Litchfield enquirer., 1869-08-19
. ] CAraK11ul Mrs. j Aug. 7th, 1869!


 f8t .ei+ CATsKIIz1 Mrs. j Aug. 7th. 1S69.:"
 DEAR MK: EsDrros: :-In oSbiIaiah days o Hong ago, ! remember wsfii the query st often PproFpounded by odr ppatienfe ischoo |matm44'' what is ( noun tains''a and oul ready a1iswerA"agfsate elevation ofaand.
 Then. way of in the misty fdsafsa we ip tagined that there might abSea slight p6ssibil 1 fly of our visiting { range 1of those crea 1tions, which that thrsad4bass description had rivitedii in our brains.q .qeas one of the greatest wonders of the creationoo2 ,.u We waited patiently year afssrysar. al
 most despainng that our youthful aaspira
 tions should ever be reaiised at last. the long desired trip was proposed. and we started for the Catskills,; in tie month, oi July, 1869. A. D. Date long to bs reamem bered; how wide the little ones viii dopen their eyes, aafew years hence. as clustering around the fire in the old farm .hodsso they listen to Grandpa, as he relates his adven
 lures among the mountains. ahi 4-a One cannot sail up the Hudson, without feeling that it Is indeed ''a thing of beau | ty-a joy forever What delightful hours we have passed on it's quiet waters. the scenery so old, and yet always so new te those who love well the charms of their native land! H'i11@g oiai a8 od e!dsae .eoc
 Catskill is of interest to us only as athe r.nini frnln, shich t via atrt on that beauti- full ride through the clove road to our jour. ney's end, in the heart of the mountains. Each breath of air. as we ascended higher and higher, seemed to strengthen us, and to cause many prophecies.of great in- crease of health, as the result of our trip to these high regions. '''''' '-'' aam We reached our present abode just as came still evening on" Our tappetites were keen after our long ride; so we were not long in discovering the dining room. After satisfying; the inner man, we sought rest, and found that we had discovered a veritable Sleepy Hollow just the place in which to enjoy trip to the land of Nod , 5w77non 77n nsosqaitoes with their everlasting sere- made, TO Jaies. sticky and. unkillable, but perfect, undisturbed repose,, # .arrt o1 CA T Greatly refreshed, we. iawoke the next morning. on the ique vioe for our first tramp. The ladies donned their gay moun- tain dresses, having left Saratoga trunks with their contents at home. and deters mined to dress sensibly. ac, sensibly, talk sensibly, in short, to have sensible time! a'
 Having procured are lt ths asY very essential noun tain staffs, our party started kat for '' Haines Falls, T the nearest point of interest. we found the descent into the rayine very tire some. but when we reached the rocks be- low, and looked up st the beautiful fan Of water, we felt M that we were amply repaid. The highest fall ot one hundred and fifty feet is fine. but when we had clambered through the ravine with the help of our staffs, and obtained view of the smaller falls. we were charmed. The second fall is eighty feet. and the third sixty. need
 When the ladies had ceased their oh'sl and Ans! for want of breath, we seated ourselves on Q massive rock, to rest, and enjoy tho beauties of nature. -TiGYk
 This day,s trip wss followed by many others. No matter how hev foot-saors and weary at night, the next morning found us fresh and bright, ready for another r3orning's tramp. 'sDi0a aGw b7
 "Fawns Leap" we found to be g. most romantic spot. The pretty little cascade was made more picturesque by the gracs- ful grouping of the gayly dressed moutaiu- eers scattered here and therss onnf the rocks above and below the Falls. "A small row. boat making little journeys to the two caves underneath the falls, added to the beauty of the sp,icture.f y197k snibes. H' Es~v-ons says the Kantsrskill Falls are the most beautiful in the mountains and certainly everyone ought to gfnow.i The highest fall is one hundred and seventy feet, the second eishty.7iOar party con, sidering themselves sufficiently cure foot ed. attempted to walk under the falls, ou the narrowese of narrow aledssg and ac. Ecomplished the feat atawithoatIinjary to any, although it was not the easiest thing ts incline our bodies to oasuch sana apgle, ,sa would pfeservs our fessniums froa teocaose . proximity b the uhyieldise rocksmaio 2 We hsda a jolly time lstu thsotf f Bastiop Falls, "' It is true. they don't amsantl to much. but I shGlphs1zs forget the fpietnre impfinted 50 vivSdly in emy miid,aofy the adventurous man, Swhoj on that ipartienla, day, determined to walk undefn the cfalls, all, things to the contrazy. ttiaot~ ~ishstaud. ing. Placing huge cotton umbreIls firm |ly under under hi. arm. he started having i reached the main faii by a,circhiteuawall on the slippery rocks, he -raised his nm. brella and marched bravely through; Fha, umbrella was not warranted to resist ssuci shower-poor ,man--he was wet siao the superlative degree. when he had accom-, plished the feat; but nothiHng, idaunsed, hs returned in the same novel sway to suish
 us many returns Of the happy dsn,s end present us with some specimens of aeht