The Van Buren press., 1859-07-06
c. "ee Of he Tan Baron pr,s,
Lsd sof Summer Tourist

Ls1 sof Summer Tourist
f"ard Steamer Lady Waltz,
ArhAisas River, June l., ls59i
Dr,e D EDrron
you Were here to describe
that 50 E pelting rain, overwhelnin,.
our lid n in gtsom, but mantling ,bo
primev fstS around, and their thiLA =
clusteri1 aeS with such freshness and
luxuria life. But let me plainly tell
Won tbs sll the shores of th, Arkansas
river no 1sss SO beautiful as our Van Bu- --
rcn: til vfelt as we said gooi-Lve to
faithful srs. 1t Is no easy matter To bid
farewell sbnds or familiar scene, how.
ever we hp-to countelact the emotion
in the b suppress the quiet tear in i;s "
very soul ka silence the sigh in its cav
erns of -all of which might disturb
the loftir Of our manliness--we turned
round vii ole and passing remark to the =
nearest pa ger, and as the Lady WaItGp =
sped dow pis the swollen river, Van
Buren, in Eozy nest, at the feet Of her
cverlastin Is, caught our eyes once more
and appea iearer than ever.
On. on. epecd--who shall account for
the vagaria oiinag nagination--the oltieudal
times with sd mansions and lorlly ralc
haunted md srching around in the pano-
rama now bBlding to my view for due
interprctati& this spell, for friend Edi-
tor. / believ limatic effects i;came to
this couclus Those fine alluvial lands.
rich with de Syof perennial forests spread
their wealth load level tracts, bounded
here and ther fine h lis, a fitting place for
mans habita %; from Van Buren, to Lit
tie Rock, thd ery on the a kansas river
could vie Wi tt Of the aristocratic Rhine
or be picturcJ nngSide OF lIuason's noblsS
scenes it is y to both, her ample shq
Of water, lak ID, apparently enclosed !.
all sides; but 8k part of our river
over both, thi GantaBc that the soil ri
not at once &tan undisturbei series Oh
rocky hills bu Instantly alternates between
a moun,ain-lil ovation, overlooking the
river, and a la eevcl tract OF fertile lands.
Bring the p!ai Ecr cultivation, cover the
beautiful healtl ii with planters mansion
or quiet retreat sl, SIR, you have one Of
the finest cous which ever God gave
10 man-rich ,roluce, healthy in its
smiling face an ing alike the treachcr-
Gus ievers, the droughts. the deStruc-
tive ovcrllowin4 the South As all this
was ushered int r mind by the convinc-
ing reality, I'd ancient times and my
fancy found rest pctter things to come.
Oh that wick pen Of mine! Fricnl
clitor, one of th Eres pondents Of liter
ary paper arguc hat the ponl5roSity Of
some demonstrat y asphyxiatcd The whole
being of man-+ngI never went through
this process, but turned from my rcve-
ric to my fellow grims, there was our
friend, famous Ne annals of pardoned
crime, proving 8 etrically that a lawyer
was justified by d es and theologians in
endeavorlnS to from the asphyxia Of
); ra smucL os som gAo appealed to him,
NV --'-.-...s -
ilves are spared ey may repent. wlilst
others contend til Rhey are fated to perli-
ton, and conc.us lw said our ohari able
lawyer. :" why nd ,ive them few years
nere of earthly lid pness. for it is all thcy
can ge' Thus wdkuiled the time-,heyc
""' o"i ouhS alHpopular merchant in
i'' hnp "h'te coN lneditating upon the
nhofai force oi his Aer-in-iaw md regret
ting perhaps that aS aStyxiating seen. which
last iond embrac$tn produce, and fserc
was one who had n been Lord Mayor OF
London town work have done his duty
there as he did in . Arkansas city-anl
there was a veterartlerchant from Cingin-
nati-good brave an rue and many others
put the boat whiIt tround-Spadra it is,
growing village, }parently amphiLious
ana now resting seck knlv on shore. basking
IN 'he sunset WHO glowing tints Were
reflected in richglowt the ripplinc stream.
MIR. Editor tell u4ow it is that A river
reflects with steadirk a certain image
where her flow is colhant and how some
vaclilating brains nevt retain the same IDEAS
beyond a few fectinstours II Won can
explain this l shall ask tprdon for my ramb-
ling thoughts.
40" mere is the wreck kof the Darianelle
above was that OF thd Grape Shot; thus
pass away the generationk of men-lcaying
oehind but few traces of tings which were.
The Lady Walton is nnnine her course
right we'll We left VansBuren ON Thurs
day, Saturday morning ittis. and Napoleon
is near. From Little Rdl downwa.3 'a
land Is more level the pkasant hiils hay.
faded away; the corn and cotton tiold rl.r
IN the distance with theV vet virpln t1rr-t
!he day OF prosperity Shines Tor tils : dtc
the work of our Arkansas is be.run.
PILGRIM
IHE RUsso FRENcH Ai4trAst u Tho IL
RS correspon LEM OF the Mhntb .-t4r Ly-.
d'0", in his letter Of the 28d oi Alqr .ay.
" You may confidently rely u-Sor II,
every possible deglce Of ipr.,netes ir ID.