The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-17

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as pours its swollen waters from the mountains where
the intense peIvadpg heat cannot make the moist
vanilla, crafty the sense where flowers found
of every hue, and leaves Of every shape; where
serpents hiss and the toucan wheels his shriekng flight
where levers enthroned in bowers of foliage and
act tolls from travellers in burning pains and derous
thoughts. Ihen with the promise Of nvgorang health
she aues you up ward and upward and upward ia mar
and rocky roads, through mists and clouds and
shine now over sandy plains, ana now up tortuous
the raynes between them, until reaching juttng peak
she points out you # with audible glee the condor
that scars above the eagles fight sailing sereney in the
and reluctantly away your dacd sight from dores
Of perpetual cleaning in the reugence Of the per
the arctic circle you may be nearer to the equatorial
line than when you began your journey snrmouuted BY
tropical lu1urance Of growth and seeing the varegated
Where, to the richest fruits the soil is kind,
And to vast array of brilliant flowers;
Whe.e is thymy censor every wind
Where on the torrents banks crowd forest bowers
Where leaves of pantains spread like generous hands
TO travellers offering cool, delicious load.
Where, Tar aloft, the palm her crown expands
Stalks Of the aloe line the mountain roads,
Firm sentinels, that watch the centuries fight,
And challenge them with floral banners bright;
The pine tree wears its vesture soft of moss
The passion flower displays its way side cross
The cactus blooming crimson in the sun;
Loft, waving vines il shifting beauty run;
All plants that in odorous concert bring
Delight there revel in perennial spring;
Court with sweet breath the pleased and passive air.
As Chimbolazo il approached the heights grow holder
and boder though the most Of them still covered
with pastures and grazing cattle The main road Is that
built by the early Spanards and called the Royal road
pears Of navng Oeen NOPE put
and the runous force Of the torrents have had their due
effect and now besides the natural ascent ana
gerous crevces and abrupt changes try to the ut
most the nsact Of the mules and horses
by the picturesque combinations which the zgzag wind
ings OF the path reveal You pass along the edge Of
high leaE, with another opposite equally hgn ana with
a deep though valley between and you look down
upon travellers or muleteers urging their beasts
up the intricate passages /; and when you de'csnd
you may yourself look upward upon horsenen ad-
vancing slowly IN places hunurecs OF ieet above
you. Sometimes the horse Will be invisible, and
you but see the head and shoulders OF the horse
man moving slowly along the side OF the ciih,
IKE groieque inquire IN magic nntern mere you pass
over ~ eroge se
pressure OF wafer now moving ireeiy un0er IT, houses
anu ca..e aIe seen ~ Pucss nhat seem
one mouse forms continuous me Win lne cage OF
ture grounds There no doubt more room tnan appears
between the mouse ana ne edge Of ae precpce Dut one
may quickly sweep the dzy structure with It's inmates
INTO TIE awnng ravne Wnich u SO romahticay Crowns
The heights are OF many shapes Towers, domes aud
pnnacles OF natures architecture are on every sue,
snd nearly al are with Veraure clau tnere DeinS out
few rocky cliffs to disturb the general genenes OF view
Inc majesty OF the mountains soitenco oy ATTRACTIVE
colors, bright SUM- clear sky and gsten'ng streams
on coming suooeny 10 Salsy, tne Ieo roofs Oh the
town itself sauntering about the squares and streets
are men arayed IN luminous poncnos among when are
prominent those OF bright RED lined with bright vel
low Upon the wall OF an apartment OF the house where
we are TO lodge, is pacafd which attracts attention.
fer upon It are these plain printed English letters Amos
Eeag Drilllngo TINS token OF New England manuiac
lures under the shadow Of Chiborazo takes away what
little pride We may feel IN being 50 Tar out OF the usual
course travel Wherever on the broad earth Citizen
Of the United States may CO. some countryman will
probably have gone before either IN person or IN the
u be s again ida teacher
comes in the evening to give the lively children Oh our
host their music Lesson.
For lew minutes in the morning appears directly OPP
poaite the house. the distant sunit OF over
the lofty base Of which les the journey Of day but
clouds gather again and entirely conceal the noun
tain AS travel the region becomes ore wild and
solitary at every step The ridges grow more and more
abrupt the descents more and more pecpous the more
face of things and more dreary The horses trem
BILE and pant painfully as they struggle up the steep and
falling the moist and sppery soil now sinking in deep
ruts now climbing over heavy rocks Some Of the cliffs
SUBMITS cannot refrain from stopping to look down
upon the valley Of Gueranda growing more beautiful with
every uccessye height and rewardlns the fatigue with
its shifting colors and prospects, There are but few sharp
outlines in the valley the elevations being mostly grace
full contrasting with the ruder ridges immediately
around u.s. The town OF Guaranda with It's red tues and
white walls, seen far away among fields of constant
spriog locks like brilliant island IN an emerald ocean,
One of our horses becomes exhausted, and as it
tam Without ~ ieas, an lntervai OF resi-
We 70 PACK niue 70 rude indian hut, tiie only
evening upon the mountains lor several leagues. Gus
tering around tre IN one corner are DOZEN Indian
men, Gazing unco0hea corn from ine ears lher aces
look mabgn enough 70 intend mschie ana we are COM
pe@y ~ ther power III tne oey re2ion put sney gaze
auus ana AZ eacn other ana commune eating tneir con
except mat one OF understanding oy Signs that we wsh
TO drink runs with speed 70 procure WAFER AFTER
a. hour WaHng lne iaoeh niuss arrive anu one y
them - taken IN exchange or the disabled morse, upon
which y placed the burden we aain proceed
It has been misty and cold through the days but as We
on ascending huge masses OF cloud gather about the
path ard hide the scenery rom view. close a. ma
may be deep preciIices, concealed oy the deceptive
MIST and the OF this keeps tue journey
from being dull and embarrassing; We ieel our way
along among the clouds hardly able to Distinguish the
I9ad occasionally tfavH,er, a'.er hPpearng IKE ks