Bethany and its hills; . aked rock stretching- southwest; at this i)lace is Collinstavern. lon^- known as an excellent public house, and theStraitsville 1. (.? About half a mile south of Mr. Collins,the road ])asses throU|L;h a narrow defile, fornieil by a i^aj) inthe mountain, and is l)arely sufficient in width for a road anda small but sprij^htly brook, which winds throug:h the nar-row i)assa.£!:e. On both sides the cliffs are lofty, particularly 1 J BETHANY ANP ITS on the west: on the east, at a little distance from the road,thev overhano- in a threatening^ manner.—The ridges of the
Bethany and its hills; . aked rock stretching- southwest; at this i)lace is Collinstavern. lon^- known as an excellent public house, and theStraitsville 1. (.? About half a mile south of Mr. Collins,the road ])asses throU|L;h a narrow defile, fornieil by a i^aj) inthe mountain, and is l)arely sufficient in width for a road anda small but sprij^htly brook, which winds throug:h the nar-row i)assa.£!:e. On both sides the cliffs are lofty, particularly 1 J BETHANY ANP ITS on the west: on the east, at a little distance from the road,thev overhano- in a threatening^ manner.—The ridges of theIeacon nionntain present fine geological and picturesquefeatures, and are much more abrupt and granil than most ofthe mica slate regions of Connecticut.—Barbers Hist. Col. Beacon Cap is a huge boulder on the highest point of theridge on the mountain which divides r>ethanv from is about fortv feet in circumference and twenty in height, andcan be seen for many miles distant. It probably floated there. EEACOX CAP. NORTH VIEW. during the glacial period, and nuist have struck with greatforce to have broken off a portion. The view from the topis so tine that the church spires from several towns can beseen with the naked eye. It was a place of rendezvous for picnic parties. formerl\- morethan of late years, especially on holidays. The young men andmaidens would have a merry time in ascending, sometimesshouting. Oh. for a Pegasus to take us to the heights ofParnassus! AM) ITS 11 1 [ J,S. I3 Twas oft SO steep the foot was fainAssistance from the hand to gain,So tangled oft that l)ursting hawthorn shed its showers of dew. Arriving- at the stimmit. seven hundred feet high, kinch wasspread, garnished with fragrant trailing arbtittis. and winter-green with its crimson I)crries. wliicli boon nature scatteredfree and wild. Refreshed and exhilarated, declamations followed, which, ifthey chanced to fall below Demosthenes, or Cicero. thevwere not viewed
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