The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-21
GOING 10 EUEoFK.


BIZ POLLY rzeFxE
PortIsnd Efsnzne TsIek<s<a.
Mrs. Cayendish, young bfidt a.
nineteen summers, c4ae znshiae i1t5
her aunts boudoir one ,aor5if9 81 J61s.
announcing her immeaizls lzep:zturs fa4
Europe with her husbanl 81 eezfa1isz
ct leaving her home Tor foreign >cil
Mrs. Howard enqufred eI her 1i@<s.
why her husband he'd 20 su65<EIf
changed his mind, as but few 1416 pre-.
viously he had stated that he i11s<4<1
to travel through his native l&1&, and
visit Niagara Falls, Like 8eo<<e. he
White Mountains and other plecas q In
terest in America. which be bad never
seen.
.oh coaxsd the dear oasi fsllo1 IS
yield TO my wishes now, as Il Il . muof
more fashionable to 20 e. Enr1ns. and
see the wonderful thinR1 contained II
England. France, Germany, S4itser.
land, etc. =
.But, said Mrs. Howard .bo4 lonz
can Robert spare from bis business q
take this pieasure trip2 Can he nt1y lcz;&
enough to recompense him f0F Chs ~
tigue, and expense of the jcurn67, be-
sides giving up his own iaclinstions o.
yoursg'
You dear old nuisance, be can sf,afz
only two months: but we must pdf on
our seven league boots, stride over the
ground, take cnrsory glance st eFof4-
thing, buy railroad guides and sf15x
them, pick mp some curi0sitias, nnd ~
| turn like two travelled fnouksye 5&E<
Der away about the wonders VA bare
seen and the glories Of t1z Old <'cnntE{.
knowing that re are almof< &c ic1Hr&d&
about 1t as we are now; bat tl1sn. dezr
auntie, we shall have done <he f1sAi11-
able thing, and not be considered secen-
trio, by travelling on this continent: be-
sides, what Is there 80 very Wonderful
about Niagara Falls that 5ou think II
better for my husband to carry out his
original idea Of visiting than and Laks
George, in preferences to carrying ont my
wishes2n
81 will tell you, Gfae;e First, the
roaring OF the falls can aiWayz Re heard
| two miles of, and sometimes f0ft5 miles
according to the state Of the atnosphere,
Then there is Goat Island, zIan1inH II
the midst Of the rapids, dividing them
into two unequal currents, and also d.
vides the great cataract. Yne1 The
American and Canadian falls mite h =
sublime exhibition. Table Bcez ;s d.
rectly below the cataract on tbs C1na-
dian side, and from It Is perfect 1iow Is
the Horseshoe. As the water HoHz
along, it appears first dark sa the rock.
then near its descent daek Exaen colof
then mass Of white foam, finally ending
in clouds Of spray being too dazzling and
insupportable for more then feE Sec
onds to the eye; the whirlpool = 6fe
miles below, and looks less like river,
and more like torrent, .surrounded by q
wall four hundred feet high. Do goa
think this worth the time and expenss 81
| going to seer
well, yes; it sounds n~fufif grand
and all that sort Of thing; but what abozst
Lake George; is it larger ke4n good
sized fish pond27
"Oh, dear, Gracie how c&n yoH be 20
frivolous and forgetful Of What ron have
heard so often yon talk mora hke =
child of twelve than married Woman.
Lake George is thirty six miles long and
nearly two broad, and IS situated s. tHa
southern extremity Of Lake Cheuplrin.
It abounds in variety Of scsner3. az1 J,
closely surrounded By high M14ft-l1t
4 WAA1lAA VIC 1-k4 lA<A&<t
has risen many hours. The Slz<s . "a 5
can be seen at almost sfzY d&efh; and -
| abounds in fine speokled trout. 81 which
/ you are 30 fond, and would nzfor3 great
to piscatory pleasures, and is 4 1re4t r..
this Lake Horizon, and The Ereo1t Aad {
4 it LIE Lac ST. Sacremeft. and usa1 1ha
water for baptisnal purposes. E16 Eng
lish afterwards named Il after <Aeir
patron saint. It is studded Vilh loTslI
islands, and il has been seiii tiers 1re Is
many as the days in the year, frcm wllict
are collected in quantities brilliant crTs-
tails. unsurpassed for form and srersp&<<
ency. This would be an attraction fo<
you. and in many other Ways t1o beam
ties Of nature thsrc would make The isze
enchanting. Also may be found scn1
marks of entertainments ubecs tie army
of the Marquis de HonteAim took 1p 3
position in 1857 durinS The sie7e of EcE<
William Henry.
ssNow, my dear Gracie, knowing loN
anxious your good, indulgeut Robert =
TO visit these scenes this year, a11 E11
feel justified in asking him 20 aGcc111
to your bizarre ideas, si:aplY becaus2 =
! is fashionable, and for no betier reason ;
You would not wish him 10 Er4H 898xT
of You; but believe me, men soon tirS e
q woman who seeks her own <clfIE1
qualification perpetually, without 5<9akl
! to his wishes-sef denial mus Es rz&c-
ticed by both, il theze Is 70 Be hz<za61T.
uI win 90 at oncs to Rober1 and tel
him my good fairy godmosher hes tze1
here with her wnnd, and re<15se1 -
! scales from my eyes, aud mad9 !ne =
anxious 10 see the natural te4f<<zcs ~
|. this land Of freedom Is be can pc6az1iS
I, be: and next year IL We be veil au4 ;'zlf
perous. we can have our "trip = Earo5@
with plenty Of leisure 70 admire ~ won
derful scenery, and works Ct ~ 81
I the blue. unelouded We4<ner; 6ct
must have my sage cunt fAt1ence 1f
company me. TO keep my merpu<1ai <sz4
: permanent within bounds, or 1fzl. ~
sure TO transgress, through my E111{z1I
tslt Is q bargain. auntze Ha5HiiL z[i|
OF this at some future time; so I<}c;5< +.
the day Is the evii thereof n6ks <3e
ARRANGEMENTS fer this summer. S47 r.
to carry them ont pleesaptIy, and 6n5e'
s0t-A n-@% -kN ~ ts-+e
Testing delicate regard % the ui2{s
and opinions Of your husband. Who Is 4
uncommonly good man, and oHs 1s<s<x
ing Of respect and res1rence <6f zi
superior qualifications. szzd for IA 81
limited generosity 10, ard {nS6z1-z111
e with his thouEhtisss chii2sNiz1 01
kiss, anntie, and pray s1azt led<z<t -
bnt with your advice en1 as<<5119fz
think shall soon devs1op into ~, ;SnI
digni6ed matroul. 81
i Oracle never regretted havi1< cb
tanned 80 mnch information from Airs
Howard. nor for following her sl1Szc1
and Is rapidly becoming 81 cz14rsG.|
and useful member Of spcfetz: ard d. +
desires to be fashionable when & I'oo
not clash with good ssase and th< ia
ings Of others.
Mrs. Dickey Lingsrd -paIzezl 5e<
new play called Tortured % Ue>[f
The audience takes the lsadinE F<<<
Il II il said that CardinsI Wiss11z1 QEc
! asked q certain mepsiEnore *4z< i
thought of debate u the loQzs q 51<<
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