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Deerfield, Mass. (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
tains, and decided to go northward, following the river further up. On Sunday morning (19th), they walked before breakfast some six or seven miles, in a rain, to Deerfield, whose brick meeting-house and a long street shaded by elms were observed. The traditions of Indian warfare in the vicinity of Bloody Brook were recalled. We are now at Deerfield, and in the neighborhood of a spot famous for a massacre by the Indians. In fact, all these towns have been the scene of bloody battles between the Indians and the first settlers. Sumner, in the afternoon, went on to Greenfield, riding about half a mile in a wagon; his first ride since he left Boston. The nriver of silver winding through meadows of gold. It was a scene of enchantment, and time has not weakened the impression it made. From Northampton we walked to Deerfield, sleeping near Bloody Brook, and then to Greenfield, where we turned off by Coleraine through dark woods and over hills to Bennington in Vermont. The whole excu
West Point (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
and seen the clouds at my feet. Taking the steamer at ten A. M., he arrived in four hours at West Point,—a distance of seventy or eighty miles. The scenery before reaching West Point is sublime, conWest Point is sublime, consisting of rough cliffs and mountains. Here he presented to Colonel Sylvanus Thayer, then commanding at this military station and academy, his father's letter of introduction. This letter, dated Julthe battlegrounds of Bennington and Saratoga, and on his way home by the steamboat to touch at West Point. He is a student at Harvard College, and sets out with two of his classmates, one of whom, Mr. Frost, will probably accompany him to West Point. I request you, if convenient and consistent with your regulations, to let these young men have a foothold on your ground during the few hours they house, which were very neatly furnished, and also his library, and presented me with a map of West Point. I left him for a little while, and visited the ruins of Fort Putnam,— that impregnable fortr
Ticonderoga (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
essels lying at the wharves. The situation at the foot of the lake made it a good place for embarkation of troops destined for Canada. This advantage of situation however, it is hoped will no longer be valuable for that purpose, but rather for the cultivation of the mild arts of peace, for the advancement of trade, and the means it affords for a quick and easy communication between the Canadas and the United States. At this point, the plan of the travellers was to take the steamer for Ticonderoga. The next morning (24th), as the steamer Congress was not to leave till one in the afternoon, they indulged in a sleep longer than usual; it being the first time that we have not risen before, or at least with, the sun since we started. Our pedestrian journey, most probably, with the exception of some few miles, ends at this place. It is now nine days since we left home, and in that time we have travelled between two and three hundred miles on foot. Arriving by the steamer at a landin
Champlain Canal (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
ch was then chief among the hotels. The next morning (28th), he subscribed for a day at the Reading Room. Leaving Saratoga on the 29th, at four in the morning, they walked to Ballston, where Babcock took the stage for Schenectady, on his way to Utica. Sumner, now left alone, still persevered, arriving at the Erie Canal, about two o'clock, just at the famous aqueduct over the Mohawk; thence walking on the tow-path, passing Cohoes Falls, numerous locks, and the junction of the Erie and Champlain Canals, and reaching Troy about six P. M., and (still following the canal) Albany about sundown, —making thirty-seven miles on foot during the day. Lodging for the night at the Eagle Tavern, the next morning (30th) he took a view quite early of the State House, a building far inferior to our Massachusetts one, and in my opinion unworthy of so great a State as New York; observing also the great number of spires in the city, and the vast number of canal and steamboats. At seven A. M. he left b
Dana, Worcester County, Mass. (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
y, but thought they could not go on at the rate we did. Barre, where we are now waiting for our supper, is a very pretty village. The town is famous for its dairies, making more butter and cheese than any other in the State. Passing the night at Dana, which they reached after an evening walk, they rose as usual, at four A. M. (17th), and walked through Greenwich, a very pretty and pleasant town, situated on a plain, observing Mt. Pomroy and Mt. Liz; thence to Enfield, and arrived at Amherst afr a most toilsome journey through the hottest part of the day. The people in most of the towns through which we passed were perfectly astonished, and utterly at a loss what to make of us. At Barre we were taken for United States officers, and at Dana we were asked if we were on a peddling-voyage. In another place we were taken for factory-boys. The sight of Amherst and its college buildings, and the students, who were not yet relieved from their tasks, was grateful to the weary Harvard lads.
