The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-07-14
For The Cecil Wing.
Pic Mic at Gilpin's Falls

.Mr. Editor.-Permit me through your
columns TO give brief notice of visit to
Gilpin's Falls, by party Of ladies and gen.
tlemen from our town and its vicinity, on
Thursday last.
To steal away in this oppressive weather,
even alone, from the dust and hustle of the
street, to the cool recesses of the wood, is
exceedingly pleasant, but with such par
ty as ours of Thursday, to live day among
the magnificent scenery, and beneath the
pleasant groves at those romantic falls,
makes spot along ones path, to look back
upon with much more than an ordinary
degree of delight.
No lover Of Nature can fail to admire
the scenery. Great rugged rocks stand up
every where around, clothed in the old
grey moss of centuries. The beautiful
stream leaps from ledge to ledge, breaking
into foam as it falls. 1t sweeps madly
round in hundred whirlpools-gushes and
dashes through dark crevices, and sends
up among the surrounding hills its ever
lasting song. Huge oaks and sycamores
reach out their long arms over waterfall
and rock and messy bank, and amid their
boughs the golden oriole and glittering tan
ager dart hither and thither, mingling the
music of their songs with the music Of the
falls and the waters as they rush so Wild
ly down, wake the sleeping air, and ever
from the vale below, where sweet wild
flowers deck the margin ofthe stream, there
sweeps up perfumed breeze to fan the
visitors on the rocks above.
To this beautiful and picturesque place
a party of twenty Of us repaired on Thurs
day. We left Elkton at s O'Clock; stopped
short distance in the country, TO partake
of refreshments; where, also, an important
addition was made to our party, and arriv-
ed at the falls at about 10 O'Clock. We
had amongst us the material to give life and
hilarity to meeting under any circum-
stances, and as every thing around con-
tributed to enliven the company, the day
passed off with more than usual enjoyment.
Youth and beauty were there in the full
ness Of life and profuson Of smiles-"wit
and mirth and music" abounded, and
whether sitting on the green sward beneath
the shade, or climbing over the great grey
rocks, or jumping from bowlder TO bowlder
in the bed Of the stream, or romping in
general-all was gayety and joy.
We crept cautiously into the dark, damp
cave, where legend tells us can ancient
robber bold," once had his dwelling place
we erected swing and passed part of
the day in healthful exercise upon it-one
of the party had with him his flute, and
one of the servants his violin, and we join
ed in the merry dance in the mill by the
side of the falls. firing of romplng we
would stray off two and two, and merriment
for a time would cease, and mirth would
sober down and soft whisperings might be
heard instead, and it may be that these
were the pleasantest parts of the day, and
will be remembered longest.
The ladies had provided abundant re-
fieshments, yea and substantials as we'll
they spread their cloth upon broad flat
rock, which We named sTable Rock" and
around the festive board mirth and fun
abcunded.
The writer recommends this as beau
tiful, innocent and healthful way of pass
ing day. 1t invigorates the frame, en-
livens the mind and kindles up those social
feelings that add so much to the pleasure
of life. J. II.
Elkton, July 18th.