New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-14

nights and two days travelling we reacncd
Niagara less fatigued than We should have
been after one days riding in common
car. At Niagara, we saw not the fashions,
though crowds of fashionable folks were
sojourning there; we visited none OF the
various catch-penny shows that abound lp
the vicinity, nor did we volunteer to Illus
trate the insignifcance of man contrasted
with the grandeur of nature, by having our
photographs taken with Niagara fora back
ground. We saw nothing but the falls, and
that sight SO filed the eye and satisfied the
soul that we desired to see naught else.
It is customary, believe, for pilgrims to
this sublime spot to ride to Table Rock in
order to obtain the best view OF the falls az
once, the glimpse obtained from the carriage
windows not being taken into the account.
1t was the within of our party to walk, and
though it is mile and half from the new
bridge, the point at which we crossed, to
Table Rock, yet the prolonged and ever
changing tableaux obtained by strolling
along the banks, amply repaid US for the
fatigue, and prepared us to enjoy more COM
pletely the glorious view at its close. BY
gradual approaches one becomes, as it were,
educated up to the truly appreciative eondi-
ton, and stands at last spell-bound and
speechlsss with admiration. Yes, speech
less; for in the presence of that
ever-rolling torrent of beauty Ian
guage is impotent in the hearing of that
unceasing roar, preaching unutterable
things, human speech is an impertinence.
Only an inarticulate sigh can give relief to
the pent-up feelings of the soul.
From Niagara to Palmyra, the first stop
ping place on the road in this county, is
three miles ride through a beautiful coun
try, diversified by hill and dale, and Or
chards and woodlands country where the
traveller in search Of health and recreation
would do well to stop, at least for while.
In addition to its natural beauties, Wayne
county has points of interest Of semi-his-
torical character, soma of it's villages and
towns possessing a mere local celebrity,
but others having associations Of more gen.
eral Importance. For instance, the town of
Palmyra, already mentioned, is considered
lit is not proud of the fact) the birthplace
of MOrmOnism, because the Mormon bible
was first printed and published there. To
be sure, the spot where it was dug up is
just outside of the county line, but Palmyra
being the nearest town was chosen by it's
founders as the Bethlehem of the new sect.
Newark, neighboring town, bears the
same relation to the physical manifesto
tons which the disembodied spirits of the
present day have been inspired to make Of
their continued interest in mundane mat
tiers. 1t was here that the Fox girls first
started that mania for cabinet ware spirit
ualism, which has since spread so widely,
and infected so many otherwise intelligent
people.
The little town of South Butler, in the
eastern part of the county is noted as the
first place in the United States ESQ I'm told),
that permitted the regularly ordained minis
trations of woman as a teacher of the Cos
pei That woman was the Rev. Antoinette
Rose, since become Brown Il believed, and
it is only just toward those who disapprove
such innovations, to state that she failed
after six months care of South Butlerian
souls, and she resigned the post to go to
New England-the home of progress.
Pultneyville, beautiful pOplar-shaded
village on the borders of Lake Ontario,
boasts of interest of higher kind than its
inland neighbors; its history being asso-
ciated with the war of 1912. The veterans
genuine ones) can tell with sparkling eyes,
ready tongues, and animated gestures, of
the stirring events connected with the land
ing of the British on their peaceful coasts,
and of the assembling of the town militia,
parture of the hated invader-so
speedy that the eager valor of
the citizen solliery was hardly
put to a fair test. This is something to
boast of, it must be admitted; but the pic
turesque village Of Marion boasts victory
over greater foe than the British-a DOW
erful and insidiOus foe, that creeps into the
citadels of our proudest cities. and domi-
neers over thousands Of their inhabitants
and not our cities only, but those of the
whole world; foe that fears not needle
guns nor chassepots, nor any other inven-
ton OF modern military science foe that
has laid low the noblest specimens of the
Almightys handiwork that ever stood erect,
and exercised dominion over nature. This
to have subdued and banished,
boasting that for more than
twenty years. no license for the sale of
Intoxicating liquors as beverage, has
been granted within her limits. Conse-
quently, when the Marionites want to take
drink" they have to harness up their
horses and ride five miles to get it,
The country town Lyons, and Lodas
Point, favorite place of resort for fishing
and picnics, are too important to be dis
patched at the fag-end of letter, SO re-
serve them for my next; closing this i'm
perfect sketch of Wayne county BY inform
ing such as take any interest in such mat
ters that, politically, it is Republican, NOR
ally 1t is temperate, religiously it is evan
gelical, and naturally it is beautiful
especially at this sea son.
The weather is delightful, the thermome-
ter remaining somewhere in the seventies
the greater part of the time. At night we
have had showers, and during the day
bright sunshine and refreshing breezes.
Sweet corn, green peas, large and luscious
ripe blackberries 1.-THE Lawton species), the
like Of which are not to be seen in the Cres-