Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-10

tire landscapes looks like garden, with
occasionally q small patch Of grain, and
corn. The houses are all white, and
look cool and secluded within forest
shade trees. In the opposite direction
no land is seen, nor wave Of the sea.
All is calm, the day 10 pleasant, and We
sit on the forecastls deck, watching the
sails in the distance going in every d.
rection. A pleasant sensation creeps
over one notvery distant from sleep, and
the cool breeze, laden with perfumes,
inspires health at every breath. In the
evening we reach Charlotts, where We
wait an hour for the passengers by 8
train frem Niagara Falls. But pleas
ant hour it proved, fos the wharf was
crowded with happy crowd of gentle
men and ladies', with little children gar
Iy dressed, shouting and playing. 1t
proves to be Sunday school picnic
from Rochester. TIE shore islined with
small row boats, which are soon filed,
and tho little levy is covered With the tiny
gondolss. akimming in every direction,
and returning soon for other parties,
each lady having filed her hand With
the fragrant water lilies. Dat through
such q gaily dscked harbor, our steamer
plOughs her way, greeted BY loud huzzss
with waving handkerch;efa Never did
life appear more innocent injoy, or more
joyous in its innocence. Oar steamer
is "staunch and strong" with not jar
in her motion, scrupulously clean, we'll
appointed, and offcered, and she glidss
along Ike athing of life. A piano and
q fne glee club enliven the evening, till
/ drop asleep and dream of music, CONDO.
las, and Sunday school pie-nics, to
awaken in the early morning, and find
we are just entering the Thousand
Islands in the majestic ST. Lawrence.
This scenery is too grand for pen to de-
scribe, and mast be seen to be appreci-
ated. To say it is truly named and that
the river is filed with thousand small
islands, sitting like swans on the water,
and lookisg as if they could all swim,
and decked in the most beautiful foliage,
bowers for the nymphs Of the deep, is
only to state fact without describ-
ing It The river is flled with the
most delicious fsh-another fact tested
by us-All at the table. At Ogdensburg
we change steamers and take the Ex-
press" smaller one, to descend the
rapids. And now comes the most exeit-
lug time, which calls all out upon deck.
There are many rapids, down which the
water is hurled furiously, and the steam
er dashed and tossed, but Long sAult,'
"Colton Rapids" Cedar Rapids" and
"The Cascades are grand beyond de-
scription. The steam is nearly shut OF,
aud six men (four at the wheel and two
at the tiller) apply al their streBgth to
keep her steady in the swiftest part of
the current The water boils and surgss,
yOu descend into a yawniDg chasm, the
boat tosses and pitches like a toy on q
rough sea, and almost grazes huge
rock, made visible BY the receding wave.
A moment Of suspense, and she is safe,
dropping lower, lower on the foaming
| biliows, and in few minutes abe
amsrges into smooth stream. At six
O'clock the steamer passes under Victo-
ria Bridge, and rounds-to at the wharf
of Montreal Passing under the bridge,
an Englishman comes up and pro-
nounces it the greatest work of the age
and says, Yoa Americans think you
can beat Us, but think it will be hard
chance 1t 10 8 slupendous work, tubu
lar, and has twenty-five arches Of az
feat each, and nothing but iron cen b
shan. From Montreal, my route led
Fast the White Mountains, on the Grand
Trunk Railroad, to Portland. But I vii
emit description Of this, though full o
interest to the traveller. a thousand in
tsresting things occur and meet the eyt
on this route, leaving . pleasant recol
lection, and too numerous to be mar
rated. The Indian villages and Frenel
settlements would 6ll letter in the de
scription- H
In my next letter l viii endsavor h
give you brief description Of this coun
try, known as Way Down East.
Yours truly, l.