Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-09-25
Editorial Correspondence of tic
Freeman.

Correspondence of tic
Freeman.
CArARAcr HOUSE,, NIAGARA FALLS ]
September Is, 1856
One who travels thousand miles to look
upon Niagara will if possessed of vivid i'm
agination, find the Elusive dream of " thunder
and a,cful grandeur,." Iading slowly away with
his fear approach ii the abyss Of waters and
his eyes resting prua The real Of nature, with
plainly Compensated idea Of disappointment
From the almost 4oHstrdnsly exaggerated des
crip,ions of these Tiils, one is led to believe or
imagine that they FIR Guido any feeble attempt
Of man to comprehend them. But this spell OF
borrowed enchautmcnt is nppiy.dissolved land
We arc glad to learn that the simplest laws of
Nature govern this work of nature, as we as
in The hubbling rivulet where in boyhood we
constructed the water wheel beneath its minia-
ture fall. Another impression. strong and Wv
id, willie beholding these Falls is the fact that
while cntranctd with the continnal-not Jaw
full thunder roar and motion of an immense
volume Of water pouring over the shelving rocks
while lhe head swinis with the motion, and eve
rythiug loooks green and foamy white by rotn-
ton, snd connected with the beauty of the how
of many colors, so perfectly arched and in such
just Proportions, yes, with all this as it were
almost unrea-seeming impression, one has no
power and feels no inclination to give utterancc
to aught but i observation-disclosures. No one
will exact of us description oil Niagara but
let it simply remain Niagara. TO those who
have not seen it und to those who have, the
word ard lie changes ruug upon that one word
by its pronunciation, is sufficiently suggestive Of
tho nature Of the wild waste of waters. y
Everybody has seen picture of the, Falls, and
read minute physical description of their
height, depth, ength and breadth and we have
only TO say thai that "anjM," Incompetent
sDe ind hrriJie" idea that some overhead
ed brains undertake to impress upon our minds
should he taken at so per cent discount. -
Much Of the great natural wonder is sublime
10 go Under tho Horseshoe Fall under Table
Rock, and there in tie very midst OF the jar of
tile falling water and the sweeping escape Of
the dashing spray, you comprehend the true re-
atty Of Niagara power, and feel that another
living Object is traced upon mcmory's tablet to
rank side by side with the first view Of the
tro"bled ocean tho dark beauty Of the Mam,not,
Cave, wirh many OVER Of these lesser o rcis
which have from time TO mcichanccd in your
way. Peauty is another innate characteristic
of Ills ma ural wonder While beholding it
at Il shorr distance, the mass Of water gliding
saoothly and silently ever the rrecpico edge,
will" II, iaYN green folds break into white
ioau I'd tie spray rising up crowned with the
how low .id .ae sun, is scene Of pleasing con
t'mp'ltion We watched at early morn, while
the v,) mes of white spay were rising and
fonNug great clouds in the sky, at MONDAY
whrn the rush Of waters was rs the mighty
wa,ing IF the living world,--tir hars! jtrring
discorls and strife OF human life at evening.
when seated beneath tie shade Of the near for
est. and all t',e lppgaight meath the full glow
Of tic moon it seemed to hymn its vespcr notes
and praise, The long night through, in Il singh
voice strangely in unison with the calm grand
eur Of the skies Continued from the flood, and
will, With uncearing motion, until the Goods
cease.
Some ara so overcome, disappointed and cha
6 invd with the first view of niagara, that they
give vent to some Of the most ludicrous remarks.
Bryant wrote in tho record
81 cane Fl in Wall Street,
| To see this sheet
| Having this water sheet,
l reuru to wan Street,
SAKE says
See Niagara's torrent pour over the hghth,
lIaw rapid The stream, how majestic the flood
Rolls on, AMI ,!escends in the strength of his might
AZ a mo.stroas greet frog leaps into The mud I"
An Irislman is held responsible for tn. re-
mark .npn h.holding tn, dis AMI s'm' one
suggesting that it was great fall " Yes,
says Pat, and what's 10 hinder - 80 thought
We There is great precipcs there and the
Whole of Ni,g,rr River just above it, and what
sto hinder it's being great fall! Another
exclaims, -" What 1 glorious place for washing
sheep!n From the general disposition Of rerr;;
sons looking rroa no Falls, these quotations
are good idea of their ability or inclination to
treat upon the subject.
Nothing so strongly reminds one of human
life as the rustling, rushing. whirling and cd
dying and anon smooth and tranquil water
above the Falls So is with mankind. Some
bvstling, stormng about, others gddily whrllng
through LIES nazcs, while others baltic man.
fully against the tide that is hnrg5iug them on,
and still others, tlonghtlessly indifferent alike
to pleasure or pain, suffer themselves to abide
what they are pleased to call ihe'r Jote."
The visitor to Niagara needs a brass face and
a ,ccH lined pocket. lie will sec much Of ma
'ure in its wild state, got good lesson In the
sublime and learn fully that 1t is but step to
the ridiculous. He will learn that the more he
studies nature thc more there is for interest,
amusement and contemplation in so doing. Ii
Is book which leaves one wiser, while it shows
him how small partof creation is little | and
as tbs said Of Saratoga, one may go there to
learn human nature. 1t is where human ma
tnre is in its many phases, and the govern
ing one is self The Suspension Bridge hang
ing over the great river channel is stupendoas
work of art. rerfectin its construction and pro.
portions, great thing to admire, and shows,
with other things, that although the Almighty