The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-08-26

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houses of the Catskill, and would not say
word to detract from their merits. They ar
favorably located, their scenery is rare ant
charming, fixed up at heavy cost, and man
aged in an unexceptional manner. But of all
one must have the preference :; and our pre-
ference is decidedly IN favor OF the Overlook
camp hingoes, July Soth' 1919.
The day dawns delightfully."-, and we repai
to the East End rock to witness the rising o
the sun. The sky is partly oyercast with tina
variety of clouds known among Physical &c
ographers, as cero-cumulus. At about 30e
North of East, column of cloud, rather tl'
densest of all we can see in the sky, rises III
from the horizon with it's bold uneven edging
toward the South, and extending through the
zenith, meets the western portion of the plain
of vision, near the point at which, on other
occasions, we have observed the setting of the
sum- Directly in the East, are stretched along
one above the other, at the distance of a few
degrees, three long and narrow clouds +; the
hrst ABOUT twice the breadth OF the sun disk
ABOVE the horlzon' Is very uehse the second
Tying ABOUT thfee 'imes the length Oh the same
standard Oh measure ABOVE the nrst, is less
oense, inoeea' III some places, u Is broken SC
tnat the SKY can De seen through tne aper,
sa'es ~, 'u0 .n'.e ..es ~ i"' 'oo'e sno o,ne'
:. -, :. -, - ~ y
IL until IL mas peeh up some Two hours.
But see the light in the East is increasing
With what gorgeous colors those clouds are
lined Who can describe them Silver, and
gold and purple See how they blend how
they briehten--how they glow What tone
of expression And the background ! To
what shall we compare it? What artist would
dare attempt to paint such scene And in
case it was done faithfully who would have
credulity enough to believe it to be the repre-
sentation of the Aurora of July 2sth, 1874 ?
See those rich hues tinpinr the southern
wall OF that column of clouds, brighter and
brighter thew grow-higher and higher they
extend-they pass the zenith-they sweep the
western sky-until at last the whole zone of
clouds is beautiful beyond description.
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tbe oorniny sun. carried along by the western
breeza aro nassing over the Main 1000 #. be-
Swami Robin. that has cheered us since early
dawn st;ll continues 70 MARBLE. and the balmy
breova softer than the zcphyr of Nav. in our
nat;ve oonntv--are gently tanning MS. But to
them nil we hid adieu Ye clouds that have
SO often claddened orr ewes. and have taught
us the Philosophy of storms, and are the
bandiwork of Divinity. farewell Ye birds
whose mat;n chorus has cheered us amid this
elevated crove-~.whose pure voices and nelo-
d;ous notes bring to our remembrance the
sweetness of that song that finally shall be
bv the blessed. FAREWELL Ye jutting crags
that brave the storm and the tempest, that
have supported us amid our ecstacies, whose
wild Alpine beauties have awed to devotion
We tyne of the firm. farewell Ye cloud
capped mountains that surround us to give
variety to the scene and We river.coursed
and lake-bespangled plain upon which we
deliobt to gaze. Farewell. And We Morninq
Soene.-whose gorgeous hues have gladdened
our hearts. and whose transcendent beauty re-
minded ms of the plories of that morning
when we shall awake from the tomb. Fare.
well Farewell Ito YOU all--Farewell.
Tins We leave the Overlook. and direct our
course Nortbeastward along the foot Of the
mountain. The road is the poorest of the
moor Faatberhed lane--tbat road q. the
swamn 90 ,ono noted for roupbness. would
ho oons;dayod GOOD ;f compared with This =
We sae hero almost no grain of anv kind fo,
a distance Of Ia miles. One would almost
wonder r,op what the inhabitants subsist--1
ro,not he,;eve saw an acre of corn in one
f,eld along the whole line. nor have I seen
any larger patches Of rye or potatoes. This
;s not because these crons viii not grow. but
because they are not planted 1t is the region
of the Flagstones, and all are engaged in get.
ting them out, and getting them to market.
Every thing is neglected in order that they
NAV die and cart these stones. And in their
..,,a,s ~, rot thor, ONT faot ,b ~, o,,,,