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Title: Summer homes among the mountains on the Central New England railway ..
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Central New England railway company. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: (Pittsfield, Mass., Sun printing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ler, broad sheets ofwater for boating, and tennis and golf links for the lover of games.For the pedestrian there are historic spots to visit, ana ruggedascents, from whose summits sweeping views may be obtained.Then, too, if the pedestrian be a lover of Nature, he may study theremarkable beauty of the roadside verdure, for here ISoon Xature scatters five and wild Each plant and flower, die mountains child. Ferns grow in endless variety and luxuriance, while throughout thissection are found many varieties of rare flowers unknown in mostlocalities. The roads have for years been known for their excellence,where they were naturally heavy or muddy the drift gravel has beenfreely used, and so we find highways hard and smooth, free frommud, ruts and stone; in fact, roads which will compare favorablywith the drives in any park in the country. The result is thatriding and driving have become very popular among summer visit-ors. For horseback riding the country could not have been invent- ■26
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■ed more beautifully. There are beautifully shaded streets, gentleascents and quiet by-ways. Carriage driving is indulgd in to agreater extent than in any other locality frequented by summerguests. For cycling the roads are excellent, while bicycle pathshave been built in many towns. For the hunter there are forests where he may obtain, if he be;a good shot, plenty of partridges and quail, but it is not all pot hunt-ing, and many a fox or fierce wild cat is brought down, for some ofthe wildest country in Connecticut is to be found in these hills. And so each year those who came before return again, and theirnumber is augmented by hundreds of wealthy and refined people,who seek, and find here, all that goes to make up an ideal mountainresort. Oh ! What a boon a months releaseFrom daily duty, daily strife :To find a boundless world of peaceThat gives you back your fading life.To move and breathe from hour to hourMid all thats beautiful and bright,And feel each day a growing powerIn br

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