New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-01

Friday and very good will but somehow the aoiii'!
was lacking Immediately after breakfast thursday
morning we prepared for second visit 10 the ave
II was loyeiy dav out of doors but what cared We
for 81 pshine' The very thought of rambling again ID
the Cave was cxhilirating. Our number was no" W.
creased by the addition OF another kentlcAian anu
Penusy lyanan. Our one IDEA Tor ths ia! was - 'i
the river and see what Lay beyond but our guide had
fexv more objects of interest this side u sh0" US
Crr The Dead Sea, the river StyX, the Lethe thc
Echo everybody has heard Of them tW"re beuer
70 mass them over in expressive sience-wordr can
- do them Justice Everybody expects song on
Fclo River and az we had some fine singers IN our
n,rty this luxury not dispensed with. although
Stephen was rot among rs. The day before we had
ali taken notes" hut on this morning we II our
note.hooks pencil and paper IN wisely con
ending il would be as much "a We could do To lo"A
rd Will wandering through those wondrous avenues
and chambers fashioned by the hand of Him who can
do all things We almost decided 20 come home ana
say nothing about it-never attempt tel. orr trends
what we saw in Mammoth Cave. Oh wha: place !"
make man feel his littleness Who could be proud or
bsuqbty there Yet emotions of sublimity and awe
are not the only ones awakened III Mammoth CaVe'
there was euch sense OF exquisite ENJOY
ment (: such an exbilirating flow of feeling; we
couldn't help talking; We could not entirely suppress
our nirthful propensities and we didn't try TO- "a
gue at length began 10 unnerve Ms, and We sat down
IN the Pass If Algol for little rest. Here rehie-
bered that just years this very day bid fare.
we'll 70 nv native State Hurra for the Malne-lacs.
said lree cheers Tor the Maine Liquor LAW
said another and three hearty cheers for the world,
renowned law of our noble state were reverberated
through the halls OF Mammoth Cave. The ga 10,
uinion the Empire State. the keystone state ana
our coriou, Kentucky were ~ forgotten; we cheered
them all: wonder if anybody else was ever so palri-
otic On on We went, over ROCKS, down STAIRS up
ladders under aichways &c, our interest not aostihs
but rather increasing every moment. | don't hNe 10
climb ladders aud 10 ascend one OF these Perpel-
dicular hight of at least twenty feet II not yer:
pleasant way of getting 10 Martha's Vineyard ou'
once there YOU are empty repaid for whatever emo
tous Of fear YOU may have suffered don't know thar
ANYBODY was frightened except me. and OF course /
wouldn't let anybody know ! was AFRAID, Dui diu
dread the descent of that ladder. or rather the scrs
bling downt frghtiu rocks to r'ach the top ei IT,
more than anything else on my return. The grapes
are so eXGusitey formed and the petred grapevine
is so perfect: and then you enter Cleveands Cabinet
beautiful beautiful everywhere; Floras Garden. the
Snow ball Room all surprising description.
But the GROWING point OF interest, 10 me, was cross
ING the Rocky Mountains and going down the Serena
Arbor Ii was of no for the guide 10 say many
persons come further than the foot Of the NOUN
iains and do not attempt so laborious an ascent
Helen and ! were determined TO go on. What wo-
IMAM has done, woman do, said Helen, and per-
haps nv enthusiasm equaed hers. for had been al
most sure of breaking my neck, | believe should
have gone forward. can see our party nOw, sitting
upon the summit of the Rocky Mountains, while Uncle
Nick had gone away down into the deep ravlne and IS
Illuminating the NdgElUctnct uI hpdf" VIII Dtl-dl
LIGHTS. Wonderful wonderful At the further
end of this avenue, and nine miles from the
entrance, Is Serena's ArbOr. Pew persons
Ego down there" said the guide; and the gentlemen
were beginning 10 decide that Helen and conldn
get down over those dreadful rocks, but we both
agreed il would be a disgrace 10 the State of Maine if
we didn't 90 as far the rest of the party: where
upon Can't Allen very positively asserted that we could
CO. and all the rest were instantly inspired with the
same belief and We did go-(than to the assistance
NfaI. lI,ft have
got down there by ourselves 10 save the worid)-and
there we all stood in that fairy hover and talked OF
friends who little dreamed their names were beng
mentioned in such spot. Oh 1t was worth walking
nine miles Just TO be there. Uncle NICK had leit the
dinner.bsslet and oil-can in WashngtOns Hail. and
We had now three miles to walk before dining; but
when We arrived there il was decided Ia Ourn 10 the
SULPHUR Springs at the foot of Marthas Vineyard IL
was 2o'clock-fashonabled dinner hour above ground
Vet We being the aTistOcracyn those regions fel our
selves under obligations TO conform to the notions
of etiquette among people supra terra. 80 we had
nice large rock i'm the center for table seated our
selves in sort Of sei-crce upon the rocks around,
and surely nobody ever had better dinner than we
from light bread and butter ham and chicken, win
mineral water from the neghbOrng spring. VI course
We were pbilanthropic enough to make Uncle Nick eat
with us at the first tablefor in those lower regions
shades Of color do not form quite so great barrier I"
socialitv as in the sunshine. After dinner we again
pursued our hOmeward route, but when we came To
the river no boat was there The water had risen five
feet or more and where We had walked on dry land
few hours before was river. Alter some delD-
ars,ion Urre Nick concluded he could wade 10 the
Point" which was suite near. The water didnt
come quite up TO his shoulders, and he soon reached
the shelving rocks, where lie scrambled up ana "''
soon out of sight; but knew when he had got the
boat for the striking of the against the water re-
sounded Ike peang thunder among the arches over
head We were so glad he had GOT the Doat, ana 50
Glad to find ourselves safely landed on the other SIDE
! L. It.,6 .airo Is nd
wander through many devious way till we reached
sandhill lust like a snOw-banh only not white, close
bv the next place for crossing Echo River; but
when we came Unexpectedly 10 the waters edge
we stretched our eyes in vain to discover where
the boat was AT length they found 1t
was capsized under water and the cable broken
Whist was now to be done We retraced our steps,
while the rest held consultation. " Bob soon came
M 70 tell us that he had tied lamp Oh the nlggers
head with lis crayat and handkerchief, ana ionr or
FIVE Of the party were going TO SWIM the river ana Try
70 get another boat Ii the only chances the wa
| fer WAS rising rapidly We could hear It's rushing
sound and We might get shut in there between two
! rivers for day or tive. Win what anNlet! we
awaited the success defeat of the enterprise may
! be imagined We supposed could get nieh up
amor The rocks where the water would not reach us,
even if il should continue to rise for n day or two
It what if those in the river should lose their light
or get drowned At length their joyful shouts an
nounced that all was well and soon we were all nap
piv seated in the boat, which they had been Obliged 10
| bring overland about two hundred Yards. As We
passed along we could see the waves irving to wash
| out the names which some OF our predecessors mad
| carved in the wall when they walked through THESE
places on DRY land. Before reaching the shore we
lad 10 pass under the arcwsy where the rool OF the
ceiling WAS perhaps two feet from the bottom OF the
boat. This most romantic sail was at length com
pleted and we again on this side the river. Before
reaching tie river We quite iatlgued, and at
least was beginning IA he somewhat depressed Ia