Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-08-31

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Niagara There are some, yes, many
human membranes of this world who af-
feet such a terribly knowing air and will be
delighted and astonished at nothing; who
would have the world believe that they are
terribly bored with looking at what other
people look at; who put on an insuferably
contemptuous leer and sneer if a near neigh
Dor dares to throw off the drawing-rOom
cOnventionalities, and be happy, thoroughly,
naturally happy, From such, good Lord
deliver us. Niagara is glorious, grand and
beautiful, but as for describing the Horse
shoe or the Hogs-back; the rushing to swift
descent of its roaring waters the eternal
thunders of Natures artillery, as one stands
atthe foot Of the Falls, with the ragged cliffs
beetIing over him the terrors and the beau
ties Of the Cave Of the Winds; theavalanche
of snow-white waters over and before the
cave; the fierce wrath of the Rapids; the pc
culiar color, like solid emerald, at the curve
of the Horseshoe; the cloud of incense that
rises from the unfathomed depths below; the
fairy-hued rainbows that smile back at the
kiss of the sun -beamsj the exultant life and
beauty of the Cascade; the snake-like treach-
erous glide of the waters around smooth
worn rocks; the thousand points and hooks
of beauty upon Goat Island; and then the
sweeping, grand view of all together-we
shall not attemptit. Rather let US quote
bit from that wide-awake, large-hearted fell
low, Mace sloper, in the last Vanity Fair, as
followeth. =. He has been there:
Blanch Deville had never Seen at the
Falls before. BhndfOlded her eyes-got INTO
carriage at Cataract House-Went over bridge
TO What-d'ye-call-it House, general SORT
Of ice-ereamery and Indian curiOsitery where
the people beat anything ever dreamed Of in
the science of begging custom and boring,
but have first-rate "top-side" view Of the
Old Roarer. Put Blanche in proper attitude
unveiled her-watehed her long inhalato-
ry stare-it was worth seeing, Good Fellow,
in such a wild dream as she was-tin she
burst out with:
it?"
"Good for you, dear 70 said Widow. at is
like a proud beauty-and like YOURSELF
Now 1 think it's like an uncommonly good
uatured, sparkling, sunshiny, foamy young
woman in a round hat. A woman whose
tongue goes like its roar from morning to
night. A woman full of CHEEKY, queery,
rolly-poly, drolly notions. "
"WeIl," quoth Captain Dick Dambanger,
at always put me in mind Of that hard old
bone-smashing, tearing swearing devil of a
Scotch knight-Hell-in-H Harness. Never
saw anything remarkably fine that didn't
have atouch Of him it. r.
81 never car much to analyze my ideas"
said Randolph-"only 1 think of Niagara
always, as if it was something higher up in
the world, and more aristocratic than any
thing else, and knsl0 it. Then it goes down
so fer0ciously self-willed and eternally obsti-
nate, Is if it didn't car a copper for any
thing, ard tOOuld have its own way" u
All right, every one of them, but half the
beauty of the Fd Us is in the little Out-of-t the
way places to which yOn penetrate through
bushes and "deep tangled wildwood" and
beauty.
Blondin and Farini had both a'dTertlsed TO
walk their ropes, and each to cal " a man
across on his shoulders. Blondin's Vope Is
just below the Suspension Badge and = VsF'-
mis- q quarter of a mile below the Falls
The spectators in the American enclosure,
at Blondin 5, had siew of both cables
There were some two thousand in Blondin's
American and Canadian enclosures, and as
many more upon the Bridge, which afforded
an excellent view. A military Band played
on the Canada shore. At 4o'clock Blondin
made his appearance. He is a small man,
weighing only 125 IJounds. He has light
hair, and moustaele and imperial. His
eyes are small, greg, keen and searching
His face would be a noticeable one anywhere
from its resolution and energy. He is called
fool-hardy, and so he may be, but not on
can see his feats or read of them and no
feel an admiration for the man who will thu
put himself where not one in al the world
will dare follow. We like to see men aspir
to be ahead of all competitors, ana whel
his energy and will places him thus in tn
front rank, the world looks on approvingly
Blondin has reached the highest point Q
physical culture. He does his deeds in com
pliance with the worldwide demand for ex
element, and for his own profit, and he doe
them bravely and well. If you, sir, frowl
upon him for placing his life in leopard,
and throwing away Gods gift, you must ais
have q reproach' for those more deserving {
it, who gather in the hope and expectation
some fearful catastrophe as the drop seen
to the spectacle. AS Mace again says, 'it
not a repentance that you craved to see
Niagara, but dance Of Death" .,...
At4 o'clock, as we said, Blondin starte
from the American shore. Lightly gsaspin
his pole, he said " goodbye, ladies and ger
tlemen," and started upon run down b
rope, which is 1 300 feet long, two hundre
feet above the river, and two inches in dis
meter. When one-third of the way acrOs
he stopped, lay down on the rope, hung u
his hands and then his feet, turned backwai'
somersets, stood on his head, &c. Going o
then to the center, he fastened his pole to tn
cable and descended slack rope which hun
some thirty feet below. He slid quickl
down TO the bottom, where he went thrOug
with. all manner of feats. He turned i
griek succession sixteen somersets over tn
, rope, hung by his arms and then by bis fee
head downwards, most terrific aituation.-
Climbing up to his main cable, he stoPpe
again two-thirds of the way across, and PEI
formed divers tricks, and reached the Cans
da side in fifteen minutes. Cheers and mt
sic announced his arrival, aud the multitud
breathed easier. LJLOl
Alter half an hours time, during whic
he tightened his rope, Blondin started on h
return, which was to be vastly more peri
Gus voyage, as upon his shoulders be bo
Harry Colcord, his agent, man weighiT
I apparently more than BlOndiI himself
Colcord had been sick with fever, and got |
, from q sick bed that moFninlz, rather th'
T have the programme fail. Ut can readily
Z imagined that be must POsiIess nerve alnt
as great as that of Blondin himself. Let hi
tremble or stsrt ever 50 lightly, andit m
r be the death signal for beth. Steadily a
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