. Farmington, Connecticut, the village of beautiful homes. derness came over the face of GitcheManitou., He reached dow-nward andtraced with his forefinguer along thegroimd, and the river followed hisfinger as the hounds follow after thegame. The river danced with ex-citement to follow a new- they came to the high mountainsand the river said, Now we must re-turn for we can go no further. Butthe Great Spirit drew his finger acrossthe mountain and it crumbled like anegg shell. And when the morningawoke, lo I the ri\er was gone. R. B. xTT K.\I)ITIOX tells us that our^J larmingl()n Rive


. Farmington, Connecticut, the village of beautiful homes. derness came over the face of GitcheManitou., He reached dow-nward andtraced with his forefinguer along thegroimd, and the river followed hisfinger as the hounds follow after thegame. The river danced with ex-citement to follow a new- they came to the high mountainsand the river said, Now we must re-turn for we can go no further. Butthe Great Spirit drew his finger acrossthe mountain and it crumbled like anegg shell. And when the morningawoke, lo I the ri\er was gone. R. B. xTT K.\I)ITIOX tells us that our^J larmingl()n River did not al-•^ ways flow in its present tor- tuous course northward butflowed from a great lake south-ward.—Essay on the Ttinxis Scj^tis(Farmiiigton Rivcv) by Mr. .hiliiis used to be one nation livedone side and one tlu- cither siile nf theFarmington River, an<l if either tribecrossed this river boundary and got?ketched he .got killed.—Fni;;i ronrcr-siithnis mid rccollectiiiiis nf Mr. 56 FARMINGTON. CONNECTICUT,. MiUdu Ioixis, \i,i, 1(11 \i) \r •?i\iii\\ NKiK (IN ?nil: sirrosim sm: <n Tin:ii\iii,i: iiiriw i:i,\ iiii-. ? ri wis wu -simk k itiiinci: inihws. THE VILLAGE OF BEAUTIFUL HOMES. 57 ®lp SuKts JuiitauB. BY lULIUS GA^


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