Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-01-23
FIELD NOTES.

DEAR NJ Cuyahoga Falls the place from which
I last wrote. takes its name from the Cuyahoga,
or crooked rirer, which stream is as tortuous in its
as the path of a politician. 1t is very
rapid, and at the Falls furnishes an immense
water power, a great portion Of which, is ss yet
unappropriated.
eCENERY ON THE cUYAHooA.
just above the town the river is nearly on o
level with the surrounding country, while at tho
Falls, a short distance below, you look upon the
rushing torrent from a PERCEPTIONS shore two hun
dred feet above the stream. The Great Falls, as
it lie called, though not more than twenty or
thirty feet high is exceedingly beautiful, and tho
scenery around it picturesque. Here, is seen .
range Of perp endicular rocks, which form a por.
ton Of the shores of the Cuyahoga, and which arc
almost wholly destitute Of foliage and .bere, is
an abrupt, though practicable descent to its
waters, where rocks lie piled upon rocks, tumbled
together in the most inextricable confusion, and
interspersed with the eternal green Of the hem
locks foliage.
At the head of a deep ravine, which leads down
to the falls, is q natural arch in the rock,
which has been selected By the young people
Of the vicinity as q most desirable place for
picnic parties. 1t is known as THE Old Maids
Kitchen" but strongly suspect "Tbe Young
Maids Kitchen" would be a more appropriate
designation. The span of the arch is from an
hundred and fifty, to two hundred feet. Ito ex~
treme height is about thirty feet, and its depth
probably the same. Nature has furnished tables
of stone and seats Of stone for the guests, and
with the wand of her power has smitten the rocks.
and caused to gush forth q stream Of as pure
water as that which gladdened tho hearts Of tho
desert wanderers of old.
A walk up the banks of the river gave me an
opportunity to fully appreciate the wild and
romantic character of its scenery, and to see that
it was as attractive a spot as a lover Of the beauti-
full need desire. You know that very many neigh
~borhoods which have rocky shores to their water
courses, have also a spot baptized as The Loper's
Leap. Until within ten years past Cuyahoga Falls
has been destitute Of such a desideratum, bat is
has it now, for an insane lover, after cutting his,
throat, and thus nearly making his exit, subse-
quently jumped from a perpendicular rock sixty.
five feet above the water. But alas for romance!
he was Neither killed nor drowned, but simply
had a good dive, swan to the opposite shore. won
the commisseration of his lady love, and was
restored to reason. Pity it is that prosaical truth
compels me to add, that he was married. and Mt
present time is working at his trade in Ravenna..
and probably rejoices in some such uupoetical'
name as Tom Smith or Jim Brown.
MEETING AT AKRON.
On Saturday the 9th, we again met Mr.. How
land in AKRON, the county seat of Summit. and
held meetings. thore on the evening of that day.
and on the following Sunday. Our audiences
were quite as large as could be expected in a
loo,n,r 1885, IL -. a.. -I.- IL C-tl-.I
bells we're calling from the various places OF soc.
f tartan worship 'Comc vel Come ye to our syn..
n goges! Come ye up and assist in the worship Of
I our Gods "Those who for a time omitted their
sectarian observances that they might listen to-
the Gospel of Humanity. heard with closest alton
r tion all VIC had to say. They appeared intelligent.
e and were evidently we'll bred-they manifested
4 not the least improperly in their conduct, but
t were respectful and genteel in all their bearing.
e We excoriated the Church iandscharged down hill
d upon the State but not a soul Of them oil could
be moved to defend the one, or apologize for the
other. No audible response came 70 US in any
o form-they neither vindicated their position, nor
G questioned the correctness of ours. We said our
Q say, we've listened to in silence, and after pro.
nouncing our benediction, took our departure.
JOURNEY TO uINcKLEY.
On Monday, we land by the ,e I now mean
e Mr.. II. and self went to I~Iinckley A friend
carried us a part of the distance 10 a lumber
n wagon, and the remaining eight miles we did our
If selves. The roads were oery muddy, and frequent
q rain.gusts came sweeping over us. Under such
# circumstances we found walking rather more of a
q necessity than a luxury. If Bunyan's pilgrim
had worse roads, either before or after be entered
the Wicket Gate. than those which fell to our LOT,
he was certainly to be pitied. 1t is affirmed that
all things have an end, and our journey certainly
st hao and though a tramp over muddy roads and
through the rain to save stage fare. and going
without a dinner to lessen travelling expenses is a
kind Of anti slavery labor that I fear may fail to
be appreciated, yet it nevertheless is anti-slavery
labor. and upon the principle that "a penny saw
n ed is two pence earned" has a claim to be noticed
II as a donation to the funds Of the society.
MEETING AT sAnsBuRY's SCHOOL HOUSE.
IN Tuesday and Wednesday evenings we had
he meetings in Salisbury's School House, in tho
to town of Hinckley. That held on the first evening
lie was addressed by Mr.. Rowland and myself, and
had it not been for the darkness of the evening.
the mushy consistency of the upper strata of the
roads, we should have had a larger attendance.
:" AS it was. n greater number was present than We
anticipated. On the following day Mr.. II. left, for
The purpose of making arrangements for some
future gatherings, intending meanwhile to hold
nv meetings "on his own hook" On Wednesday,
my wife came from Akron, and took part in the
meeting on the evening of that day.
There are but few in that vicinity who profess
the anti-slavery faith yet two or three in a neigh.
:. borhood are enough to give the cause a prominence
>" in the public estimation, provided they set a good
example themselv es, and are not niggardly in the
- expenditure of their moral influence, or pecuniary
means. But if they are lacking in one, or both
at of these, they bring di,credit upon the refOru
% they profess to love, and make it appear in the
" SIGHT of nthars "a narrnw and cnntractad Anf