Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-09-30
For the Journal.
VACATION.

Leaving South LivermoTe, we rode over
fine, smooth road, to North Turner and
thence to Turner villages. Both appeared to
be pleasant, thriving villages. North Tur
ner, a few years since, looked neglected and
dilapidated, but has improved considerably
since that time, and we heard the music OF
mills and machinery as we rode through il,
and noticed several new buildings. Turner
village is the larger of the two, and quite
prettily situated.
Aswe went onward towards Lewiston, we
| are forced to say that the roads grew worse
instead of better, and the streets of Lewiston,
and the roads for ten miles out both east and
west we're the muddest places we found on
our whole journey. We shall make no at
tempt to describe Lewiston and Auburn. The
two together make large and busy city.
The piles Of brick factories and boarding hou-
a great manufacturing centre. The rail-
roads that come In from almost every quar-
ter, keep the music of the steam whistle
| sounding at brief intervals all day. The
authorities have commenced paving the
streets, and it is to be hoped that the good
work may go on.
We paused on the bridge to take good
look at Lewiston Falls, having visited those
at Rumford and Berlin above. If the dam
and railroad bridge were away, Lewiston
Falls would be deemed a sight well
worth a journey to visit. Though art
has somewhat interfered with nature, it,
is still fine waterfall, or rather several falls,
broken as the cataract is into parts, by mas
ses Of rock which divide the volume of water
as ii roars and rushes down over the ragged
lodges. There is beautiful wooded island
above the falls, accessible only by the rail
road bridge, and by a steep and difficult de-
scent from the bridge which is a place of con-
siderable resort. Some years since on one
fourth of July, we clambered down to this
| island, with some thousands Of the good cit
| liens of the vicinity, and heard rousing po-
litical speech delivered in this grove.se8
| Our route home led rs through the village
of Sabattusyile, about six miles ut of Lew
ston. Here are two brick factories for the
manufacture Of wooden cloth, as well as 9TH
er neat AMI handsome buildings, including
two churches. A popularity Of these facto-
ries is, that instead of being like most others,
bare piles of brick, built only for utility re-
gardless of beauty, there is some effort at
architectural taste in the battlements and tur-
rets with which they are adorned. These
factories with other mills, make this busy
| little village. '.---., ..,,l
| Tho town of Wales is a pleasant moral
town. But there is nothing in its scenery or
surroundings to remind one of the ancient
British principally of Wales except the name.
Where are the ranges of mountains broken
only by narrow valleys, glens and rocky gor-
yes through which Alpine torrents rush and
tumble? Where are the snow crowned heights
Of Cader Idnis, Snowden and Plynleinmor,
the sources ofthe Dee, the Wye and the
Severn which fnd their wandering way
through tortuous courses to the ocean?
Where are the precipitous cliffs crowned
with the ruins of old fortresses and castles,
such as Caernarbon and Flint castle.
and the romantic wales with the remains
of Tintem Abbey and other ancient piles
of stones, or the relics of Roman i'm
perial and military rule and manners
as at Caerleen, broken down city walls
as at Cardiff and Cardigan, or the al
most impenetrable Businesses where Owen
Glendower and his ancestors defieJ both Ro-
man and British arms for Centuries? Or
where are the modern coal mines, beds of
iron ore and State quarries embowclling the
earth to unknown depthsS We saw none of
Elsse i4 Wales, but iniheir stead corn fields,
Ipasturss and farm houses. .s@#3
ts-Indeed, there Is curians iaeongruity in
the names of many towns through which our
route lay. Wetravelled in Peru and Mex
leo, and found no Indications of gold or sill
yer mines, or of. either ancient or modern
magnihcence. Ii Berlin and lisbon, we
discovered none Of hesreeal or Imperial
splendsr which might be expected in the cap
ital cities ofakingdom or an empire. We
yankees are isst a little sp,bitious of ds,in-
guished and Sigh sounding names.
Here ends our VACATION. And We assure
our friends that wehad pleasant and healthful
excursion although the weather was slightly
moist, and the air less Inspiring and nvigora-
ting than usual in September. SENIOR.
No1E. The editor of the Farmer is well
come to his opinion as TO the resemblance be-
tween Bethel and Andover, SO long as he
permits me to enjoy mine. But if he win
measure the height of Andover village above
the level OF Ellis river, and finds it less than
that of'Bethel Hill above the Androscoggip,
he may take our hat for his pains.
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