Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-14
PICTURESQUE DESCRIPTION nv A
YOUNG LADy0F HER TRIP FROM
MEXICO TO NEW YORK.
Meeting of the yonng Peoples Society
OF the Christian Endeavor--Rayish.
Ing Scenery Along the Hudson
Palaces OF Americas
Magnates.
Correspondence of the Ledger

AS shSAo eiiioc nouTS iater. AFTER
spending a very pleasant day visit
ing friends and shopping we left
that evening at eight o'clock via
Niagara Falls route for New York
City to attend the International
Convention of the Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor,
which will be held in this city from
the seventh to tenth inclusive.
Crossing the Mississippi at st. Louis
we wendell our way through Indiana,
illinois and Ohio to Toledo, arriving
there at eight O'Clock Wednesday
morning, not being the least ia
tigued, thanks to the "sleepersn
on the road. After partaking of a
hearty breakfast we left via the
Michigan Central'' for Detroit,
reaching there at II o'clock the same,
morning. From there we were ferried
across the Detroit River to Windsor,
Canada, thus obtaining a good
view of Detroit. The greater part
of Wednesday was spent. travel
ing through Canada on the "Mieh-
igan Central" AT 3 O'Clock we
reached the pretty Canadian town
of st. Thomas, where an elegant
dinner was served. From there we
started for Niagara, arriving there
at seven O'Clock. As our train was
detained in st. Louis three hours
waiting for the Kansas City delega-
ton We yer only allowed. a short
time to view Niagara; consequently
we only had a birds eye view of the
great Cataract of America, three
Sister Islands, the Whirlpool and
Goat Island. AS | stood and gazed
at the great Cataract of Niagara
it did not seem strange to me that
the savage tribes, who once inhabit-
ed those regions, used to sacrifice
their most beautiful maidens to APP
pease the spirit of the awful torrent,
for, with all the advantages of civil
ization thrown around me, | was
filled with al awe that l could not
control. In my Imagination | pic
tured the lovely Indian maiden sit
ting in her white canoe, surrounded
by the choicest fruits and flowers
ready to be sacrificed to the roaring
torrent.
Flow on forever, in thy glorious robe
OF terror and of beauty, yea, flow on,
Unfathomed and resistless; God hath set
His rainbow ON thy forehead, and the cloud
Mantled around thy feet. And He doth give
Thy voice of thunder power to speak of Him
Eternally, bidding the lip of man
Keep silent and upon thine altar pour
Incense of awe-struck praise"
IF you have any atheists at Mex
leo send them at once to Niagara.
How can the existence of God be
denied when he speaks 10 plainly
through the unrivaled pages of ma
ture? Nature comes and says: II
am the ambassador for God"
We left Niagara via sWest Shore
Line," carrying with us all the
memory we could. After travelling
all night we reached the lovely little
city of Catskill at nine O'Clock.
There we beheld the huge outline of
the Catskill mountains bathed in a
mist of blue. From there we went
to Cornwall, u train passing in
full view of the magnificent Hudson
River scenery. The view was ex-
ceedingly beautiful from Frankfort
to Cornwall, where we bid adieu to
the railroad and were soon ON board
the floating palace "Mary Powell"
After the usual hurry and furry Of
boarding her was over breakfast was
served and we soon started for a trip
down the Hudson, which was the
most pleasant part OF our journey.
To say the scenery is magnificent is
to say little; words are inadequate
to express the beauty and grandeur
| of the panorama. We were soon
wrapped in the sweet charm which
the Hudson River scenery throws
| over those who view it for the first
time. When the beautiful picture
faded from our sight the crowd
drew, as it were, one long rapturous
breath, awakening US from the
charm which nature had thrown
around us. We passed in full view
of Newburgh Bay, Crows Nest.
Anthony's Nose, The Dunderbere
and the Palisades, the grand feature
of Americas Rhine. Nearly oppo.
site the Palisades is the former
home of James Gordon Bennett
We also had the pleasure of seeing
many other beautiful residences, tn
most important being aSunnyside,
the home of Washington Irving, sit
uated about half a mile from tn
town of Irving; "Lindehurst, tn
, palatial home of Jay Gould, whicl
, is one of the most elegant homes o.
the east side of the Hudson; ais
"Idlewild, the home of n. T, VII
, lis, and the magnificent residence g
the Standard Oil magnate, john 9
Rockefeller.
We were very much disaf
pointed when we heard we woul
not sail around New York Harbo
7 as we we're very anxious to see ID
IH& T.