The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-12-12
WHOLE No. 1854.

WIN every breeze. / returned-hut
sne was not IN the dance | sought her in
he gay circle OF her companions. but Z
iouiid her not. Her eye spa1kled not there
hiusIc oi her voice was silent-she
! felolced on earth no more. saw a 49,,
saDie ana SLOW paced, who bore sadly to
an open grave what once was ,nim34oa
and beautiful. They paused as tbnv an
proacEed and voice broke the awful :;
ience g" Mingle ashes with ashes az
( Dust with its original dust. To the eartf.
whence she was first taken. consign NC
the body Of our sister," They covered her
with the damp soil, and the solid clods oc
the valley; and the worms crowded into
ner silent abode. Yet one sad ruourner
/ lin9afedy to cast himself upon the grave
ana as he wept he sale, -" There is no
neanty, or grace, or loneliness that cont;a
ueth IN man; for this is the end of All he
glory and perfection" A'i'
have seen an infant with fair brow,
and frame like polished ivory. It's Tn,h..
were plant IN its sports it reioiced. and
/ again It wept; but whether its olow;no-
| cheek dimpled with smiles, or its 6lne eye
was brilliant with tears, still said to nv
heart, T" 1t is beautiful" 1t was like tbe
flfst pure blossom which some cherished
plant has shot forth, whose cup is filed
WITH q dew drop and whose head reclnes
upon its parent stem.
again saw this child when the Iarnn ne
reason FIRST ddwned in its mind. Its SOM
was gentle and peaceful its eve sparkled
Wlth JOY. as 1t looked round on this cool
ana pleasant world. 1t ran swiftly in the
way OF knowledge-it bowed It's ear to in
structon 1t stood like lamb before lis
teachers 1t was not proud, or envious. or
stubborn, and it had never heard of the vices
ana Vanlties OF the world. And when K
lGohed upon 1t, | remembered that our
saviour had said, Except We become as
little children, We cannot enter into the
kingdom Of heaven"
But the scene was changed. and I sav y
man whom the world called honorable. ami
many waited for his smile. They no;nte9
ont the fields that were his, and talked Of
the silver and gold that he gathered: thew
admired the stateliness of his dome. ami
eXtolied the honor Of his family. And HIS
heart answered secretly. By wisdom have
got all this SO he returned no thanks to
God, neither did he fear or serve him.
And as passed along | heard the COM
plants OF the laborers who had reancd
I down the fields, and the cries of the poor
whose covering he had taken awav:
hut the sound of Teasing and reyelry was
IN his apartments, and the nnfed beogsr
came totterlng from his door. But he con-
sldered not that the cries of the opnreseed
were continually entering in the ears If
the most High. And when knew thar
( this man was once the teachable child tbat
had ioved-the beautiful infant that had
gazed upon with delight said in INV bis-
/ terness, Il have seen an end of all nor.
fec;ion, and laid my mouth in the dust.
CATARAcTs. The highest within our
knowledge are on two small streams which
take their rise in Mount Rosa. italy: tho
rivers Orco and Evanson and another ae
Staubach, in the canton of Berne. Switzer-
land. The Fails of the Orco. according to
Pinkerton, are estimated at eco feet
Those OF the Eyanson, 1900: and those at
Stauhach are stated IN the Edinburg Ga-
zetteer to he l4C0. The highest cataract
IN America is probably that Of Tequenda-
ma, on the river Funza, or Rio de Boqata.
a small branch of the Magdalena, in Co
lomtla. The river here in two successive
falls pitches to the depth of Goo feet. into a
deep and gloomy chasm. The cataracts
/ aforementioned are only remarkable for
their height, being all narrow and the
quantity OF water comparatively SMALL
| The cataract OF Montmorenci, nine miles
I below Quebec, and in full view of the ST.
/ Lawrence, has been too well described by
/ Professor Silliman to allow of a description
here; its height is estimated at go feet.
/ Africa has doubtless its share Of undiscov-
cred wonders, which must yet be made
known to the world. The cataracts of the
! Nile are described by Bruce with his usual
pompous style. They principally engage
the mind through the wilderness and desc
lation of the surrounding scenery. They
are not otherwise remarkable, as the river
is narrow, and the largest fall does not ex-
coed 40.
Some small streams pitch over precipices
so high, that their waters are separated in
to fine rain, or spray, before they reach the
I bottom. Such is the fall Of the river Aahe.
in Bavaria. Here the stream is hurled
down Il succession of FIVE precipices, in all
ECO feet, with an anna ing roar, and current
I of air so strong as to drive back the visitor
from the Gulph. Anotherin Tockoa Creek;
Georgia, passes through channel twenty
feet wide, over preeipice lS7 feet high.
In a wet time, 10 an entire sheet, but or
dinaFily itbecomes a shower of spray be-
fore il reaches the bottom.
But among all these displays of natures
grandeur, there are but few which can bear
comparison with the falls of n iGgara, for
all that is sublime and beautiful. In height
] they are not remarkable, being found by u
late and accurate measurement to be only
1913 feet and foui inches; but for quantity
OF water they are probably without an equal
in the world. Ono of immense size is said
to be discovered by professor Esmark, on
the river Maamelvin, in Norway. It's con-
tinued through three successive falls; TIVE
upon inclined planes, and the last over
perpendicular descent; in all 500 feet
The rapids of the Missouri are likewise
said to be surpassed in grandeur by none
except the Niagara.
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