The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31
SCENERY OF LAKE PEPlN.

The health, commitment and prosper
ity of country depends much upon lis
scenery. No person even thought OF
cniprating to new codntry without
drawing in imagination picture Of its
scenery, or had friend in strange land
and never bestowed thought upon the
imagery ofhis home. Usually it is with
deep regret that emigrants leave behind
them, old associations; and when in their
new homes, a few lines from an early
friend, adyertipg to scenes of childhood
yecoH 10 mind host Of sweet remlnls-
censes which cluster around their early
holaes, then how cheering to look about
them from their new habitations and be
hold a beauty and grandeur OF scenery
never, in any other place witnessed.
Among the many beautiful places in
the Northwest where the heart is intnl-
lively moulded to appreciate the wonder
full works of nature and imbibe deep III
SEPARATIONS of beauty, Pepin probably
hold conspicuous place. Although
there are many other places strangely
enchanting, and justly celebrated Tor
beauty and grandeur, among which we
will instance St. Anthony, Minnehaha
and St. Crsix, and still they are as DIT
ferent from Pepin as the Doric IS differ
cnt fr,m the Corinthian order Of ar
chitecture. 1t is not our purpose, how
ever. TO contrast the different orders OF
scenery. but to show that Pepin is alone
in her order ofsccncry.
Let us now take standpoint on one
ofthose stupendous bluffs, which form
distant but beautiful back ground to the
village Of Pepin, and look around u.s.
What splendid panorama opens to
view! AT once rich, grand, comprohen
sive and nnposing-eyer varying but
meyer decreasing in grande If and mag
p;fcence. 1t is bright day in October,
tho year is passing away in the midst
Of its brightest glories, like the failed
death oft dolphin. The light frostS
that proclaim the decay Of the vegetable
world, has arrayed the bluffs in robes OF
lesuty. -,'robed the beautiful for the
tomb" The flowe,s offspring have with
cred. the harvest of summer is gathered,
the fruits of autumn have ripened, and
until within a short time, the bluffs were
still clothed in their garments OF green
and the valleys were draped in emerald
and gold; but now all is changed INTO
vast pillows of tints. The graceful out
lna of the bluffs, curves and lines drawn
around and through rich drapery, and
bnff eolored rocks, blend together in the
distance and get forth in bold relief from
a background of Heavens deepest AZURE
md all traced in nm inverted. position IN
the crystal depths below.
Turn your eyes Eastward The very
spirit of repose seems to hover over the
tho scene. Not even the breath Of zeph
xr to sport with the b setic-fiushed forest
Of the Chippewa Bottoms. A vail OF
GOLD and azure, Indian Summer like, IS
stretched over the silsery line OF the
Chippewa from a point where it rolls Its
tnrbid tide into the clear waters OF Lake
PENN. until the view is lost by the IN
Perception of steep bluffs at the head OF
the prairie. A banquet, indeed, for the
serses richer and more enchanting TO
lovers of the beautiful than wealth and
care ever prepared.
Now look towards the West. New
..a beauties break upon the view. The scene
IS illuned with the golden radiance ofthe
declining sun, and oyerhung with fleecy
clouds, tinged with vermiliOn and gold
lfhe bluffs grow small in the distance,
and those across the Lake resemble
great gaudy belt, parting the golden
azure of the Heavens from its reflection
in the CLASSY waters of the Lake Look
there are two Lake Cities represented
AGAINST the tinted belt,-one above and
one below. See those great building;
with their tops down. Now they trem
BILE, for an evening breeze has sprung W
and rippled the surface of the Lake. Now
they are lost, together with their COLDER
and dssky enyirons,-aIl swallowed III
by the water quake below.
Night ie now putting on her dasky