New-York tribune., 1871-08-08

clearly defined. grim guardians OF surrounding vapor,
over which they to exercise unlimited authority.
We ooo almost them nod assent their cloud off
spring float mcrrily away now their beckOning Come
| bomer, IA as pcrccptible though worled and the
uist wanders Obodicnty back, nesting In their dark
bosoms entirely unmndful Of the sternness which to us
% so evident Above and back OF these far the eye
can REACH rise others OF the family, whose ex-
preston grows mlder their cloud children gather
around them Thick intcracngs Of trees keep us from
viz Of the distant north; but they present. aud IL
4. rood 20 feel something here From their delightful
shade comes woodpecers sharp CALL varied by the
| soft signing of the wind among the branches
| Evidently Madam Mephistopheles not Il use
"was adviscdy, for she may have improved since)
good housekccpcr. Her kitchen is In condition over
| which our Exemplary American matrOns would 60 wild.
IL IL reached by flight Of stone steps, which dter In
length and breadth In the most delightfully."- uncertain
manner but which sure foot finds no sort OF difficulty
I'm descendng Unfortunately however. the floor OF the
kitchen is long way removed from the last STOP and
tbe conclusion inevitable either that Satan and folks
were accomplished gymnasts or that they took tho
greater part OF their family abode away with them. Az
write am presented by uns0phisticated fly with
touching homy the evils OF cyiliz alton. He IA
large bluc-bottlc fellow, and has taken sudden and
| uncomfortable affection for the back of my hand.
which affection - needless TO is not re-
outcd have endeayorcd to rid myself Of this strange
mcnt that works excellcnty well down your way but
at every hoo" he lifts his wolldevelopod head, gives
me o look of trusting Affection and settles down again.
have Hfled him OF or twice. and dcpoaited MN
gently In "a creyce Of the rock butwlth ialth III human
nature I would bo than hoathen TO destroy, he
travels directly back and for the third time, having
rcgained his position looks up Mt me with complacency
have Mt the heart disturb put ont my unnhaDlted
hand and stroke him gently, AS worild Kitten lie
makes sort Of resistance, but buzzes c0ntenedy'
Now what difference between his sweet serenity ana
the nervousness of the flies OF civilized regions, WHO dis
trust every sound nmical to their safety and dodge
human touch as we dodge the drost Of disasters. ay
ing had no experience in the deccitfulncss OF mortal
man. he lives in Inconsistencies of evil In relation 70
the remarkable conduct of my fly, wag of the party
remarks that He's old enough to know BETTER ana
suggests after noting his resistance to any change or
quarter that he has selected my hand "a good place 10
die In. / scout the suggestion, considering my own eA-
planation the most philosophical ,,,.,,
We had-or rather the inhabitants OF The valley had
a thunder storm the other evening. We Of overlook
spectators receiving the full hrneht OF the elephant
without wing IL 20 provide for. Early IN the afternoon
the mist commenced TO rise, ana form INTO ciOis JUST
below This Is Of the most beautiful OF mountain
sights At first IL asccnds from different points Of th
valley dOtng the great green landscape Ike tower, OF
the purest white; then dissolvng from form ana proper
ton it rises higher mixing gradually into ltselI ana
darkening it condenses into regular cloud t0rll.
Every new instament rom the earth beneath adds 10
derstand) and at last Hes revealed one bacK' nurKy
mass whence issue darts OF flames blue, scarlet,
violet and golden with numberess intervening shades,
which we Of the mountain can discern with wondrou'
mon il all ike modern Joye American Olympus.
didn't exactly hurl down thunderDGts, but the @HSd,
on OF power was nne-anG what more wa5 % gccssIS ~ H.
kind, has but one hobby, and that UtntyIls casting
about him for way OF Transforming OVellook noun
tain House into q thunder and lightning Jdct9rY.
Could such an institution be originated the Con
necticut does Mt state of what benefit u would be
probably however, would turn To practical account
In short order After the storm had rage. yo,Gnly f%r
decreased In darkness aud density separating aIter
little, they formed into fantastic Shapes, anu nOang up
ward or outward were finally lost in the light, reshened
air Two er"at Nhite-cappci ships-wth rdders mass,
sails aye and sailors, all cOmpete-aunched gandy our
syy they had left revealed Gracefully and maesticaly
they approached each Other Prov caine 9ppoSlteh 10
vessel. second more and they had eoided ana from
the ruins of the departed ships Iose hglree-Tltn
cOntonr strangely similar to the SeI3pns Oh hapnIt
which, after moment ofllngerlng licclsloh "auSu
have named this last appearance thc anger O acIichta
and have grown far above worldly terror thdt We
could wish such collisions to he OF daily occurrence
floating matter generally had become things OF the past
a rainbow revealed itself in the southeast Rainbows
arching above ones hcad, III Ileir toiolcu
grace with foundation surrounding atmosphere,
5edme acea5tomed 70 th escp@n Of wonder and
strangely enough 1t eKces mgch s less degIee OF s M
two bases terra rma as dd THIS one us gay beauty
came clearly defined OF It's dim twilight background
II seemed yeritable lighthouse, of original form
color, placed in the Of gray less 0r warning than
invitation Tnere two beautiful lakes IN the lirne-
dlae vicinity of the hotel whose placid silver surfaces
protected from outside asitaon D{ grand od iorGs
the gentle breeze and fierce tempest nd II alike mpOssl-
Mr KimbalI a veteran pedestrian, who has reduced
mountain travelling 10 science, and whose sllpnGr
amusement consists in picking out short cuto tmon{h
mountain forests walked the other day from the
Catskl MOuutain-HOuse "a distance OF ID miles with
the information tina; he had discovered snperD route Tor
a brdle-pah between the two hotels The proprietor or
Overlook has been out with him on scouting oNpedon
and pronOnccs the plan feasible probably IN another
year horseback riding VIII be another feature Oh noun
tain resorts