, 1877-02-23

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hours aud a half, but the bad wealth
er prevents US seeing the city, and
we try 20 exercise all the patience we
can, 80 we sit down, take out our
blank book and jot down our notes.
We only leave the-car to get cup
Of coffee and a sandwich, which lux
uries the waiting room affords, but
we cannot say we have enjoyed our
visit to Buffalo. 1t was nearly being
a dear three hours and a half to US.
Our ticket was dated for only "A
hours after being bought, so when
the conductor came round after leav-
ing Buffalo he tried to exact an ex-
ira fare from Buffalo to Niagara
Falls. and we would have had to pay
it had not the conductor who is at
tached to the Pullman car corrobora-
ted our statement-that we had come
on this same car at 10 A. NJ. the pre-
vious day. The fault lay in the
cOmpany's not giving time to make
the journey when there are any una
voidable detentions. Again we are
in motion, and as the Gather con-
tinues bad we see the dumb beasts
in the farm-yards budding together
for shelter and warmth. Again and
again we pass a graveyard, and the
sight recalls to our mind this pas
sage of Scripture, in the midst of
| life we are in DEATH" Here the love
God implants in our hearts for kind
red is truly seen: it tries to find vent
in the monument or simple cross, or
in the flowers planted on the last
resting-place of departed ones.
Now we skirt the shores of the
Lake-it reminds us of our own
Sound, the green tint on the water
indicative of its depth. The saw
mills, another reminder of the home
where we spent so many pleasant
years, and we feel how much we
love Puget Sound in the fact that
amy object we see bearing a resemb-
lance to any thing we have been IA
miliar with there we regard with
more interest than any other; but
now we are nearing the glory of
American scenery, the
GREAT NIAGARA FALLS.
The train slows-it nears the Sus-
pension bridge-and we are in sus.
pense and filled with eagerness to
view this long-wished-for sight
slowly and more slowly we approach,
and now we see the two small falls
on the right of the Horseshoe, and
now the splendid Horseshoe Fall ap-
pears-our pulse throbs with an
added quickness, and we hold our
breath lest we lose any of the mag
nifcent sight-the mass of water
falling, the vapor or mist which rises
almost to the top of the fall in its re-
bound, like bridal veil on a lovely
girl, it half conceals yet adds to its
beauty. Then as we are. slowly
borne onward over the bridge we
try to catch glimpse of the rapids
(seen from the other side of the carr
aad we see the foaming current
sweeping along apparently gaining
strength as it rushes madly on be-
tween precipitous banks, which being
clothed with foliage from their sum-
nit to the waters edge, the other
wise harsh appe arance of such steep
banks is much softened. The color
of the water is a beautiful tint of
green Citing shade for mermaid's
robe) and as the torrent sweeps on
ward and the eddies from the shore
meet the central current the waves
are edged with wreath of foam
making the coloring perfect. The
sight of this vast fall and its attend
ant rapids had wondrous effect on
US; we we're filed with awe, not only
because of the magnificent and su-
blime scenery, but we thought with
the Psalmist, Lord, what is man,
that he who holds the " waters in the
l hollow of his hand" and by whose
word the whole universe was brought
into being, should care for US, even
love us and give His only son for US,
seemed such condescension that we
ought to say
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands our life, our soul, our ALL"
Now we are on British ground,
British faces aud accents greet US
on every side. We see Victoria's
name given to a great many objects.
The landscape differs, it is much
tanner, and the towns and stations
come oftener-but we are getting
tired, and having reached our jour
news end, and found kind friends