Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-09-09
Correspondence.
From ST. Louis 10 Cincinnati
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ic,. The best opportunity for ,'ulyin. human
.iurc wa, aloId,d %, at thr i,,c.. for d ~ d
Wa, exhibited Ia every possible form. ii,re
were Legitimate and fraudulent cuisines, mon
OF The town and city: the loug-hAilci country
ieiiiio-scr; the eupcrannuatcd clergyman !:
the specializing c.rk; the amateur mechanic:
thu -pcculating >hirk; the brick-laycr; the car
i"uicr; ill-tapP.r. girrotcr. blaskmaicr and
the courie,an. Add to this. large lumber Of
the beloved African lace" whose Yocil,Isiiou~
are a difficult TO auglicizc a. many oil the hIc-
rogithic> found upon ancient Egyptian SOUP,
ur,,. and You have faint idea Of the .cen, n
conveyed 10 your mind. while standing on the
le,cc At the dep iriurc Of the Southern steam
cT>.
The wonderful ai4ptAbhity which the negro
possesses Of conforming himself 10 the clrcum-
stances under " hich he may be placed, is sc n
from the following fact A middle aged man
who had been st work quite hard. felt the ne
cc->iiy Of refreshing drink. bat being told by
the mate that there was no tine 70 devote 10
tia, pGrio-r be- quietly pulled Of No. H.,
dipped a quart or % OF the muddy liquid from
inc "Fith,r Of 4 nier>." and poured it down
h. c>nphJgu- with - much apparent relish a.
though it had been The most delicious cham
pa2n' inquired tn name Of the parsonage
who had rau.,i 20 much merrin,n: anon.
those WHO were cyc-witnc,-c- and found II y
be- Mr.. Mc-,in,chlcushcan this i In. actual
spelling Of hi- surname. drew q sigh OF re-
lief hen | had it correctly written Hni r.
arAc,i. surely that man cannot be- accolnlab. .
for hi, aci>. having "a much weight 10 carry
about in hi> name
W 81 .lii in lime to enjoy a beautiful -un-
81 on the liver, but the descent Wa, slowly
made, OWING 10 the ,hAlownes, Of the water.
Frequently the bell would strike for the men
10 throw the lead to t,st the depth OF water,
and the shril voice. mark twain Wa heard
/ and ret chocd by the sentinel nesr the pilot
] hou.e; tAI> was repeated till five feet wa-
+ heard" when We began 10 back water. ~ our
boat drew four and onc.baIi feet when loaded.
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the slnd-bar and presently came in sight OF the
'De,i', Tea Table Thi. j, a solid rock, rising
my iret far above the water. edge. and being
| very fiat. In the centre i Il single cluster OF
bushes, very srcen ami inviting, which CON
siitulrd the dessert presume.
The curtain. of night were - closely drawn
a. il eat of al sie " Of the river and We enter
d
panyIug the boat, there was al.o piano Oh
board. until the hour Of ten, when We departed
10 the LAM Of pleasant dream-. our iie,t stop
ping place in the morning was Grand Tower
THIS is 4 level little country place, save a soli
tary hill Of towering ,ubimiiy, very near The
water, edge and from it, dome like shape, The
appellltion arises. Rocks are quarried from
the hill. and it i, ,aid that specimens Of leaC
are found in it. large and pure, while no irac,
i seen la the surrounding couutrN. Dur.ni
the day We passed large fields of corn. comm.
even 10 tn watcT's edge, and beautiful iiit
villages, The scenery Is different on each id
of the river, being high and rocky on the Mis-
souri, add level on the Illinois side, till W
reached the Devils Back Bone" which unite
the hills on both sides, showing that formerl
they might have been one continual range, IN
Ill some power endured a separation and lie
the waters through. This seemed to be right
ly named, for the jagged rocks, rising iron
the water and reaching different heights, Ger
tainly resembled the ysrtebra Of the >pina
column of something, and perhaps il came a
near the backbone of the "Old Scratch Il
any .other man"
At the end of the second day we reached Cairo
, place of 800 inhabitants situated at the june
/ ton of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Thi
place is so low and unhealthy that the growt
has been very gradual. Even the side walk
Il c up on stills TO prevent the water froI
checking travel at certain times Of the yeai
The sail up the Ohio was indeed delightful
so calm was the weather, so charming ii.
scenery. Crops near the river were nearly al
destroyed, owing TO the rapid rise ofthe rive
and overflow of its banks. Many places of not
we passed, both in Kentucky aud Indiana, bu
this brief letter will not admit OF u descriptio
in full. Carson Rock attracted considerable al
tention, and well it might, from its natural CT
riosity. When first approached, it seems like
large ruin, very nigh in the walls. with
sky-light as it were, which ushers one into
large open chamber. Twas told, that durin
the war, soldiers explored the cave a distanc
of thirty-six miles. The bluffs near this, ar
of solid roek-formation. rising hundreds q
feet and crowned with trees, which really ad
sublimity to the scene, and makes one feel hi
litileness in the presence of such lofty crea
tons. The edges of the river were lined wit
dense growth willow about the size q
corn-stalks and very thick, back of this direct
ly is growth few years older and SO on, iii
you come to the summit Of the hills, which ar