The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-06-19

~ NUMBER TWO. II
We went in paragraph, from Clinton 10
Dubuque, and there We parted company, you
and ms, dear reader, If you had patience to
hear Us through our former chat. The mem
DRY Of that evening boat-ride, approaching
Dubuque is SO pleasant to US, thai if with our
blunt lead pencil we could reproduce the
tranquil beauty of the river, as We caught
glimpses of il through opening vistas Of green
trees, where it ran miles above rs amid low
wooded islands, with the constantly attend
ing green cliffs to the one hand the clouds
silver, and purple and gold, in the rays Of the
sun that mad disappeared to US, aud painting
the waters in line ahead of US with the
mild reflection of their own various hues-if
We could reproduce this in pencil-picture
most distantly resembling the scene itself we
would delay your approach to Dubuque. The
moon should stand still over that river view
for another wonder, until you should share
the pleasures Of that hour Of river travel. No
magic of ours can evoke it from the Eimbus
that hides il from US, and we will begin again
at Dubuque.
That city of bluffs was lying quiet under
the mist-robe OF bright morning, that Sat-
urday morning. Inviting gravel roads, that
would be streets if houses we're practicable
along them, lead down from the tree and
grass-crowned submits Of the hills to the
water edge. But We didn't go up them to
the city and the city didn't come down them
TO us; with our lively brass band on the up
per deck, playing the livelies. of airs to an
anappreemtive knot Of listening loafers and
aslissening business men, on the shore, We
put out into the ripping waters, and the
bright way before US, all unknowing whatso.
ever of metropolitan or unnetropoiitan
sights the city proper of Dubuque may offer
We parted company with the good steamer
atasca, and its cordial, admirable officers
with Superintendent Hutchinson, born king
of business men, and the man to make
steamboat line prosperous and successful;
courteous and affabls withal, and the life of the
social circle; With Capt. T. L. Davideon, who
Joins fine business talents to the graceful de-
meanor OF gentleman and the diff
dsnce of the maiden of atefeotyped
poetic and euphemistic allusiou. With Mr..
Stonebraker, to whose generous nature,
timely, constant and nDobtrusive kindness to
others is spontaneous prompting and an in
variable practice-to these We give rssretful
and ferrent adios in leaving Dubuque. They
return to st. Louis. On the 6ne steamer
City Of ST. Paul. the best boat with the beat
Captain in the trade from Dubuque to ST.
Paul, We 90 northward. We don't know
greatly the subordinate officers of the boat
pleasant enough they are, beyond doubt, but
tbs enough to know Capt. Isaac q. Moulton
for oil the ends of enjoyable travel. His
praise is upon the lips Of all who have trav-
eled the upper river in his care. A true,
genial, right-sculed, cultured gentleman,
whom We shall count it hereafter one of our
greatest pleasures to know. A poor return
that for constant and manifold kindpesses.
From Dubuque northward the river fows
constantly between bluffs on both sides.
That's very indefinite TERMS bluffs. In
definiteness is beauty in landscapes and
poetry-not SO pleasant in conventional inyi-
sations and plain prose. Bluffs are anything
10 river shore lines from B ilat to B sha,n,
Its very dangerous, is our attempting any-
thing IN the way of musical alusion. IL
there is anything we know less about than
any other thing it is the entire terminolo9y Of
music. We declare that We don't know the
difference between fats and sbarps, msiors
and minors, and the mere thought of cuavers
and semi>quayers is enough to cause : ct Of
nervous depression. So If there Is sny ant,
ness In our musical descriptives, il is : happy
blunder; it there isn't, il is tie fault o; tho
'erms themselves--they should adjust them
selves better to our needs. " Picturesose.
says Winthrop in his rolicking, spontaneous
humor, and his graceful, charming English.
rs curieasly convenient, undiscrimi.
mating epthet.' So Of binffa. From n.
reduced and common place sand bank TO
ne towering elf. rugged With massive
ssone columns and csps-i.is all ex
pressed by that very convenient and al.
iosuole monosyllable. But the bluff Ahov.
Dubuque and nosthward TO he moda..
ainneso.a, city Of the ancient Apostle eftb.
Hebrews, are proper bluffs. Moro pre,.n.
.ions and imposing BY from ono hundred i
nse hundred feeishan those beIov. H.,a
TOO the Father q Waters is beginning ID 5.
very stripping fAihsr Of waters, siuSee1--
only hundred yards Or so in Width !. s. 8,
little farther up. That ia. in il. n,..s..
limits For the mississippi is river With !.
pedieres. 4 has written Ia the rock ,.,,i..
along shore il geological history. Lie IN.
er notifies with . pedigree, il is rroad of 4.
ancient splspdos. 30 il jsAlously p..,arv..
the hrr.idic rscsrds Of its past Until pe.r
the neiehbofaood ofGs. Paul, tss river chan-
ns' 80. -.arly % vide = the basin between
me D'aHa. Inc .ases vash the bass Of
NEE On ose SIDE, but between the waier md
!. p1'ss,'s -h'ads = consiass setip Of heav,.
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