The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-11-10
IOUlS 0. COWAN, Editor and Proprietor BDDEF0RD,


God has made. Truly the God who has
made this world so beautiful and so cap,i
vaiing, 10 our senses mus, be good and de.
serving Of our obedience 10 his laws and
commandments. How reasonable 1t Is iha
we should yield up ourselves 10 his service
and harmonic in our moral instincts and
religious character with His pure and holy
and lovely nature. Everything we behold
in the works Of nature, seem so beautifully
adapted, and fitted 10 the purposes for which
they were made. But we have a more
sure word Of testimony. God has given us
in the Gospel Of his Son, evidence OF his
in,eres: in us as moral and religious beings,
who have home in this world but for a
short and indefinite period. This Holy
Apostle who had an eye TO see, and mind
TO appreciate all that is beautiful in this
world, did not see fit 10 point 10 The beauties
asd glories Of the world TO come. The fu'
.,ure state and residence Of those who love
God, and are in harmony with his will is
so far above and beyond comparison, he
drops The subject abruptly aud breaks ou'
with the exclamation "eye hath not seen
nor ear heard the things which God hath
prepared for those who ,ove him."
Wilhou, knowing hardly wha, has led me
10 such a train OF thoughts have digressed
from my subject till have almost began lC
sermonize aud will stop and resume my
subject again.
During the day rs we were ascending The
bed Of Bear river some miles before we
reached its source, our driver stopped hls
horses in the road and asked us il wo would
like TO see the Screw Falls a natural curiosi
,y which travellers were in the habit Of look
ing at. We at once alig hted and proceeded
some fifteen or twenty rods TO the spot, and
here was presented 10 our sigh, natural
curiosity Of rare occurrence, and mus, be
seen 10 be appreciated, as ! DO not hardly
know how 10 describe il. A 6ssuTe or
chasm has been apparently wearing away
through solid mass OF granite Tor the last
6OO0 years, by the current OF Bear River
which a, the time we are looking at II is a
small brook and il has worn down passage
way or chasm through tho solid ledge ol
granite some thirty five 10 forty feet deep
varying in width from perhaps three 10 six
feet, in many places presenting the appear
ance Of loose rocks having been ,um5led in
by the lorce OF the stream in the time oil The
lreshets and detained and whirlcd round for
ages until the sides and many places in the
rock had been worn perfectly smooth pre-
senting somewhat ia their appearance re-
semblance 10 a screw, which might have
given the name TO the iall or chasm. Our
guide, however, gave US the origin OF the
name, which partook more Of the vnlgaI
;han the romantic, and therefore we will no
record it. Although the brook was so low
while we were here to-day, as 10 be but
foot or two in depth, our guide informed VI
that in the spring, or ~ the time OF grea
freshet there is sufficient volume OF wate
runs in the brook TO fill the chasm 10 the
very top, dashing the white spray in lis fury
above and around the top The scenery
in the vicinity is grand, and though we may
fail in giving tue and Ineligible descrip'
ton Of the curiosity, still II has made It's i'm
preston upon our mind rs being quite Gu
riosity in this way.
hardly remember 10 have enjoyed a
days ride more than TO day, our party were
all in fine spirits, with their rifles, guns and
pistols loaded, and woe 10 any game thai
shew lis head within rifle sho, as we made
along through The forest, par,ridges, wood
chucks, and even blue jays fel, the effects
of the rifles, rs our horses were being siopp
ed every little while, when the crack OF q
rifle wonld be heard, and the aim was &C
braying, and our party so eShilerated with
the sport, that they would occasionally shou
or break out singing, so that at times i
almost amounted 10 rio,ors, hut al the same
time innocent mirth. Some OF our party
remarking they Eel, as in their boyish days
and this is wha, does the excursionist good
10 become for the time being boy free
from care, a jovial joyous boy, spending ;
play day TO his mind.
Well, Saturday night finds us Al Mr.. Ab
bolts, at place OF " entertainment for maj
and beast"
fro De CONTINUED