Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-12-13

the ouilandish tongue Of the Land ~
the Cardiff Giant
The car has long ago passed through
the old portion 81 the shaft. and is run
ming As smoothly rs At the start
through the neat. extct masonry OF the
new work. The dark surface OF the
granite T. chcckered With white
squares. the faces OF marble blocks
that extend entirely through the walls
acting a a bond to the masonart. Tire
corners Of the -haft II Iris portion are
neatly roun'i 81 in-fsad 81 being square,
as below ~ every fifty feet from the
feos - the roof there l. an elevator
landing, the llo0rs OF levels being ex-
tended to meet the car. and guarded by
a high latticed gate. These occur on
alternate sides. and. the rae having q
door iu both the east and west sides.
exit fron the car Is thus provided in
either direction At four hundred and
sixty feet the smooth walls are hroseH
By the projection ~ twelve kuttrs.sea.
three on each side Tba<1 arc the rib
stones which support She roof Of liz
monument A. the bottom they ext-rI
about six inches, leaning c,.. more and
more ~ they & up. until at the top
they psviect about 1--WE feet. Tue mid
ole ones on each side are a little in adj
vance Of the others. narrowing more
rapidly 20 form IN arch for tha snr-
port Of the capstene The ,i-h. s.um
the iHcaadcsCcut carbon i BIZ this time
beginning % De dimfned by ,sr. from
thu outside, drifting dcva from the
windows in the FOOT. Tho great wheels
taa' hcFo been d-souriuy the cables
seem % b. falling upon the car. aud
suddenly the conductor give, long
upward pull on tbs hand-ro1. and the
ear comes 70 sop IN the mid - ~ !,
shcct-iron c7TA Fhe air :. chilly. AMI
a. toe Passengers step timO-ously over
Toe threshold they button their over
coats and turu up their collars.
This upper landing is cold. lonely
place. the admitting ribstnaes cutting 1t
up into angular sp1ces. and tha barr
heor- aai shining w hite walls tending
70 give it lonesome mir. ua ca-a ,lti..
two ohloBs Niuio%s give views into
thS atmosphere and down upon the
tatteacd earth. The world looks biz
ger than one thought it - h., .,
stretches away on every hand 20 a melt
Ing blue HORIZON. family outlined. with
here and there hilltop intruding it.
sharp point n II in claim Of rccogni-
tion Is a part Of the scene. On the
south side the Potomac reaches down
toward the sCa: silent and steadfast.
immediately beneath lie like a map the
Hats OF the river front. with dredres Mt
work here and there. 4 steamer IL
crawling down stream at slow pace.
and the shipping thinly scattered along
the wharvcs Is silent. as IL ashamed OF
It's scarcity.
From the wes. windows a ua yuif-
cent View Is obtained of the VIRGINIA
shore. with Arlington showips IKE i
yellow spot 10 marx the Resting place
% -" soldier dead. The Potomac
trtits out OF sight around Il bend, and
theu appears again for moment with
a fash. The haze that softens the
horizon makes it almost impossible td
discern the r~sls 81 Sugar Loaf. thir-
ty-stght ui.lcs away in the northwest
ern shy. nut after a moments search it
appears. the summit seemingly noat-
Ins in the atmosphere. The -c-tAsra
view Is fr,s mass % houses. dull rcd
In sesc. .alivened by patch Of white
Or light brOwa here and there. with
certain streets shooting straight out
from beneath until their couvergiuo
lines lose themselves. Bsyend the
houses are the heights, marred at in
tervals by great -ed patches OF exposed
earth marking the course Of the Aque-
duct tunnel or to thu tight. Just be-
low 'he S''l-,iyrs Home. IS a large
patch. the walls and banks Of the new
Reservoir \ country road some miles
out suddenly climbs hill and shows
itss.f through the trees. like q steady
column o. yellow ~rs6ke-
III" ely proper is best seen from the
east From the base Of the shaft to the
Capitol, standing like I Chinese vail.
the mall stretches in a charming sue
ces=.Ja IL groves. graceful pothwaFs
and ornamental Structures. The
Smithsonian Park is Gorgeous. Here
and there some aOrc forward tree has
dee.Scl Itself in saudy array and flames
out in The midst Of the softer green and
brown o. It's neighbors. The picture
Is marred- however. b. line Of smoke
and STAN from thu railroad cutting
acros- tie middle Of the PARK.
III spectators are awed. surprised.
cLIl.,t INFO silence. and thsy occasion
ally glance apwasI a. the maxs o.
Stones in TIE F33i. the cons crying
arch Is. AM tla seemingly lisa,. airv
moe. ~ construction. unl Llsn =hus-
der slightly and hurry iato the car.
>Olle take Of their hats anal PIT their
head. throusa the windows. excIairn-
ing al the Lwarfed appearance of the
weri1mcn "a the Mound below. and
! then looking up toward the cap-stoae.
wondering II the multitude Of light
ninS-roi points which cover each of
the four trisngles Of the roof. The
alumlaIun tip looks ike 4 DARK spa
frinSed with points. Then the heads
are withdrawn with a sigh of relief
At last the conductor shouts for all
TO get on tle car who wish 70 20 De-
low. anc The visitors huid.e them
selves inside and the down trip IS be-
gun Ia ABOUT nine minutes the pas
seagers emerge frOm tie shaft into the