The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-03-13
DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE.
The Water Front of Louisville and
Surrounding Sights.
A Popular Hotel I'm New Hands-Some
Of the Views TO be Seen-A Steam.
boat Ride.

LOUISVILLE March 8-We have been
resident of the Falls City for two weeks and
the Riverside hotel is our stopping place.
This neat, comfortable, little hotel recently
changed hands and business does not
languish under the new management for
the stranger who chances here goes away
delighted with the accommodations and
liberal charges.
w. s. Wolfe, the manager, is an affable,
courteous gentleman, never idle, never
absent and ever ready to minister to the
wants of his guests. His wife is an accom-
plished and well known literary lady, and a
very pleasant addition to the society of the
hotel. She is one of those warm-hearted,
impulsive little creatures whom it is impos-
sible to meet and not love. The Sentinel
introduces her to its readers this week, and
we know her charming little sketches will
lend additional interest to its columns.
THE WATER FRONT.
The Riverside Immediately frontsand over
looks the noble Ohio, and from its windows
the view spread out before us is panoramic
and very fine, for Louisville's river front I'M
like that OF many cities, does not consist of
sooty warehouses, unsightly, dingy and be.
grimmed buildings. Every morning at our
first glance at the wharf we see a long
row of putting steamers, and as the river
is high many of them are Larger
and pretentious looking. There seems to be
a general revival of business on the levee
just now, but we would like to have a word
with those gentlemen who are in the habit
of overlooking their mules. Their unwar-
rantable cruelty In this respect has often led
us to wonder if there were no law in Ken
lucky for preventing cruelty to animals;
and if so, why not more rigidly enforced.
SIGHTS FROM WINDOW.
Just opposite our window we see Jeffer-
sonvllle, with its numerous modest brick
towers; off to the left the beautiful suspen-
sion bridge, where the railway trains, with
their human cargo, are forever passi1g; per-
haps even while the iron horse is making
the transit from "Hoosierdom" to Kentucky
far down the river, rounding bend, we catch
a glimpse of large steamer. Nearer and
nearer she comes; how majestically she
moves. With what grace and dignity does
she seem possessed as she plows the waters.
A wonderful work of mana thing of life,
navigation of any sort. has an ire
sistible charm for us, and it was
our good fortune to enjoy a trip over the
falls few days since. Our party embarked
on board the Charles Morgan, one of the
largest and heetest steamers that ply the
western waters. We found the Morgan
superbly furnished, crowded with Mardi
Gras excursionists, and the scene of much
festivity. Among other indianapolis people
We met DIR. and Mrs. Wells en- route for the
sunny south on pleasure tour.
THRILLING EXPERIENCES.
The passengers nearly all assembled on the
upper deck, where they watched almost
breathlessly the progress of the boat, and as
it approached the tremendous piers of the
bridge all seemed filled with a sort of an
imaginative thrill mot of fear) lest the boat
through some unforeseen freak, might strike
one of these pillars. But Captain Varble was
ut hol in h clri nj a.
this monster of power seemed a gentle
and obedlent creature, and glided gracefully
through, midway between the stone piers
AS we were about to pass under the bridge,
all drew back speechless, but with something
akin to fright depicted on their counten-
ances, for in our alarm we thought we would
surely shatter the flag staff and chimneys
Again our fears were groundless, for we
cleared the bridge it seemed to us) not
more than six inches, and emerged
from under it to have beau
tiful view of the old Ohio in
its widest mood; no two swells were alike
and just at this point it losses. tumbles and
foams like the mad creature it is in going
over the ledge of rocks
CLOSING NOTES.
However, it soon ceases its antics and goes
along like respectable, we'll behaved river.
10th to leave, vet compelled to do so, we
babe our friends adieu at Portland, wishing
them safe, pleasant journey.
There is much wildness, much picturesque
ness and beauty to be found along this river,
and how we'll we would enjoy just such
trip in the glorious autumn time.
How dull and prosmc seemed our ride of
four miles in horse car, and our return to
the hotel was without incident or adven-
ture.
The writer has gained very little knowl-
edge of Louisville, its life and society as yet,
but hopes to soon report her impression.
There is a trio of handsome bachelors
boarding at the Riverside, but we shall not
be so indiscreet as to risk any allusiOn to
their particular merits.
MABEL LAWRENCE.