. Summer saunterings ... : a guide to pleasant places among the mountains, lakes and valleys of New Hampshire, Vermont and Canada . e and »*»*«*Out of the forest dark and dread,Across the open fields it fledLike one pursued and haunted. It is the stream heretofore known as Ossipee Falls; has a descent of250 feet in its mile through the park, and a remarkably beautiful cas-cade with a fall of 49 feet. The ramble along tliis brook and overits rustic bridges, which cross and recross it, is the delight of are three miles of woodland paths, and from the vistas cut atv
. Summer saunterings ... : a guide to pleasant places among the mountains, lakes and valleys of New Hampshire, Vermont and Canada . e and »*»*«*Out of the forest dark and dread,Across the open fields it fledLike one pursued and haunted. It is the stream heretofore known as Ossipee Falls; has a descent of250 feet in its mile through the park, and a remarkably beautiful cas-cade with a fall of 49 feet. The ramble along tliis brook and overits rustic bridges, which cross and recross it, is the delight of are three miles of woodland paths, and from the vistas cut atvarious points, and from a crag 12G feet higher than The Hall, knownas CroAvs Nest, most wonderful sunset views may be had; Moosi-lauke on the west, and Kearsarge and Monadnock at the southwest be-ing included in the vast landscape. Tlie poet Whittier is one of thosemost enamored Avith this place, and from here might have written his well-known lines,— First a lakeTinted with sunset; next the wavy linesOf far receding hills; and yet more far,Monadnock lifting from bis ni^ht of pinesHia rosy forehead to the evening sun. 69. 70 This uncommon resort is in tlie town of Moultonboro, N. H., and isreached from AVcirs Station b}- tlie steamer Lady of tlie Lake to CentreHarbor, Avliere a stage awaits lier noon-trip arrival. The stage passesthrough tlie villages of Moultonboro IVIills and Corner to the stage drive is notable for tlie excellent views it supplies of thefinest of all the mountain ranges, Sandwich Dome, Tripj-ramid, Passa-conaway, Chocorua and Whiteface coming successively into sight. Atone place the road winds around the face of the acclivitj 300 feet abovethe highway at its base, a wonderful view of the lake. Manytravellers are here affected as our Quaker poet describes one,— A good look-off, the driver said; ******* A lady, who, from Thornton Hill, ^ Had held her place outside ******* Besonght me with so sweet a smile. That—although I hate dela
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