The daily gazette., 1874-09-11
From Western NeW York.
A TRIP UP THE G GENEsEE, BLACK AND ST
LAWRENCE RIvERS-AN AMUSING
INCIDENT SO JoURN AT THE
THOUSAND ISLANDS, &c.

TRIP UP THE GENEsEE, BLACK AND ST
LAWRENCE RIvERs-AN AMUSING
INCIDENT SO JoURN AT THE
THOUSAND ISLANDS, &c.
From the Gdsette's Travelling Correspon lent
THOUSAND ISLAND HOUSE, }
ALEXANDRIA BAY, N. Y,
September 8, 1874.
Leaving Syracuse we visited Fulton,
Oswego county, N. Y, where the Genesee
river flows in its rumbling, tumbling
course and pours it's mass of water over
the precipice making the renowned
Genesee Falls, and where, in our Colo
nial history, men-heroes-appeared de-
termined on liberty, independence, or
fall before the British bayonet, or pour
out their sacred hearts blood by the
scalping- knife of the savage.
Then, resuming our northward course,
we came to Oswego, the great city of
Lake Ontario. 1t CHANGED to be lively
day, when the sweet notes of the brass
Instruments, interspersed with the thun-
dering and rattling of the drums accom-
panying an excursion, made the city
lively and its men, women and children
dance for JOY upon her streets and pub
lie parks.
Now putting ourselves in tho care of
the snorting steed, we speed our way up
the lake shore through the most level
country VISITED in our travels, and tie
one that looks most like my own native
State. Passing through this section we
noticed that the corn, dwarf and puny,
was almost ready to be gathered, and
the hundreds of hop fields loaded with
their beautiful green flowers, hanging
from slender stems. tossed to and fro by
the western breeze, We're ripe and full
for harvest.
Wa ,nnct coo N DI, ,:,,,,, 4
hundred little falls, and so we stopped
over at Watertown, the county seat of
Jefferson county, n beautiful, wealthy,
industrious and enterprising city.
We cannot now dwell upon these cities
but pass rapidly on to the St. Lawrence
river. where we madO the happy chan. e
fl ON the dirty, dusty cars, to the h. Il
some line of steam e $ that ply bevw en-
Toronto and Quebec, having to skim the
Thousand Islands and plunge itself with
its hundreds of precious souls down the
great rapids, the terror and fright of the
Indians and all that trust themselves in
its mad, leaping current.
We have often heard it whispered in
society, what intimacy exists between
t he ladies and gentlemen of Yankee
dom," which has often been and more
was demonstrated TO us on the |
boat that bore us down the beautiful st. |
Lawrence. As we reached the upper
deck and was walking to the stern of the |
boat we noticed quite handsome gen
tleman and pretty lady sitting ON O |
tete-a-tete, seemingly very affectionate.
He, by accident or otherwise. got his arm
around her, while she leaned little to-
wards him, in fact, seemed to be in her /
.lui,y and with her soft, sweet voice and
black, piercing eyes, enraptured her VIC
tim; while Cupid's arrows, as it were,
passed rapidly from heart to heart.
Thinking that perhaps it was bridal
couple on their tour, these old familiar
words came up.
Hear the mell0w wedding bells!
Golden bells
What world of happines their harmony
through the balmy air of night.
low they ring out their delight"
A fine looking gentleman from Water
own, whom we CHANGED to meet, sat in
at our side, while the smoke
rom his cigar curled gracefully in the
,ir he cast q sleeps eye occasionally
Vt the lady, which was very cunninglyl
eturned, and he remarked that "he
would like to put himself in his place."
PRESENTLY the gentleman vacated his seat
tairs, while my friend, drawing card
rom HIS pocket, gracefully stepped up
o the lady and offered it to her and at
he same time seated himself on the tete-
-tete at her side, while she, refusing the
ard, politely said, in response to his
question, that she had no objection to
lis sitting there, and, with an assumed
neer, she turned her back to him. We
we're very much amused, as were oil the
'ompany on tho dock. He was in an ex-
position and did not seem
disposed to give up the ship, but remain
ID at his position till n moment when her
elbow, seeing from the lower deck what
vas going ON, quickly jumped upon the
ailing and with one leap landed upon
he upper deck, turned to the scene of I
ction and told the gentleman that he ,
lad business with him down stairs, and
fl they both went amid the uproar and
aughter of the company. On further
we learned that the new ac-
uaintance would have been acceptable .
lad it not been that the gentleman, who
vas only friend to the lady, was of so
ealous nature. 1t was capital joke
nd too good to lose.
Time passed rapidly, and scene after
Gene, upon both the American and Ca
adian shore fitted by us until we found
urselves passing the Thousand Islands
We soon landed at Alexandria and pro- .
eeded to the Thousand Island House, l
he best and largest hotel on the bay, 9
nd being somewhat hungry took good I
quare meal, which is served here three {
lines day. The hotel is 274x50 with an
! of 100x40 feet, accommodating about {
tx hundred guests and has been full all {
he season.
On the following day, c. A. Mott, Esq,
ne of tho proprietors of the hotel, u
ood, genial fellow, took our party to {
,isit several of the islands in n row boat.
We landed on Nobby. Welcome, Manhat-
an, West Point, Pullman and several
thers. On most of the islands arc cot (
ages built for the summer season. Land 3,
ng on Pullman's s Island, where President
irant and other distinguished men WIS.,
ted in 1872, and as the cottage has not
,een occupied since, we were curious to
ee Grants room, and after trying all the
.eys at our command we effected an en-
rance. We saw the room as Grant had
eft it. A button and a paper of August,
S72, was found upon the floor, and in the {
vail We're the nails upon which he il,
the stars and stripes. Enter
ng another room, evidently occupied by
lady, we found several papers folded
nd creased in fan shape, which We're {
sed in the primitive days of the Grecian E
Bend. The paper business has, howev- {
n, been superseded by steel bands.