Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-30

lovely picture az areiu tie kaleidoscope
pEe-eTtld themselves Bold bulls
rise siu,s from the re Of the wstcr,
ragged GTd comp {, sometimes cover d
eutire'7 with v,g'ure. li1bzns ami moss
ca, wiki q graceful drsFtTy u vines;
then BALI toward the summit, with
few Hide green shoots or stTesks appear
ing from q Crevice here and there, like
that something pure and good which is
always found in the mO4SFTetChed and
depraved human heart. The railway runs
a!lHg On one side close 10 the edge, and
that is the only feature Of this WOrk-a-
dsy world to mar the dreamy picture.
The atmosphere is IN "eternal fitness
uei.y q soft Veil-liBe haze thrown over
tue Wuote, s II 10 soften to mortal eyes
wha. would Ue too enhancing If this
gentle curtain nature holds before 10
should be removed. At the upper end
~ ,I- lake, looming up abruptly in aw-
la -aylnity, stands the " MaideH's
R1CE." Il is iour hundred feet high,
sud Is cOysesd with. a great variety Of
vegetation nearly 20 the ton, where it
becomes u4lc. BLEAK and fOTbiddiDg. l
suppose q blight was cast on the spot.
F,0m what the legend says, the unhap-
IS Iujian maiden threw harsAlf into
Inc .ta4 .o escape hs.ed ruptIalS. IL
was a ie.iCitOUs combination, the &c
nance and the scene before Us. i could
not help smiling at u remark made to
me by 9 very intelligent and eXpsri-
enced old man that stood not far TTOm
me, looking up 81 The thrilling object
We were passing. "Oh, yes said he;
"that was before the days Of
steamboats, and railroads, when es-
cape was almost impossible "She
might have managed things bet
ter in this day. / replied, "such a TO
mantle tragedy could not belong to this
practical age Of hard facts and Grad
grindism." Every time as well as plsce
has its poems and pictures. We have
had 10 trouble since entering the lake,
from scarcity Of water, and but little
since leaving it. We have just passed
Red Wing, a not very pTepOssessing-
looking place, with an immense great
barn right on the wharf, upon tower
ing bluff or cliff that Oyer-hadOWs our
approach 20 il, like a faithful sentinel,
grim but true in the discharge OF his
duty. The river continues 10 attract in
terest and to charm as we proceed. Were
it not for the low stage OF water there
would be no alloy to most pieasuraOle
trip, even TO invslids. But despite this
drawback (Of running on sandbArsl,
some of the livelies5 Of tie passengers
sVailed themselves Oft to try fishing az
a sort of new amusement. After spend
ing several hours ia tuis sport, three o.
the ladies came back To the cabin with
their gentlemen, al laughing merrily,
and calling themse.TGa loosely " fisher
women" They had not bad even
III.
therefore turned to them and
said thought they were fishers Of men
rather than Of fishes, and had sngied
successfully, 100, l judged, by the
lords Of creation in their train. We
reached Prescott about nSif-past ten
o'clock, and IS il was toe dark to see
anything of the place, l must ignore
report. The river is so low it is Tu-
mOred We shall be transferred by rail
from Hastings to st. Paul.
Sunday, 25th, reached here about
seven o'clock in the morning, being
almost q week out from st. Louis.
We were a jolly and motley crowd, L
assure you entering this picturesque
city hat early in the morning. HmOng
the pa8seng gers were two other MemphI-
ans Tesides ms IT, Mr.. Michael L2rkin
ana MS estimsble wife. They have
been very kind and attentive to me, and
l have never ceased TO laugh heartily at
his WitiCisms ana funny sayings. n
deed his good hUmOr is infectious, and
on the boat you could see 8
smile on every 0OLy's face when
he was about. He is the CE9i!est Of
wags, excepting Tracy, nat "feilOW OF
infinite Test" and spelling matches.
Coming along in the train this morning,
he says, "rm ChuCs full Of bills. have
seen so many, I feel as if | was climbing
sIl the time.n he COJily called out 20
the carload of passengers, ''NO sleeping
to be done now" Mind you that was
Just about sunrise, and we had been
called al hour OF two before TO be in
time. 1t wasn't necessary to give the
order, however; there was no such
thing as sleep when he was heard. 1
found a cordial and hearty welcome
awaiting me from my fIieuds, and now
l sm the snug gest woman you know Of
in the daintIesU, cOsiest little room I'M
aginabIe. General and Mrs. Flower, my
host snd hostess, are uuceasiDg in their
kindness and attention to me. He
ought to be ten feet high to fit the big
warm heart he has, fo- it is IN the right
place. sure. His wife IS q lovely char
acter, and l love her as | know her. L
must not omit to tell you that the Lou
isyille exposition has solicited the loan
Of Carl GutheTz Awakening of Spring"
this coming season, and it will be the
central piece. The COllrier-,JOlTE0t, 1
believe, makes mention Of it, and also
that It Is engaged for the centennial at
PniladelDhia. | feel as If l had been
transported from the pretty and beauti-
ful in nature to fairy land within four
wallis anu covered by a roof. How
fresh and breezy the air feels. l do
hope 1 shall recover strength daily.
ES~ELMAN.