Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-17

yards were planted, and where the
trellised vines passed along, all green
all blooming; there were groves of
orange trees, amid the flashes Of
phosphorus light in a midnight sea;
there were long avanues of cypress
ses, Of acacias, ofnoble trees Of many
kind, amid which kingly assemblages
at times could be seen the noble sum
NIT Of some stately palm, as 1t tow.
cred on high above the others. i
And the seattle wide, the bound.
less, the deep-blue Mediterranean
there it spread away, on the other
side; as far as the eye could reach,
spreading away as far as thoughts
could run-glorious al II.
+ =, ETA. t"The dashirg, ~ -
: ss. STRENGTHENING, \':.~~lt .
Surgss Of San Salvador" NJ Il -.
But turn aside--and there beneath,
far beneath, lies an abyss like that Of
which Milton has sung in sublimest
mortal strains. = r: F. H.. ~. - 4
i paused upon the brink, and,
shuddering, | gazed down--down!-
The thick and funeral volumes Of
torturously ascending smoke came
seething upward is from cauldron,
tit escaped from a myriad Of creyices
in the rocky, precipitous side, it pour
ed fourth from behind the projec-
tons, an united with the2vast mass
which came sublimely upward from
the unfathomable debths. ~ 4
+ Here, npon the sandy, rocky edge,
where sulphur, and crumbled lava,
and pumice stone. where all mingled
together to form ayh6ETa- coil hpae ]
sat and hooked down. From the
scene beyond, from that glimpse OF
earth, which made it seem like heav-
en-; from that vision Of ali that was
lovely and all that was most over.
powring, to turn and gaze into a
volcanoes awful depths-what q
change! A ~. ! ...~... II !.
Involved in a thousand thoughts
sat there, thinking myself alone,
when a sudden greeting struck my
ear. was startled exceeding, and
turned around. The place where |
had been sitting was a peninsular
projection of the cliff which formed
part Of this internal chasm. Upon
the narrow strip Of land which join
ed it to the other clifTs7-upon the
isthmus-I saw a mild.looking mid
dle-aged gentleman approach me.
lie was dressed in plain black
clothes and in his hand he held a
light stick. ft - angNN Jla Il
Fl beg your pardon, Signor,. said
he, in o polite manner, and with
great soffness OF tone, II beg your
pardon for intruding myself upon
your company. But il Is not often
that see any visitors so far up"
any dear Sirl / beg you will make
no excuses replied; II was just
admiring this scene below" !. Il,
.Ah, yes, Ills q glorious sight" #
"Gloriousl say, rather, a terrible
ONE
/ Terrible, perhaps, to you; but do
not besurprised if ! say that to me it
IL lovely, absolutely logely!r
1 And as he spoke, q smile Of be-
witching beauty crossed his features.
81 suppose your taste is different
from those Of other people, Signor.--
/ have not such feelings. But may
| ask you il you are often here?"
"Oh, yes!l live here" he replied,
waving his stick around. II live
here" .s
/ thought he meant me to under
stand that his home was on the noun
tain, where many villas are situa-
ted. ..It
"And | should suppose" ] contin-
ued, "that your often on the sum
nit" IL @-3-
ooh! yes, / am here always"
Always, what q strange fascina-
ton it has for you'll
IL as!lchas!R said the gentleman.
"Ohl q feafful!"-and his voice grew
loud and hallow ia terrible facina-
tion!niE
# | was silent. =
II will tell you," said he, sitting
closely by my side, and turning his
eye full toward mine.
Il do not, wish you TO inform any
one. Promise me that you willnot. !"
had not noticed his eyes before,
but now saw that within their depths
their CLEANED q strange and sinisteI
light
/ promised him; and at the same
time | uneasily drew back further
from the edge.
swell then, Signor," said he, 81
am king here! rule Mount Et-
NAP
.aYes!s I answered, q little alarm
cd at his words, and attempting 70
smile. 81.