Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-10-21

Mona hut the God who built the skies,
No"e 'a. 1 .n1 Ia.ara,oJ lie arch above
a"' a" ,Ovld Ooi a hu;,d another comparable to
:.' .s' 'ou'u 0'"N w "',"~ -'~"F" I'M
~ ,sn poo, :, IL. -,
| The 'sno"oall leoon. % d. :"s : o." ~
trance OF an avenue mo.e eAse"sno ~, S a"'
6eautilul ,hah any o,"e, -, :" sIo os,. "A
ihls Is called a.Ileveia"Ls ag, 7, 10 ,han, a
IS altogether inoesef'oao,e: ~ ,sna 20 uoIul
ave ir rods woe anu :"o 'n'es .o"s lug,
ahlnk a oi u US ' a'4,s"I' 'Prnad,u,v frnm the
aoou'' az iDne as D.oau"ay a vi ,,.;,b % ,,a,Is
battery 70 Oh'on oquate,au wv" "h"un "a,.I 10
not OF orick, stan'se - .!asoe' ;"aPva b",
ana craven oy az. ahu n.a" : ue.'ss'oI ..,.sI III
with walls ana ceil'og aoove eososeu c''
l, over with the exq1!sl'e anu 1eau'''u'
Workmanship q l's = D'v''e ~ r. Du',o
| We passed slowly through TINS Caol-
het, two miles long, the guide conduct
ing US from point to point OF remarkaole
interest, and all the way along showing
us strange and new developments. we
wentto 'Mary's Bower,.Virgln.ia1,s : Fes- s
toons, Cecl'laallsT al ~ Grotto' rn1s' l,ofas
Garden where were roses a's az ana lllles;
rosettes and wreaths, at perfect as mo
they had been chlseled sl there ey ne
most accomplished sculptor. Inc Tor
nation on the wall In Whlch tnese vaEl.
Gus flowers and other beautltnl things
are developed, is gypsum OF ,he most 5:
snowy whiteness, aud our guide sad Il
was in three separate layers, and that
the forming process was constantly 60
ing on, the inner layers crowdlng on the
outer The floor was covered withton on,
of these layers, which had been crowd
ed off, and which visitors are at liberty
to carry oft as specimens, while they are
strictly prohibited from breaking any
thing from the wa walls: but stl'l rs
with the utmost difficulty that the guide
can preserve some OF the most beautiful
views in the Cave from IN, the destfue1ion
of vandal visitors. lh's par! OF the
Cave is less beautiful than formerly
having become good deal smoked py
the lamps Of the thousand visitors VINO
have examined It. But our gl'ae l9ok ,,>
Us into an avenue lmmea,a.s'y : Saae. nap'
thls, wMch Is pal fare'y v1s..eu; a"' . so.
ducted US to q most ehc1ah.lng sPos'
called 'Egerla e'Fo''o' ile.e '':e1 ,.1 ~ :,
nations were as pure ana peah,nr'' anu
white as IL lfesh 'fo'n s"e . "a''u - 80
Maker Nlaas il1e here &ers Ss lotas.es ~ u
Ely oithe pqfeest se wtlh'e' pns !
exquisite C. eolor:"g ,oa a,;n;na ;,s
long nme IN 'h's er"l'o, assuming ns
various wonders anu uee.aeu Gu'ss',Gs ,,;s
very fortunate N sse.ng ~ a. a. -. ,,"1' r,sma ~,
we So1,a cel.et anae's.aau " ~" -, "a la AZ;
lands Caelne' apose Us appsss ha-
ring the long ages sna' .' l'...'.sa.M Nv - or
lore 1t was pollo'ea oy .ne p,es,ao. 80. :.
man. Ah"'nes oeau','u. s,o..o ""J I
perfectly nt'lllan: anu S"sIH - H. ,,ora'a a
looked US 'hcug1 It's rug" rSa %aS as, ".u
so'ia mass o. :',: ia,amo"ua, ,, a"a. i"e hH;ls IN
geous anu 'ti.'.a"t III MI, ,nnnarsh ia
the pa'ace oi; an eaI.n'y ,,,h .a;s"i ,a;s'.n; =
tameaess ''sel' 'cohpa''' WIN '"A'
amohu ufo''o' ,.'.'... " -,
Emerging again inlo 'CieVelana eaol-
net we passed on Ions teEM,nahon' w''.'e
We ascended lhe 'hoeRey Mouhia.ns,a IAN -, a
vast pile Of loose broken rocks, ioV ieet
nlgn, wnlc. 'ase atpaasn.y M ~ a'oppea = r. =,
GOWN rom .ae ca'u .h a0C., C.,a ahava 70 ;n'
Saul.eo epenns ~ e.a .ne Sa;s ,h;sh aV ,b.v b.vs
s'ra.e 'ng pd ,ase ',b ,ba.. "no o',n,ans 5 The
las'en. oeyonu sss a i:s".;''ns To-
cave orahcnes III ,lllee u,.esi,ons, ',.hs u,l,
LOOK .ne oraae. !es:."S .oS,oa ~ aadhss - :,
the remo.es' POM u : s'i1 osse aHu " ~ ;
eeen v's''po anu a.as ,h ,hsra ,.s a'js Il
oh 'he raSns " ;n.s ;ns ,,,h;.h ,Jc Wv ma ,brs,y
aeep, avn, VI "' h.a io ;n,o m, m.nv o,hers and
s'ones' as we "Na 'a'u Is,,i .a'y r.o., ~, 10
neata men, 'oI anu Oo ~ 1s5 ' ,aat. The
rock aowi WI u's'a.:s =, .w >, I'M. ors
wafer IRON somg po'l Ss'oS nr,aI ", d Knows
lpese locsI ~. a.'u u1"s - ,".a. @ - .a.ss;ss
@mele' JUS a1,, so..a.Ts aa - a. asrnamantsd p
pllaFs' elaooIa'e'y ea' ,eu '"u ,,:"s VI " ~ \
s;y.,.nm;,ss ~ s of vo,;o,,s beautiful firms, and
| lis walls are 1tStOOlleu WILL tlle llSu via.