Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-14
ENENTIDE I
OR. CROSSING THE FORD AT SHUTDOWN

ENENTIDE
OR. CROSSING THE FORD AT Sun DOWN.
lAer the celebrated Picture By Creswick Ansiell,
Represents a country residence in England, heaut.
fully sheltered by large cluster Of trees and over
looking broad stream o. water. Il j. lust one @
those lovely spots which Indicate the abode OF quie
enjoyment lady, lead ns little girl. hss JUS
emerged from the house. The birds on and Ahou
the buildings are und!sturbed. In the distance. ap
preaching the ford Is person horseback. II
the len foreground is recognized a rude wharf 81
piles, with ducks swimming sportiyely ab00t i iz
the water. A four horse tandem team " It'll WagOt
heavily laden with logs Just crossing the stream
The driver on the second horse the mother with d
babe in her arms, seated on the load. the dog tn,
! waters edge eagerly watching the horses tbs
woman on foot in the foreground about 10 ford the
stream, all presented by the arts. with remark
able and iielke naturalness. Still further 10 the
ght IN the distance, the cows Just entering the
the ford 20 return home, while at a distance in The
back ground, among the outspresding trees is seen
the tower Of the village church. Near the centre
aground il the old wind grist-mil 80 common on
| the continent. The sun, JUS; setting behind the
western hills gilds the floating clouds with golden
| radiance, and sheds halo Of beauty the whole
scene.
given 10 every one ordering tiis paper and Chicago
4srGnes.
SPRING TINE AND LITTLE row-HEAD"
The pictures are reproductions q the finest steel
line engrayings, l9x2i inches each in size The de-
gns are beautiful and striking and the execut on
admirable. There is nothing cheap or gaudy about
| them. The "Sprin. Time represents a child in
simple peasant costume gathering wild flowers. She
stands waist deep in the wilderness Of bloom shar-
ing her treasures with bees and butterflies while
bit Of landscape in the back ground shows through
warm summary haze.
In the other, Little Tow Head - with great ewes
full Of happiness, shows full AS much care for her
arnful Of daisies as Tor the troublesome burden ,he
has evidently been sent to carry somewhere. The
pictures are both charming.
The following is brief description Of the two
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orders Of US thus paper and Mad Demorest's
Magazine.
FALLS OF NIAGARA AND YOSEMITE FALLS
These elegant Chromos, copied from beautiful
pictures. painted from nature by one Of the first
artists in America give the most popular views Of
these interesting and sublime scenes and are faith
ful reproductions Of the originals
VIEW OF NIAGARA Falls
This view OF Niagara is OF the finest that could
have been chosen and presents comprehensive view
Tower as seen from Goat Island" a small por-
ton Of which is shown in the lest foreground The
Terrspin Tower" is situated a ledge OF rocks
extending out from the Canadian side OF Goat Island
rapid current passes betweed these rocks and the
island which ia spanned by substantial bridge
The tower is circular in form, built Of stone and
looks very much ike an ordinary Lighthouse; the
top lookout, ia reached by rough circular stairs
occupying the whole OF the interior; when on the
top narrow platform on the outside furnishes
splendid view Of the Horseshoe Falls, with the i'm
mense body Of water falling 100 feet. and the other
surroundings. II is here that We see the densest
Of water taking its tremendous leap. The water
ter in this place is said to be ten fifteen feet deep
and falls In solid sheet, presenting tinge OF deep
green near its top, gradually whitening into 4
gossamer-ike spray As II approaches the bottom.
when il flows out IN thick, creamy, iOaming lather
Further around the curve, toward the Canadian
side, the water takes its first plunge with milky
whiteness. The immense mass OF spray sent up
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very often the spray, in heavy rolling clouds, en-
velOpes the whole surface, and sends 3 misty
vapor high up in the atmosphere, mingling with the
clouds above occasionally it goes up in column,
and spreading itself in spiral direction. disperses
like the ight smoke from burning forest. When |
the sunlight strikes the spray, beautiful rainbow
spans the Fails, adding to the brillianey Of the
scene.
YOSEMITE FALLS"
On the eastern slope Of the Sierra Nevada i stu |
ated the Yosemite Valley, the Garden OF Caliior-
MAJ Astounding in some OF the grandest and most |
beautiful scenery to be found In either continent.
Imagine, If you can, double wall Of perpendicular
granite, rising from half mile to mile in height
and enclosing valley not more than half mile in |
width, average, and from ten to fifteen miles
in length. In seems more like q chasIn, a deep |
a deep trough, than a valley in solid rock noun
tains. There is not width enough even for one Of
the walls TO lie down and, deep down ii IT, IL
would seem almost impossible for the sun ever to
penetrate there yet Il possesses all the fertility and
beauties OF rich valley There are beautiful mead
Ows Of thick grass; lovely fowers-primroses ana
volets and cowslips; graceful, eathery ferns such
as you find in your rambles in the valleys
home; groves OF oak and pine trees, the latter
graceful in form and majestic in size. About half
way down the valley on the other side, near the
" Three Brothers and in full view Of the sentinel"
IS the far-famed Yosemite Fails" reputed to be
Of the most beautiful in the world and certainly
5 the highest yet discovered, being 1854 feet in
times as high as Niagara Falls THIS
5 divided into three distinct Falls-the upper one
learing the name OF "Nevada," and is formed in the
osemite Creek-a narrow stream, but thirty feet
vide in June. Leaping over the edge it descends
600 feet into basin below, and then, whirling and
eething il gathers its strength and drops 44 feet
N TO shelving rock, and then makes q last plunge
4 COO feet into the valley below. Not drop Of the
tream OF water but Is white in its whole passage
is one sheet OF spray from the beginning to end.
he view in May and June, after the heavy rains,
5 very grand The immense volume Of water falling
o great distance maker the earth tremble, and
he roaring and surging terrific. The upper fall
he one shown in the Chromo-is about one third Of
mile from the valley, in gorge and here the
cree guss Of wind oftsn sway the stream from side
0 side, tearing 1t asunder.