Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-06-02
CHAPTER XIII CONTINUED.
THE EXCURSION CONTINUED OVER
THE MOUNTAIN RANGE.

THE MOUNTAIN RANGE.
Having surveyed the evidences of
thrift of this mountain home the
party turned wistful eyes to grand
old Mansfield, the king mountain of
the Green Mountain chain. I
guess" said Hunter John, we'd
better work off toward Stowe n go
up old Mansfield on the easy side. If
we go down into The Notch we've
got no end O. hard climbin' to get
up agin. Now they amt no use O.
goin' down when you've got to get
up agin if we can help it. But we
can swing around to the southeast
side and find gentler risin', and you
can ride the bosses a good part O.
the way" And down gentle decliv-
tiles and up easy ascents the skilled
woodsman led the way.
You are growing spryer and
fresher every day." said the judge
to Hunter John.
"Wa-al, yes" replied he, I need
ed this ramble to rest me up. |
laid round the fireplace too much
last winter. The snow was so deep
n drifty that | kind O. crawled in
my hole, like a bear and got as fab
by-meated as new shoots O. bass
wood, but I'm gettin' tuned up, as
the fiddler said when he put the
rosin on the bow"
What ferceness of hate the par
tisans in the north are visiting upon
the abolition leaders," remarked
Mr. hardwood. This idea was sug-
gested by the sight of large hawk
pursued and pestered in its flight by
a MOCK OF small Dlrds.
Yes" said the Judge, the re-
form and the man in public life who
stands for any principle or seeks to
remedy any wrong or disturb any
lodged abuse is the target at which
are aimed all the shafts of malice,
ridicuIe and vituperation, He can
not avoid it. He is much like the
prisoner among the Indians. He
must stand and take their taunts
and tortures. He must not finch,
but bear with Indifference. If he
betrays the least evidence of suffer.
ing he only adds to their malicious
glee and redoubles their efforts tt
torture him."
Il see, " said Mr.. hardwood, that
Alvan Stewart is assailed not only
by the wings and democrats, but
that some of the anti-slavnry people
are also condemning him."
The reason" said the judge, is
that Stewart believes in politica
action. The Central New York alb.
olitionists are all eager for a poiti'
cal party. This is Mr.. Stewards
war cry. He believes that the anti.
slavery conviction of the northern
people will ultimately prevail, and
that the party that resists the ag.
gressions of the slave power will
ultimately swallow up the better
elements of the two great partie;
and overthrow them both. He
would found a party for poitica
/ action on this one idea. Many Of
the leaders, Garrison among the
rest, oppose this idea and would
} work along moral lines of influence
Another class of anti-slavery mer
wish to yoke up this question witt
temperance, woman's rights, tariff
; free trade and other isms. MIR
= Stewards arguments against thi
are unanswerable and unique. Il
5 one speech he said, Il believe tina
we have quite enough in the en-
> forcement of this, our one idea, t
employ all the moral and politics
4; capital we possess, that those VIII
2 wish to consume time in the consiC
> GRAFTON of other topics as a part G
:. the abolition crusade, and feel spec
Is tally bound to place free trade c
. tariff as a good Or evil to be oil
= tanned or rejected in the same cat'
CORY with the liberty of three mi
@ ions of men, will do we'll to secur
Z another room where they can anus