The Lincoln County herald., 1871-08-17
A Njarara.


Mr.. John Ellis, Of this place:
TRoY, N. Y, July 81, 1871.
From st. Louis took the
o. 4 NJ. r. r., and reached Cincinnati on
the morning Of Wednesday, and during
the day looked around the city and its
business men 10 my lius Of enquiry.
Left there that evening BY the LittlO
Miami railroad to Columbus, thence to
Cleveland, thence to Erie, Pennsylvania,
thence to Buffalo, thence to Niagara
Falls, arriving here at 7 o'clock Tuesday
Evening.
At Niagara I found . gentleman from
New Orleans, who was q stranger, and
We went together to see the sights, and
We enjoyed ourselves greatly. Ifa man
will only look, when at Niagara, he can
see more Of people, nature, life natural
grandure and human depravity iu one
day than at any other place in q life
time. Here, BY the side of the Falls,
where the philosopher, the engineer, the
geologist, the divine, the naturalist and
astronomer may come and feel, when
bOholding these mighty works Of the
Deity, how Insignificant and humble he
is. You will see hundreds of thoughtless
people buzzlng around, butter fy.liks.
seemingly with no thought in their mind
but self-approving vanity. Here the
fashionable congregate to meet congenial
spirits, and participate in splendid vice ;
and those in the matrimonial shambles to
buy and sell to the best advantage.
Here, also, fashionable wealth comes to
be worshipped, and it has its proselytes
by thousands. Here, too, you will sec the
drapcry Of mourning clothing the weep
ing mother and father, as they stand
gazing and thinking, seeming to be con.
soled in the thought that they and the
departed spirit will again be united in
love and communion, as the rising mist
of the tumbliug cataract rises and unites
with the overhauging clouds.
Who can see Niagara and not think ?
think in some direction that leads God
ward Standing on either side, and
looking at the other, you see wall Of
$50 feet of masonry, in layers Of from
three to ten feet thick. How far below
tho water that masonry begins no one
knows; how old Geology built those
walls and flushed the work by placing a
top layer Of dressing on it of about fifty
feet. Lake Erie has agreed with the
Niagara River to cut through this wall
Geology built, and it has partly sue
ceeded but how far down has it cut,
how much more is there to do, whore did
i. begin, what was it doing when Geology
was building, how long was Geology
finishing his work, when did Niagars
begin to work and when will it finish
How Insignificant is man when be
looks on Niagara and thinks! He may
look and not think. and feel as gay and
proud as thoughtless childhood. While
sitting with my friend soon after my
arrival, under large old cedar, silently
looking out on the moonlight beautifyiu(
the splendid views, a pair Of yount
lovers came out aud halted near, no
observing US. Fred, the happy youth
observed, THAT grove over there il
Goat Island, sweet Ella" Ella replied
"Oh, Fred, don't call it Goat Island
that name is SO inelegaut. Why dit
they not call it Gazelle Island Their
is such sweet romance in that. Was
Milton, Fred, who said, 4 never loved
dear Gazelle to glad me with its sof
black eysT" mo, Ella, that was Tou
Moore and he also said, Oft have
wished in my faucies wanderiugs tha
little isle had wings, and we within it
fairy bowers were borne away to sea
unknown, where not pulse could beat bu
ours, and wo might live, and love, an
-. die aloue.'" The lass replied, "Ot
4 Fred, that would be so sweetl" NJ
}. friend coughed, and tho scene changed
t Niagara is bad place for young folks
love.
i Here, also, man has chosen position
4 display his greatness. Two beautifl
Q suspension bridges below the falls, span
!. ming . chasm two hundred feet deep %
. thirteen hundred feet wide, with 10 sul
d port beneath, but scientifically and bsa,
. tifully havmouizing with the surrounding
o and requirements, seems to say to Ii
s beholder, "There 10 Gods work, here
f mans" e. A. H.