Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-08-24

yer COLLEGE. six niles belos Madison. 90 the
high blufs overlooking the placid aud beauii
fol Ohio The uew college edidee Is built
upon one 81 those high jastiug bloG.. thai
rsn oui boldly towards he very brink Of The
river. sod from which the course of the stream
may DC traced f1r NARY miles. as II wind
around the base 81 these miniature fountains
or through The rich slIuvial bottom lands. OnI
your lsft Al distance Of 6ve miles. a. a crow
would d. lies the. once lively at enterpr-
sing. bat nov sadly silent city Of Madison
bit looking 10 Que a. th.s great eisyatiop a. al
you could throw a fnger stone into the
streets. Close on either hand are deep. dark
eaBons. leading the little brooklets. lowing
from the numerous springs above. down TO
lie level Of the plain below These li,le
broOklets reach The base Of tee high blue, by
gentle deelivity but go dssbing over rocks
aud steePiy inclined planes. for fe hun.
dred yards from their sources. when they dash
bsadlong oger tie rocks. formiog case ades and
water falls. varying IN height from ten 70 fhy
feet. al rapid'iulsrvals. unul hey meet and
mingle with the waters Il Ia Belle Riverie. .
To the south Of the village at q distance OF
about bAsf mile. 10 the uid,t Of dense for
e., Of stately beech trees, We fnd other cas-.
csdes The FIRST Of these is a delightful Lutte
fall often feet. over jutting rock on to a
smooth rock beneath. he whole % hemmed IN
add .urr.unded by clsf, and RICK. aud tree,
- 10 form delightfully."- SECUTED bslkiDg re
treat. Of the pleasures aid ben-fits Of which
used to avail my ELF. some years ago. at SUI
RE each morning.
Reyi~tlng ths,e scenes, Gier years Of ab-
sence. you may De sure. Mr Editor. that I wss
not long in sgs,n seeking the invigors,iug and
h. .lthful delight ola ba h enesth the spark
ling aters that lesped 80 laughIugl. over
thsse rocks IL takes but a slight stretch Of
the imagination. you are undergoing thi-
d, hghrpl laEation. TO believe this the long
-"nght Tor stt~sm Of fejGvrnescruee. which
tn early iilef. Of this continent 80 sax.rl,
to- ged for H. ihr lang. g Of the inmo'Iai
poet. BfaEzleten. ~ha hoarskei some years
-inee. at the head II shs csep Digyins:''
.Iftu THIS wide ~osla there. stream O such 5,i.s
rs N. lis this, II surely i this =
10 the rocks belo the falls are footprints
o other .nd-nturss m tie rock-.as II to mould
q pair 81 feet These must have been made
when the rock v-- plastic condition A
tx nd hath q that they are the foel-prinl, Of
ar Indian. whsin h,s h,ght rom al enemy
~as compelled to leap over he cirff. and these
are the impressions Of BIZ Zee. in the rock
which Wa then iust forming
You, Mr- Editor, and your readers may take
which ever theory gu pssses. o. pay invent
ose Of your own.
Leaving the base OF the fall. the water glide-
geetly down a slightly descending rock b-d
ior about one handred yards when il takes a
fearful leap Of so feet or more. over stupso.
dous cliff known as "Bnller'- falls"
The falls presents sublime appearance =
The elf j. Of a sent circular forta. the peri
phsy Of which vill measure mere than ! .00C
yards.
/ The rocks shelving back underneath some
100 feet or more represents . vast anphithea
tire reversed. while at their base. elevated SON.
six to ten feet sbsve the surface Of the earth /,
a grand corridor. or promenade. wide enough
to sdmittwo to waik pleasautly arm in arm
forming a seni circle ~ some 500 yard-. and
provided With regular slspsby ~aseh you may
reach u from below
Beneath ,h,- elsa hundreds OF sophrnores snC
Fre.huen. from he celese. fearful Of ola.,i
an. no doubt. have recorded their Names Il
she vain hope TIA, they ma, thus reach POSTER
~
We sought eagerly for the names Of som,
Who had Distinguished themselves in he arenl
Of life. but found not oee. May whose asme
~e saw there recorded. have gone out iato ,h'
world aud have not lsh their worS IN az,
other spot On earth.
While We gaxed in vain Tor such names a
;. r. Wilson. Edwards. Laitsmere. Scott. Sy
mingtou. Coulter. Allison. and host Of 9th
srs less apxious about leaving their nans.
spgraven on these moulderiag ledgers bs, VII
have bad them engrsvep. or ar. th~n-else
new engraving them arsn he ECCLESIASTICAL tn
political or social records OF the world. D
good deeds dose. or BY high hopofs attain
ed.
- 49, - - ttt' e~-% ffAfe ~ ~
clia, the current dsshes hesdiong toto hug
pile Of frssuentsry rocks beiew. forming
most del'shuel cascade. presenting 70 ihs ey
Of the gamer all the prismane esiors Of the rsi'
boz. and Inspiring emotions Of the most thril
hng Interest
There Ars nnmeron ~.lsxsnds aDd romance
and exirsvtgsnxss. connected wish these fail
also. only enc OF Which howeser. shsli trout
le you and ycus RAIDERS eth Though high
~ ,mposssele. and exsrsvaesst. yet ss IN
p'a@Aiss psr~ens are stit is,ag N This ns' "a
eofheod. and one ef lAsn tells this hin<el
% we're al manners On % disbclieve it,
The lesssd - ,hss: -osc> oees time" A
L.. and has brother D. we're an pursuit q
iex. sllon foot. shen R,ynsni. hard pres
hy A. toek hs~ coarse ss.rsrf % Bstl-r'- tall
aud 5s>t - A ~ss n shs act Of ser1ur a
prey. the fsx took The fs<rfal i~sp ia the va.
ning guif belos A 49, too clos. "a eb.c
" .Pe~d. Or change his e6af-s he. loo a..a. a
= leap u f'y 70 eighty lee. eai a. he "a. a
tsrtite ioaraey. 9Th ires fraierssl 10 .,ines.
called back 10 hi- aroth-r. .sho wss rsshiu
tlindly % the sane fate. % dsai eeu
: over here. Il ssh-lofa ssys ds-n- wss,l