The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-29
m search Of the Pleturesque.

From Hmpers Magazine.
Whiuier's poem Of . The Waterfall"
in the Atlantic Monthly, requiring 50
much search for the waterfall, reminds
me Of 40 anecdote related by Judge -,
Of Maine. he was once on circuit at
Portland, and having q few days 10 spare
before the term Of court closed, occupied
the time in looking up the objects Of In.
terest in the vicinity. He had heard Of
a romantic cascade In the neighborhood
and was inquiring Its locality Of the
hotel clerk, when a green.looking coun.
tryman, standing by, volunteered the In.
formation In this wise:
ssay, can tell the Judge all about
that ere cascade, for / live close by 1t"
The Judge turned TO him, and, express:
ing his thanks, desired to be informed
how be might reach the place.
Easiest thing In the world, judge"
replied the man; "itain'ta great way
out on the Saco turnpike. You go on
wa'al guess about four mile, till you
come to q cross.road, and then you turn
of 10 the left; you keep along, say a half
mile, till you come to q pastur' lane,
where there's pair O bars. II you let
'em down, mind you put 'em up, cause
the owner Ia mighty pertickler about his
cattle. You keep along, say forty rods,
till you come to another pair o. bars
mind and put them up too-then you fol.
Ter up that road till il comes to q hill;
you kind O. circle round that till you
come 10 another sort O. crooked path that
crosses road; take the right hand, turn
and 20 down the holler; foller up the
hill ill you come TO path that leads
you round the mounting; that brings
you into the main road that leads you
right up TO old Illsleys barn.
aHow shall ever know nlsley's barn
II / ever arrive there n asked the Judge.
"How'll you know lllsley's barn? Why,
it's right opposite his house." !,
"But how will I know Ellsleys houRep
"His house 2 OF course you'll see 1llsley
round there.n
"But how shall l know it's nlsley?n
"sure, Judge, you can't make amistake
about 1llsley; you'll know him by his yal.
Ter nankin Trousers?
"Nankin trousers Does he always
wear nankin trousers?'
an courae be does, Judge. Why, you
zee the way ont was this: There was a
man down here to Portland that owed
Illsiey considerable, and couldn't pay. So
Illsley levied on him, and attached elk
cases O. yaller nankin he had In his store,
and them he took for debt, and Card EN-
home. Well, Miss 1llsley she was 50
darned mad that she told the old man that
he'd got TO wear out the stuff in trousers
that was about seven years ago-and
Illsley he's been a.wearing nankin trous-
ers ever sence; one pair in summer, two
pair in fall and spring, and about half a
dozen pair In winter. Judge, you'll
laugh till you split II you only see old
Illsiey in them trousers Miss Illsley she
amt much Of tailoress, and she makes
'em narrer at the bottom, and puckered
up where they 60 round him, 50 that he
looks just like a demiiohn bottom up.
Seems to me as ef / should bust every
time ! see himW
aWell, well" exclaimed the Judge, with
some Impotence, "if ever | find lllsley,
what them How about the cascade p
Cascade, Judger replied his infor-
mant.
"You are the particularest man ever
see. should think old lllsley curiosity
enough for one day, anyway, and alter
you've seen him you'll forget all about
the cascadep