The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-08-06


nan lightly turning 10 thoughts Of love;
,ut IN the spring II sccsns that all OF the
. ipsy IL our nature comes 10 the front
md We are seized with an uncomfortable
lesirc 10 wander. A. | have just re-
turned from n prolonged tramp J will
endeavo5>so relate few Of the incidenis
and give M opinion on the places We
to drop into during the last
few weeks.
Having done" G Gotham and Manhattan
tsland I'boarded the steamer Dean Itich.
mond. OF the peoples line. for trip 81
q hundred and fiity miles up the besu-'
tiiul (?) Hudson river 10 the city Of AL
bamy, New York underscore the
word beautiful aud place . parentheiicall
query after II because Of the common
ness Of the dirty little creek.
How oitenl o.! how often! In our
Younger days have we read the wild
gushing ravimgs Of some Eastern school
lrnarm, im a magazine article, OF the love-
liy, the beautiful Hudson river. the grand
pallisades, aud the exquisite scenery TO-
lbe viewed by q trip up its ripping
waters. formed NJ ideal from the
minute descriptions published broad cast
Ito the world; and IN my Ignorance,
really believed that there might be some-
thing beautiful or sublime about the
stream. Alas. q trip up the river dis
PEELED my illusion, aud ! saw the Hud-
son as II really is. For ten hours
steadily paced the deck Of the steamer.
las she pushed herself up the stream
looking, longing, vainly hoping 10 eaten
u glimpse OF the beautiful Hudson; ~
Inv anxiety TO be certain interviewed
lali OF tie officers Of the boat rs TO whcth-
ler we were going up the Hudson or not.
I'm the vain search tor the lovely, the
Idea had stolen upon me that perhaps
1.-The company was PLAYING Us trick, and
that instead Of the Hudson they were
lsendimg the boat up some little side
,lstream, and thus depriving US OF visions
Iof beautiful landscapes 10 which we
were entitled. All united, however, ~
assuring me that we were on the IA
famed Hudson river, aud were at tha'
thine enjoying views Of the most lovely
scenery in the world.
/ could III reprcss the sneer Of con-
tempt and disgust, as ] turned from tht
last speaker, and silently sought . quie
nook in the stern OF she boat 20 burn
weed AMI muse on the lack Of Judgment
jor ignorance, OF the average New
YORKER.
No one who ever made q trip dow
1.-The u belle Ohio. or rode In = packet 81
lthe father OF rivers, the grand old mis-
! sissippi.v wculd ever dreAm Of speaking
Iof the bcsuflful ~ Hudson.
| Yet the Hudson y the largest river I
Ithc State OF New York. And 70 the ~
.Ierage New Yorker that means the who'll
lof this mundane sphere. Az IL well u
Illustrated at present BY the herinaphro
: Idite administration Of this Government
| went no the Hudson 10 Albany, ans
liz any reader Of this IL an adnirer Q
, river scenery. nv advice is TO view III
lOhio; Mississippi, Missouri, on an
Western river In preference 10 looking
lfos Il along the banks Of Eastern creeks
q remained at Albany six days, Ant
: Hound II to be the hsndsomest capita
Icity Of any have yet visited. II Iay
upon q large "Hill." and ~ present has
prominent resident Of the ssn'c name.
: The State House. which will be one o
1.-The fnest buildings In the world wheI
IcompIeted, nc present has large boart
: fence around ID, work having been sus
\ pended for lack Of funds. The last Leg
Iislafure made no provisions for the com
tpleiion Of this building. and as conse
lQuence another year will pass before AM
!. lturther work will be done. The U. :
1Governnent has very substantial gre
]granite Custom House. in which are als'
located tlle u. s Courts and Post-ofiics
| Having done the city all Of the dam
Isge In my power. ! len u q niynt a.
istavfcd back 10 New York City, an'
Ifrom there I creased the river on one 2
1.-The Penna. railroad ferriea TO Jersey CItS
jwhere ! made the acquaintance o. the ~
famed Jersev "skeeter.' visited ID
t"Abattoir,v the largest slaughter hons
lin the world, aud after watching "a
killing Of two or three hundred sheep I
lees than thirty minntes, | again hurrie
ar TO the depot and took The train for New
us ark, N. j. Al Newark | remained q
-Iday. II 10 . very pretty little city an
N docs . large amount Of business. kea'
~ Iuey Park IL the chief ornament, and is
llhandsome place. II contains bronx
Istatue OF Maj. Jno. w. Kearney, VII
lvas killed at the battle Of Chantiae, W
la 1861. TO our critical eye the ststu
lsppears TO be very fiue work Of art.
y liz exactly Iife-sizc and very handsome
1.-The Major looking every inch the gallal
Isolaier a. be stands, his fringed militsr
Icloak thrown carclessly over his "
Ishoulder. while his right hand rests Q
Ibis sword.
The Court house Il IN old rickei
.lbuiIdjng, = hundred years out Of daf
eIwith : coat Of arms Of the State carve
liz red sandstone, and 10 only inierestin
wv IL specimen Of our worthy forefather
lIscuspiuring powers In 1871.
= NY next stopping place was q -
tuchcn, an old place that was TOW
long prior to the signing Of the Declar
nd tion OF Independence. Al present q
the residence Of the wealthy, who has
I6ue country places located here -
u. make their incomes elsewhere. II q
I Ian old cemetery through which We VA
ldered for few hours, and copied . fe
Iof the curious epitaphs We found on 9
lhc.d.fouoa Tha folIowiu0 appeal