Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-08-23

TRBSros FAILS. On one of The balm!cst NOR
nings that ever broke,we descended The rude steps
Leading To tho bed af The Trenton Falls. We reach
ed the bottom, snd stood upon the broad solid floor,
hundred feet down 10 the very heart 81 the rock;
and my Grrt feelings were those Of establishment
at tho sublime grandeur Of the scene. In ieN
minutes We stood bcio" the tirsl fall The whole
yalume Of the river here descends y feet at sim
gle leap. The ba sin which receives At is worn in
to a deep, circular abyss aud the dizzy Shrl and
,umult Of the water is almost oyerpowcung. We
assembled at the side and at level with the top Of
the fall. passed under immense shelf, ovcrshad-
owing us almost at the height OF a cloud; and cd
vsncing little further. the whole grand sweep OF
ths river was before u.s. Il was scene OF which
I had never before any conception, aud confess
myself inadequate Ia describe A.. TO stand IN the
bed of torrent which flows for niles through a
solid rock, at more than a hundred feet below the
surface: 10 look at this tremendous gorge and see,
e. far as the eye can stretch, RIVER rushing on
with amazing gelociiy, leaDIng at every few rods
over a fall. and sinking into shidPools, and sweep
ing round protesting rocks constantly and violent
~: TO this and then lock up from The depths
OF the earth 10 the giant Ua.s that couhne II, piled
apparently 20 the very skies, this he sensation 10
which 10 language that would not seem ridiculous
hypefbole could 90 j0s'ice.
become familiar in degree with The ma. este scope
Of the ~hoe, there is something Goligh.i1lly tran
quiIzing IN - individual feature. We spent the
whole DAY 10 lettering Idly up the stream, stopping
al every fAil. and every Wild sweep Of the narrow
passes and resting by tie sGe Of every gentle
dechsity where toe water shot smoothly down with
q surface az polished as Il as arfowy velocity Nere
the sleep of transparent fouuiuia. There ID moth
ing mole beauijfuitbso waller. Look at !, when
you within any # ~ ialussad forms, IA moiiot
at fesi-drprins from lhe moss OF q spring OF
lespins an thu ,hsadrr of cs,afaci--ii las always
the same wonderful Surprising beauty. lis olcsi
transparency the ersco oi lr -ety possible motion
the brilliant shine OF is foam aud as n,aics'i,
mach IN ihe food are ,uatc,od uniieIly by 40 9th
er element. Who has n1l blessed It unaware p
n objects that meet the oJc have any effect upor
our hsp2iuess. water J.. am5sg the 4r,i Of humai
blessings II 3. the eia.des' dang alaef heaven
The inspifea wri.crs use II instantly as or imas'
for gsaHess, aud crystal sstefs' - ihe beuuihu
type Of the Apocalypse Cor the JOY 81 the New Je
russlem. bie-s God. tar ~ daiiy uscig.ness, b.
a. - sD eFcFF day blessing. ihal 10 sp.cndor q an
Boiieed. Take ehid to a., snd be c,sps has li:lt
hands with delgh, AAd present /. 10 an, one 10
Eew f0rul Aad Als seuses te 5eWudtfct. Tia
man Of ~afm imsensiIon. who looks Tor HE FIRE
uase on Nsgsrs, feels au ,mPu.se 20 leap in Shie
"a Gluaos, iues.sil5le. What 10 4 bg, del,rlou
fsseintglon-,Ae ssme spell shieh 10 tha .0,e.ines
q woman, Or the glory az suasei c.'at, eras
you 10 The one tad llt ses goa lyug 90 Tie goce
~iHgs q the ether
ifosi sh,ll e f9fsisca iof tAis Jgfsss9a.
- cue q ieeang. have loved HE sister Ifosn N