Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-08

places to my idea prettier than the Pull
man domain. The late j. u. Holland,
had lovely house here which he called
Bonnie Castle, and which is occupied
every summer by his widow. There are
myriads of steam yachts and private boats
of all kinds, and the river is very lively at
all times. The magnitude of this arch
| ipalago is not realized until you take the
| fifty mile trip around.
| From the hotel piazza on clear night,
the scene is one beggaring description.
The islands opposite shine out and the
brilliant and many colored lights look like
as if a million stars had settled on the
| horizon. Far in the distance CLEANS an
electric light in the form of a maltese cross,
then to the left the lights from Pullman
Castle. The idea one gets from these
places at night is most vague aud imagina-
tive-and when going out in the morning
the first thought is where in the world are
those lights we saw last night. The even
ing sight is
A GORGEOUS PANORAMA
That delights the eye ON every side. The
Thousand Islands are dotted here and
there with cottages, and during the sum-
mer months countless numbers congregate
at the different points to enjoy the crystal
water, the pure air and ever varying
scenery that is often majestic in its wild
beauty. Though called the Thousand
Islands, there are in reality between fifteen
hundred and two thousand. In the old
Indian days this labyrinth of land and
water was called Manatoana or 'Garden of
the Great Spirit" This alluring and
ELL r I
romance, has four times been the bor-
der land between contending nations.
James Fenimore Cooper makes these
Islands the scene of many interesting incl
dents in The Pathfinder" These earth
works that spring out of the water at every
twist and turn all have names of some sort
great and small, poetical and otherwise
Plantaganet, st. Emo. Arcadia, Nobby,
Bonnie Eyrie, Jolly Oakes and so on-in-
deed, can't recall hundredth part of
them. Unlike most fashionable water
place, there is not the blase air and appear
ance of ennui that usually characterizes the
ultra-fashionable summer resorts.
EVERYTHING SEEMS NATURAL
And nice, and everything is done for the
pleasure and comfort of the visitor. The
little pleasure boats with their precious
freight go up and down continually, the
occupants Of these graceful little crafts
Seeming happy aud well con 'ent
Sailing the way the river went"
Our visit to the Thousand Islands will
ever remain among the pleasantest of our
memories.
The Thousand Isles, the Thousand Isles,
Dmpled the wave around them smiles
Kissed by thousand red Tipped flowers,
Gemmed by thousand emerald bowers.
thousand birds their praises wake,
By rocky glade and plumy brake.
thousand cedars fragrant shade
Falls where the Indians children played,
And Fancy's dream my heart beguiles
While singing thee, the Thousand Isles''
All things must come to an end, so
must our visit to this Arcadian spot ter
inmate. We raise our voices in praise of
this garden spot, and feel grateful for the
pleasure Of having seen these summer isles,
for "a thing of beauty is joy forever"
and peacefully we await the steamer to
take us on our way. And now for the
Rapids. The thought makes us culver
just wee little bit; but we are going to be
very brave and go through without finch
ing. We have listened to the pros and
cons, and as variety is the spice of life, we
are going sailing right along.
LEILA j. LINDLEY.