The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-09-14
LOUIS O. COWAN,
VOLUME XVI.

friends and exclaimed most pathetically
+" Phillips, do you suppose job was ever
caught in fog?" 81 don't think he ever
was, for he couldn't have kept his patience"
was the answer.
The Steward, meek little Frenchman
was followed around by one or two restless
ladies, and questioned incessantly about the
weather; what he thought about the FOG
lifting; whether he had ever known such
weather before, &C., &c. alt will clear
away surely in the course Of half IN hour,
madam" }" and +" We never knew such wealth
er before, he answered dozen times in the
course Of the morning.
We formed plan for going to church,
but it was nipped in the bud, the fog might
lift any moment, and the steamer would
start in FIVE minutes. So we stopped on the
long pier and watched the white porpoises
fash out Of the water, and the spouting OF q
small whale. The river is twenty miles broad
here. About noon the sun shone out and
again we were in motion. The sunshine was
reflected in every face, and tongues ratified
merrily Us we went down to dinner; but
hardly had we taken our seats, when elatter,
clatter, down went the anchor. Are you
tired Of our befogments? You cannot be
more so than we were; but we waited with
u tolerable degree Of patience. and in two
hours the sun deigncd to shine again, the ios
lifted, and We stood on for SaSucnay. As
we nearod its mouth, the colcr of the water
suddenly changed from sea green to deep
black, and the wind blew 50 strong that We
were unable to come along side the wharf at
Tadonsac, a little village just within the en-
trance, and the two passengers bound for
tha, place were landed in small boat.
Mr.. Price, a gentleman extensively enSaS-
ed in numbering operations, and who was
then on his way to visit one OF his estab-
lishmcnts at la la! Bay, assisted the pi-
lot by his advice. 1t was the first trip, 80
one of the officers told us, that the boat had
ever made up the river in the night.
Now on either hand, silent and desolatc as
they were centuries ago, rose the giant craSs
Of the S,sucnay, whose waters roll between
more than thousand feet in depth. Group
after group of lofty peaks rose before u.s.
each as well worthy in its sublimity to have
been the scene of the giving of the Law to
Moses as was Mount Sinai.
As we sailed on through the gorge, the
gaunt, grim rocks lowered thrcateningly over
us, shutting us in till We seemed to bc rush
ing headlong upon them, 50 abrupt were the
windings of the river. Sometimes tiny
waterfall fell like silver ribbon from the
top of mighty rock, losing itself in the
deep waters.
Soon the sun sank behind the mountains,
and the scene grew more awfully grand in
the gathering darkness. The moon rose bc-
hind the clouds, and coquettishly pceped out
but a few minutes ut n time, regardless oi
the many voices eagerly wishing her pres
cucc. She flashed out as we passed Capes
Trinite and Eternite, stern walls Of rock ris-
lug sheer from the water fifteen hundred ieet'
crowned by the clouds. II needs stronger
pen than mine to describe that scene The
moon throwing broad track of light on the
dark river, and shimmering on the opposite
mountains, leaving deeper shadow oil the
awful cliffs. Far behind IN the wake OIL INC
vessel flashed the water lashed into silver
foam. Ii was unspcakably grand'-we were
awcd into silence as we swept past. But the
spell was broken Us Luna hid her face behind
feecy veil, by one OF our number eSclaim'
ing impatiently, 4" Go to bed, sleepy head,
and as IL indignant at being thus unceremo'
niously addressed, she showed her face nc
more that night.
We reached Ha! Ha Bay at midnight
and anchored nearly quarter Of mile from
shore. Here Mr.. Price LEFT us with his cous
in, the gentleman who had so irrcveren,ly
apostruphired the moon, and right sorry were
we to part with them. But our regrets for
their loss were mingled with laments for the
sad destiny Of the horses which had been
brought ON board at Les Eboulcments, and
who were 10 swim through the cold river tC
shore, as there was no other way provided
for their passage. Unfortunate quadruped
M I vas dravced 10 the edge Of the boat
and the end of a long ropo which was tied
about his neck, given to man in the small
boa, along side, then the poor beast received
a smart push from behind, and down he went
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