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M,v 3. 1888.
4Nr. Editor Dear Sir III II h. cuuv.,,,.u,
| anil asr"""Iir /" YOU ". h..; leave 10 r,ve no
; '''"' 'hr"ush your vainnb!" paper. Il i.rrf
sh"tri. Of very nir. tim- We had ON the l.,
'ns.. at II PIE Me l'nr,. gI, eli b, The c,i.z,..s
of L"wn.irsv:l anil vicinity u, their old l.
Me gr"und. the l. ana. 1T the UuulL.
Br'.ls"s "n !s".ky River.
You K. "w MIR. Editor. ("r perhaps y"u may
n"'j bni s"' "f .",Ir ,II.,rv renders WI. tn ),
am Very t"n,l of romantic scenery, a.ri beau
; ,iiui lan'ls."l.cs. whore silence uni solitude.
reign tnrr-inr; where We Gun call INTO &c, ION
all The f''rce ni'l i'"wrr That inax xinati"n ca,
give US aud wliirc the vivlfvIus cIasticirv ui
! the n r We breathe prulncrs II sv,Isa,,n of &c.
waited p.raslirr which " =. ir, scarcely tescrib.
You will rel "cr th"n 20 learn TINT so.n~ IF vnur
subscriber. and rienis IIave just been having
II m"rry tinc III rambling along the enchanting
banks "r tl.r Rocky River.
There. We're some hundred and twenty. ve or
thirty of our party. aud better line is no: our
! lot often /" witness. For my own part, how.
| ever. was occasionally sn absent minded. with
| a'imIring the beauties of nature. which abonn,ls
IN that most ch"rning and pirturrsq 10 lit 10
| Island. thai fear my young friend, Gull:sin.
i thought sliyhrrd him. hut think he ought to
| bs thankful TINT l did leave him to work his
| own way. fur if ! mn not mistaken. he ennyel
| the party far L.ttrr than snn,e that we're there;
and you. Mr.. Editor, AMI kind reader. will
think SO too. when tell you what he saws
about it: THAT q new world has just dawned
upon him; holy, mysterious. intensely interest
| ing, were some of those fair sirens; forms and
shadows and vague notions wcro forever ban
ished from his mind. for an awful sense Of act.
! nnl reality. md serious faith took Possession Of
| his (letore) be' ighte.l mind.
We procured boat. with which, some of the
pnrty. both lndirs aud gentlemen, went occa.
sion"f'y to pursue the scrpcntine conrse Of the
some thirty minutes to make the trip Here
aud there. as 1t winds among the wild forest
! , trees which are covered from top to bottom,
with the vnrious shade Of green foliage. might
be seen on either side a rocky pronion,ory,
frs. over which hung thick clusters Of tuxuri.
ant laurel. just budding into bloom aud beauty.
sending forth nh odor, whose fragrant scent
has bid adieni 10 it's soft, fading petals; Oh,
how delightful it was to hear on that occasion,
SO many Of tbs. sold folks ut llou,e." 1t .ouid
have dono ydur soul good. could on have seen
those kind parents watching with swell Ing bo.
son,t. and approving smiles their t.avs sons
and bIo"n'i''s daughters. when They would as.
into aR excited and heated convsrsp,.op: TO- ace
the many thrustsof brilliant r.p.rtse. used 10
tnfthe'r ansdg"nist. was indeed intersstiug--
Thds IL was. fr,m tie oldest vaIsiu,iiGnrisn
gentleman. down to the bounding lass, all vie-
isg with each s,hsr. . to el,ipy liz apd stiract
attention or while away shs hasspg fohra--
DId ! say aIIi, Nay, not aii. fGs Tiers i ere i
few there tsAs remiudsd'me of he glass vi
use to concentrate the rays Of the SUD iute .