Franklin (Ohio, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
Stearns, Tower, and Andrews. Sumner's was an inferior part, not equal to his general ability or merits as a scholar, nor what his classmates thought he deserved, but all that his standing in the regular course strictly admitted. He was one of four in a conference on The Roman Ceremonies, the System of the Druids, the Religion of the Hindoos, and the Superstition of the American Indians. The different systems were set forth in their order by John Bryant, of Boston, Isaac A. Jewett, of Columbus, Ohio, John B. Kerr, of Talbot County, Md., and Charles Sumner, of Boston. Sumner treated with sympathy and respect the religious belief of the Indians. He wrote on his manuscript that the programme had miscalled the part, which should have been The Religious Notions of the North American Indians. He seems to have been somewhat sensitive about his part. Anticipating his place on the programme, he had proposed to decline in advance any share in the public exercises of Commencement. His fat
Suffolk County (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
r was a person of remarkable readiness and self-possession. As to the former, I have no doubt that even then, if called upon to make a speech when he least expected it, he would not have been disturbed as most other persons would have been, but would have acquitted himself creditably. I do not remember any instance of this, but I have no doubt he could have done it. As to the latter,—self-possession,—it seems to have been a trait which he inherited from his father, who, when Sheriff of Suffolk County, was called upon to read the riot act, on occasion of a riot in the Federal-Street Theatre. It is said he coolly went upon the stage, and read it amidst a shower of brick-bats. The son was like him in that respect. He seemed as much at home in declaiming on public declamation days as if speaking a piece in his own room. To me, and to many, public declamation days were a terror; and it always seemed a mystery to me how he could be so cool while I trembled like an aspen-leaf. From
Dedham (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
ing that his behavior would be in every way respectful to Mr. William Sumner, on account of his age and character,—advice which was hardly needed. He says, in his letter: Charles, upon your discretion and good deportment the happiness of my life will in no trifling degree depend. If any persons entertain a favorable opinion of you, I hope you will never disappoint them. In his Junior year, in company with four classmates, Frost, Babcock, Rev. Samuel B. Babcock, rector of a parish in Dedham. He died in 1873. Penniman, and Munroe, of whom only the last survives, he made a pedestrian trip to Lake Champlain. This was his first absence from Boston and its suburbs. He kept a journal of the excursion, from which the following account is abridged: The party left Cambridge, July 14, 1829, at four P. M., with knapsacks on their backs and umbrellas in their hands, and in high spirits, and walked on singing and laughing, and attracting considerable attention. Refreshing themselves
Utica (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
s Headquarters, the room where Frazier died, and the place where he was reputed to have been buried. Thence, in the heat of the day, he walked to the Springs, where, joining Babcock, he took lodgings at Montgomery Hall, instead of Congress Hall, which was then chief among the hotels. The next morning (28th), he subscribed for a day at the Reading Room. Leaving Saratoga on the 29th, at four in the morning, they walked to Ballston, where Babcock took the stage for Schenectady, on his way to Utica. Sumner, now left alone, still persevered, arriving at the Erie Canal, about two o'clock, just at the famous aqueduct over the Mohawk; thence walking on the tow-path, passing Cohoes Falls, numerous locks, and the junction of the Erie and Champlain Canals, and reaching Troy about six P. M., and (still following the canal) Albany about sundown, —making thirty-seven miles on foot during the day. Lodging for the night at the Eagle Tavern, the next morning (30th) he took a view quite early of th
Fort Putnam (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
been under your orders for the three years past that he has spent under merely literary men, he would, perhaps, now have been as strong as a soldier of Bonaparte on the bridge of Lodi. The journal says:— I visited Colonel Thayer, and presented the letter I had to him. He received me very kindly, showed me the rooms of his house, which were very neatly furnished, and also his library, and presented me with a map of West Point. I left him for a little while, and visited the ruins of Fort Putnam,— that impregnable fortress. There are a number of the old cells still remaining, and also loop-holes for the musketry. It is to my eye the strongest of any of the fortresses I have visited. On my return, Colonel Thayer conducted me around, showed me the library and the drawing-room, and then invited me home to drink tea. This I accepted. We talked about Arnold and about fortifications, and particularly those round Boston. He explained to me the meaning of defilading. About seven, I
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