Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-09
SINNER ON HIS ROUNDS.

SAN' HDA1VN-lu usuutk Hy SoOO H9oV'
ward, left behind me the company
which had hitherto been my greatest
pleasure. and after twelve hours travel
in dirt, SCOT and heat, I found myself
st Niagara Falls OF course, will not
attempt a description Of the Falls any
more than I would attempt to paint
the setting sun, or the death dew, or to
picture "outer darkness" or any other
thing that requires tho touch Of the
master genius.
To be near them, inspires ono with
emotions Of awful awe, toxsther with
tho idea Of magni6oence and grandeur +;
distance makes them picturesque and
beautiful. They remind us Of our weak.
ness aud littleness and the greatness
and power Of the Creator, and should he
added to tho seven wonders Of tho
world. Viewing them from tho Canada
side, with the powerful electric light
thrown Oh them through glass Of all
co|ors, was certainly beautiful. At one
time, you zoe perfect volume Of fire,
then, u cloud Of purple; then. stream
Of gold, and at once, all the colors Of
the rainbow are thrown on, changing 10
an instant. A great mistake is made in
overch"rging and putting toll gates
thirty feet apart. Until you learn tho
ropes, they bleed you every time you
change positions. Hackmen are worse
than hungry sharks; the moment you
got in hearing distance of the Falls, they
jump into you like q duck on June
bug and tho only safe place Of retreat
in such cases is on the inside of cab.
Looking at niagara is like eating plum
pudding, drinking beer, and great
many other thiugs-when you do get
enough Of it, you have the bigg est
"nough" on earth.
Having reached this point, / crossed
lake Ontario, with no other n'ishap than
the loss Of seventy-6ve cent supper
and took steamer from Toronto down
tho lake, reaching tho Thousand Island
just AZ the sun was rising up from
among them. For beauty, this picture
was unsurpassed. Soon we reached the
St. Lawrence Rapids. Now, l ain un-
able to say anything about them, for at
this time my attention was occupied in
trying to give fair view Of the Rapids
to handsome young lady on board, and
ut the same time not allow her, in the
excitement, to fall overheard; but l
do know that there was mighty splash
ing Of water, then q sort Of q plunge
which made my hair stand on end, and
in moment, down we went over fall
of about sixteen feet which knocked
the pilot wheel out Of tho hands of four
strong men. Suddenly, wo came almost
to q stop, then off in a whirl again
seemingly without any control, then We
received terrible shock which threw
oil quite from their feet. Soon, W. were
informed that il would be impossible to
continue through tho last Rapids, and
NO wo landed and took tho train for
Montreal. Those on board who know,
insisted that the vessel had struck a
! rock, but this was positively denied by
the officers until all were safely landed.
Then We were informed that our suspi-
cion WAS we'll founded, and that four
feet of water was in the boats hull.
At Montreal, l vsslted Notre Dame
Cathedral, with its immense oil psint-
ing, statllary, wax and brazen images,
golden candlesticks and costly wares
1t requires twenty y-ssven mon to ring
its enormous bell, but this is only done
on State occasions. We also visited the
English Cathedral, Grey'S NuDnery,
Victoria Bridge, and other places Of in.
terest. The view of tho city from
Mount Royal was quite perfect The day
being cold and clear, from this poin,
could he seen . mountain in Central
Vermont.
Quebec was next visited. This, sure
ly, is q quaint and curious old city, con
tanning relics, houses and monument th
hundreds of years old. In the French
Cathedral can be seen tho 0rla
ments-gold brocade, ETC., set will
diamouds-given by Louis XIV, more
than two hundred years ago. Th'
church buiIt by the earliest settlers
still stands, and is nearly three cen
turies old. Quebec is said to be one o.
the best fortified places on this con
tinent. With its high walls. command
ing eminence and perfect equipments
its approach would be almost impos
sible. Canada is one hundred years be
! hSnd khn k;nns onI kha vaorlo AMMAN