Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-01-21

nsals 60 the kotsls. and thsh p-,
shs vsitsrs 20 bring them 70 you
Yos pay for fbod, lodging. water
cir ior locking. foe ersashiss 10
Iyis4 down, for getting upi yo'
psy above all for going into th'
shops. Doat 70 iato hsm, friend
Yoa viii pay for 10 Some day The,
viii build . vail Q thousand fec
hish arouad the fslls. and you vii
have 90 pay bsfors yoa evsa hsal
-ths roar of Niagsrar
One elass of psrsons only ct NJ
ssara sssm behind the ags-ths In
dian vomas selling bsad.work
Poor, bssy. ssd-looking creatures
TAsy ere aolhsrs and daaghter'
working hoasssly 10 make some
thisR !. 70 ssppors them and thsi'
dsaS oass during The long cold Ca
ssAisa winters. Their little trin'
&c are not dssr, you would vii
lingly give them thrice what they
demand. They sit here on Goal
Islsnd under tho trees busily string
ing beads. When you speak 70
them they look up shyly and mat
tor Q few words In Tusoarora, OF
Cansdiaa French. And they are
acting . part; there 10 no mistaking
the Indian physiosnomy-tho high
cheek bones, copper complexion,
and long, straight black hair. Glib
rascals have been chattering and
imposing on you ever since your
arrival !; Il is rofreshing TO meet with
those poor women who say nothing
scarce look at you; or, II they look,
seem to say only, with their sad
eyes, "Plsass 10 buy; this 10 only o
small pincushion studded with bcs DIS;
tho price 10 . few cents" Immense
You perceive, worthy reader, that
I am not giving you the least bit OF
. description Of my emotions on
behoIding the great Falls Of Niaga.
rs." ] have the oldest absurdest,
most scosntrie habit Of looking at
men rather than sights whom | trav-
sl, and I cannot rid myself Of 1t.
Why 10 il that / have described that
little Cdnadienns who sold mo tho
slsss and braas, and have said not
{ single word Of the splendid scene
from the door Of her shopf There
was another type thero that l re-.
call more distinctly than the great
cataract. 1t was the gentleman
who ofIorsd the photograph, and
had evidently registered an oath to
victimise me. How his intont shone
forth from those eyes glittering
with grsedi He was as sharp Ms u
razor, ~ voluble ~ = magpie; seem.
I'd about to collar and arrest tho in.
person who would not pur-
chase. He, too, belonged plainly
TO the great and respectable family
Of the Leechos he made me pas.
.ionata addraaa. and / felt my green.
backs shiver; but was obdurate,
and bads him depart from me, and
removed him from my path with in
sx6rabls resolve. He made moth
ing of mo, and I have mado this
paragraph Of himi
Ons Of the very few human be.
ings I saw apparently unmoved by
greed, wss the guide who mado his
speech on tho observatory" ab.ve
the Lundy's Lane battlefield. He
was old, shabby, q philosopher, and
drawlsd or rather his voice was q
sing.song; he seomed
asleep while he was speaking. He
himself, he said, was . "subjsct of
the Queen" and.sour rigimints was
yonder-hum huml hum J hum -
whore you soc that clump Of trees
Jest yondsr on the far horizon, thoy
was drawcd up and waited tho or
der soon it coms-much obliged
to you, sir-hum.hum. hum-hum." ;"
We had departed another party
had arrived, and the guides sing
soug went on. He had inserted the
small donation which we had bc-
slowed into his waistcoat pocket
without looking ct us or pausing.
He was content he did not beg, or
bully, or cheat. O wondcrl 0 man
at Niagara that was not in the re-
motest degree connected with the
Lcech familyt Old subject of the
Queen, in your old coat, with your
sleepy old sing.song, the writer Of
this pags salutes youi
Itis q pity that this mesqnine and
ignoble traffic should SO flourish II
. place like Niagars-that the
email should insult the grand
the msannsss Of human nature
stand out in such truly disgusting
contrast with the grandeur Of in.
animate nature. Hers, every pros.
pect pleases, and only man is vile,
But yoa soon forget him the great
W2J1IlUu .uAoWo yVus ANOt w in-
dulge in hyperbols snd inconsider.
ate rapturs, let me simply say, that
TO me Nisgars was not only very
grand but sxquipitsly beautiful too
Il affects every one in . diferoni
manner they say. A tailor thought
Il - good place 70 sponge . coat.
Blasss youths have compared the
foamine curves 70 the scallops
around the white skirt Of . girl. a
noblsr fancy saw in the masses o.
foam with the rainbow above, th<
Great white Throne spanned By
the bow Of Peace. To me, tho roal
Of the Fall ssemsd TO syllable th'
word aForsver. =" That great bodJ
Of wstsr descending continuously
with its boarss and prolonged dia
pason, frsa1 Che eFanits 5ledges y
shs Witt abyss Ssnssth, conveys.
more elsarly 70 my mind than 81
slss I have ever sssn or listened TO
The idsa Of stersnity. Man seem
4 very small ersssnrs there Broad
vsy. and Wall Street nppear ridi
esloua Why are they runninI
sbout yondsr, snd jahbsring AM
loiliss y naks noneyf 1t u 20
sbssrdi Tkey viii pas: Away yer