The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-14

a cloud obscured the sky The pre-
ceding day had been "A day Of mist
and fog, which had frozen to every
thing with which it had come into
contact, silvering every inanimatc
object with coat of ice. The sun,
shining through the treetops, looked
like a great ball Of electric light, sur
rounded by il sen Of dazzling splend-
or. 1t was the most beautiful scene
of frosted trees | ever witnessed.
Every twig, and every branch, bend
ing down with incrusted ice, glitter
ed and sparkled like diamonds set
in IL brilliant lacework of FURNISHED
silver. The ground was covered
with an icy coating, with very
light snow. The air was keen and
bracing, we were all in the best of
spirits, and we promised ourselves
a world of amusement in a single
day.
Sand Lake was beautiful sheet
of water, in the midst of the forest,
some three miles beyond our clear
ing. 1t was now firmly frozen over.
As soon as we arrived we laid
aside our pals and luncheon, and
at once proceeded to cut holes in
the ice and set our lines. The fish
seemed to be as wide awake as we
were /; and ere long we had all we
could attend to, hauling them out
and rebaiting the hooks.
The day passed off quickly, as it
always does when engaged in such
sport, and before we were fairly
aware that it was past noon the sun
was fast descending the southwest
crn horizon.
We had made Il good haul, and
we felt iubilant over our success.
Gathering our fish in pals, and
packing up our implements, we set
out for home.
"Say, boys" said Will Herkimer,
did you ever see the Cascade
Glen ?"
"No,' replied |; "Henry Brown
Was telling me about it the other
day. He said it was well worth
going to see
$50 is is replied Will "let's go
that way home. 1t isn't much fur
thcr, if any. and we can get back
Just about as soon. Come on"
We readily asscntcd, and in
about haitian hour found ourselves
clambering down the steep and rug
ged Cascade Mountains, among the
slippery crags, scrub oaks, and
dwarf pines. Everywhere a wide,
extended view met the eye 70 the
westward the wooded hilltops rose
in countless nunbcrs-rcccding in
Il chain Of peaks and undulations
until they appeared blue and hazy
in the Tar distance. To the north
ward the course of the Susquehan-
ma was observable for many miles
far up towards It's source among the
rounded blue hills in the direction
of Cooperstown.
We stood for some time gazing
upon this wonderful landscape scene
where nature had tumbled hills
crags and valleys together in thou
sand different forms, and then we
proceeded down the descent.
+ Suddenly Il frightful chasm yawn-
ed before us. For IL moment we stood
? in silent amazement, and then we
cautiously approached the brink
and gazed down into the dark depths
below. On the opposite side a per
= pendicular wall of rock, covered
with gray patches of moss, rose in t
sheer precipice of more than two
2 hundred feet. A few dwarf pines
e and stunted hcmlocks stood ou'
| from the very edge of the towering
l ledge, as if they would hide the wilC
e scene from the light of day. Tht
: light of day. The roar Of rushing
= water came to our ears from the
t right and turning our eyes in thai
=. direction, we beheld a mass o
t snowy foam plunging over the jag
gcd rocks and entering the head o
1 the glen by IL series Of cascades
No wonder the place was nameC
e Cascade Glen Huge icicles hung
e in pendent masses in almost every
e direction. The rising spray hat
: frozen on all the surrounding shrubs
+ and branches, whether leaning ovei
r the top of the chasm or rooted il
G the crevices along its lofty sides, an(
e they could scarcely sustain theil
weight
a Knocking loose Il fragment O
rock, we endeavored to roll it owe
d the precipice.
= Just as we were giving it the nee
It essary momentum to carry it owe
it my foot caught against root, AM
II hurled me headlong to the brink q
:, the gulf. ! struck ON Il smooth, dc