Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-08-07

Afford no fair criterion Of those that r. -uain.
for ii is only the poorer sort, and those tha,
nave fallen down, that are allowed to be
brought away and, besides, much of the
wonderful loveliness of these crys,alliza,ions
winch Keeps the spectator continually ex.
claiming al their entrance, arises from the
contrast OF the pure white formation with
The dark gIey rock and the surrounding
gloom,
The fatigue Of exploring this vas, laby.
rn'h is comparatively slight. As niiresis
oeIns formed continually, the air is over
charged with oxygen, which gently exci,es
The explorer, and enables the walk of twen.
ty miles 10 be performed with case. 1t is
an every days occurrence for ladies 10 90 the
entire journey, and this without becoming
very tired either One or more guides al.
ways accompany travellers. The principal
guide, Stephen, is the most intelligent of
Africans, and wlhal go stalwart, though he
scarcely looks it, that he has carried persons
suddenly taken sick, for miles on his back.
There is good hotel kept at the Cave,
where every ordinary luxury can be OBJ.
tanned.
The right way to 90 10 the Cave is 10
make up party OF three or four, hire q
carriage at Louisville, and proceeding 10
Elizabethtown, forty-fve miles, stop over
night completing the journey the mex, day.
The stages carry passengers 10 within nine
miles OF the Cave, in single day, starting
at A. M, and reaching Bells tavern, at II
7. Nj and the following morning the travel.
ler is sent over after breakfast. But this is q
very fatiguing mode, and is quite as expen-
slve as the one We propose, unless the ,av-
eller is alone.
To any body hesia'iug whore 10 go, wo
say, visit the Mammoth Cave. The whole
jannt can be performed in two weeks And
yet, strange 10 say, and rather dsgraceful
too, more Engishmen visit the Cave than
denizens Of our Atlantic cities.
DrTcH JUDGE A friend gives US an
| amusing idea OF Clutch Judge in tho
following sketch:
Gle was about TO sentence a prisoner, and
on looking around for him, fouuI him play.
ing chequers with his custodian, while the
| foreman of the jury was fast asleep. Re-
plenishing the ample judicial chair with his
| broad cast person, he thus addressed the
/ jury -
"Mister yorernan and = oder jurymans
Der prisoner, Hans Nleckter, is vinished his
game nit der sheriff, and has peat him, but
| shall dake gare he don't peat me. Hans
has been dried for MURDER peiore you must
! pring in der vardick, but it must pc 'cordin
10 der law. De man he kilt was not kill al
all, as ii was hroved he is in der Jail at Nor
risdowu Tor sheep sdealu'. Put dat ish no
| madder. Der law SAYS dat wheu dare is Il
tout you give 'em 10 der prisoner but hero
dar sh 10 tout so you see der prisoner ish
guilty. Pesides, he ish great loafer |
had know'd him Witty year, and he hashn',
done a sdilch Of work in all dat dimes ard
der ish none debendin' on him vor der livin'
and he ish no use to nopody. diuk, Mis-
der vorcmans, dat he peter pc hung next
Fort O. July, as der militia is goin' to drain
in anoder COUNTY, ana dar would pc no vua
goin' on here -
Ii should be added, 10 the credit Of the
juGy, that in spite of this ''learned and i'm.
partial CHARGE they acquitted the prisoneI
finding him "Not Gully, il he would leave
the Slate.'