Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-06


strsisias for the start; she herself and
then at the Falls, in tie most singular manner ina
Esabe She ratified out all sorts sfscraps ofFrsneh,
German, Enssh, Italian, and Tor aught know haifa
dozen OF the unknown tongues.
One naive Repression amused me amazingly. After
she looked over the Precpies some hall dozen times
and again drawn herself back from the edge of the
torrent, she went very deliberately back, and look
ing down int the raging furious foam OF the sublime
curve formed by the Canada fall she folded her arms
with the coolest and most sportive deliberation i'm
aginable, and remarked with laughing, lurking
devil in her eve, and with provoking, mockiag,
,., go f-o;J "ouslla mousse ex.
"AA'oa' P"y o 80.
traordinare" The whoie party iaugneo out'S"''
and their roar for few moments was heard cen ON
Al.
'"e ahrinL ar Ni,rara,s roar,
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The phrase was ianghaoie IN the extreme from ''
novelty. as applied to Niagara Falls was SO
49,. IN ..,.a, ia No,
scene ABOVE oeio"' an" q" .'os"u u.s. A'' NV
know any literal English trans lation that can give
vour readers a correct idea of the meaning of
a. "a ,v,;.a ~. e. -. r h,,-;,
'ne phrase ~ "rr"''''.' ~. :" -,
take tnis:- !" hat most extraordinary muss.-
The phrase "queIle mousse ertrdOrdindire' might
very properIy be applied to many matters in your
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eAe"Ao'' cry
the Canada side 1 crossed in the same boat curious
% s the effect the rim would have on her nerves
ii - oxu..,.d On mi, oceas;or her woma,,s
anu -,
nature displayed itself Inc turbulence oil the IL
YER the nsse Of the fall the foam, the surrounding
.cenerx .ll-might. and have disturbed nerves
CT. .u,.a 49,, r,I. "a ...u,
s''o"ss' 'nA" "e'' S.e eJ P~'' ~"N SWAMI
mered out /" ia peur," and nearly tainted.
The same morning Mademoiselle Elssler was
called upon by the worthy PATRON of this part Of the
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country renerai ro"el' whose mansion as you
knew and described, is situated close TO the Fails
He is the owner Of Goat Island, and most Of the va
liable property in the ncighborhood. The result Of
his call was invitution to visit his elegant man
sion, which was accepted. was one of the party
very fashionable and distinguished circle OF ladies
and gentlemen present on this Oc casion, among
whom was the gallant, witty and nc complished Ge-
neral Macomb. He attracted by far, the largest
share Of Fannys attention, and the life of the
company, saying all sorts OF fine things to "la belle
Fanny" in very pure French, and elciting admira-
tion from all by his easy department, readiness at
reparee, and his untiring animation. Mademoiselle
Fam completely ngratiated herself into the high
esteem of the gallant General and OF the distinguish
The next day, General Macomb was invited by the
British officers to assist at re view OF the line reg
ment of Highlanders stationed at or near the Falls
He declined the invitation SIMPLY on the ground nat
being in the neighborhood merely to attend to his
public duties as ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF our army, he
could not allow himself TO De diverted from those
duties Ly anything, however gratiy nS, ether 10
himself or his station 1t might have been SO as
il was merely qualification and not duty. Made
moselle Fanny received similar invitation, and
she not having, like the General, the affairs 81
the country to attend to, or duties OF any Kind,
but pleasure accepted II, attended the review, and
was most handsomely and cordially received by the
British Commander and his stan. The sight OF these
Highland soldiers was uncommonly hne; they APP
peared to be all led men OF great stature and well
proportoned All their evolutions were executed
with great precision and dexterityj and they were
evidently in high state oil discipline But You
have seen and described them. Their picturesque
COSTUME, with its bright coiors ana Is arrange
ment, caught the quick eye OF Fanny; and she APP
peared TO be greatly amused NJ the sisht, rs she
termed IT, of an army OF soders IN pefticoats with
out pantaloons" And added she, laughing ufri2ht,
They are the only specimen oil sans cmoHes
ever saw!
On returning from the review, nothing would sa-
t'sfy her but visit under the rails nofWithstand
fore anderweatthe usual preparatory ordeai and at
tired herself In the unconth hAo'iments Kept by the
presiding genius OF the place, win AZ much grace
as consorted with the costume Inc servant who
was in attendance on har, cried out, 1t IL worth
getting half drowned to see slch shoes and stockings
as Miss Fanny has got on What would they sayto
her now IN faris! however, nnoer the sheet she
went, and even there broke out into exclamation ut
the sublimity OF the scene She wishedto go farther
have gone; and was with diicuity that the guide
could restrain her from making the perioas attempt
| never saw so enthusiastic creature She picked
up handful OF Peooles, when she SAID she would
sena OF carry nons W ne. , Aue'nu
She returned 10 the itue mousse, ana AFTER resum'
ing her former azure sne approached liable ROCK,
to take last iook AT one 81 .he grandsn sights on