. The trip on
Long Island Sound from New York to-
New London, Conn, is after this fash
ion, and full OF interest. Far over on
the west side of the city you take the
steamer and then for an hour or more
you have the wonderful city of New
York on one side and after you round
the battery Brooklyn OH the other.
The large ocean steamers are in their
docks on either hand while an endless
number of tug boats and ferry boats
and others Of every shape and variety
arc crossing or passing at every turn.
In the mean time your immense steam
er, four stories high and as white
as a swan, threads her way up the
river, passing under the Brooklyn
bridge, which like spiders webs hangs
over your head. Three other bridges
of wonderful make, one already fill
ished and the other two in construc-
ton, soon will connect the two cities,
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These steamers are beautiful; with
in all is faultlcss, the stairs are de-
CANT and richly carpctcd servants
meet YOU at every turn, and Your ev-
cry want is cared for. The dining
room is magnificent and nearly al
ways band Of music is playing while
the meals arc served, and the prices
arc reasonable.
got nice supper for forty cents
and with Il service good enough for a
prince. When night comes that boat
is luminous within and without with
a great array of electric lights. Two
Of them for many hours are running
one just ahead Of the other SO that
v"u can see them with their best cf-
feet Soon YOU have the Connecticut
shore on one hand and Lon" Island or
the other all studded with cities and
villages brightly illuminated. just as
it is good dark you come to the how
celebrated Oyster Bay, the home of
Roosevelt. and the illuminations about
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Wraricd and chilled Of the deck
went in to read my book. At eleven
o 'clock I had reached the last page,
and now quite ready for bed I put
myself beneath good warm blankets,
for it was cold, and knew nothing
more until daylight, when I awallcd to
find our boat safely tied up to the
dock at New London.
In New England.
This is the very centre of New Eng
land both as to territory and names.
The city is New London, and is on the
River Thames, and in early days this
whole region was settled by London
crs or English only. Wrapped in my
ovcrcoat 7 sailed forth to find a place
in the Central Vermont train which
was to carry me to Northficlh. The
first few hours ride impressed me
with the stonincss Of the ground,
rocks and rocks on every side. In
many places the rocks have been gath
cred to make rude fences around pas
lures and fields. IT is in this region
that if is told that they used to grind
down the sleeps nose to point so
he could get the grass among the
rocks.
Our train took us by winding ways
through Il beautiful forest: the whit
ish blue foliage Of the white pines
the dark green Of the spruce and the
thick growth Of the fir were seen on
every side. This is the home Of the
apple tree; in orchards, in pastures
on the hill top and in the alley, apple
trees everywhere. Just now the fruit
IS ripcning and so the various shades
OF rcd and buff and golden pippins
delighted the vicw But the end Of
""r journey was at hand. We cross
ed ridge between the Berkshire
Hills and dropped into the beautiful
Valley of the Connecticut and anoth-
cr run of ten miles brought me to
Mortified whore T now am. and from
this lovely place send greetings to my
many friends in Ncwbcrry.