Middletown transcript., 1870-12-10
Popular Stlistellanp.
From The nc,c Eclectic Magazine.
EN- SILHOUETTE.
On the Falls of niagara. aud the Leech
Family There.

Niagara !-stupendous, unapproachablc,
and indescribable Niagara! What colo
cation of words or descriptive epithets
shall | employ to convey my sensations in
presence OF the big waterfall ? One ex-
clamaton, phrase, or interjecton only rises
to my mind-" Your money or your life?"
| regret the fact, but candor compels
me to declare that these words precisely
sum up my memories of Niagara. My
most vivid recOllections of this famous To-
cality are connected with the scientific
manner in which / was deprived of my
bauk-notes there. Elsewhere they had
glidsd anywhere they vanished ere they
were untolded. Bitter, and yet comic, is
the memory of these " transactions in the
funds" To be ." done" or "suld,' in
vulgar parlance, is disagreeablc; but here
the ceremony assumed epic proportions
a grandeur i'll keeping with the spot in
spired the whole Niagara is great, and
visitors areheeced on scale commensur-
ate with tho place. Memory goes back
tondly, and the shorn sheep bleats pathet-
ically.
Have II hack, 2" from an 'insinu-
ating Jehu, whip in hand, as | arrived.
- To morrow, perhaps"
" Take nte, sir! Only five dollars,
sir! Win take you everywhere, sir, and
show you eoeyything for five dollars, sir !"
left my friend without engaging him,
although his fare appeared very reasona-
bic, and when / retired, reflected proudly
upon my caution aud good sense. On the
g h., ha fnll
notice =" Visitors wishing carriages are
advised to apply at the office Of this hotel,
where they eau procure them without be-
ing subjected to the impositionS Of hach-
men,"
d" All, my dear volunteer friend !" |
said, addressing in thought the worthy
who had offered himself, but for this
caution to travellers you would have im-
posed upon me! Now | am warned!" So
on the next morning | Iapplied at the office
of this hotel, procured carriage, Was
driven about from ten A. NJ. until dinner
time, and found in my bill afterwards this
item Carriage, So" And | had pre-
sented the driver with one dollar! Nor
d:-When you visit Niagara, never allow
yourself to be imposed upon by outside
hackmen, who charge you five dollars
Apply at the Office of this hotel, and a
carriage will cost you only eight dollars.
E1 uno disco omnes. How many jewels
of the finest description purchased on the
Canada side ut the lowest prices For u
mere trife, few greenbacks taken at a
bout sixty. became the happy possessor
of shells, canoes, and other objects set in
18-carat goldl Did | doubt that 18.
carat" statement? There was the jaunty
lite Cdaadieane saleswoman to vouch for
the fact She had the sweetest voice and
the tenderest smile. She clung to me
with modest ardor, followed me every
where with caressing words. The young
creature was leech, one of the horse
leecb's daughters, crying instead o!
Give" Buy, buy" Only, to buy
of her turned out in the end to be equiva-
lent to giving her the money. For the
rest l did not struggle. l felt that it was
useless to resist. l directed the persis-
tent male photographers who wished to
sell me picture of myself and vehicle, to
go away from me, and impressed my wish
es upon him with my elbow But how to
olu tne shililuB |ltlte ConNoteN"o uePaIV
| could not; yielded, and became heI
victim. She had evidently sworn that
should not go before had produced my
pocketbook. and she kept her oath.
felt that the conflict was unequal; dis
ccrned the real character of the transac.
ton. I kneW that Canada jewelry was
pinchbeck that the 1s-carat gold was 9
highly superior article" of brass ; thai
I was making fool of myself to purchase
it, and l purchased it. When left tha
shop I rejoiced in the possession of a va
ried and extensive assortment of glas,
jewelry set in brass, warranted to be cor
al, carnelian and crystal, set in 1S-cara
geld When at subsequent period
carried my jewelry to shop in Broadway
! TO be repaired, with what a sympathetic