Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-03-27
CuriOsities or Lite "a ture-Jeiiersons
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Ike ITO he or M, TO be = OF ShsSs.
pesre +; "rhe Nea Zealander on the BRO.
ken arch OF London Bridge. Skeiching the
ruins OF 81, Pauls,' OF Macauley. is the
declaration Of Jefferson upon the subllmi-
ty of Ihe scene al HarPer's Ferry, "Aorih
voyage across the All,ntr" Perhaps
not one literary non IN huniTed has ev-
sr seen The book which conIains this eX-
preston snd not one IN ten Thousand hs'
read u within the last quarter Of cen'r-
~. Picking ups "orm-es'en volume tho
other day we found it to be "Jeherson
Notes Of Virginia : Balumore Printed
by ". PechIn. corner Of Water & Gay
streets. 1900. OF course we turned 10
the only popular passage, at this late day.
to be found IN IT. and this We glSe, IS
something " uhlch may be looked upon IS
a cuno.iy Of hIers,ute. Here il is
"The passage OF the Pa'oWmee through
the Blue Ridge ic perhaps one Of i6e m'fi
sluptndous scenes m naturf. You slani
on very high pointoi land. \ rock "a
tie hin stls IN the town oi HarpeF's fsr-
ry, few steps from tie M.n street.
known Il lhls day as 'J,lcrson's Rock. !
On Your right comes up iho Shenandoah.
having ranged along the foot Of lhr noun
,aia an hundred nile. 10 seek vent. On
your left approaching TIE Pa,owmac. m
Quest Of passage also. IN tie momert
of their iunc ion they rUsh together g.
garnst tie mouutlin. rend 1t gsuuder, and
u al ITUr 1 an
his scene hurries our senses Inie tie agin'
ion, that tbs earth has been created IN
time. lhat the mcuusi.s were formed
frsI. the, the rivers began 10 flow Sli'r'
wards, thst IN thls place particularly they
have been damned up ty tie Blue uds'
mountains. 8nd have lnrned an ocosn
which flied tie whole valley; hat con.
tinuing 10 rise they have a. length broke
over at his spot. and have torn the moon.
tam down from MS summit to - basP.
The piles OF rock on each hand. lui par
ucula;ly on the ShcDaui0ah, tie evident
marks of iheIr disruption spd cvul'lon
from their beds by ihe most powerful
agents OF nature, corrubora'e lie mrrcf'
sion. Hui the distant finishing which ro.
ture has given to the picture Is OF Nely
different character. 1t lsSIr true contract
to the fore ground II u as placid sud
delightful as that IS wild and tremendous.
For the mountain being ciov,n s.undcr.
she presents 10 your eye, through no
cleft. a small each oism0oih blue horI-
ION, at an infinite distance IN the plan
country, as u were, from lie rot and to
mull roaring around, 10 pa-s through tho
breach and participate Of the calm below.
Here the eve rlimately c0mpo'rs l'self :;
and that way too the road haPpers 10
lead. You cross lhe PstoWmar above
the junction, psss along lls rie lIuuqh
tie ps.s OF the muun,sln lor three miles.
lie terrible procip,ces hanging IN rag.
menis over rou- aud uit,'n atoat lwcn'v
mile reach FfedeTcatown sud tie bnc
country round lhsl. This scene is worth
VOYAGE arru.s the Atlantic, yet here. ss
in the n,igbb,raood Of the Nalursl
Bridge, are people ho have passed ihelr
lives within half d, zen "a ile,, Snd have
never been 10 survey these morUmcnt- Of
war between rver. and mountains,
which IL ust have shaken lie earth iIcif
- lie centre