The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-03-02

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was II their having passed sway without
8 knowledge o. the astnal existence Of
DUn0H;
thst thnir tabled Atlanta never ssn
save By Che hallowea vision o. inspired
pOeag was IN fact, but anothar name
for DULUTH;
chat che golden orchard Of tbe HespeE-
idea Wa but 3 pOetical synonym for the
besE-gardsna II Che viciniiy Of
pUnUTE.
TGrsat Laughter.l / was certain thst
hsg0dotus had died miserable death
because in Gil his travels, and with all
his geographical research, he had never
heard Of
DULUTH,
Innghter.l knew that If the imTnor-
Cal spirit Of Homer could look down
from another heaven than that created
BY his own celestial genius upon the
long lines Of pilgrims from every nation
Of the earth to the gushing fountain Of
poesy opened by the touch Of this magic
wand, IL he could BE- permitted 70 be-
hold the vast assemblags Of grand and
glorious pr0ductiOns o. the lyric arr
called into being By hin own inspired
strains, he would weep tears Of bitter
anguish that instead Of layisbing ell the
stores OF his mighty genius upon the fall
Of Zion Il had not been his more blessed
lot 20 crystaaiz8 IN deathlsss song, the
rising gioriCs Of
DULUTH,
Great ana continued laughter.) Yet,
sir, had &c not been for this map, kindly
furnished me by the Legislature Of MiR-
nesota, ] might have gone down to my
obscure and humble grave ia an agony
Of despair, because I could nowhere ind
DULUTH
Renewed lauQhtcr.l Had such been
nv melancholy fate, / have no do1bt
that, with the last feeble pulsaEi0n of my
breaking heart, with the last faint e1-
halation OF my hesting breath, / should
have whispered, Where is
DUnUrHg"
CRoars Of lauRhter.l But thanks be to
the benefcence az that band Of minis
Eering angels who have their bright q.
bodies In tho far-oR capital of Minneso-
"a, Just as the agony Of my anxiety was
about to culminate ia the frenzy Of des-
pair. this blessed map was placed in my
hands; and "a I unfolded il y resplendent
scene Of inefable glory opened before
me, such rs / imagine burst upon the
enraptured vision Of the wandering peri
through the opening gates Of paradise
| Renewed laughterl, There, there for
| the first time, my enchanted eye rested
upon the rayishing word
"pULUTH"
This map, sir, Is intended, a. il up
pears from lite title, TO illustrate the 70
sitioR Of
| DULUTH
in the United States; but If gentlemen
viii examine it, think they will con
cur with me in the opinion that IS aai
too modest in its pretensions. il MOI
only illustrates the position Of
DULUTH
in the United States, but exhibits its no
/ lntions with all created things. Itever
goes further than this. Itlifts the ahad
owy veilOf fntuEity and affords US q view
Of the golden prospects If
DULUER
far along the dim vista 81 ages jet &
come.
III gentlemen will examine it they VII
hnd DULUTH
not only il the center Of the map, bu
represented in the center Of n series O
coneentric circles one hundred miles q
part, and some 81 them RS much as fou
thousand miles IN diameter, embracing
alike in their tremendous sweep the fra
grant sayannas ef the sunlit south ant
the eternal solitudes 81 anow that man
tic the ice.bOund North, (llaughter.
How these circles were produced Is per
hans one Of those pTim0rClial myaterle
chat tho most sliilful paleologist vii
never be able 20 explain. (BeneWe'
laughter.l But tho fact il, SIR,
DULUTH
Is pre-eminently q central place, for
am told BY gentlemen who have been 3
FeCklesa of their personal safety RS tovc
ture away into those awful regions whoT
DuLUTH
| ID supposed to DO that il IN 20 e1actiy j
the center Of the visible universe thu
the sky comes down atprecisely the sam
distance al around II. (Roars Of laugh