Daily Republican., 1881-09-06
A FOUNTAIN TRIP.
Through Crnwf0yd's Notch Upon
Buck ,sOarA.
SpociHI oorfegrondefiee Of tie RErUBLiCAx.


Of oar many bright days in Ney
England from mountain height T.
ocean g}pries, none stand out NOR
vivldly than this rare day. An even,
III any"ne's life full of unexpectet
pleasures. After leaving Fabans an,
the Mount Pleasant House, vaillly en-
dehyoring to measure the length an,
breadth 10 say nothing Of the heightl
OF the G,m Old Giant of these moun
tains, "Mt. Weshin4ton." What A
change. A graceful two seated buck.
board, span of praneing horses, and
our party srrang to their places, obliv.
ious to The prospect Of rocky roads or
stony iedges, for ratIlre'S own spring.
ing boards beneath us, make rs sIliIe
AT former terrors, We leave the FOOT of
Nj. Na|hingIonenpon D level coun5ry
read in II bris sht dazllingsunsnne, past
cabins If one hundred years standing,
on TO the eruw,led "Crawiord House. 3"
y lar2" aud b.autitul Planned hotel,
restless nrTt beneath two mountains,
with 4 lake On one side 20 reflect the
Nrene nothing wanting here, surely,
"hrN crowded III such IL cold summer,
iirF" We enter the Notch, down steep
leds"5 Of Stone to the dark waters or
"lI'smat Pool" on the one side, aad the
taijFna'' iar above us upon the noun.
tain >ite. The sunshine struggles
'AronsE the Uvernanging trees and
lghtS ny uar way, with new glory at
every carve III the road, as it winds in
and ot't round the base of Willard
Mountain upon the rlgh and the bold.
lru"niug brow ct Mt. Webster on the,
lcft, making the wet moss and tuauing
streams 20" and glitter with the
1piel,ior OF cnerald and diamonds, and
tn" poJiS hneath the rock reflect the
beauty round them.
On we 50 down, down this avenue of
green, Suddenly The driver rrins his
horses 10 allow US time to enjoy "Crys-
tai Casctte," as it leaps from the
top 20 our feet, in broken,
flashing, toamiug spray, light and fairy
AXE, and Ne enter the cool deep forest
rOad, duwl deep III the valley, from 3
to four tilouoauI feet below the Noun
tam crest. Wild nature's home in all
her dark be:LI.ty such ferns, such mos
ses, trees gray from trunk to Dough.
us, ana orthrte miles wego from grotto
TO }rotto with but Il green tunnel ahead
OF Us, with here md there Il vista Of the
tops and q few rays of Iiyht
to brighten the glocsa. In one of these
openings an Indian tace is seen carved
by God y own fingers III the overland.
ing crag tar above the reach of feeble
man. Oh. what wonderful beauty
What exquisite color meet the eye all
arounu IL, Now we hear the music Of
falling waters singing over it, rocky
bed, AS it enters one bowl after another
and forms the "Eiume Cascade" Some
1ne has said, Neglect and decay work
to create the beautiful" Here
Jhtre Is The temple of such All artist.
The cruini ling rock, spiritual, craggy,
moss covered smoAtderiug ruin
JOulders md uprooted trees, rorecho ot
Spring floods. he cool breeze can e
adoned with woody perfume Of pine,
lelnlock and ferns, we breathe it as in
'ouSe. How far of the outer world
seems in this deep m0cMtain gorge. We
,etln buried Ill nature, only one Of her
children small AMI weak. "What is
llm But on we 20 upon our rocking
,wnging blackboard, mile upon mile,
,peuing upon Il level road ut the Wiley
arm at the foot. of "M5. Wiley" where
uauy years ago Il whole family We're
wept from their peaceful home by "a
and slide, and buried in its ruins.
lore we alight, and explore the old
Lins, 60 up the mountain side to bet
er mark the track Of the slide, and
hen 60 to the mound of stones erected
0 the memory of those who were thus
;4rried from the mountain of earth to
lie mountains of glory. LANTANSA.