New-York tribune., 1867-08-22

NIAGARA FALLS Aug IL 1871.
Who think you is here at the Cataract IIousef
Conundrum. You give 1t ups Listen. Gen. Beaure-
gard He arrived yesterday morning and has been the
head center OF attraction since. Even John Pau
-am left immeasuraby in the shade. The consequence
Is hate him, and have been inqurng the propnquy
and price of sour apple-trees ever since.
| But 1t is very amusing though At dinner there
general buzz Of which is Gen. Beauregardi short fat
man. with bald head, and rather protrusye and sus-
gesve stomach came past the table at which party
",Tis he % whispered, in an underOne to ArabeIa
dArabesque who sits upon my right, and occupies My
entire prandla period in calling for the extras which her
BsatreOard You don't say so Do you know him 2"
Certainly replied 81 met HIM at The first Bun
Washington did not have an opportunity at the tmo OF
La me, is that he - cried Arabca without perceiv.
ing the point Of the Joke Indeed nc looks very
He swan bravey against the tide but sank in the whem
aThen he is like Lcander" mildly suggested In
any event. however it cannot be said that ho has
stomach for the fray nythng But Arabella
deaf adder, diyider, subtracter, or anything
piled, and insisted on padding off in his wake, making
veritabe Of herself SO with every one else IN the
house, especially with those Of the female persuasion
which happens to be in the majority. Each keeps an
eye outfor Gen Beauregar rs though she were repent
ant Rebel and he Gen. Amnesty.
My recOectiOns Of my first acquaintance with the Gen.
era are not over ana aoSye pea,an ana M haUe . mo'
quence is that am entirely ignorant az 70 ms tenuOns
able To-day he will probably wend his way To the Clf
ton House on the Canada side, making sort OF john
Bull OF it. where very many birds Of his feather flock
1pr0pos of the Clifton House, drove over there the
other evening 10 attend concert given IN aid OF Chrlsts
Church ah when really do find that church, you will
hchold in me permanent men3er9 Inc impression
In the first place the only singing that came within the
gamut OF respGcaDi Tas ro o5 ns M S All
Hotel This lady possesses excellent voice. well cut
dcnt airs with such taste and expression bring
down the heavy Canadian soes In rapturous applause
fo, drums @ of tee ~ was remarked that screams Of
thee would have told the story But the greatest
ADVERTISED as 81 each In yievof the expense attending
quite enough charge those who went from the Amer
But NO Tie man at the door sat with late market
report in his hand and figured the thing down 10
quotation, that hint settled. But such sus
PSlGgs PIC @ o aap b hi I1 Wheb bahe HIM he looked
for the better part Of five mnntespncing its corners
SydentIy under the IMPRESSION that had been Changed
from ten. on the whole there is reason to believe that
made with hands" but with claws Nor did think
mated %f SV tq Bdge Compsny Paving the
toll Oyer-$l SOL fold the driver 10 obtain return ticket
None is needed said the man at the gate, it but one
fare over back" After concert and mop were ended
reached the bridge-between u and Ocock-One OF
ladies seriously Ill and fanting dollar aud a'quar
But you said there was no charge for return"
"les but II Is after O'Clock We have orders from the
| superintendent charge fares after that hour"
consnnS S' e h bye by the ght Of the Carriage
lamps Half past twelve" said your correspondent.
striking Gov. FuBers repeater, and we have lady In
| the carriage faintng Open the gate, quick"
Not at all, thOugh-decency is not the gait OF the
veuient pockets OF our swallow-tals in midnight and
tunnedarkness nd the requisite amount Of change
rather strange considering that the company is so pal
paby on the make" Little the wonder, If this be the
style OF eXtOrOn, that Suspension Bridge Is on
the new fa into esuetude however they can at least
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managers And surely the verdict OF an intelligent jury
The hop in the evening-I go back-grcenback, so to
speak TO the Cifton-was very well attended Pardon
my national pride however II say that the beauty and
brlance was made uPiargey OF contributions from our
sue OF me watef me Miss B anG MISS S GL %nTn M es
captive and astonishing The phlegmac natives by the
way they did up the round dances" The kanucks have
and jump movement, suggestive OF kernels OF corn on
teral sense differs from the American Do you know
that to It seems rather strange that people should go
Are there not quiet country Villages and floors,
nmhly 10 the ascvious pleasing OF the iute hddleand
hur gurdy while the great cataract Is sounding its SOL
emn base in their ears, and making the bali
room floor yibrate with the mighty tread of waters
which have never had naSiert But the bent OF the
popular taste Is wonderful above all things and desper
atey queer expect in that visit TO Egypt, so long
contemplated, and soon TO be accomplished to find
profane travellers hopping on the slant sides of the pyra
mds dancing the der temps under the very of
Memnon. There is accounting for tastes as some one
remarks Hop on hop ever seems 70 9e the universal
MOTTO Here the one hand have the Falls and the
Rapids Siimmerng the mOOnllght,the Oamlng.
! and dancing, and bubbng and chanting their eternal
song the listening heavens the Other hand is the
With white Kids tightly drawn over fingers that few dayi
measuring tape-not that there is anything
wrong in tapeacrosS the counter And hOto he teters
Pardon me- but have you ever Travelled through New
Jerseyi hope you have not but sadly lear you nave
I'VE all OF get punishment this earth as we 90
along) Well II ever you have you have certainly seen
one Of those sngu snes on th0se majestic ipOe ponas
OF those snipes, you've seen Augustus Ana Alspea
but why should [ mention the weaker vessei; ehe Is
!
to have the other as 0gca result onS wears
low neck aud short sleeves ana sltfs ana ,liieS ana
saws "yes Sir" and really" and wonderful to any
remark which you feel your christian duty To address u
her Poor Arabela! sometimes am sorry for her Really
Tbeeve soul 10 save Ana ater all IL Is her mis-
fortune more than fault She has been educated at
fashionable school, where young ladies' are holsted up
regular ladder and occasionally boosted mp two steps at
time the only idea being TO get them turned of
as possible. Their chief end and aim in ncimpressed
upon them by their mamas-is TO get established" To
get established in their circle, to get married.
Not marry whom II is possible to love and honor
not accomplish womans destiny, and raise up children
who shall be an honor to the State but simply to have
br0wnstone front, carriage, and weak back Bah!
Very little fault would ind with either Augustus
Arabela in themselves considered but sorrow to think
that they should marry and perpetuate the race.
As was saying, however, here Niagara on one sde
the ballroom the other-the latter hot dusty and dis
agreeable. Its inmates dancing themselves into an
intense perspratOn-they are in II .readyand despite
cologne and the various bams OF several thousand howers
you would scarce fancy yourself In cloyer field The
dowager is sailing around dressed within an inch OF her
wretched worthless life; not dancing herself Dut eggns
ON her daughters and her sons, and the stranger which
is within her gates to folly Oh IN the red dles u@-bus
All the day through I've been doing things. For
OF tower from which you can see Brooks monument
and 10 the Burning Springs and to more places Horatio
9a LSaS 6 @as to e my AeT having Oamped
few fresh battle fields old becomes OF little
interest remember little corn field in Virginia
five square where some 1900 eorpses lay in the
silence and mmutabity Of death. After field eeming
with so horrible harvest Lundy Lane seems very tame
and insignificant But the old man who points ont the
strategic positions and narraes the particulars Of the