The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-21

take cognirancs Ct every thing around them
She would prove 10 a nation Of blind men tn.
eli that they might have heard about tho rain.
bow was dclusion of superstition. Seriously
gentlemen, think Madam Phi!c sophy is guiliy
Of no small degree Of arrogance ia some Of hel
dogmatic assumptions. An crring mortal, with
no more than FIVE senses, and thess no better
than they should be, assumes the name of |,
philosopher. md decilcs that he perceives every
thing that exists. His liito birch twg he con.
siders powerful niogician's wand, and with an
air that would become Jove when all Olympus
trorpbled at bis mol, he valves his switch over
the spirit land, and 10 bin 1t has a.. vanished
"This muddy ves.urc OF decay" /, TO him all
that il worth regarding In tho Universe To
me, the colo materih!ism of mojcrn science
would make this dreary weird. In the Ian.
guage Of Wordsworth. .. ..
ara rather be
Pagan sucked In creed outworn,
So might |, standing on this pleasant lea,
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn ;
Have sight Of Protcus coming from the sea,
Or hear old Triton blow his wretthed horn"
But how far we have Gigressed. Let us re-
turn to the Cave. When | stand at the en-
trance, this cavern seems 10 me 4 huge drs gon,
with its enormous folds concealed beneath the
L,
those who dare to approach. The dragon look
il, however, only momentary. We lave been
in the Cave three times, since our arrival. In
mediitely after reaching the hotel, we supped
and determined to look for a short time beneath
the SUFFICE Of matters. The fret thing to be-
lone, is TO dress a "a mode da eorsync. The
fashionable Cave costume of tho lsoi.s--for the
dominion Of fAshion extends even into the dark
.ayeTns of the carth--is Turkish. rhn lords OF
creation borrow the cast-oH clothes of the SER
wants. After having suitably arriyej ourselves
md expended considerable muscular energy in
laughing at our personal appearances, each of Us
took a lamp, and proceeded down the dell Thai
leads 10 the entrance Of the Cave. In very
warm weather, when the temperature Of the
external air is So or 90 above zero, the change
to Temperature of So, which Is that of the
Cave, Is very chilling. Particularly l. The colo
AZ dissgrecable when Won reach "the door"
where Il sometimes PUSHES To extinguish the
lights. Here You WONDER what could have
induced you To leave your cloak behind. Al fer
walking some time, however, you fnI yourself
very comfortable.
Our first res, arches Ia the Cav; were not ex-
tended very far. Oar guide was fiiiguei, and
81 were We. We pissed the Giants Coffin, au1
went to the Star Chamber, y hich We rather Ia
ziiy decided 10 he every we'll cot un.' We
Gothic Avenue, which We Ce,erninel to ax-
piore. w c passed the Hduntea Chamber, wher:
two niummicS were fauni Ia former times, an,
reached The Gothic Chapel. Here | dOleYInin-
sd 10 stay, and let tue rest OF Tho Company 20
on 10 the Lovers Leap. Alter glr company
lad let me, | lay COwu b ono Of he pillars
ana prrse ntly heard e steamboat In the dis.aucc
The sound was 80 fimi.iir 10 one. that scarce
" thought of II, till suddenly rrii-cted thal
was out Of the steamboat regiol. | then
found that II was caused toy the bcaiing or NY
own pulse--so perfect j. the stiffness Of those
silent calmbers. We returned 10 the ho;r
very well satisiicG--to 60 TO bed.
| think II l. fiClenus who tells huueas 10 CON
slider no loss of time Il suilic,n! importance to
keep him from seeing the Cuueln Syhil. for
grt the Laiiu--it j. something about d.sEeHdla
and morde---but the English Interpretation l..
=. Ii YOU 90 10 the Mammoth Cave, AMI cannot
get Stephen Immediately for guido, witt Jay
or two The most Interesting WAY Of visiting
the Cave, would be 10 20 without any guiic, ana
explore for yourself; ia this way there would be
Infinitely more romance, if not 50 much safety.
But as ycu must have one take Slepacn. the
Prince Of Guides. He il much more cn,crtain-
ing than tina, rather dull Sybii whom Aenea.
had for guide through hi, Cave, ana does not
affect any Of her mysterious pompo ity.
ne morning after our tfflNAi. We ~ afc pre-
variations for dry's travel in thA Cave uHdrr
the guidance of stephen as coumdnCcr-in-
chief, with a staff composel Of Objects, each oi
whom had on various occasions been an inh-
pendent leader himself We entered the Csv..
inspired with an invinci5ic determination 10
''reyrI in the Halls Of the Mon,eaumas." il
those Halls were 10 be found in the Cave, what
ever enemies might oppose us. Who could fear
with Stephen for 4 leidcrl
Imagine in the Cave, If Your Imagination
is capable of the effort. "Lsdics and gentle
men, sail Stephen, "ths is the Roiunla; il i.
Immediately under the Cave Hotel; i. il forme
Of encrinite marble" "Encrisiie," said |
stephen, what is that" Stephen looked a
me with an eye that showed he peFf.cly com
pretended me, ana replisi, "Oh, your company
il too wild for me 10 give lecture on geology
After proceeding a short distance, Here" sal
ne, "arc the Kentucky Gifts, 80 called from
their resemblance to the cliffs of the Kentucky
river. Here is the Church; there is the pulpit.
and on that size is the gallery" Stephen
mounted to the pulpit, AMI called out TO III
company, Ladies and gentlemen, please 10 unite
with me In singing on in the silly night >
After this had been sung with good deal OF
feeling. Stephens poetical Temperament. burst
forth in,