Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-07-31
among the Thouaald Islands.
NIAGARA FALLS, July %. 1854.

11tt ItCJ tctSS 5. Is
In moment when Ewas not con-
templating the possibility of being
overtaken by an attack OF Incidence
upon reaching the cool, invigorating
air of this region, vaguely committed
myself to the task Of dropping you an
occasional item about our wanderings.
Inow repent, butas every error ,oi
life brings with it retribution, 80, far
my rash promise, am now punished
by feeling obliged to make an effort to
say something, when in truth, the in
'ertia which now SO largely controls
me, commands silence. II
On coming here from the South, and
breathing the ooznne of this beautiful
region, one ut first feels languid, and
takes kindly to sleep about sixte out
of the twenty-four hours; then, after
tired nature is fairly restored, new ac-
tivity and energy come to the searcher
after health.
Iexpect, by the time We reach the
sea-ceast astinMassachusetts to be as smart
and wide-awakeas the average Yankee.
L shall attempt no description of our
trip here, further than to say it was as
pleasant as could possibly be desired,
and my wife, whose feeble health is
largely the cause of our trip, is feeling
quite improved already. @ .sa
Our two days. stay in Chicago was
made delightful by our friends. Chi
cago is indeed a city to be proud of. #
From other pleasant engagements I
took time to visit the convention twice.
If the grand enthusiasm of that great
body could be transferred to the nation
at large, it would be a hopeful omen of
success. 4t
We spent less than two entire days
here at Niagara Falls,-the first time
we have stopped over to view it in
twenty years,--and 1 am glad to say
that no more pleasure was ever crowd
ed into the same space of time, during
our existence. The weather was most
charming, and the improvements in
roads, walks. bridges, and other facil-
ities for viewing to the best advantage
all the grand and magnificent scenery
delightful than ever before: and they
make it possible to now view, IN day
or two, all that is most important to be
seen, and as much as could be seen
here a few years ago, in week or
RE fss hsw appiliffliets for ligHs.ps+.hs'
falls with varied colored electric lights,
producing on the flashing waters and
the rolling mist, all the ,hues of the
rainbow,-a the same process appli-
ed to their sparkling and changing
fountains in the adjacent parks.-turn
the whole scene for the time, into an
enchanted fairy-land, unrivalled by all
the tales of Arabian knight splendors.
The "Globe trotter" pays fairly we'll
for all he or she enjoys at Niagara
Falls. About ten to fifteen dollars per
day, each, besides Hotel, will disappear
from his pocket for the first day or two.
if he or she be an industrious sight
seer. And yet each item of expense
does not seem extravagant.
Taking the New York Central
(braneh) r. R., tie travellers whirled
along the verge of the mighty chasm,
at the bottom of which the Niagara
River rushes along on its way to Lake
Ontario, and at the ancient town of
Lewiston he is transferred to the pala-
tial lake steamers.
The morning as we left the falls, was
bright and beautiful, and the day so
continued, except that as our stately
ship entered the great lake, and glided
swiftly past the slopes ofold fort Mag
ara with its polished brass guns. gilt
ering upon the green, beneath the folds
of the stars and stripes, the wind blew
quite gale, and the great billows roll
ed and broke upon the beach with re-
verberating thunders, and the vessel
heaved and swayed, but sped swiftly
on needless of the giddy heads and dis
turbed stomacls and their complaint
ings. Fortunately neither the writer
nor his wife, were numbered with the
distressed. Later in the day the wind
has abated, there has fallen q heavy
shower, and the trip through the lake
has been delightfully."- cool and pleas
ant one. S sg
AS We near the lower end ofthe lake,
early recollections crowd upon my
mind more and more. There stands
the good old city of Oswego, the scene
of many bloody conflict between In
dians, French, aud English, during the
old colonial days;-where many of my
young school-boy-days were spent;
where, later, long, long time ago.
nearly thirty years. it seems to me-
then very bright little lady and i,
entered solemnly into life-partnership
still existing and to exist. And now
as our vessel moves smoothly and swift
ly along, with naught but the ciank OF
Its ponderous engines, and the rush
and tremor of its great wheels to be
heard, we stand upon the deck, side
by side, with her arm in mine, looking
land-ward miles and miles away, now
and then gettinga glimpse Of the dis
tant grist mills md store-houses Of the
city, aud anon the glittering, timed
spire of the little church where the
good parson tied the nuptial knot.