Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-11-25
THE FALLS OF NIAGARA.
BY BOZ.

III DOAs
Between five and six o'clock in the
morning We arrived at Buffalo, wh5re
we breakfasled, and being loo near The
Great Falls TO wait patiently any where
else, we SET off by the train the same
morning at nine. Whenever the train
halted | listened for the roar, and was
constantly straining my eyes in the di-
rection where ! knew The Fall must be-,
from seeing the river rolling on towards
them every moment expecting 10 behold
the spray. Within a lew minutes Of
my stopping, | saw two great white
clouds rising up slowly and majesticaI-
y from the depths Of the earth, That
was all. At length we aIiQhted, and
then, FOR the first time, | heard the nigh
ty rush Of water, and felt tho ground
trembIe underneath my feet. The bank
was very steep, and wac slippery with
rain and melted ice, hardly know
how got down, but was soon at the bot
tom, aud climbing with two English off.
GERS who we're crossing, and had joined
NE, over some broken rocks, deafened
by the noise, hall blinded by the spray,
and wet TO the skin, we we're at the
foot Of the American Fall. When we
were seated in The little ferry boat and
were crossing the swollen river imme-
dlately before both cRtaraCts, | began to
feel whatil was; but | was stunned and
unable to comprehend the vastness Of
the scene. 1t was not until came TO the
liable rock, and looked great Heaven
on what a fall Of bright green water
that it came upon ne in it's full might
and majesty, Then, when | leIt how
near to my Creator was standing-the
irsl effect, and the endu ring one-ln.
slant and laSting-of the tremendous
spectacle was peace peace OF mind
tranquiIity-calm recollection Of the
dead-great thoughts Of eternal rest and
happiness nothing Of gloom and terror
Niagara was at once stamped upon
my heart in image and beauty; to re-
main there changeIess and indelllbIe un.
Ill It's pulses cease to beat forever. Oh,
how the strife and trouble Of our daily
roceded from my view and lessened
in the distance during the ton memora-
bic days We passed on that enchanting
ground, What voices spoke from out
laundering water; what faces faded
from the earth, looked but upon me
from its cleaning depths; what heaven
ly promise glisteRed in these angels
tears, the drops Of many hues that show.
cred around and twinod themselves about
gorgeous arches which the changing
made, | never stirred ali that
time from the Canadian side whittier |
had gone at first; | never crossed the
again; for knew there were peo-
pie on the other shore, and in such a
place ii is natural TO shun strange com
pany. To wander to and fro all day s.
see the cataracts from all points Of view;
10 stand upon the edge Of the Great
Horse shoe fall, marking The hurried wa,
Ter gathering strength as it approached
The verge, yet seemingly, too, to pause
before it shot into the gulf below, to
gaze upon tho %rlver's level up al the
torrent, as it came streaming down; to
climb tho %nelgbborlng heights 81 watch
through the trees, and see tho wreath
ing ate 10 the rapids hurrying on to
AXE its fearful plunge; to lineer in the
shadow of the solemn rocks three miles
below watching the river as stirred by
no visible cause, it heaved and eddied,
and awoke the echoes, being troubled
yet far down beneath the surface Of its
giant leap: to have Niagara before me,
Ighted by the sun and by the moon, red
n tho days decline, and gray as eve.
ming slowly fell upon ii; 10 look upon it