Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-19

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Crossing to
THE CANADA SIDE
of the river, you begin to realize the
majesty of the moving ocean rolling its
pillows over the cliff. The 'ssOund of
many waters" is audible. ''Deep calleth
unto deep" as we approach Table Rock.
All that / had witnessed of Niagara upon
the American side seems to me nothing
compared with what / now beheld; and
had not preserved my observations upon
paper, whilst there, Ipresume they would
have remained unwritten. l pause
stand spell~bound before this wonderful
display of Omnipotence. Niagara, great
thou artl
''Thou dost speak
Alone of God who formed thee IS a drop
From His right hand, bidding the soul that looks
Upon thy fearful maj esty be still,
Be humbly worshipped in its own nothin gness,
And esse itself In Him."
The nearer you approach the cataract
the more you become impressed with the
wonderful grandeur of the Fall; but not
until you descend below Table Rock and
take your stand beneath the overhanging
river, whose dense blue mass with light
ming speed glides over your head ninety
feet above, that you fully realize its pro-
digious volume, wonderful force and
SUBLIME ASPECT.
Its tide seems eternal-rOlls on with it
rainbow diadem resting upon its spark
ling front, to an unfathomed tomb
shrouded in its gHttering robe of snow
white mist. 1t heeds not man, nor the
tempest's rage, nor pauses at the thun-
der's peal or lightning's flash, but in obe-
dience to Natures law, an emblem of
eternity, flows on, speaking only of Him
who made it.
"Flow on forever, IN thy glorious robe
Of terror and OF beauty. Yes, flow on,
Unfathomed snd resistless. God hath set
His rainbow on thy forehesd, aud tho cloud
Msntled around thy feet. And he doth give
Thy voice Of thunder power to speak Of Him
Eternally-bidding the lips Of man
Keep silence. and upon thine altar pour
Incense Of awe struck praise
There's nothing great or bright, thou glorious
Fall
Thou mayest not to the fancy's sense rec-ll--
The thunder-riven cloud, the hghtning's leap,
The etirrings of the chambers Of the deep:
Earth's emerald green and many tinted dyes,
The heecy wilderness of the upper skies;
The tread Of armies thickeuing as they come,
The boon of cannon ana the beat Of drum;
The passion aud the proves of our race;
The song of Homer in its loftiest hours,
The unresisiing sweep Of Roman powers
Brelsmua's trident on the azure SEA-
Americas young shout Of lbertyp
There are many Other objects of inter-
est here, to few of which | wish to di-
rect your attention, especially the Clifton
House, Prince Albert's Tower and Luu-
dy's Lane battle ground.
The Clifton House, located 3 short dis
lance from the Horseshoe Fall, near the
the cliff, is a magnificent house, and
from which you have grand view Of the
Falls and surrounding scenery. The
house is kept in the best of style, and
when you visit the Falls, by all means
stop at this hotel.
Above the cataract you see
PRINCE ALBERT's TOWER,
Looming above the tops of the trees. 1t
is located upon small island. II was
erected expressly for the benefit of the
young Prince, in order that he might have
q view Of the Falls. 1t was considerable
labor for me to reach iis summit. Your
mother failed to do so (gs7e out on the
way), but l was glad l perseyered, as
from its summit l witnessed many new
objects of interest not seen from any
other locality. From here you look
down, as 1t were, from the heavens into
the Falls, and, being above the rainbows,
can see them quivering upon the front
and crest of the falling water and dane
ing in the spray.
About q mile in the rear of the Clifton
House you reach
LUNDY's LANE.
The battle-ground is thus named from
q narrow lane owned by man by the
name of Lundy. 1t is now public road,
though at the time of the battle was a
mere private lane. The battle-ground is
a beautiful plain, though cultivated, and
occupied by houses snd other buildings.
The guide gives very marvellous accounts
of the battle. He can show you the very
spot where Brown and Scott were
wounded-where the British Generals,
Risl and Drummond, were wounded,
and where Rial was captured by Col.
Jessup.
From the top of the
SCOTT TOWER,
erected upon the battle-ground, you have
a fine view of the country, Niagara River
and the Falls, and many other objects
of interest; and, if the guide is TO be be-
lieved, you can, from this tower, see
Lake Oltsrio, Lake Erie, and the Ale
ghenies. Your mother and myself looked
our utmost, but no lakes or Alleghenies
doomed up to tell us, through the spy
glass, that they were IN view. The guide,
after all our failures of vision, still per-
sisted in saying he saw the waves of On
tsrio rolling up against the CLOUDS, and
the Alleghenies leaning against the heav-
ems, but, however Tong his vision may
have been, we were forced to notify him
that he was very much mistaken-we
could see that, but could not see the
mountains or lakes.