The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-20
NEW ENGLAND WEATHER
Vermont Editorial Reference Brings
Up Mark Twain's Favorite Topic.


A Vermont editor was prompted by
the Gulf storm which maliciously
headed in this direction and then pet
cred cut en- route to remark that trop
ical hurricanes remind one of the de-
STABILITY of living in Vermont. Where
at there was some excitement among.
Texas editors who happen to number
tn at Vermont paper among their eX-
changes, and there was more or less
comment OF a sighting sort in regard
to New England weather in particu-
lar and New England life in general.
A Dallas. contemporary observed
that people who live in New England
should make no remarks derogatory
to the climate of any region, FOR if
there ever was a place in this world
where bad weather is the habitual
thing, New England is that place.
In the states bordering on the coast,
we are told, it is hot one day and
cold the next. The inhabitants of this
afflicted section spend half their time
changing the weight of their clothes
to meet the changes in the weather,
and whenever they are the least bit
negligent they get pneumonia.
In Vermont the thermometer is Of
ten down to so below zero, and in
midwinter the snow is so deep that
the inhabitants have to use the CHM
ney for a front door Ice is the prin-
cipal crop of Vermont. And then the
malicious assault on our climate and
cur resources is topped off by this
drive: THE principal amusement Of
New Englanders during the winter is
to sit at the window in fur oyercoats
and watch passers-by slip up on the
pavement If they didn't have this
to DO they would all so crazy from
ennul."
1t cannot be denied that there is a
certain measure of truth in all this,
and still we and our weather are not
SO bad as we are painted We are
reminded that Mark Twain once re-
marked: az you don't like the New
England climate, wait a minute"
Thus he paid a whimsical tribute to
the astounding variety Of our wealth
er, and still, Mark liked New England
and its climate SO well that he made
his home over in the southwestern
section OF this region for a good part
of his life.
or course, New England weather
is misnomer, for that Of northern
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
and that Of Rhode Island and Con-
neeticut are no more alike than
plum and parsnip. Where the real
thing in variety and dlsooncerting
changes is experienced is in the
southern section, particularly within
the sphere of the coasts influence.
Most OF the inhabitants recognize
this anG making derogatory remarks
about the weather is one Of the chief
nastimes Of New Englanders in this
zone. No one in Texas could possib-
ly heat us in the gentle sport Of de-
preciating our own 81 varieties OF
weather.
However, we all exaggerate when
doing this, Just to prove our posses
sion of a sense Of humor, aud so far
as the climate is concerned we are
often much happier than we pretend
to be, Most Of us are fairly negligent
and somehow we manage to escape
pneumonia although it must be adj
mitted that during the winter time
we are copiously endowed with more
than fair share Of the snuGles. Bat
when all is said and done we get
along pretty wen with Our climate
here in New England, and we have
the satisfaction OF realizing that out
OF the 365 days we get a tolerable pro
portion OF superexcellent weather
We doubt il even Texas could show
anything to surpass some OF the
weather We have been enjoying here
during the past week.-Protidence
Journal