Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-08
MR.. BENEFITS LETTERS.
Ne. V.

NIAGARA FALLS, Aug 1, 1910.
The visitors now inc rease at the Falls daily. The
weather continues to be the most heavenly that
be imagined-the big waters, with their beautiful and
sublime scenery, more and more withdraw one from
the fooleries and nonsense of the world Every day
| am as busy il is possible to imagine. There is
no end TO the enjoyment Of Niagara at such season
a. the present People come here and run about
the woods, and over the rocks, for day or two
then leave before this chef d'ourre of nature has
sufficiently impressed their minds win its beauty
and maguiicence. Every day for the last week,
have been wandering Iris Island, or on the
other side round and about Table Rock, and all is
fresh as the Spring
Another Of the chief attractions of this neighbor
hood is its connection with the history of the last
war Here General Scott, who is destined to be the
President after Harrison has had his turn, fought all
his brilliant battles. Every foot of the ground
every rock every tree every island around Niagara
/. covered with elias steal, historical, or heroic re
collections. | have already visited Lundy
Lane and fought all that brilliant battle DER again
In one spot stood the redoubtable Col Miller, who
stormed the British batteries, and on the other, the
gallant Scott, who came up from the wood, under
the bright July moon, and finished the nights glo-
rious work. In a year or two the scenery around
Niagara will mix and blend with the politics Of the
day, as much Fort Megs. Tippecanoe, and the
River Thames de now. The woods and streams,
and hills and plains, and ravines and brooks, ard
rocks, d precipices around Niagara, will form the
most admirable materials for poetry and song that
ever came from natures hand. would advise some
political poet TO and spend the summer here in
order TO fit himself to write songs sufficient TO elect
General Scott as the gallant successor of General
Harrison. Take time by the forelock-for it never
Il ehsfe Rent or
BIunderbuss the President hereafter.
These however, are only passing thoughts. am
1eaned daily from the ''bssy hum Of life" by the
company OF these Falls. The sight Of these magni-
6eent rapids, racing past each other towards the
dreadful preeipice-the sousd OF the tremendous roar
ofwaters-the mighty CULTS and chasms in every di-
rection, dispose the soul to shrink from the dirty
world, and all the emptiness il contains. These
are the common sentiments impressed upon every
one who visits Niagara, with very few exceptions.
Mr.. Hooker, respectable old gentleman he re- W no
act. OF the guides to strangers, at the OF
o per day, put into my hand the other day, book
which contains goodly number Of contributions
from the strangers who visit the place. have
sed myself to day in transcribing few Of them.
There was an original poem writtcn by Mrs Sigour-
ney, but IL was rudey out by the hand Of some
Goth and carried TO parts unknown. The contr,ba-
ton Of Capt. M,rrystt, with the notes written by
other visiters are quite Characteristic.
Extracts from the Niagara Falls AIbnm,
Kept by Mr.. Samuel Hooker, the Guide.
Beautiful. beautiful, Niagara Others may tell Of
thy angry waters feel the .ublimy Of thy scene;
put TO me thou SURPRISINGLY beautiful and Of thy
various, yet cease.ess beauty, alone can think
speak. Majesty and delicacy compose tav robe Of
lcveliness. Wonderful creation of God, flow on in
thy undccaying magnihceuce, and to other souls be
thou the ype OF that Infinite Beauty which is for
ever everlasting to everlasting the same BY the
Rec. T.. q. G1aneff, Boston, Aagusf IL, 1884
Power, Beauty, Love, the things man seeks and
chiefly adores have centered IN thee glorious Niaga
"a. Monarch., heroes, humbugs, all We great snes
Of earth come hther, learn your feebcncs, knee to
the creator, God. Daughters of IN hion, gather
round the spot. and while The orb of day pencils
these lines of syniacence, or the empress OF even
ing filings IL her iIy chzpet, confess the only
trae ornament Is inward homa 10 the Infinite Beau
ty. Let lovers and friends muse by the scene Here
weave the triple cord Of unalterable ahe ction Co
then power OF beauty aud love, Co the calm walks Of
natsre and never forget him who amid the thunders
Of his might, and the terrific beauties which he re
dash and sparkle fro his hand whis pers on forever
IN the harrnlessness of awful Niagara Go ~ Lows.
By Artemas b. MuTry, Mass. August, l-Ji.
Niagara to thee