The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-07-01

before her mothers death. To this re-
ceived no answer. In course of time |
fell into melancholy that stirred the SYM
pathy Of all the old women in the neigh
borhood = smoked myself into state of
shocking leanness; read the whole of
Wordworth's Excursion !" studied some
in selfdefence; and made myself very dis
agreeable to all Inv acquaintance. But
the time that the next June began to deck
the valley with green and gold, went
so far as to make one at small tea-par-
ty!
On the morning of the tenth of this
June, I marked the day with white
stone,) our class, now Seniors, had as
sembled by fellow instinct of idleness,
congenital in fine summer morning on
the college green; and it was the season of
flowers, not fruit, we were ready for
everything except study. It was balmy
air we breathed, fun-inspiring, adyentur-
Gus. At last the flower of the class, Char
ley Foster, God help him, he is dead
now,) spoke up:
"Boys-lefs 60 to Trenton Fallsr'
"Capitalr' cried all.
"How shall we gol' suggested a pru-
dent young man.
"Walk, Of course" said rash young
man.
So off we walked, some in dressing
gouns, some in slippers. just as we had
come from breakfast. We took no more
thought for the morrow, for the conse-
quences, or for the wrath Of the faculty,
than the lilies of the field. 1t was a
tramp Of twenty-four Irish miles to Tren-
ton, yet it seemed nothing in the prospect.
However, when we had gone eight miles,
and reached the sleep-awake town Of
Whitesboro, and got our dinner, it be-
came evident to the more prudent that
pedestrianism would not do. 1t was moro
tiresome than jolly. A committee was
appointed to ransack the village for means
of transportation. Shade of Bucephalus
what nags were found! And what wag-
ons were wheeled out! Tho cavalcade-
as near as / recolect, was arranged as
follows: Ny humble self led the van, rs
tride an ancient pony impressed from the
town common; a pony whose age was
theme of traditionary discussion in
Whitesboro, and whose iniquities had
developed and matured with bis years.
Next came 'democrat wagon" as rheu-
matte as democratic, with three seats and
nine occupants, propelled by a pair of
lugubrious mules, with ridiculously slim
tails, and mssnifcently large ears: then
came our mad wss, Charley Foster, seated
in gorgeous state in doctors sulky, an
emaciated Major Edsonian concern, that
looked like the skeleton of yehecle that
might have flourisled grandly in the pre-
vious century, and was drawn by spect-
raj horse eighteen hands high, with bones
like mastodon's: next came a family
carriage, with its centre Of gravity six feet
from the ground: next two buggies of
more modern pretensions; and last of all
a SOLITARY horseman," without any sad
die. You may suppose that the process
ion naturally elected the wonder of the
good farmers who were hoeing corn in the
valley of the Mohawk; and that the child
rem from school-houses, and rosy lasses
from diaries ran out to stare at us. We
got on so bravely, that just as the sun
was kissing the hill tops that encircle
Trenton, we entered in imposing phalanx,
the fine grounds of mine host Moore
The dust of travel brushed off and washed
down, and a good supper discussed, and
we were off to see the Falls.
Have you ever been to Trentons No?
Then 90 next summer by all means. AS
my friend Della used to say, it is a sweet
place. Did you ever see a humorous rus
tic present to a young steer whole hard
pumpkin, and watch the eager manner in
which the ravonous beast would roll the
huge fruit around and lick it, and bite it,
and at last with impotent rage give it
great toss, and run away in much disgust
That is my idea of Niagara. 1t is too
great and hard. cannot get hold oft,
and give it up in despair. But Trenton
is pleasantly sliced up in four or five diff
ferant characters, and can r,llninate over
it luislrely.
For good description of the sight that
met US as we reached the foot of the long
stair case, | must refer you to Nat Willis's
charming letters. 1t was exceedingly
beautiful. The moon, a little past the
full, was hanging just over the gorge, and
her mellow light cameSdrippmg in silver
shower through the trees that over
hang the walls of rock on either side.-
Past us, as we threaded the narrow path
leading up the glen the dark stream of
most unromantic name, swift and mystic
rious as "Alph the sacred river. Here its
waters were choked up between hostile
rocks, and fought their way desperately
there they gained the victory and rolled
on in deep, stately grandeur and far
above we could see them dashing in
great battalion over the ledge of the first
cascade. A walk of half-a-mile through
this wonderful corridor brought us to an
amphitheatre, hewn out in some pre-Ad-
anite CONFUSION, where the huge rock
seats scattered about suggested that we
should sit down and enjoy the prospect
costly. I had strayed off from the COM
pany in search of an eligible slate-sofa,
when my attention was attracted by
pleasing sight "A young lady sitting
alone at little distance, and looking as
romantic az you choose. OF course /
made ii necessary to pass her in my