Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14
ror The osiord Democrat.
Tnn Parrot of Aiures.

Ono OF the first Europeans that visited
the Cabraets Of tho river 0rinoeo was
Alexander Humboldt. lie found them to
consist no, Of single fall like Niagara, but
Of a succession Of falls. caused by numsrous
rocky islands with lodges extending across
the bed Of the river. and 50 making great
number Of cascades. One Of these series OF
ea,aracts IL called Mayfure'. the other
Atures.
Near the ca,araets Of Aturcs Is cavern
that ls quite famous among the surround.
ing inhabitants. II Is a deep valley shut
IN by rugged mountains. on one side OF
which Is dense growth Of woods. whore
IL situated the cave Of A,aruipc. which u
simply q cavern formed by an immense.
projecting, Oycrhansing elifT Of the noun
tain. I, i,a spo, well suited to be whA:
Humboldt calls il. ",hc grave OF an extinct
race" Here he found in baskets Of palm
leaf stalks about SIX hundred human 'kelc-
tons, all in a remarkable state Of prcscrva-
ton and perfection, no, even one Of the
smallest bones wanting. Tho guides and
interpreter, could give no definite or posi-.
tive information rs TO the asc of these
basket. or skeletons. but the great traveller
and na,uralis, regarded their appearance
As indicating In age Of no, moro than one
hundred years. There Is q tradition among
somo II the ncshboring Indian tribes, that
once the brave tribe Of the Atures were hard
pressed by the cannibal CARTS, and that
they took refuge among the rocks OF tho
caarac,., where. in the course Of time, they
all persisted. with their language. Bot
IIumhold, mentions 1t a. an interesting and
singular fac, ,ha, in Mayfurc' there is 'iill
living On 1909 and old parro, whose
word, none can understand because, rs the
native. say, =" /, speaks the language Of the
Ature.."
A very fine ubrc, Tor serious reflection
AMI moralinng I. her, aGardci,-ior like
the old and pcrshed tribe Of the Marc' are
the generations Of men and the natives pas-'
Ing away IRON the earth AMI from the
knowledge Of The world. Hot tho incident
Of the parro, Of Aiurr-. ha, been wrought
into The following beautiful little poem by
Fms, Cur,ins. friend " Humboldt
..whcr, ,hr1ash ds.ert. v,li aai jrng,
Oupn,p iashss uu,
susa rsffui Oh ani -rsu,
Lie ',upiurrd IAias # ''oo".
Throa,h u. nrck, barrier A1winr.
Op~aid fuii. ihs f-,m,ag stream
Wp,ing rh'fas on high are glos,ng
o. ihs .un'. u'sr,inn l-'tH.
Ces.~l~..l, ,hs save. arr hea',ag,
Spatki,us up ~ suiie rlsi
whi- ihs surp, ave are ~rs'ing
Rs,pi.is. ,u the Fathsy 'pnJ.
wbsrr son hllo-s sill ars hr,ak,ag.
Srer, o if,l. hr c'rrmofr,
Whp, thsir u,ii'r land. p''akiug,
g,lu.s .uught on ihi, Bone shore.
\. ihsy h,s,'. ir~s. dbaui.s, ever.
- ih~ br,,, Nuu.os dreI,
Ani ihr green bank. Of tho utef
Allths,f mpstal r'i-s hitc.
lst ths raftui. ns'sf forgetting
Thrss ~h1 hv~i bon, tppufns them It'll.
o. th, sioD. be-. sharp tax vhstuus,
Wh,lr the aif hs vailins' hll.
where ~ nov The voa,h. oh, hs,i him,
T. prunuupcr ihe mother tpagur,
Nhsf, ~ rvpti~ maids Who ird hon.
Aui who i-uh be- net When youHg
an slts' are his'sss hing,
bel urln thr,f .r,.s, hsl;
No. Gao 40 his W1uniul sr'iur,
E',r awake ihs 'lalnl-rirg bad
Su'l no cab. With ,nios impl1iing.
l. sufli that hs-,i. him mt
Npughi rrpe. iut waters fuafing-
~ kiuI sual h-~a,l. be. boz.
Ssih ihs savage Turn, be- ruijsf.
Nt-u h,. ,lss the bard lshnI.
Nom Ger ssw without e shrlist
That Atuuan rarfU, OH"
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