The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-05

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The sail down Lake Ontario possesses
no special interest except as the Loyal
Mail Line gives you s view of the Canada
shore and towns. Your interest kindles
however, as you enter the 4" thousand" or
more exactly the eighteen hundred Islands.
In the river st. Lawrence. Andeven these
would soon become monotonous were it not
Tor the changing views and the variety of
water scenes that meet you at every turn.
What vigorous life there is in a fine
water view. We see the charm il is able
to lend tos landscape when we compsre
one that contains ii with another that ia
without 1t. No part of the scene caa pro-
ouce 80 greSt variety as effect The still
water the lsce like appearance when ir.
rlIsteo by s gentle breeze; the plsytul
waves and the white caps the delicate
nnges OF color as we'll as the silver and
golden sheene; the reflection of the Clouds
the bewitching inverted land scenes it mir.
rors-all these and more are the
magic effects of the water. But there
Is peculiar sensation awakened by the |
rapids. They give the idea of power as |
tne waves do not. Then the bilIowy'and |
white e-crested lines of the swiftly descend |
ing torrent, the surgiDg and resurping,
contribute greatly to enliven the effect. |
Inc rapids of the lower St. LsUrence are
not nearly 80 msiestic and strong as those
soOVe NiAgara, yoA, lih0 Tue SsuIt St.
Marie, they produ e q wonderfully pictur.
esque appearance The sensation you feel
as the boat slowly approaches to give itself
70 their lnexorable grasp is that of de.
ngnt sufficiently tinged with fear to make
II thrilling. The descriptive book rightly
that Sthe Cedar rapids are the
most picturesque, the Lschine rapids the
most dangerous" The latter are little
like "Hurl Gate" in East River, only ten
fold more dreadful The boat, with eight
strong men st the rudder, goes dsshing
down with tremendous rapidity through
70 narrow q defle that q blunder of
III feet on either side would split her in
oleces upon the rocks Mere pleasure
Rouio never warrant the descent OF the
Iachlne rapids. You bres5he freely when
ney are past and you are ready TO admire
lctoria Bridge, the prince of all bridges,
lnder whose broad and lofty spans you sail
IS you enter the hsrbor of Monereal. An
ron tubular structure, one span reaching
81 feet, the whole nearly 10000 feet in
sngth, it has varied in length by expsn-
ion and contraction during these five
ears no more than two inches and . half Il.
he cars bear US through this tube at their !
suHl rate Of speed; aud when the morning =.
Alrly breaks into our sleeping berth, we
re at 1slaDd Pond. This Is the point at :
Thleh John Bull passes ths baggage over
Brother Jonathan. The scene here, too,
1ough quite In contrast with mountain
nd water, is decidedly interesting. Trunks :
re opened, trays are taken out, and the 9
cen officer of customs, watching the eye =
the owner to detect his Psychological =
ate proceeds to fsthom the labyrinths of =
10 deepest Saratoga" Most of the pas :.
ngers get through the ordeal without !. !.
mcnity. One lady, however, fare1 y
ugnly the other day. The officer asked -
II II she had bought anything at Mon
sal The truth is she had bought the
ttern of silk dress. But, of course, 20
lady, with several dog-ken. ST
Is hlled with wearables, silk dress was b.
lothlng," and consequently she promptly th
Piled nothing, sir" Her answer was bf
le in the language of fashion, but the hc
mt OF the custom officer, made doubly
an BY the work Of the raiders, soon i'm fe
sssed her with the difference between fo
dialect of the dressing room and the fr,
'lect of the Custom House. He found g,
dress And, at OncS made the LADY poorer
Z Uncle Gam flcher by At least two -
ny 6tHestN 5Ee tNff NffniXsE. and silks and a great
But now we are fast forgetting the near fol
scenes and events of the past for we ity
lin to wind about the feet of Madison -,
ans and Jefferson. Soon we shall be ~ ~
oDg the mountains. Us
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