Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-12-12

The direct rays of the sun were yer
hot, but tempered by the cool, deliciou
breeze, more grateful to the feeble invali
than spicy gales from Araby the blesi
As we ratified leisurcly along, little bare
footed, sunburnt urchus. of both sexes
would start cut alongside at dog trot
holding up bunches Of spring flowers fo
sale, as fresh and fragrant as if cur OWL
spring hal suddenly come back scconl
time in the same year. Securing in ex
change 4 penny G cts } or "copper"
q cent, } they woull fall back for the next
customer. Although cur party had oul
hands full Of boquets, one little chap fol
flowed us an eighth Of a mile, holding W
his stock in trade, before he could be con.
vinced that the "specio" Was exhausted,
and the "bank" suspended.
As they raise 10 wheat or corn, they
have not much use for large barns, aud
they are generally small and inferior; but
at enc point passed medium sized plank
concern, that was SO close an imitation of
4 Pennsylvania bank barn tina. | felt as if
| could take Of my rusty chip hat in CRATE
ful recognition Of an olG acquaintance that
| hadn't met for long time.
Pulling up in waysiie grove of pine
trees, We proceeded on foot, a quarter Of a
mile, through the woods and rocks, to the
Falls, getting the first view from the west
side. Clamboring down the face of the
bluff, some sixty feet, BY stairs and paths,
We came to the edge Of the gulf, with the
ST. Lawrence and the Isle L Orleans close
in front, and holding by the bushes, with
rather uncertain footing, leaned over to
follow with the eye, the marrow span of
forming waters, falling down the fee of the
cliff, go feet, to the shallow bottom Of
broad, smooth rock, below There is no.
thing Of the awful plunge of Niagara, but
the silvery sheet is beautiful exceed
ingly," as it falls ike u cataract of spark
ling jewels down into those dizzy depths,
that make ones brain reel, ,and feel doubt
ful of his standing ground, or the assured
teuacity with which the supporting bushes
strike their hold into the rocky crevices
Mon.morenci river is Of about twice the
volume of BufIaloe creek at Wolfe's mill,
and comes in from the north, over very
rocky bed, until within about Eve hundred
yards of the ST. Lawrence,it descends over
a precipice of dark, slate rock, to the level
Of the latter stream, in chasm, shaped
something like COW track, with the point
at the falls, and some three hundred yards
across where it meets the St. Lawrence
The west bank, above and below the falls,
is rocky, land covered with pines, ,scrub-oak,
and bushes but the opposite side presents
cultivated fields, up to the edge of the
chasm, and that slope with their verdure
down to the St. Lawrence.
Much the larger portion of the water is
now directed from the falls, by sluice
way, along the west bank, and used to
drive the saw mills of vast lumber yard,
down at the junction of the two rivers
and certainly more copious water power,
with heavier fall, is not readily found.
The macadamized road crosses, near a
third of a mile above the falls, by circu-
itous, inconyenient bend in its course
Within the last year, wire suspension
bridge had been erected about fifty yards
above the falls but few weeks since, it
gave way, with horse and three or four
persons on it, who were killed, and no.
thing remains but the double towers on
either side. When it is to be rebuilt, is
uncertain.
Retracing our steps to the old bridge, to
cross to the other side, after paying toll, l
asked the stout, good humored young wo-
men in charge-with the coquettish white
spencer, and the inevitable straw hat, with
its amplitude of brim-for glass of water
for the ladies' But she didn't understand.
| then resorted to the Pennsylvania Dutch,
but that, too, proved to be all Greek to her.
Reco.lecting what had been forgotten for
moment, that we were in French COM
munity, 1 fell back upon little,very little
and most carefully boarded knowledge Of
that language-acquired, per force, in
school boy days, when l had much rather
been off Gshing-I asked if she could speak
French, and received a prompt affirmative
answer. l then managed to make our wants
known, and were waited on with polite
alacrity. BY this time, felt inclined to
carry the conversation further; and after
dubious effort to pry open memory's long
closed, rusty hinges, cuquirod if that was