, 1874-08-08
DEVILS LAKE.
Correspondence Uf IHn EAtcHgo Tribune.

| M. l.. Il,
DEVILS LAKE.
| Correspondence " 7hn ChteHgo Tribune.
DhvIl.a LAKx, WIS.,, Aug. i. 1874.
Call this satisfaction. Tho north corner Of a
light, cool gallory, from which, in tho third
story Of tho winn laotol, it is literally ono ssopin-
to II young wood, whose dancing shadows a!moBt
play upon this page aud at whose feet lie scat
tered boulac,s from Tho shattered rocky wall OF
tho hoight that sliuts the Wow, two rods from
| my cliaiMbor-Winduw. This In tho roar. Tho
other hand shows blue Lake, criHplng and brill
tant In tho wind that sweaps from the west clcft
BtEaight for tho Cliff House, settling avory iibro
/ Of tho slim yonng rop1ars and black oaks avtir,
whllc the nervous willows tingle in a sl.ive.ing
| dolrht down on the Sand. II oia could make
| you feel
! THE nN10liTNEss. TIE DEIiarr,
OF this late sulnnsrrnornlng, TINT hero wears the
| freal.ness of uprng. tAoro wouid bo : l,egira
or linen coatA and straw Lats for Barahoo that
would mako tho West Wisconsin Hallway glad,
1t is good fortune to catch the up-train one
minute before starting, anl 80 rolling of OH tl,e
smooth gaiL Of Northwestern railroads, through
tho rich valley OF lsccl; Rivor, green and golden
attor the rars, IN tho nplentor OF harvest. where
tho CLASSY lights on thg varl,ishcd oak pol1:l1s
glitter for miles Of s!oping woodland; past tho
enbowored doma nj ltndison, where everything
| weals holiday-air, and tho wide, coul ln!ton
! tempt oue for Il day and week to find tho cor
taintT Tint our Capital ia one Of tho loyoricsk
towns for ss'1nmor-farine, Wcst or East, with its
gardena anil aaila, md 1cautifu1 girls aud fun
| loving people. But l Ind it in heart to SEQ this
lako among the Wisconsin hi}}a, which Ind boon
] neshbor for ten years, and yet lad to come
from the soaboard to rigit after all. Ono good
American wasn't gong away from his own
| region forever without knowing something
about Wiscnnsin's 1luo-grnan woods, and strange,
isolated cliffs. md mysterious 1Rkos. aud seeing
tliem At their love]iest, III this burning. comet
summer, never to look upon them again till aho
died. did rot kno7
WISCONSIN MAS m BEAUTIFUL.
| IT gare one ahappr heartbrcak to rldo through
thatregion nf blur, and oak alopo, und poiuted
knol|s, that tho railroad orons up on other pido
| after leayiug tho little atntiou OF Daue, hayoud
Madison. There is II fu'tnaas of. sunshine here,
strength III tbs light. with which haay Eastorn
summers do Hot COMPARE; and there seemed
such b0llncsH in eacs, win1-tnrilcd hill and tho
gallant woods gt;ttcred anti f11n! thnir Greats
Ike tho aaunch regiments TINT 1itl honor to tho
Stats, til! the pleasant country seomea glpd IN
ito oWn lnxurfanca. Was there a glamour Ia y.o
owes That looked, or will somebody say that airy
bridge across the Wisconnin beyond i.oti-over
which the train runs at footpace, Eiving passen-
Hess .!"'e 70 MARX 'he meeting Of TWO streams
f,ness mmess Ga""h To'o WIN Win younS, nrThs
vind-work Of tho plaiius Logins here ere
and smoot!au Of the sans,Ia 'ipen ~ 5 ,n.ea sn'nts
l:t"Sclsh % snss uon!es' .nal nae noyohd thc limo
conting n scoro TINT would bs fair to lingor ov~~,
If Y had oaly the slight hgh bridge apa,snisy.
w., as .. areen, eloat q + nroa, clear Tatert'"'
Mnose very = "s'-aFs M tAe "n1nf-pmech anil MI r
"om Mo,r 4n,eh la a nes a1aIs NNe
AaM !snSial'a s'aSo sol AMONG n'nl1y hillh ana
sniothsseu a. N ofcl.ara" and gardens: The rail-
''aS haS' @ ro tM0 @ r1r ., nrs ,ros0r towns
| PUN; tuh lhE BETTE. :.
fasmnG ny e. IN smal! WY was running itsalt out,
n.lu M ~ 1ao n"nstf1es tnas aepGn!oea On It; bt
.e & roaI sasa .aga suHg. ui!!l', anu HaockeA
tnnwn .,''o snupu aea' imo -" ee.nohs taat
TO- put "a a1 anpaar9noe, or alse ~ hns
oeon EcnI MfalHtlt pacR hSan. THO
Rroa&n & soas aaa aeatso,sa were o. leetsy. tght.
@ syGu s!ris, S, caaery eosshs, IN ttlsn aaeEaosor
wv @ Witt euite. M@''tMH ~ sea leletsa, aha
oasT1eooIs read!hs the Chicaso paporh thrown
oM tno run. az easy, cohte,,tea gu. | 1a1lcleu,
nv; ro ~ "d't t,o o nuw 'as soesa haa noea
ia rnt%ar S'1b .b csops m Wnre treani,, a1iro, + ,
A4utugt ". w uuse IVY, VI thteau.nE tno Ef2ea W.'aoe,
ness ~ tAo scona'u. n1a, NJ tl1e Sun vas hAns-
iag 1o", sne ttesn noaaea eharn''nE oie OF
@ seu,,o' t,ooh o1 slousato potwenh Guns wlloae
enrd oouH , IT, ~ neo roI!lor o1 "1Mllnns
a'ld screen OF t4A tFooa bot"eon it aud the
"os&osa uo'sae. u WA
AMI thu o,,ras an .' HoAnnN rloIrms, a u.
mus s.roillnE ~ happy le'snIe, 4Nt not in1ura
tt1o ie, eleoss. @ We turned t1o corner or the
enA WINCH smut oat the iovsiy rlacn, and
w caFs Wsro r.',,alnE on the Vory edBo
81 maRlGally-clcar l9te. whose ''elEhts OF tulu-
nied Oowluors were nlmoat IL react from the
wihdows on inc ot!sef blno: - was lonely aud
inSe'y heyoua woFus. InRt lnosa rich mtalanh
counties should hon III their heart b,'ct doAo.
NE. w;soMng mystery, was 1Sa g. strain Of
Chopin ~ hlonue'ssonns muslc. Tho lonolinoHa